The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-29
A LINOTYPE OR TWO
A Few Current Observations by
An Idle Reporter.

Harty-'Is Santa Clause a myth. do
you think"
SnartyA-.,No. you fool. he's a mister.
why don't you quit isping when you
try to talk.
That little prayer meeting the North
Carolina Society of Richmond held for
the success of the football team last
Wednesday night. did not seem to have
much effect Next year the Tarheel
friends will have to stretch 1t into
a weeks revival.
And Daniel. solemnly approaching
the throne, slammed and cried with
a loud voice:
70, King, live forever"
And the king lived forever.
What the North Carolina Society
needs most before the next meeting
OF the organization Is a couple Of cor
rugated rubber mats the members
can scrape the tar from their heels
before they enter the meeting hall.
1t just occurs to me that II all the
pastors on earth had churches and
all the churches on earth had pastors
there wouldn't be any pasturase
grounds left.
She-'1 am so sorry, dear, you could
no, get to go to see Guy Bates Post
in Omar the--the--, err, what was IT.
He-"oh. yes. ! know. dear, Omar
the Boss Canyassman.' 1t doesn't
really matter; all circuses are alike.
1t is not expected that Mr.. Bryan
uriI {cf Mr Fnr1'g excursion
the Commonar will wait until he can
make his peace arguments over long
distance telephone.
Getting the boys of Europe out OF
the trenches by Christmas Is very
fine idea, but II would be worth much
more than the cost of the expedition
to American mothers IL Mr. Ford would
expend what the expedition is to cost
in keeping the boys of this country
out OF the pitfalls to which they are
exposed.
Just think. Edith and Woodie Will
soon embark upon the troubled sea Of
matrimony. We have been saving up
our pennies. but It's mighty slow work
and ii begins to look like all can
afford will be ten-cant china vase
However, they will both have to take
the will for the deed.
This is mighty nne weather for pos
sum and sweet taters. We can man
age to scrape around the market for
the taters and If any OF our country
friends can scare up 'possum for us We
will be glad to take It on subscription
That fellow. Captain Karl Boy Ed"
ough to change his name to Percy or
/ A.
waffle finish. Sounds like he might
be a fellow whose only forte Is fol-
lowing around after a skirt.
A striking looking old colored man
of the ante-bellum type. his head
bowed with age and leaning on a
cane. stopped in Captain a b. Gut
CONS office Saturday on little bust
ness matter. As he arose to leave the
ONCE of the Virginia Railway and Pow
err Company's counsel. the old darkey
said:
Cap'n. I remember when you was a
little boy-I knew your father sab. and
he was an old-time Southern gemman,
sah."
Captain Guigon Erasped the old man
cordially by the hand and said feeling
ly:
Yes. John, there are old-time colored
gentlemen just as there were old time
white gentlemen, and you are one of
them" and with tears streaming down
his furrowed cheeks. the old man pas
ed out. What pretty. fleeing mem
ory of the ''Old South"
If we could swap some of these fell
lows we don't like for no count
hound dog, and then kill the dog we
would feel that we had somewha
evened up things.
The difference between the avera &c
girl and a lemon Is that one is sour
until she is squeezed and the other
is sour all the time. or at least--well.
1t isn't nice to go too much into de-
tail about these things
There was young lady from France:
who wore a pair of male pants. There
was a patch on the right. that didn't
fit tight. and the men saw much OF
Miss Nance.
The words and music of this little
bullet mean ballard-will be FUR
ntshed on application to the publishers
the Richmond Clothing Company.
97ss9 West Wide Street.
How to Raise and Train the o'Pos-
eum in Its Wild state" is the title OF
a neat little volume en- horticulture
just issued from a local printery by
the author, Harry Tucker. of Rich
mond. The little book tells in an in.
teresting way how the author raised
a mother and thirteen small 'possums
and laugh them to eat out OF silver
platter. besides other tricks. The lit
tie volume Is on sale at most OF the
book stores. and should be In every
home where there are children.