Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-07-13

catch onto the truck. misjudgcd the
speed Of the car and ran right in
| front of it.
LITTLE WILLIES LETTER.
Things aint the same since 'Strang-
Ter went away,--at least this is true
! on Wall Street. that is Gainsboro
Avenue. II IS as quiet as a country
church yard the Sunday after big
camp meeting. Yes, our old friend
has really gone and things can't be
tho same with Stranger away.
DR.. ii. }. Moseley, who has been
one of the shining nights on Gains
boro for over six years, connected
| with the Burrell Drug Store for that
length of time, is now back in his
home city, Norfolk, the city of war
| talk, by the mighty Atlantic, and
| everybody misses Stranger, for he
was jolly good fellow, paramount
in the different lodges Of this city
and 33rd degree member of the
Royal Order of Hogs and just to show
what the Hogs thought OF Stranger
| they pulled off one for him, Saturday
night in their style at Tates Taylor
Shop.
! Stranger had kept it a secret when
, he was going to leave, but it leaked
| out Saturday that no was to go Sum
| day night. SO Ding-lt Hughes got busy
and at twelve O'Clock Saturday night
j Il bunch Of Hogs went to Strangler's
quarters and brought him down and
/ TO feast fit for Il king,-.Stufrcd
| olives, pickles, sliced tomatoes, ham
! and pimcntO cheese sandwiches, DO
J tnto salad, bCVO and lam bean, 'ccDt
! what Grip Done Galloway didn't
| Kill before he came to the blowout.
Believe me, it was some blowout.
While ! may be poor Judge OF IL
big time Gas don't know much about
| big-timinG) l think this would pass
muster anywhere, even in the little
! village by the Hudson and when eats
, had been duly and truly honored by
all present, w. b. II. Crowcll, who
was POSTMASTER, made some opening
remarks and pulled one Or two OF his
famous stunts and stories, then in
| PRODUCED the following Hogs, who
responded to toasts: Thomas J.
liacklcy, Walter Johnson, Austin
Marshall, Westlcy Robinson, (Nail-
Driver) Brown, Charles w. Poindex-
ter, DINGHY Hughes, (Proper)
Tate and then our guest OF honor,
-. IL. NooSlcS NoIIdHSlcTD VINO
spoke feclingly of his departure from
the Magic City.
. All expressed regrets that we must
lose DR.. Moseley, but he said he
, would return some day soon. DR..
Moseley will spend most of the Sum-
mer at his home In Norfolk and after
the National Medical Association
meets in Richmond, where he is to
read paper, he will join the colors,
in the Medical Department and per-
haps cross to No-Man's Land for our
Uncle Sam.
, We know he will make good and
! the best wishes Of Roanoke go with
him for success. All who knew
Stranger liked him, the better you
knew him the better you liked him.
That Is true even with the ladies.
We know one who is quite sad and
so are we, and as tho POSTMASTER said
in his closing remarks, Our hopes,
our prayers, our tears, are all, with
thee. Our hopes, our prayers, our
teas, our fears, our faith triumphant
over our fears, are all with thee
are all, with thee"
We shall ever remember you,
Stranger, and await your return
with open arms. Oh! l forgot to
say, Cnaflle 1OlnueXter LOOK Dlng-lt'S
job and said the blessing and gave
as his excuse that Ding-It's blessing
is too long.
]. Fountain Duke is expecting to
be called to the Army, and what
holds my mind is, why in the Hamp-
ton did Duke register. The law is
and has been, 81 to 81, and if Duke
had registered between his 21st and
31st birthdays he could have been in
time for the battle OF Bull Run. In
fact, think Duke was there and run,
for all who didn't run are there yet,
and Duke still has bull or most of
him. Funny how some folks never
get caught. Poor Duke, I hope he
I will stay here and help poor little mo
look after things. l need him. If
Duke took a trip around tho world,
he would never go to Holland because
they make their own wind-mills
there and they couldn't use him in
Mexico because they stab the bull
there, they don't shoot him and that
is whore Duke shines. Now, as Pot