The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-16


ems Of people had passed there in the
interim ana had seen that bag, but
thought 1t belonged to tho workmcn
and was of no value. If the workmcn
noticed H. each thought that II was
the property of. one OF his fellow
:clief aud delight that officer took tho
! Eha: Gar, TO the EavN yard and turned
| over that money 20 the paymaster! II
would have been stopped out OF ha
| pay accounts for almost the remainder
Iof his life! iE .tFF
In the sands of the Desert.
A iricri of nine. who MAS formerly
The English nsul-Scneral at Cairo.
Ing history that ever was. IT was his
] beloved fathers. II bore his crest
II hai! bsen given him by his father
ms FOR o ahssG reIsony nc
out with the English eleven TO play
cricket in the desert: and lie was en-
1 1oyns himself finely when looking
| covered hat lie had lost his seal sing.
/, Everybody good-naturediy stopped
nlayirE, SO loud was his cutlery and
| for It, Bat at last they gave 1t up.
! The traditional needle in the haystack
Vas nothing TO it--almost n certainty.
They finished The game, put on their
with the consul was man interested
~ aerial navigation. and they fell to
idea Of the way to build one said i'd the The
consul. and taking his umbrella he
traced an imasinary ,airshin with its
point. And ihink OF his Joy, when. he
,rhc ring Of his hcart! There were
N and billions OF chances against
M ms ever seeing II again II he could
srent ten years In tile search. I shall
always think that II was because he
h .9'1 /, been en- q devoted son and dearly
dence. Now wasn't that really remark
able? Nor was that all. That ring
has had a caretr.
After some years in Cairo. tho con-
SUI wa. transferred by his government
10 Caracas, on the Spanish Main. lie
hated going there tremendously lie
,n,Siiked The climate. didn't know the
daughters with him. lie made a very
attractive homo there. all the same
With I'LL the English comfort abouttit
lures. cnrios. lie could go home for a
lricf vacation onlr once in three years
Ills greatest pleasure was 10 20 down
TO the wharf and hear the English and
ships swear like the army in Flanders,
as they unloaded and reloaded their
carg4cs Not that lie liked profanity
at all being a man of great refine
ncnt. but because they sworc In Eng
hsh. and he was pining 10 hear his
own tongue in that distant, foreign
son and genial one. so he made &c.
,1uaintancc with the captains and first
oiiicerS. made them most welcome n
the consulate and entertained them
beforehand. as YOU will presently see:
for. coming home from England. where
ne had gone on leave. after three years
tund most tantalizing thing 1t was.
TO have such u small slice or The Mum
cake. Il cruinb "a II were to starving
rNile), he had u long. inland river jour
Mey Of 500 miles to make, and after
washing his hands one day his ring
slipped off. and he did not even notice
II for several hours. Then grand
search was instituted. rewards were
and then had not a too vigilant Spanish
captain threatened terrible things IL
inc lhicf were caught. Two years later
q negro in Wilmington. North Caro-
lina. entered barroom and onered a
handsome seal ring 10 an American
SHIP captain for only ten dollars" He
looked a, II carefully And then he
TEMPLES crest on II! have often seen
!! on his silver and in his bookplatc out
~ Caracas II buy il and send 1t back
ring and It's master greatly rcIoiced
And ii has been worn ever since with
2 tight guard. The negro stated That
ne mad bought 1t from Chinaman in
IuDa. Mr. Tcmple remembered that
his boat had Chinese bin boys, and
". milk in the cocoanut was sa tisfac-
LOFTY accounted for. .l.a.
Missing Watch.
There was once a gentleman who had
q valuable watcl, given him al Christ
MAJ, by his wife. and when they plan
n nTa pay W ana Ma supper on an an
to wear his watch. allowed himself at
The last moment to be persuaded TO
leave II on his bureau in his watch
tho play dclighlfnl. + In front of them
was an old college chum OF his. AMI
10 MAY on him practical joke he
ieached around him. while he was gaz-
chain and dropped it, with the watch,
INTO his own pocket Presently he felt
Z little tan on the arm and a voice
whispered: "Beg pardon. | didn't know
YOU belonged 10 the profession" and n
watch Was rendered him. lie took il
mech;tnically. lie looked around and
aisle. He inspected the watch Ii was
his, all right: lie had the number of
81. in his pockctbook. The sham bur
slar had really boon bursled.
= Lost sweetheart.
was told about that watch and do
not vouch for II accordingly. hut this
is perfectly true. Some Years ago
a Very charming young officer was
ordered 10 Texas, and took the boat
al New Orleans for Galveston. very
sadly for his lovely sweetheart lived
awful quarrel about Mary Queen of
Scots versus Elizabeth three years he
fore. and II made him unhappy 10 think
that she HAD forbidden him ever 10
come 10 see her again. since he tool:
tic part or that hideouS, trcachcrous
old trump, Queen Elizabeth He
Gidn't care 2 snap about EliZabcth. but
he wasn't going TO he dictated 10. so
lAt had parted forever. Young pcorlc
( iiavc ALWAYS had these foolish uuarrclS
ever since the world WAS made. and
always will And he vas IA man and
cutie right, too not 10 give ill., All
The same nc was very miserable and
had almost eaten off the ends OF a
promising mustachc trying TO think
81 some way 10 appcHsc his divinity
! thai would nc consistent with his self
respect T. Well. after he landed and
iuhchcd. he suddenly found his watch
sonc. He remembered that lie had left
I !; under his pillow in his ca hin. lie
FASTENED lack 10 the boat. Which was
10 New Orleans. boiled into hts cabin