The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-25
not the surrounding country. The time
for hunting elephants with bird shot has
missed and YOU got to blow EN- UP With

not the surrounding country. Inc time
passed. and you got to blow EN- up with
;'The boy who can hit a fly on the wall
lier, and YOU old jays that SIT around and
kick about expense Of teaching our army
ard navy to. hit things they cannot see
without q telescope ought to De sent 10
an asylum for incurables."
Nov that you and your dad have trav-
cled all over Europe and kept yoar eyes
best place FOR man TO go who is tired
OF his own country and wants to settle
down somewhere and enjoy, peace e: E, and nc
work, and no feeling that he is. liable to
wake up some morning and iind That ne
is in the midst OF war;. What country
Who wRo'S wants sn " to get away from trouble and
his 1ife5SS said the old man, With a peace
heaven upon earth. +.
said the BAD boy, trying to think Of the
abroad. "Ths fact IS, We we're not look
ing particular for quiet peaceful places,
but for excitement and rush and trouble.
IN Norway W and SWede one eoq 4, set
ter on skis and toboggans, but since we
got home | see that Norway has seeded
from sweden and they have I'VE, got to nghi;.
to be IN, but in the cities everybody liz
rich and they live high and fast but IN
the country the people are hungry, ana
they live on potatoes and hope for re-
mittance from some member of the fam
lily who is making more than living In
good old America, while the young men
and the girls are all packing up to go
away to the land Of the free. and before
you could get there and get settled down
the; very old men and women, who wollld
talk 10 you of nothing but the boys and
girls IN far-away America, and when they
to ireland and enjoy yourself, they would
take you for lunatic and have you sent
to- an asylum s
YOU had money enough to buy an estate
and raise race horses, but II YOU won
money at the RACES. they would cut your
acquaintance. and If you lost your money
they would consider you good fellow
until your. money was gone, and .hen they
would make you move on. In France vcu
all or. In Italy you would have 10 learn
TO play n tune on a macaroni instrument
and eat cottonseed oil from America. dis
guised with an olive oil label, with every
man and woman carrying a butcher KIN fe:
ana in Germany you would have to be on
Dress parade and raise a. beer stomach
wheelharroW Come to sum 1t all up,
my advice to you would be TO 60 to Zion
City, give all your money to DOVE. and
Nc OIL III edQ anu Deans .OCCd-
sionally and try to look pleasant"
The bad boy paused. The old grocery
man az, had listened with great interest.
Say, he said, after minute, where
IS your dad going next trip? Seems as
though he would want to stay at home
long enough to change his shirt"
Don't have to change your shirt when
you travel" said the boy, as he Slipped
an imitation snake into the side pocket OF
the old groceryman's sack coat "But
our next move VIII be chasing ourselves
around arc, our native land. Pas roing to
"Gee!" said the old, groceryman. '.write
to me- went you 2" Sure" said the bad
a good thing. Push yourself along and
the bad boy went out to pack up for an