Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-26


Even under the operation OF tn.
so-cailcd blue law" /; is stated by
/ ihoso who ar" presumed To know tina
| there is no occasion for alarm on the
part OF any one. citizen or visitor.
as 10 how Ia Kill time in Richmond
| on sunday. While there may be no
! ciEor stores with practical side
! doors open. ar soft drink places in
| IinE the thirsty to enter and cooi by
! the breeze from tho electric fan, nor
| set place whor. on. may 81; anu
| sip his lemonade Will. bld Sol casts
| his beams down upou Sw"ltoriuc hu-
| maniiy. th"c. are. according To the
| oldest juhu bitantS. some attractive
! places whore ON" may rest keep cool.
and even enjoy the landscap" and the
| delightful hr.cHcs blowing UP from
| IN" direction Of Dutch Gap. and other
riverside spots
Il have been living in Richmond SO
| long" said tn" venerable chris Even
! sen, who even at his age takes trip
every now and then To his old family
hailiwick ia Norway. that begin Ia
feel old when I refer to it, have
seen tn" time when one used 10 get
! on tn" mUl" car and ride up and
! down town To catch tn" breeze on a
| hot day. | hav" sat ia Monro" Park.
! trying to Keep in the shade. when the
trees, NOW luNUriant. were mere
! Sapiinrs. ana when il was q crime 10
stop ON the grass. ! have wandered
| down to EukcrS Garden and sat
| beneath the boxed pin" with my
! large and flowing glass beside me. and
| Watched ~" goldfish swim around in
rrcat Gle" In their cool retreat
hcnca,h -. fountain. hav" lollcd
! IL q
! house. when ali Richmond used to 20
| out thcrc every sunday afternoon.
ma when il was a shame and an out
rage FOR any one to pluck "a budding
rps, from Hollywood hush. ! have
! spent hours Of bliss nt El"nucr's
| Park. and have spent hot afternoon
. in the icy vaul; ut tn. old Home
Br"winS plant. where the th"rmomc
tor always stood below freezing. And
! have
! .Mhnt'> the I>r: Tunes Change
| But what's the use? Times change.
| Everything changes We have al
| ways TO apply "ursclv I" tn"
change. us"d To walk ton miles ny
tho canal bauk OF sunday afternoon,
! ana come back behind the pati"n; old
| mules attached to the CANA boats,
have walked to Manchester mauy's
| tho time. without Il haIk. and have
looked upon il as joke. HAY" used
| tho telephone when SOU had To turn
'hn crank aud say eleven ON seven
and laughed every time central mad"
a mistake. have bath"d in p"Nii's
Hole and Iicll Gate OF Bellc Isl",
land got my mouth fan Of germs
without feeling the effect. And
| have
| "Hut what's the use" Thcs" are all
memories. HAY" sat M all night in
| "A game OF pirochlc, without batting
an eye, and hav" waited on the cor
ner for the "wl-car for two hours
without getting mad This is All an
ci"n, history. wouldn't w;tit that
! long for "a car now. wouldn't rid"
on Il mule car :" get tn. breeze
wouldn't laugh when Ia" hello rirl
gives me the wrong number, ad-
justcd myself to tn" conditions
wouldn't walk w the canal ten miles
any more. You can, ana me lolling
on the NOISY bank at the old pump
house ! wouldn't he caught getting
nay mouth full "f germs in 'iI.lrs
Hole again. But
When | wan; 10 make myself COM
rortahl" Of Il sunday afternoon, what
do | do? ! fortiiy myself with ic"
Inc day before. ! get me some colong
tea. go ont ana sit il the mint
patch And for an hour or two I
read the papers, grab III" gentle
zcphyre as they blow az from Shields
Lake and tn. new pump house. and
rcvcl IN The rchos OF til" merry
laughter OF the aut"ists a they
speed hy Ia, iu my delightful retreat.
tide uut 10 Chin borayo.
III want to stroll around, tax"
a car a. the Reservoir marked Broad
and Main ana ri,Ir ont - 'NimhOgdZp