The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-29
Ull1i,11s Of the al e1'
Busily Doing Nothing q Peaceful sSpotsylvania

mighty little moro tor Il. except i oise,
which isn't at alt illinga III n tli
u The biggest Of all i the tree humping
gorgeous creature almost as large as q
pigeon, Bit 4 am told that they do not It
like to be- spoken OF as red n eade et "a !:
They prefer the word auburn. Despite
the fact that wnodpeckers are heart ana
soul for the temperance cause, they get
all they eat and drink on tap. 81 x III
# Although this sectl exercises a sop Or
fic influence over all who visit It and ls'
iii ali probability the home OF Rip Van an
Wrinkles ancestors, tlielladies say. t IN.
life Is not all cakes and ale fo11 tl'e w
Indeed II the ehorrid truth must pc HI
vealed they insist that the rural i,, 1,aUa
figures merely as a parlor or nan or ~
81nent. n NJ 5 8 |.
lS'Thly state Of affairs. 1t appears, 4 has
reen brought about BY the servant
8nrobIen.n, witch compels the lnatron to
take Ia tie Kitchen, while her lord ana
master sits on the front pofrtch'y re q ny
Et1ies and prophesies about the FY IEs
There Is so much weather a q 60 81. many IN
flies that the rnenfolks " 1lecessarlly y, are
Si,ont verv h,lsy. and as their. occupa-
tlnns rive them good appetites, the kltoh-
an etid OF the establishment never gets
q day off. y, III II III M * w
r. we're called upon to plan o n1on1u !
mc1,t X to the noble womenNof Spotsyl-i
5ynnja, my design would be Literally or
snanentcd with cooking utensils and soup
ladies'. md IT would have al, aureole OF
h,,ttcrm1lk biscuit surrounding the head
OF, the chief a1legorioal figure. 3a9 S8j
IS And5no memorial OF the character men
tened would 53be complete without Ut Y q
liberal suggestion Of IA pie. for tn ,la W.
.hercnbouts are strong on this ampros ~
food They declare. no we ver, Il thht ~. ~
3nll- flay meetings which are TO come SO
shortly, nil them with q nnr,eles te rrfor,
FOR tie brethren have to get we y y pa
lasted $with saccharlre& before they STOW
.tr,ly spiritual, while even the Eexh orters
themselves apply the hunger cure WI y =
startling frequency, and 4 exhipit y s ~
i "a e, like unto a tor - !.
81 tStis broadly limited among some ~. !, :
the more incend larry inatrohs C ths.. -
ncx t,revval shall be pne, ~, 4, =
2tracted neetin:'5 They sly 6 49,, good 8nld
- III n roll, Jordan. Roll put ~ w. y
= not intend to toll for DAYS q ~,
e,,and on the Il Roll, P'ecrulssl tt u
p ~ ,he Whole think tl,e ladies III a
Il, IA vet tla masculine Spot sl!..a
Il, mot conceive a pee'ss =. ~ {,
~ lied 1ncetin, and the men El; ara So
WI disturbed. 8$ N Il; II VI 3 y, = \
AZ, outside Of aEDorn GO unlryalia,''
a,,nrnciatc the far- rea clhhg . o
atisfying, stomach ling &,
5A,e sn August all meetings y; - err.
neal to white and black faod Tor
I1ish worldly as well as s1olri ,.s., t,nr
,,l,rs ~ Thought and We AZ
49,. weeks after The levvals Nthe m,,u -
t,.,,s,da rasps, or figuratiyely
~. aax q ,,aregoric, while .,od
~, enr1tin and M,
a.,I4 =. TIl6nrn the loss Of loVeo
Ii p a. lied a martyrs death. I. 4ho
. onvthing intends happening =, 80
- holds back and lo t1'
: Not ted meetlll. IS VS. -, a sI ~
~, tho $wcathe Is hottest .ne ,,i,ast
! 10 f,ercest, the MOSQUITOES tne s.,,,,d
: "a mankind the happiest y ~.
vo,1. as opposed to womank11l,lo - an
,r,, marathon OF the spiritual 8 pal-
e =, e which sometimes has to De .tt..u9
.,artoa torsmIle s in is !, Tar 7 roll
heng an5 easy task, however s1orlous re
be the final on lay:. $a .5 535 &
n ,,ra =, Ia, . 1ogtes who Is tho crowned 1
u, ,,,nss If e-artificers. informs me tnal
~ the at all-day meeting her n oV'slols
,,et with a, blood -curdlng accident, Wl4'lclI
! ! tris day cannot be recalled lL Ing
I "a e. During the services an & ll1res ell-l
era "a hound dog got into her caIr4a =,
,,,d rorpcd 10 the muzzle on her Gel "a g
nies. cakes and pastries. Vllen the oiuit y,
finally pulled down his vest ana sw4I I!.u
orf his chin he8felt that he owned Htne
earth and could mop up the 500 VIII ~,
anything navigating on %four&lleg IS. :ln ~
dcntally, the bullying hound strolled INTO y
church. . where he found another log that
1yas deyoutly attending services, as Is
the custom OF many rural flea -reposllllo-
tries. M ~ u u, w
Tile animal with the. pie in bis midst
tackled the animal without the pie In ms
midst. and what followed looked Ike
Judgment day. The ruction broke up the
church, and not until the dogs had been
dubbed Into insensibility could WORSHIP
be resumed 55 i. 4 s}8 vi 4 n
over In Louisa, which Is the next-doofr
.neghbor Of spotsylvania, and which. ac'-.
cording to the denizens OF the latter e!
county. is the scene of everything laugh
able, a yellow Jacket got down the par
son's collar while he was discoursing, and
caused hin to refer to helfre SO often
that ,he almost slnged the brethren's
whiskers III s .a 5sa Ell ~
But perhaps these things arefnot sufti-
sclently thrilling for the jewellers IN cities,
though this chronicler confesses that
once In the country he becomes a Rube
from Rubeville and could laugh a t Joe
Miller's Jest Book 3t
I wish you were here, editor, dear. for
the country looks deliciously green, and
the folks would like to hear}gyou spout
politics. A man down the road little
piece wants to know II you will accept
q shoat for one years subscription to
your paper. Please answer quickly, as
the shoat is now In tho room with my
children. H ~ ss45 55&