The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-29
The Man
About Town
(BY HARRY TTCKER)

We always were uniucky from the day
we came to age;
Things come to him who waiteth,"
said the wise man and the sage.
But the man who takes his chances and
waits for things to come
VIII soon be shy of credit, be COM
pIetely on the bum,
BE Il friendless. homeless creature.
with patches In his pants.
What he needs TO do is hustle, grab
the most convenient chance.
The man who thinks his friends win
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Would better wake up from his nap
and take another guess.
II is most comfortable thought to
think while all this talk of unpre pared
ness is going around, that Richmond
is fully prepared
The port OF New York. and the port
of San Francisco may not be prepared
for the enemy but any old enemy
would have much trouble In getting
into Richmond
How could ship get up the James,
Amt the river full Of obstacles in the
shape OF rocks and mud. which the.
Government. foreseeing this need for
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How can the city be entered from.
the north, with the fierce waters Of
the Shockoe Howing toward Main street
station, and with no bridges for the
-caaIng -tn--cross the surGlng iaAs-ni
waste waters and fumes
How can the enemy get into the city
from the west. when the Helt Lire
tracks with all their dangers threaten
life and limb
And how can the enemy reach the
City Treasury and the Capitol from,
the east with no street cars aioAs
Broad Street.
Talk about your prepar eduess. Rich
mond is all right along that line.
We love TO reyei In thoughts OF
possible sudden wealth. which may
come by the demise of some old for
gotten uncle, or through the breads
which we have scattered upon thu
waters. but 1t is certainly nice TO
think that have oil springing up
at our very feet in Old Henracker.
But why 20 into Henracker for oil.
when there IL PLENTY Of II oozing up
along our smooth streets, right here
in EichnonG.
T. w Petite. of Screamersvlile. came
into the city yesterday with one OF the
Lonnie Moore and Tom Meauy got back
from the Household
He says he and three others, whose
names he declines to mention, caught
twenty seven rabi.ts In Hanover Coun-
ty In twenty-three minutes. And seveu
birds in two hours and a half. The
fact that the party were In the coun-
~ but w. hours and a half warrants
the disbelief of the whole narrative.
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seven birds, how could wenty-seven
rabbits have bean carturcda 1t takes
u mathamaticiaG to figure this out.
There Is lot OF talk in the papers
about graft In the new States" and
the new cities" but why GO to the
new places when there is so much
loose graft lying around In the oldr
cities?
1t Is SO nice TO go down into the
darkness OF Shockoe Valley and enter
the fiery portals of the glass works,
and study the manufacture of glasa
glasses. (
We had that sensation last night.
when under the chaperonage OF Harry
Entwisle and Dick Cox, we strolled
through the brilliant scenery surround
ing SAVERS glass factory
All YOU have to do, II you want
to make dozen glass glasses Is to get /
n lot Of sand, and some chemicals,
and put them In Il hot boiling cauldron.
When the cauldron begins to sizzle, y
stir the ingredients Then take
handful In 1adle and pour II In q
mould and blow like the mischief The
principle thing about making glasses
and bottles is to be a good blower We
know n lot of prominent citizens who
would be able to make good glasses
and bottles.
The esteemed Honorary Member il
again in our midst with a roll OF PONIES.
We present one at the top OF this
column, which must appeal to the
weary and downtrodden
The saddest of the year;
When it's too hot to walk about.
Too cold to sit In Capitol Square a.-as
A prize of $1,000 in stage money
will be given for a line to fit this
verse providing IL doesn't fit too Close.
The prize of $1,000 in stage money
and cream puff is awarded to Miss
Minnie l.. Ryan, No. 10 West Union
pate xr-1,o To- - ~