Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-06

would go over every morning aud
take a chance. We would win some
times and lose oftcmer. but we had
the fever and kept ii UP. one MORN
ING as | called 10y for him. found
MIN not ready hut preparing in dead
| earnest He told me seriously that
ne dreamed OF seeing his father, AND
ms rather tod him to play the MUM
Der" l. AMI j in that order. ana TO
pay All ms money FOR II would win
lie seemed /" be certain That 1t
was All risht ana could not per
Su""e h''h |" give up the idea %.
throwing his money away. but he
was |" earnest ana WAS getting ali
'"c money ne had OUT OF ms cash
"'""cr an" begged INC 70 follow his
'N"ihfie'
''"a'iN we Went over ana sure
enough ne hoNshi one Nv" and thSce
an" Pu' quite soouiy amount on
.'' '"'''o' M 'ioh-'eh or Twelve dol
'"'"' 'hihh. ana he persuaded me
- h"' ii nan -oo'iar on IL anyway |
'' i''"''S /" say ABOUT mcntai
,e''P"' my. SPIRITUAL or dream warn
'S'' ~ "' N'ON 'ha' 'he oiu man
'''"'' "'''c' MN many hundreds oi
''"''''S ana GOT some sixty or sew
"NS ''i my mari -uoiiar' foT good
reasons we hoth quit playing policy
'h'' "aN upon the same principle
''' 90 hunter S""lu iihd no sport
u" ''"s RADIUS.
/" 'he triangular space where
'''''N AVENUE ana ADAMS street come
me- ''o"" s'ooo oig old frame
"''s "Sco Is Il JUNK ana rag SHOP
.''" 'tS!oehcs tor the nroprictor's
ms eFesore was finally ac-
"u''c' "N the city ana turned into
pa. Win rev pehches scattered
,,'N.'' o"t IL never amounted to any
'''"S'
'hlercd 10 Hurni Trade.
't'Sr west hr""d street merchants
go ''" Eooo lo'a' trade. but they
'''i cu 10 inc Dig country trade with
ia" farmers who came into the city.
'''"a" street by way of
''"'N avenue with their produce
,.""' inc counties air along the Old
a'o'i,"'i'' road Naturally this point
was 'he'f hrsi stopping place. as the
'''crS'" ms would buy their rcrishable
sun '"'h'sA 'htm with free stablinc
az" wagon EafaS AID take their ord
''S LOT groceries ana liquors. leaving
mem "hincunhered when they went
"oM h'""h !" the warehouses and
m,l!s 10 sell their grain. tobacco and
o'h,r PRODUCTS.
some idea OF the volume of business
zone win these couatry people may
D" mad when we consider that they
came from every country along the
Mountain Road as far az the foot OF
me hiuc Ridge and frequently from
ha
'haNtnG these long trips We're built
Tor strength aud carrying capacity.
'hey wcr" long bodied aud ran M
schooncr-!ii<c at front and rear in.
ing quite lot OF extra floor length.
White oak bows Narc rI,r.d -, H.
t,rv.ls ,,.r go, ,,
~ a." 'Ne' 'H' "h"l" boHy ana the
whole fully protected from the
weather hv the y,r,. hos, xo,..r,,,,
canvas 'o'
From four to six good horses were
used to draw these w,rnr. ,a ,,.t,,
,I -, """ ""'"
were unusually reliable, The
of small br,ss Nov. m ~, ,
Of o,,.n ,nr.a W., '"e mines
bells made quite ii musical sound and
rould hc bc,rd Co.., III, ,,
!, ",' nee
bell team" ever got stalled In i,
bad road or nj :, b,,1 ma ,o,,,, d
va 80 = W.! gu" could ms
| pun through by Itself. amy Other
| tcamsior coming along. and thinlinu
| his tna, .,u,b,, ., ,IIi.
- hN'''"S ''c St'.lc'
| WAGON out OF trouble, was entitled
| 10 try. and II he did il he ms, ronL
| IN. hollis ,vvny fr,,, ~
| ""s i'o''' me unfortunate
| !e'!"W > team II was always a sourc,
az deep modification 10 the driver q,
! = MA. ,.a,,, -, ,, a., "
" VS. me- "'itS.
| NS IL tooh Two days to two week :
! for some of Ih,s, farmers -. m
M ,.,,ritri, r, '"'N
'"''' MONIES u
h'chi""nd and back they equipped
| themselves for cooking ln.i, u,,,..
and Sleeping in ,h.lr wagons
cote" pot ami frying nan W. Ism,
/ ~ seen fastened on ihr ,id. Of .,,'',,
/ wagon body, and Il hi,; proyisirt, a., :,
was carried on TIE inside M
| farmers living near EichuuuJ go
could make The round-trin IN ,vn
| 81 three days. could afIord in Mil
their tobacco and grain. mn ,""'.u,'
Icing back near or in lin" rnntin.
| tains, generally brought oIhrr ,rn.
GuCc.
Sometimes a man would bring ia 3,
! whole load OF wcll-curcd hacrn =
| inidlinSs, hams and shouldors-v,iih
| SGCn ;trtO.nnlnintniS