The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

The guests. The landlady was a diplJ-
matte sort Of d person. and while she
was perfectly willing to issue bath
tickets at half dollar apiece 70 any
number VI persons who happened TO
apply for them. she wouldn't take sides
under any circumstances, and guarantee
possession 10 anybody. So | suggested
that every moining the Bridge con-
tinSent should play for It. while in the
afternoon ana evening the tennis and
golf players Should vie with each other
for its bcnciiccnt embrace The idea was
received with enthusiasm and for the
first time in many seasons the bath tub
instead of being Il source of msundcr-
standing. and discoId, in the Quee-
hnwkett House family. has now become
a most alluring source of pleasure and
sport Anybody there now who wants a
bath has TO enter into the spirit of
play. and win ii by sheer proiic icncy
IN some line of sporting activity Ii has
mace human beings out Of a lot Of old
ladies' who had ceased to take any in
tcrest in the games OF the younger cle-
mcnt There was a little trouble on the
second day after / had suggested the
scheme. when one lady won il three
times in three different contests en-
utllnG her to three baths on the follow
ing day, which was more than any one
rerson was entitled to under the pre-
Nailng conditions, so we made a re-
adjustment by which there were three
prizes for each event, one hour use
Of the tub for the first prize. "A half
hour for the second fifteen minutes use
ior the third prize. and cold plunge
Tor the BOBBY. adding as a settled rule
mat no winner OF any one Of these
prizes in n single event could again
compete during that calendar day"
Did the lady who won the three take
them all?" asked Mrs. Pedagogy
Not personally" said the Idiot. but
she had five children and poodle dog
end She insisted upon"
What else was there to do in the
way OF active sport besides taking
bath at this modern Eden of yours ?"
20. we climbed down the Mountains.
and got up fishing PARTIES" said the
Idiot.
What kind of fish," asked the Biblio-
maniac. who as a collector of rare Wal
tons had acquired an academic interest
in piscatorial diversions.
never could quite tell" said the
Idiot. 'Sardincs and kippercd herring.
moss, fancy You see the labels
were Tor the most part either torn or
Labels? On fish?" said the Biblio-
maniac. You don't mean to say the
iish We're all tagged. do you?"
No-the labels We're not on the fish
they were on the cans" said the
Idiot. We used to fish in an old mill
ud!il tb'tt - Illlc from the mouse, where
they dumped AL the old tin-cans and
other accommodations of useless bric-a-
brac in which summer hotels are so
prolific"
Did YOU fish with fcs?" asked the
Bibllomaniac.
Not on your life" laughed the Idiot.
They had queer kind of fly up there
that nobody could catch. and the only
way TO get 'em was to whack 'em on
the wall with n iiapjack turner-that
was the way we played tennis"
For Heavens sake. Mr.. Idiot" cried
the Doctor, are you crazy?"
Not SOS you'd notice it unless you
were paid a hundred dollars as an ex-
pert Ali"nist for your testimony" said
the Idiot. Why do you ask?"
How i'll the name of the Pure Food
Law can You play tennis with dies? ?"
demanded the Doctor.
ITS the finest indoor game you ever
saw" replied the Idiot Take the
average summer hotel OFF in the noun
iains with it's large wall space in the
main Office dining room and parlor. and
no pictures beyond few advertise
ments. showing yellow railroad trains
running through pink gorges under a