Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02

! yourself neglected because every mail
doesn't bring Il letter from me: but
| recollect I'm no longer free agent
Mrs. Bradford takes up lot Of my
time. for she's careful as an old maid;
then Son. dear comes in for share
of the twenty-four hours OF my little
day
Never have seen such "a man:
Down in Virginia. where our men shave
themselves and black their own boots,
he would be helpless as baby. He
pays $40 and s1o for his shoes. and has
dozens OF pairs. As for trunks and
satchcls-the attic looks like a bag
! gage room lie Keeps seven packed all
the time. with towels. sheets, etc. so
If the notion strikes him to so to Cali
fornia. Egypt or Aiken. he can pitch
; his tent In luxury. | asked him one
day If he could earn the salt in his
bread. He laughed and inquired il
gentlemen in the South worked--and
told him since the war it's been root
pig. die. Then he told me when he
sent his reply for the Alumni Yale
Bulletin. il read: I am still writing
plays. or rather writing still plays. for
they are never acted His mother says
once lie really wrote a play called The
Butterfly Baron. and il was staged at
Albany. where plays are tasted for
New York's appetite. but somehow Il
didn't so. Don't mention this. for YOU
know the home folks horror OF
thea;ers. There's a difference be-
tween actors and playwriEhts. l i'm
agiue. When visitors come. he asks
me 20 tell some OF my Southern stories
-darkie dialec;-just as If We're
cuckoo clock 20 go OF a. appointed
hours. He says would do well in
monoioeues. since my id;oms are inter
esting and the reEro's welfare a fad
with the North - his world is so
different from ours h has nick
named me,
VIRGINIA CREEPER
"P. S-You bet i cSuli hear a fox
horn blow, liz woulG no- siz. me- Up as
SLOW Now that's ZINE all right.
Environment makes evolution ard per
haps I'm poctcss poss. b!ii.y. DON,
be surprised % sac ~. alish; from the
train most any dag. With Z banner.
Votes Tor Women" Mrs Bradford is
& great su:fraE ett-l, Tor fear my snip
ping papers are ia preparation. You
Know my duties require looking after
the reud.!.-. ana since daguyl his
socks. h. has given .teU all 20 r-llX.
his valet woG!du'i have Know.
about IT, only the other day Gu; :,
'naGazir" Ieat with 2 hear pin, at which
b. inquired T. his most supercilious
way. II that were my only instrument
OF ut!it!-IEy stock IN trade And at
my surprised expression, he asked II
4 had not darIed his socks with = hair
pin I said, Darn rour socks as In in
teri oGatIy", but he TOOK u a an eN-
plotye ana cared The, - remarked.
You're not such E!gG.'l, Creeper
Riter al! aa. now B.. calls ~ Guess
INNocENcE ABROAD"
'.i-y ION
Mother Darling.
/ I'm coming straight hone /, hav-
/ 70 walk J will not live in the house
with ,h!s horrld man. Tell NANNY
Chlo!e 10 have lots OF friend chicken
!o- supper. and 10 be sure 20 cook the
e!zzards, and pu. sweetneat preserves
on the table u happened this way
ihev can't "a. cross country hero in
/ the snow and their summer comes late
so their seasons differ from ours Why
thirrs in their gardens haven't sp-outcd
IS yet. The don't have ripe uatocs
Till July. We'll ! saw some non pass
/ ing IN English pink coats. and couldn't
stand the temptation The call Of ;he
/ blood prevailed went down 70 the
stable, and, 10; t!nding groom, sad
T died his hunter myself and struck out
across A"!f OH u was glorious Not
r"a! hunt with live fox. but an
an!se"d bar-a drag. The weather vas
ire and his hors" went like a bird.
wore my rcd sweater ana used his
zap ~" -."g Has the only ladv on
nc nunt. and they seemed SURPRISED to
SEQ me But | told them in virginia
everybody went If they could find any.
ih!nr better than Z, Lroomstlcll 10 ride
nat u" foot of thc horn Mas the ONLY
ihNitaton necessary and was having
glorious '!mc III bickie Tho.ndyEe
Jared ~" l. JunnI e Stoncwall had
p""'! !&Gsr.:-s q their low hurdles and
Gins nov" stella could clear I've pan
n"ls, a. which he said she must he =
shooting star anyway / was not
gong 20 take iar"-l wovla't lei any.
Yankee back me down Ike thnt-so 7
h"adec for tho wall, and all Womb
nave teen veil Dat for those horrtd
"lH rocks already mentioned Tho
hors"'s hooi struck Il round one aud
s"meho" hc stumbled. flew over his
head. y never hurt INC. got or with
Just few bruises, but the horse barN.d
H's icEs terribly and has got "A suavin'
o" the ieft hook Yet bet the boss. Mr.
bradford, vas furious, He had hccn
counting on him as It blue ribbon win
"fF ~ Madison square. Sow. hos =
HohF' "heh ~ comes 20 confirmation
t"iH MN there we're plenty more in
h'ntu'kl Just as good. If not bet,cr
ana told him. too, would MOI h,ra
made near that fuss IL had broke,
my neck bickic Thorndykc laughed
outright. and vowed mus; have conc
rom The 'ou!d Country instead of, tho
'id dominion But Mir. Bradford nut.
tered something about daily rcal,ziuc
Nlid geese were flying northvard.
b!ckio Th"rndykc sent me som,
roses Win stems half Il mile lort,
Ihey smell sweet as the Hundred La
, hy our garden gate, but they are called
American Beautie s-and he vrotc ,
Httle note Oh his card. smyin. tho,
tr'nihd"d him %: my checks on m,
: r'de The cheeky thing to make suci
comments on short acquaintance. hu
mes real rcn'l"manly AL the Same
and only did II because ! got such .
Spill He says hc would give his bo,,
= 70 come down home when the dec
G season opcns-and MIR. Brad ord ask.,
him how he spelled IT. Mr.. Bradford