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

\ On Losing Things and Finding Them
II is very curious to note the nuc-
tuating, and fugitive quality OF our
! lose things and S remark bly, recover
them There Is a very pathetic story
told OF a gray haired. lovely old NO
man. who read the last chapter Of the
great romance OF her life in this FASH
ion: When she was a beautiful girl OF
eighteen she had a misunderstanding
preceding q certain famous masked
Ball of the Trcmayncs. at which she
expected to meet him and make it all
right, for In two hours She had come
be to her He was not there at all.
He went TO the East Indies. made, q
fortune. and died out there in his
after offer for years. and then mar
ried man who broke her heart and.
as a dofaultcr. disSraced her.. Wild
nome and devoted herself to her par
ents ill they died. Then. inhcriting
some money. she after time Inter
.osa n hsr old n home sme had
dered the old mantelpiece in the parlor
torn ont and replaced by handsome.
modern one. And one da% workman
brought iicr---a ghost. 4 letter. which
said: u siiall wait on the raven emit to-
night at Mrs. Tremaync's. II you have
forgiven me. wear blue ribbon on
we're wearing blue ribbons the first
tihe 1 ever saw You dear. II l don't
sec II. l shall understand. and never
trouble you asain-go away S so;,
fully, John IL All that time the late
iii letter had laid behind the mantcl7
piece. where somebody's innocent,
careless push had sent 1t. and the
whole course Of two lives had been
altered There is very distinct moral
fn il for sweethearts. Don't trust mes
Lot Iuysn .nIr l,
the lady, come veal, come woe, face
to face.
= Medallion.
4 naval officer once told me that lust
return to his ship off Genoa. he saw
something .rlitterinE at his feet, and
STOPPING. picked up a lockct, on which
background Of blue enamel. It was
very handsome and costly thing. and
he advertised it for year in tho
Vecchia. but no one ever claimed II;
so when his cruise was over. he
brought. il home and save il to his.
no on the rsre
she wore It, and never felt comfort
able in It. honestly as he had come
by It. As rule, yaluable, jewelry Is
their chains. rings, watches brooches.
even when they have no sentimental
value. and if it is a wedding ring.
InHNeS HcI. SO inlSeT-
ehlc for the pangs OF superstition are
added TO those of affection and she
Is quite wretched unless she finds IL
again a certain lady in New York
had her house burned down, full of
costly furniture pictures books. stat
uary. prints. a few winters ago. She
escaped by the skin of her teeth, and
fects of every. Kind. but she made her
husband replace. first OF ALL her we'd
ding rims, which she had taken off
the night OF the fire and left In her
tight for her TO sleep i, Ii with COM
fort. Get me wedding ring, and get
Father. Pel!ssier 10 bless it," she said
room as you have put IL on" He was
not a Catholic, and teasingly told her
that he still considered himself her
wt NJ, HUSBAND ar and would endea vor
like a dress, a tooth brush. a pair of
shoes? No. a wedding ring. We'll.
SO he u" But he was very much
beginning. as he Was implored TO do
saying. Women arc queer creatures
My wife; whaa ] brought that ring and
go Il doesn't matter. and smiled for
the first lime. / had boon worrying
oyer 2 picture l had recently given
$1,000 Tor and all the property de-
her at first for not being more con-
cerned. but she continued to smile and
he Gnally, gave her a kiss as he was
leaving the house and said: You are
right. old girl. We've got each other.
Either or both OF us might have per-
1shed, I'm an ass to have been so
downed by house that / can replace
and a picture that can perfec, lily we'll
do without"
4 Family Heirloom.
The value that We set upon things
cur point OF view abont them changes
Wonderfully There was q Southern
bride in San Francisco during the
earthquake who had just moved intc
u new home. She had received as n
wedding present from some relative
In Georgia O. beautiful old tea set Of
willow pattern. dark blue and beau
teous In itself and doubly precious be-
cause long in her family She had one
whole side..of the dining room fitted un
for her CHINA, and the tea set was
placed an beau millieu-al most u
shrine, The day before The earthquake
Inc putler broke cup. and lie bride
mourned and groaned and even sobbcd
overit. and scolded the servant fluent
" and poured out her grief and woe
when her husband got home nj great
length During the earthquake that
whole side of the house fell out and The
nina. Of course. was smashed to atoms
ne bride didn't care q pin. and anol :
ogized for ''harshness 20 the butler.
so thankful was she that .,aIl her
family had cscaped"-her husband. her
self, The cook and the butler. her ca
nary.
Lost Relatives.
Everybody is not of the mind Of these
Two good American wives used 10
nc much entertained for several years
ny The agony column Of the London
Times Orc personal read Come
back. and all will be forgiven. We have
hunted FOR you all over the Continent
bnt II YOU won't return. for goodness
sake. send hack the kcv Of the wine
cellar ~ once. We haven't had tlrou
o anything 10 drink since you disap-
ncarcd.'' Another. reads. Darlip =
Ethel You have left me fore vcr. ey!-
IDENTIFY To whom did you give or Sell
my hest gray frousers? There was
fino in notes In the pocket. and / MAS
~ an awful wax when found It out
Hepiy by return post, Or | will plii !,
oetectVc on your trhck.' Practical
people. these; not ovcrwhcl,ned llhv
their feelings IN the least 4 third
personal SAYS: we can bra r a good
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