The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05

.ncanD: that shed like to teach the
Motel proprietor how to run an up-to-
date hotel" and sighed for doughnuts
often. but made out as well as she
could on marrons glacees: that she
didn't think much Of Mont Blanc;
that pepper wanted to go to Rome from
SeneVA, and monlmcr wanted to SEE
Madrid. but that she meant to take
them to Vienna. where friend of hers
was at school, which she did met
momlner afterwards al the table d'hotc
Miss Anna Brownrigg.' she did not
strike me as being a fool at all. In
fact. she was a pleasant personablG
woman enough. She introduced Anna
viously met. and she added. Anna
Is remarkable conversationalist."
whereupon the pale. thin. anemic, sharp
little creature tossed her head and said
mon1mer all | know about lnrrup,
but she's awful stupid, and pepper is
perfect idiot! He calls the 'cocher.'
'cochon.' and makes en- as mad fire.
They'd better have STAYED In l<aln-
mazoo, tell 'em--to 80 calling tho
coacbman a pig "Mommer" wished
me to hear what Anna thought OF the
Pinakothek at Munich. and the hotels
lecture of Holland. but | never had the
pleasure. The last saw of her she
was riding In bus 10 go to the sta
ton. complaining bitterly OF both her
way and Of ''mommer" for wearing
that perfectly hidcous coat that she
had given to kat,fne, the chamber
maid. the day before Not only in
conversation was Miss Anna Brown
i'gg remarkable. Would to heaven
that she We're like lean Faul. tho
only one instead OF representing n
tribe Anna has SO much character"
said mommer.
Little Chang.
rFN !.
tie Tartar on earth than this snail
Monaghan in physique. But in tenn
per he was the soul OF amiability. and
oozed good nature from every pore.
and we stayed III the Same hotr. IN
Washington one winter. With ms
fonGness for children. noticed Chang.
and found even in his alien, round lit
tie face what is so attractive to me
in them all--the child--and his cos
tune was delicious His parents des.
born in this country, tIe was named
for George Washington If YOU
please! This seemed 10 me infinitely
the height Of the prevailing fashions.
Celeste DcnOit,
went from Paris to Macon with
this child. | spied her In her corner
of the railway compartment at once.
She was the most vivacious and cheer
looked Very Intelligent. She was
dressed in deep black, as was the
elderly female beside her. # she elias ped
20 her bosom a huge doll. dressed in
.:omicnl. and when little Chang wrin-
killed. UP his Nat little nose and pro-
nounced it. had hard work no; to
he III bred enough to roar with laigh-
ter. which ought to have created in
tcrnational complications! His moon
like face and nvariable smile. his
kind little offerings of fruits and
sweets. almost made me feel that he
was human, not heafilen, and l amused
myself one day by teaching him our
sweet little Virginia verse for chill
dren:
LOOK at George Washington;
Look al Robert Lee:
Look at Stoncwall Jackson.
And then look a mo-"
Here the hat is laid against the
| heart andNa low bow Is made. The
! sight of little Changs face and figure
! in full Chinese costume, rcciting this
| I shall never forget. 1t was delicious
! Bless his kind little heart. He had
! picked up a lot Of American from his
playmates. and ofton personally con
Quoted his parents, like Miss Anna
Brownrisg," OF Kalamazoo. young as
| he was.
! After awhile scat by me was left
vacant, and I smiled at Celeste and
| looked her into It. Her aunt was tired
| out. and had fallen asleep, SO her little
! tongue ran on like n brook. unrebuked
! She spoke the French Of tho CONNER.
| cial classes, with some street slang
/ picked up doubtless from gamns In
! the street. Sha told mo that her father