The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-07
THE oHAMrIos olAx.EAgER.
Judge 1IcQunde's Astonishing Exple,fs at
the hay View Horre-FriEhfenine che
Coiered Americans-A Man who likes
Good CLANS.

The Bay View House. beyond Flushing, was
| crowded on Sunday afternoon, and the multitude
there were lost in admiration Of Joe Crocheron's
| short blue sack coat and enormous diamond pin.
| The first OF any distinction to arrive In the
| morning was Dan Mace. Turning his horse over TO
| the stable boy, he salutai Joe and said
IL want pan of roast clans and bottle Of wine,
quick"
Tie next customer was the Hon. Tony Miller with
party OF friends, who dashed up to docs hotel
| with the speed OF so many mud turtles.
"Joe,p said Tony, 81 want bottle OF wine and
| pan Of roasted clans"
Joe ordered them. Next came Speaker Hickman,
who refined in TO the hotel like a falcon a chase.
| GraspinQ Joe by the hand, b. said:
"Give me pan OF roast clans aud fetch in bot
| tie Of vine"
MORE CLANS WASTED.
| Tie Hon. james Watson came soon after the
Sneaker behind team Of rotiers that ran up to tho
"Good morning. joe" said he got any roast
clans Get me pan. and bring In bottle Of wine
Joe looked amazed, ordered the clans but said
From the mex, cloud Of drs, emerged Comptroller
Connolly and Surrogate Hu,chings. After placing
their steeds in charge OF one Of tile hostlers Bob
q Why how 90 You do, ice; lovely day, aint ~
| Allow me TO Introduce COMPTROLLER Connolly. Now,
Just fetch us two pans of roast clans aud two bottles
At this Joe nuttcrcd, "Mereinl heaven What's
| the matter with all these iellowsi Notlins but
| clans, clans. clans, clans. l wonder II the next
| man viii have clam 1L'
ARRIVAL OF THE CHAMPION.
| At this moment Judge McQuade hove In sight. the
dust trail Ing nom the noos OF ais stgeds Ike smoke
| l" Against pillar, ftintiu. and murmuIlng, "If
| be orders clans I'm gone The Judge sniIinqly
Zoe. aear you'yo cot some choice CLANS TODAY.
just roast US some, viii Won prefer 70 cat them
| out where you roast them, Joe.-out there on tile
bank here the brush heaDs are"
Pour negroes were already roasting clans for the
other paroles on the spot TO winch Judec NJ Qiado
pointed. The Judge walked over 10 the brush heaps.
md. at his request the citizens Of color b. open
| al always cat thru without butter" says the
| Judge They taste better that way"
the CHAMPION AT WORK.
| Here he rokci a clam into his mouth, but com
tlaincd that they were hot and told the ue1roes 20
| OMEN tlc cool ones first lie continued eatnr, and
| a. lie could eat them. Tho judge gained on them.
| The co.ered Americans could not orcn the
| clns. The judge spent haI hour over
these lrxnrous bN dives, very pleasantly. when
| he was interrupted by Speaker litchmon, Bob
| lu'chinrs. Dick Connolly, and others, who hai re.
maluod IN The hotel patiently waiting tyr the arrival
| "WciL" aid Surrogate IIutchincs. "this "a
prcit, thing for you to do, Judge eating up all our
The Jndze looked up at tie speaker with a clam
dancns between hi. teeth. and -ad:
:" Ihose arc good clans Boo, but these darkeys
| eau ! open them last enough
| SPEAKER uTcHMAs orENiEG CLANS
| "Wol. II that's all that is wanted. I'll help
! riem,n broke in speaker Iitehmnn. 81 avn al ways
Wiling u obii-e a friend. You shlnt suffer,
| so saying the Speaker took cese knife and pied
open clans until his arned down to the fiu ,ors
| The Judge remained master Of the stuat on
Amt you almost through, Judge y asked the
No replied Iudse Meoaode. tsllrg freshly
| 1 g.ft u fsuln
NEGRos Story.
"Creat heavensi' cried The Speaker, t1rnng to
one Of ne negroes, did YOU ever -ee any BODY e-t
| go many clans as this man Seiorc "
ole ni-ger johnson rsrt 70 live mp on dc railroad
hoah. but he's done zone yeah ago lie only use
to git his brcasrns- an he en- big harl % clans
| one mornin', an topped on Wild seven apple dunn
| plins. Bat 1t liked Tor - killed I'M. IN dey tux
I'M into dc hotel an dey TUX ~ de cloes OH on i'm,
| m doY laid i'm down hy DC fire and rubbed i'm
more dAn an hour an half an no coined to, WV.
| be was de funniest mig what you cher see, lie only
use lo 10 d.,nk .unst wee an den he drunk Two
| yeah. But IL would be hard Tor ~ tell which
EN- could ca, de most claims soIJ guess some
| All seemed astonished. and none more so than tire
Judge, who turned pale, and sOclared that he felt
Tiy b'i a., wR9n NE Jnia. went 10 settle; Joe
without Including wine. The Judge, OF course, I'M
rnurmuringy paid It.
GREAT DUST.
4 AZ the PARTY was about leaving Crocllcron's De-
| srairing Of getting auy claims themselves, an i'm.
mense cloud Of dust was observed oyerhanging the
| road some distance OF
| " That must be drove Of cattle" remarked ice,
| gazing at the red cloud 1--WE been here seventeen
years, aud never seen such cloud OF duet 10
| fore"
| 1T must be Harry Geuet's team running away
from the Fashion Coursc," said Speaker HitcAman.
| Let's walt and see them come in"
THs YoRKvILLs WESTON.
While the group we're stl speeuating as TO the csgse
emerged from the cloud and stepped upon the
| stoop.
| "Musha, but irs lot" spoke the Judge, Wiping
| the rom bis brow. " How do you do, gentle
placing his hands and his behind his back, ne
| continued "Sure and I heard t'ere n CLAN.
bake TO be spread here to-day, and so come over.
| ! walked down from YoTkville, and then took tho
ferry Onusta. hat is hot, and WALKED mp from
| Hunters Point" Here the Judge looked at his
watch, saying, "sure, an did It in thirty.oiye min
| utes, and it's not such had time afther ALL But I'm
| mighty hungry, Mr.. Crochcron, Fetch us fonr pans
o. baked clans and one bottle o. wine. Has any
body (wiping his lace again seen Harry Murray
about here the day.
Here Crochcron commu ica,ed the sad intelligence
that Judge MeQuade. who had been meantime voted
the great American Clam Eater, bad exhausted his
entire stock or clans; but he added that there
consOlahle; said he, " Sure, will nivor 90 tut
again when there's clans TO the lore;" hut coupe
OF bottles Of Munm assuaged his grief, and be no
cepted Speaker Htchmln's invitation 10 ride home
IN his buggy.
The puLIcans Of Coney Island, who are Just about
opening their summer hosterios nroposo Ia get uD
n great clam eating match on the Fourth ufJny, To
| be open to al comers and are ready ~ back Judge
| McQrade against the world.