The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-07

Observation-Disclosures
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There 10 d new amphibious . t,ii,,ai In
the soolosical world--a creature equally tiall
1t home OH land or III tiie water. ~ "a m
III Last night when the tlhie came i,'f
change 81 polkn.dot hosiery, 1t wa .
discovered that my toes we're Joined TO-. Q.
gether by flifiN Tissue Ike 4 unto that ma
making the pedal extreinities Of q MUS
kovy duck. II, wore, os have y Ss q y
feet. 1ss5 N ]. "a n
Naturaiists ana those Interested Ill the;
Darwiniah theory 81 evolution q c e. 9!
will ask: How tnnie the young '' man y
"a grow sef1ii.aquu and why mas ma e
ture, 1T the eleventh hour, siven " mn 70
web feet u.
Tho nhswer liz plalnAas plnln as thS
nose Oh your flee. ! Mn living In the
suburbs. And since made tho change
a change moro superinduced BY my OYER yer
wcening love OF nht,lre--we In We 81 li nag
rain-.nothing but rain There have been
showers II, the morning, drizzles q Y noon
day, downpours In the afternoon !. and no
cloudbursts al night, and between times me ?,
the dew falls In d loblolly, and my nano
|. Is Mud. ". an. 8js. I. OH n /.
sgAs the story Of ono n1ortal's Anguish
Il generally the story q s, a million, me
public shall hear my tale OF woe--siiall
read this autobiography OF an amphlbini1.
Put on your overshoes shut your Storm .e'f1
doors ana listen. q n.
Ever since we left old Hanover county
and took up city ays--w hlch !. K ny ne
w1y. are the ways for mel have per-
slstently said. mo more !. country f 6 +
nc, except the kind With trolley cars ana
electric lghta and marble sidewalks q al M
hot and cold Vater and he morning r1f anu
evening papers and an accessible vaude
Vile thea ire ts ls5 "a 4 y.
~ Tho last time sarcnstlcally made THIS
remark there sat In the ghborhood OF
my right ear a man who lives ints nc Nc
stiburbs-n healthy. knotty,@ frechle -nack-
"a soul, who loves outdoor Il re and keeps
cheerful even when working pun p.
handle at 8 Am In tho dead of winter Ter
II YOU really want country Ire With 3, q
comforts Of home, In N fact,--said this
husky Sdweilort on the I hoopskirts 80 ne
city. ~ 81 can, 4 supply y the article. Next
Eweek my family and < must leave our ..
place for two weeks. We arc 10 king si or
some sweet Christian character to Taxi
charge OF the promises while I'VE 70
gone, Why don't you and the old lazy az
and the Roslirss pack UP and come o el 4
No cost. G mind you. y comes Tree g 9.
se rye II Up on q silver platter. It's n
shame It's come 30 easy, but the truth IL
Is. ike your face. s5i
|Sl$ Now II there Is anything on earth which
does exotic ali the inherent sus spiel on ain
NY soul, It IS a proposition for me 70 gel
something free. Had been q Niger
when Abe Lincoln's emancipation proc
lamation was issued, / would have taken
10 the high grass on hearing the good
news instead OF being happy. Nothing
rood comes without perSpirati on
n But ala &, che whom e my gu burha Mite
friend designated as the ". old lady has
! costatinr apparatus dramatically ops
poaed In Il It's workings 70 my conWeooy
dome Of thought. When she heard the
word tree. she was all a futter.sY e. s.!
va would go-go al once and thank u our
lucky stars wasn't the baby due 70 cut
Eta stomach teeth next week, and weren't
the other children looking puny and
didn't I love Nature better than anything
on eartf,4 Go-why we'd Jump at y
like a swarm OF captive grasshoppers
And we went. ,3 ~. J. |. I.
81 Everybody all over the whole state tate
knows when We started. e
It 4 was at the height Of the ssI AYE aye
drought, when the corn was turning 70
.h,l,nks and & fodder Il IN the ilow6rounrds.s.
IA Xxx nn,nnows ana tadpoles In II the
creeks were using Whiskhrooms wlth
witch Is brush the dust of themselves
NV. but It was a relief 70 leave the g
5citv ana to stop swallowing municipal
srit and pulVerized Belgian block ...A ~
va sat 81, the lawn, W meath tn. .spread N
oaks-I 4 ways have N, spre dins Wnen
/ get In a poetical fern,e tion7-rny so!-
ROW for the was proIou,n y. I,
sHIf they could only smell this, !. SAID
a.have the aroma OF untainted Nature
sa,,irted dtito their. faces throtlE = & some
3sort q patent ator1iEer. Il would as 9 90 {,
their so,,ls good. And 30 rea 81 to WI. TOO
|SAnSthe luxuries Sof the city wit hout me
i hot payements, IL the II ms ddeninR rumble
az heavily freighted vehicles. tho OMEN
siye nearncss OF street car tne MO on
hurly-burly OF sweatir 3humanlty-,.n ~.
the, the and here Z my Is snt"us' Z;
ran away vii h. my voca quar- tI
But6til next day It srained V.
$50 much the better. :" cheefily said !.
"a ITisw,lne myself on "a trolley car ono
|lhour earlier than usual 20 az - Z set .lo
work in time. len .Is ret urn 7 ne ne conn-
TRY Will look like emerald 1ust H.; 1roT
Ana so it did. but the rain, evidently
wishing to do things mp zig sun Iat-
tered SrytnHllcdl ~, Vt.' Z Il tho
ohilluhs and 4 flies who Il had been forced
to retreat into the house It Will make Ilt
You kids grow. I'll "a & =. 4, \;
This soothing assurance some no W & az ~
ed to check the alarming tendeney,S : 70
wa rds juvenile squirnlyness when nag ~ ~
alna 10 develop among my brood OF cap
tive eoslngs The flies, however, Il. see 'a,
ca to take hold Of what \ sala. 4l l'sy q
- \
And the next day It rained, OF rather st31f
N"cslorIous,I" was my Jocose rem m az
i swan, over to the trolley car Every :, y
farmer se" ii tho state will sbo miserable
,aaap' he flnls that the weather is leay-
III lin, absolutely nothing to Kick bout,
This evening Ill 60 out " tn y saius''
and watch the vegeta bles gro ". 4. "
But didn't, ~ y, /, q, 80