The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-18
MAN ABOUT TOWN

1T amt so fine 10 be popular and
capable lawyer" commented "Ruir'
English, the accomplished councilman
from Clay ward IA he stood in front
or the postoff1ce. and leaned heavily
upon his gold headed cane which
George lawson had promised to give
Tor Christmas gift. at Elks home.
The because OF which is WHY I
am now as it seems"
All OF which In plain Anrlo- Saxon
means that the famous "Buir' had
been called upon urgent business
down 10 the wtlds OF -Henrtco near
Seven Pines. and had been stalled In
Lizzie while the rain came down
n torrents
It was I o'clock p, NJ. by George
Pollock~s grab bag chronorneter when
the journey started. 1t was p. NJ
when the last light along Morgan
Mills street faded into the past, and
when the clock In the City Hall eerie
pointed to the hour of midnight, the
client had been seen, and the liz was
on the road b,-ck 10 peace and quiet,
Ear from the mosquitoes and the frogs
OF Chickahomany. If II had been
summer time the Thermometer would
have been ninety in the shadow OF
the Eaunt oaks, but II was winter and
rain had taken the place OF snow
Then an unseen trench appeared
In the immediate front, and the liz was
put out of commission.
That liz wasn't no tank" said
| Councilman English. as ne changed
the gold headed cane to the other
hand. and took "a mouthfuli OF cough
drops. We couldn't go nor come.
| SO we just staid there until daylight
| began TO climb. up from behind the
! big trees at Fair Oaks. and we could
see the lights gradually fade from
view as the scrub women got through
sweeping out the loose change In the
top floors of the first National sky
scrarer
We got the milk wagons To pull
us into the city, and that Is WHY I'm
now plastered all over with mustard,
and why carry six kinds OF cough
drops in my pocket, and whv ] am
personanon erata at my palatial resi-
dence in Henry Beck lane.
81 wouldn't tell this TO anybody else
hut you. because | know Il won't go
any father Don't print this now. for
goodness sake. Bv the wav. you know
what my middle initial lie don't your
Red Hee ded Woodpecker Penber-
Ton ana MS cOterlG or lesser DlrNS, ~
! G. Learv and w. 7. DIXON. have be-
gun prenaraticns for the organiZa-
ton of tho order Of woodpeckers. a
| social adjunct 20 tire Modern Work
men Of the World, and they say there
WIFI be some doings at the first meet
| ing of the camp at the Hollow" one
/ night next Tuesday. It la not neces-
sary 10 he red headed TO hold the Of
! Zee Of chief of the Woodpeckers. hut
| IL IL said that the head gesinus viidts
az the organization must have zygod.
| actvlous feet. whatever that Is. There
| is rumor bout the county courthouse
! that II woodpecker belonging to the
tribe goes around without displaying
/ his knowleS re OF the kind of feet onF
must have ne Is TO he fined in ac'
coriance to the size Of his excheauer
| the total sum Of which ts turned ovei
/ to Sheriff Sydnor FOR the relief o
| stranded autom obilists,
Rumor hnA II htat Connie Saunder'
will make sreech at the openfnt
banquet, and tell how to elonRate tn
lf-vgodaetYlosity OF the pedal append
age without resortlnE to the dram,
I We await news from the front. an'
hope to tell the dear people how tn
foodiess bar quet PANIED out.