The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20

SIX weeks comes to an end six months
too soon" as one guest put 1t. some
this country and Europe have figured
IN humble capacities there and enjoyed
the experience Immensely, both an the
doing and the remembering. The sans
sea- breese HABIT sfa as pos
ton, wealth, costumes, make up three,
fourths Of most people Sans soucp
gets that precious remainder. which is
alone OF any real worth; It acts as
reagent in determining their values.
John o. Gront's House.
Is there such house in reality, one
would like to know? There It - on
the map. as plain as a pikestah righs
British Isles. Was there eyer a John
o. Greats, or Is ne male Mrs. Harris"
or RIP Van Wrinkle" or Pied Piper
of Hamelin" or "Frankenstein" or
"Faust"-purely q creature OF the Inn
crusty, misery Scotch hermit, of queer
habits and mighty potations and great
age.
Spanish Geography.
TILES" is very Spanish indeed. And
al a.. along the coast of South !. America.
well as in their mother country. ono
finds the romantic names that tell OF
her greatb DAYS slao Of the Of S msy
American continent, OF the days OF the
fugio'. speaks eloquently OF their per-
lis and sufferings. Santa Cruz" of their
love and gratitude to God for His mer-
e q, LOS Angeles" Of the kin aaI.s
OF good to the heaven from which all
good comes the climate, the fruits, the
flowers. the simple obeoience Of
peaceful people, in California must have
adventurers very like Paradise. Porto
Rico" speaks of their thirst for riches
aud gold; LA Esperanza" of their
hopes; "Querida Memoria" of some
spot that reminded them strongly of
names of their Kings. princes. saints,
heroes and OF their own dear ones
the Dolores. Diego, Jaime, Juan, RI
naldo, Tulsa. Bianco. Hilario. Elena,
Carlos, Hunfredo. Rodolfo, Antonio.
Carolina, Ednardo, and many another
see how the children and their pet
names were remembered. "Juanita,
Paquita, Lola, Maruja, Tomasito. Lie
ia, Benito, Behjaminito, Pepillo"--one
their fathers did. How sweet. how
their names are! How easy
to imagine them clustered about their
mothers knees in many town, ham
let and castle OF Spain: little, tender,
soft-eyed roguish creatures, listening
wonderful that came from their faith
ers. uncles, brothers on the Spanish
Main. Silent on peak In Darien."
we who know the human heart, know
now many of these dear little ones
were tenderly remembered in all that
of conquest achieved and
discoveries made by the men impelled
oy some strange power to make them.
Pet Names.
We nave our own pet names, and
OF them are dear to the people bear
ing and comforting them. The init
mate home love, home fun, home
knowledge expressed by them is not
20 pc found anywhere else on earth
!, , a9 was conferred on an old
lady who after seventy years of this
earthly life Is still idgety. Sunbeam
stu aptly described her cheerful,
anna PIE, uhselhsh sister, whose sun is
,Mestering gloriously But to call two
"Woogie" when they are eight years
old does not seem to matter much. It
Is when they are stately, lovely girls
OF eighteen that it sounds ridiculous.
~ M p ". OF Helen and Margaret Miss
paints a pair Of French victims to
the bad habit of reckless bestowal Of
n.cknames. "Too-too" and "Lou-lou"
a ats, aselshtful young persons. "Pock-
for them an arehn that has passion sion
bones, MISS sseaf Pert, stin nGSatter haSS
Midget "Meddlesome Matty,P "Cu-
s rhaa !, Charles aries; Sarah senscless,
them real injury; sometimes great in
Justice; But only" children show
that ! "a, the give and take Of a large
family FAMILY is not at all hurtful on the
W. ~ as a rule. It rubs off the pecu-
aumlrably, tones down their conceit
and regulates their behavior In way
t ma they neither suspect nor resent
.School life and college life do the
same ial thing, and many a spoiled darl-
ing a home has owed them a very
!, u, I letter IRON an old schoolmate last
winter and tears sprang to his eyes
t ! bi, ~ began, Dear Old Tartar, ITO
t ,i2 he said, ''of his calling me
thirty years. was a poor boy when
Went to Blank College, and rather
sihapnN and very sensitive, and when
me me n % began to make their elegant
S s1ns sdy remarks on my clothes
them all round. gave them such
sound drubbngs that my shabbiest
Jacket was highly respected and my
Saste IN heckles admired before
!iau cone with them-so they dubbed
me Tartar Bruce / wasn't old
enough nor wise enough to laugh 1t,
OIL, Ana now 'Bandy-legs Johnson
W VIII me and reminds me of our old
senool days and prfnks. Well, boys
gre pretty rough customers, but ! will
say mat there wasn't single liar,
sleat or coward in my whole class,
20 ! am proud to have belonged to It,
pit OF bit of 'Bandy's' right ear
~, ~, one or our scrimmnges, after
t,ih ne became my particular
itteha,' " seems a strange founda-
uoh ior friendship, yet respect is safe
10 build on always. "a
Sonbriquets.
!, General Magruder,s sotibriquet in
t III ola army was prince John" And
Ills lis IS how he came by II. He was a,
49, hsndsotne, polished, high-bred
ssam; lie had an immense pride In his
s su lag, country and family, One
summer ne went of on leave to Can.