The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-11
AN HOUR WITH j. FISK, JR.
ODDITIES AND WHIMSICALTTIES OF
THE MILITARY ADMIRAL.

he Acts when in n Jolly Mood-Good.
Hnmorcd Hits Mt Friends and Foes-Ths
Funniest Colonel in tho World.
{" Is the Admiral in . funny mood this morn.
ingw asked Sun roporter on Thursday, July Z
Of the Hon. Charles Bolts, the Gen. Don't Of the
Temptation once.
"No, sir; he's in On AWFUL hurry this morning
lie looks mad. The ladies are bothering him to
DEATH" replied Gen. Dent.
Ladies What ladies' 2" pursued the reporter.
"Why, from n over the CITY," answered Gen.
Dent. "one wants q pass for her sick husband,
another hundred dollars for beneht, ssd that one
over thcre, all lace and dsmonds--I don't know
what she does want"
rIsK's LITTLE PETER.
Repor,er-Is the Colonel always busyt
Gen. Dent--No; (; somctimes he's quiet and then is
the time you want to see him. You can get any thing
thon. Why, the gentlemen in the ONCE made up
purse for the Cooncl's boy little Peter on Saturday,
and ihe Colonel took II whilo he was shaving and
calling In Peter before whole room full of Dlrec.
tors, he made presentation speech and gave him
tho f34
Reporter-What did he say TO Petert
Gen. Dent-Why, ho commenced by soaring him
seid he, Peter, what did you mean by absenting
yourself from the Erie establishment the other day.
when Mr.. uould was away. leaving the whole mass
OF business upon my shoulders Z" While Peter
trembled from head to foo, the Colonel added
"But, my boy, will not blame you: there may be
extenuating circumstances Fourth OF July, love Of
country, Woodstock, the President may have
tempted sou. Henceforth. Potter, let your life be
one OF rectitude-quiet rectitude. Behold me, Peter
and remember that evil communications are not
the bush' Peter. forget not tie lines OF Shake
speare:
Il love II, I love n, the old arm chair
which hung IN the wenr
TIE Directors all laughed, and Peter came out
~ith tA, the richest man In the Erie ONCE.
DANIEL DREW AGAIN IN CLOVER
A ring from the inside, and the Colonel said be
would see the Representative OF the grost Ameri
can iluminator." The Colonel was coatess and
hatless Over beyond him sat little dried.up old
overpowering Panama hat The Erie Railway once
|. now the old Rentleman's almost daily rendezvous.
h ms5e nc SITS % and peer ont from anisr & BIS broad
Cautious because he can move but slowly, thi.
venerable gentleman, who has made Wall street
one eye cn Central quotations and the other on the
Colonel As a feeler he ventured TO ask
How II Lake Sofe this morning. ColoneIf
Peter, conduct the Great American Spectator
TO the wirs, and show him how they are dealing on
The old msn ebuckled. Gould hid a smile while
smoothing his Jelly whiskers and little Peter took
bold OF the running strip Of paper with Daniel Drew.
II was the beginning and the endne-youth and eI.
Dasiel
TALK WITH COL. FISK.
"And the Sun man wants to see me ~ snid the
suS Maa-Yes. Colonel: I want to ask . few
Col. Fisk-weli, go ahead. Mr. Dwycr, the wick.
edest man 10 New York, was
SUN Nan Gnteuuptipg)-No. no. Colonel; the
auihor Of the wickedest man.
Col. Fisk-weli, Chspin told me he was the vert.
table wicked man himself. He looked so, and
&c, man and the highly moral Rrts OiS,si Al S any
rate. be was here, and ID II he can't talk better
Peter, wind up the wicked reporter, and let n him
sUs Man t..,oni.hsd)- Colonel, you ssea busy
oovLps INCOME TAX
Col. Fisk-Yes, trying 70 hnd out from all OF these
income ,AI. He never has any money-iset, sir;
be even wanted to borrow OF me TO pay mis- income
oo THIS sa business Will be the
OF Gould
and Gould slrned clear around 80 that Fisk could
only SEQ the back OF his head 1t looked serious.
Gould was not crying.
THE row WITH vASDERniLr
Sun Msn-What viii be the eud OF putting down
Col. Fisk-End Why, we've not begun yet We
intend 70 carry passengers aS Cseaso before we get
And when old Van does the same thing, the pub
lie hate him 80 that they will all go his line Just
but people will submit to the Central to spite old
Vanderbilt Our road runs faster and Smoother
When Judge Porter went up with me in the Direc.
tors car last winter we passed two hundred canal
boats about mile apart on the Delaware and Hud.
son Canal The train went so fast that the Judge
came back and reported that he saw contin nous
canal boat ten miles long Fact is sir, we went so
fast that the Judge couldn't see tho gaps.
, sun Man-Are other railroads going to help you in
Col. Fisk-why. yes; JUS. =, fast as ts,y are con.
hss up snd V w sr
derbit once fast every rsilrond In the country out
side Of Staten Island will try to help keep him
want TO see him tied fsst before they 70 against
him. That's what's the matter.
Here the Colonel scratched his hesd. and threw
himself forward In his cIar, with his elbows ON his
knees.
ONE OF COL. visK's ILLUSTRATIONS.
me in mind cfi he continued. I rSts ns ns pu1s IN
mind OF an old Texas farmer whose neghtors had
e,Sss sin Iosd cattle s' H him sy
him terrible cowhiding. When tired OF Saliop.
Ing him they .DS len Ss nSOs .sof tied e nc
good while in great agony iii by,sndby ne saw a
man coming along and iootng at him. Who are
ss,s tns 0Ssns Sssn IA
DEATH, the fellow said. How could they whip yCu
'hs nice &c. :aqs'T why dORa I'm
man Yes & hand hand and and foot, he says. And can't
you few cks myself for that heller you stole from
me- And thon he gave 1t to hin. again like sixty,
and made him scratch gravel, you bet"
DRKw GOING TO GET IN
"Yes" said the Colonel, "they will pitch in II We
only tie his hshis and feet Drew, over there has
caught Tartar good many times in trying to tic
old Vanderbilt and now he's going to get In big
private lick when We get old Wander bit tight"
tlere the great American Spectator " laughed
outright, and his gray eyes danced and twinkled
as they did few ye1rs ago, ,whea he took in whole
congregation, minister and all, by hooking them
in " on old Southern.
THE BRITISH srocKHoLDEHs
Sun Man-HOw about tie British stockholderst
Col. Flsk-WhJ, they tre busted. Burt left his
stock to be registered, and we've gobbled II all up
Those British fellows hate the road. They are like
the old anti war Union msn-n favor OF the Union
up through We met them on the inside, and We
says: "Wel, gentleman, what do you want -
why Mr.. Flax, we are lust getting ready to crawl
back through that hole |" Damn BritisLer |" said
the Colonel, but In n moment he added ~ Gen Nye
said In Washington r. Yes, Gen. Nye said TO me-
Fisk there Is one nation in the world which hate
worse than tie Jews What nation, General 2
says /. Tie English," says he. why, sir, Think
IL Savior was 10 be crucihod again the job could
be let out cheaper In London than in Jerusalem"
SHOT AT GRANT.
Sun man-is Grant going to return on the Sound
steamers, Colonsl'
Col FIsK-I don't know The fare Is Is now
This is an objection TO Grant. We have dissolved
partnership you know, but believe we owe the
President something, Let us see our book stands
30 " ritng on a CARD
Grant DIR In rides Erie %