The Washington times., 1906-08-23

It's a une farming country ana II
| doesn't need any rain. Judging from
the amount OF water Oh the roads It
| won't need any rain for a couple or
/ years.
This impression Of the northern half
| OF Virginia was first gained last night
/ while we were looking for the to-be
I fight between Jack O'Donnell and the
unknown" and II was strengthened
! while we We're doing an on-to-Richmond
/ stunt trying 10 find Washington. Later
q on We tried 10 ind out why we had
/ ever been such chumps. but were not
/ so successful.
/ Quiet, Private Affair!
It was scheduled as a nice quiet. pri-
I vate affair. where we could crafty our
| brutal instincts without let or hind
! rance. To see that no real bad men
/ held us up or that no brazen blondes
diverted our attention from the serious
! duties OF the night Major Sylvester
/ thoughtfully provided one uniformed
cop and ten detectives 90 accompany
us to the District line.
The tip was TO get Off at the Chain
bridge. which we did SO AID the cop.
There We heard alarming news. II
( seems that the unknown" holds job
which would go by the board if 1t We're
known that he had engaged in a private
fight. He had gone over on the Viz
gInia side 10 the scene OF battle and
had been pleasantly greeted by the ten
detectives, whereupon he iosy his nerve,
thought the job was worth more than
the forfeit and glory and beat it back
10 town. This was conveyed by a
bloomiu' Briusher who ''bloodied'
everything he could call TO mind. He
said il vas useless to go across the
bridge and try TO start anything. The
| English are supposed 10 be slow 20
grasp a situation, but / wish to state
this one was right on the Job. The
next time we meet fl VIII be on me.
Tommy Ward, Bum Guide.
Somebody shrewdly suggested that we
get on the car and 20 up to the Rock
Springs Club 20 think It over This
was about 20 be done when Tommy
Ward appeared Tommy has aspirations
% be a fighter and % get his name IN
the papers. Here he does both. and
before going further we viii state that
as a guide he classes up as he does "a
fighter. Draw your own conclusions. He
had an imprCyIscd lantern made out Of
a pape- bag and a candle. and said that
II we all went over 10 the Virginia side
We could get action lie would box kld
Buckingham, the bdlu-lCgde1 wonder,
and Tommy Lowe, who was supposed
20 be AZ clC battlc ground, would re-
new has recent discussion with Jim
Jauey. Then We would be asked 10
contribute via q hat
This sounded better than nothing and
we started To get 10 THE Chain brlug
iu the dark you slide some. fan O. tme
or two and then dive down seven or
eight pairs Of rlcEety steps. This ls
romantic but not amusing. We all got
20 the bottom iu safety and went across
the bridge, which is q long walk IN
itself.
Sure Enough Sheriffs.
on the other side We were TO be met
by a delegation which would show us
the way 10 the secret scene Of gore.
The delegation was not on hand. but
we were told the place was behind the
hotel This ancient inu Is on a hill that
iu the murky starlight made Mont
Blanc look like "a gentle incline. You
would De surprised 90 know the skill
ful mountain climbing we did 90 get 20
the top. Once there, We received
happy welcome from the ten fly cops
and several ladies who joyfully an
uOuuCed tnat We could 90 back the way
we came because the road was FUN Of
deputy sleElifs, and because they had
dOuble-b bgrFeled shot gun warranted
10 cover half an acre. We We're IN CLOSE
formation and heat IL down the steps.
IL was at the 60. 'lusiOu OF this noun
taiu-Climbiug racket that we got into
trouble. / am not Jhs old, original
pathfinder, but ! know the way home
as "a rule, and knew that we had taken
the wrong road, but nobody would lis
ten and 1 tTailed with the bunch We
went To right instead of the left. and
the shcTlffs were upon us. These
tTustv miuiOus of the law ran mostly
10 large feet. an air or mystery scraggy
mustaChes, and soft hats. They were
provided with their best top-0uggies,
I'm which they take the bucOlic beauties
TO the meeting house on sunday. and
faithful ATabella 10 capture one o. them
CITY prize fellers IL he died for II,
D gosh. Even Kid Buckley, who was
seeing several things at the same time.
saw that these were real, sure-enough,
honest-I-am- here s-my-badge sherIffs,
and said Hist.
Sharkey Scared EN- Away.
Young Sharlley. who has lived twenty
eight years without ever taking a.prize
I'm a beauty show, glanced sweetly at
the snerirs and they fici into the night.
Would that they had stayed. In run
ming us out Of the county they would
at least have shown US tAe right roau
and the shortest way. for such is the
way Of sheriffs.
Continuing TO the right, which was
wrong. we crossed a little boys size
bridge that a couple of apprentices could
buiId IN a day and a half. and the gang
burrahed because we had crossed the
Chain bridge! The dumbness Of that
bunch surely made me more weary
than ANYTHING else except my own
dumbness IN not cutting away from
them and going back.
Then began the march TO Richmond
on which we discovered that Virginia is
not In need of rain. What It seriously
needs IS one Of these gasolene drying
machines they use OF automobile tracks
after a downpour. away we went. plod-
ding manfully and at a wonderfully
fast pace. no one knew where. II was
all up hill What goes up must come
down. but not for US lasC night.
Auto Also Lost.
When we were couple OF miles from
everywhere four sports came along in
an automobile and said Ee were on the
right road. We weTe--for Richmond,
with that dear Washington far In the
rear. The automobile sped on. but car
ried a miscellaneous assortment of
weary sports hanging to It. When it