The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-17

hiNdtHiliS on Tie tlIIlc
IN when he may return to his
~ native land. Chevalier Louie
4 n Rocchlccioli will wake up
again when the banks open
this morning, for he is satisfied that
the check for $1,000 given him by a
leading business man of Richmond to
pay the expenses of trip to Italy
Will not be cashed. The night owls
who drop into Louie's place at Main
and Seventh Streets. for little vichy
or a bite of pie. sit there for hours,
while the music-box pounds out "The
Merry Widow Waltz or dash OF rag
time. While adjusting the records
of the Holy Father.
Offered Him $4,000.
On Thursday night the welI-known
citizen, q prominent architect, walked
in for his deep rock and ammonia. 1T
was like this" said Louie early yes
terday morning 10 the reporters at the
pie counter. He came in feeling very
good and we talked about Italy and
the panic. OF course, said I wanted
to put on a uniform and go there as
the Duke of Richmond-there is al
ready Duke of Manchester-and my
/ tell him.
'All the timeSI thought he was joke,
but when he pulled out check book,
asked me II $4,000 would be enough
/ almost choked. I couldn't take that
much, so told him so. He started to
make it $4,000, and l demur. He ask
me how about $1,000, and l told him
thought that would hold nae 80 =
while.
The check was written for $1,000
and signed. Louie slipped 1t into the
pocket of his white waistcoat and be-
busy with Dreaming" The next
morning. which was Friday, he hadn't
developed sufficient nerve to. stick the
white slip under the paying teller's
window. That night, however, he had
a real dream
Chevalicr's Dream:
II guess / had been asleep an hour,
said Eouie to the pie brigade, when
dreamed that the cashier was count
ing out that one thousand in one dol
lar bills. I had packed 1t into grip,
and was telling my chillun goodbye,
when woke up. AT least, to be exact,
one of the chillln woke me up"
The dream WAS fascinating. About
/. o'clock Saturday Louie put on his
coat and started sto the Bank of Rich
mond, where he has an account, stop
ping on the way to brace himself with
d strong drink OF American Whiskey.
rhe check was drawn on another bank,
but even the whiskey did not sufii'.
GENTLY brace Louie to send him to the
fountain head of free money.
"Of course. L was laughing when
presented the check at the Bank of
Richmond," said Louie, because I
didn't want them to have the laugh
on me. But the whiskey had fixed me-
i hand "a 1t in Just as II my friend
had bought $1,000 worth OF cigaroots
and told lem TO collect it, They said
they would If they could, and I'll BIO
there Monday to get II or wake up
some more
Waiting Anxiously.
The stony Of the $1,000 check has
created the greatest excitement among
the Italian colony. Last night the
telephone In Louie's place was CON
tinually ringing. t"Oh, forget IT, hc
would answer: II don't know when Til
suiln And then lie moved ,liethodically
toward the pllonograph and the strains
TOT f"Dreaming" We're waited once more
to the street. The check, however.
must be paid too day, or else come back
marked mo funds" If there Is a pros
test fee as some one suggested, the
business man will haveSlto explain.