The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-01
COL. SELLERS IN 4 NEW ROLE
Commodore OF the PIymouth Rock on y sun-
day Excursion up the Hudson.


wiry, energetic little man, of perhaps
forty-two or three years of age whose face was
cleanly shaved and whose small eyes were fur
OF very earnest humor stood at the head Of tho
gang plank leading to the Plymouth Rock yes
terday morning. and eesticulated wildly to-
ward the multitude that thronged the pier at
Twenty second street. North river ever and
anon hrandishing a light cane Ii was the hero
OF The Gilded Ago"-the awfully. solemnly
funny Col. Sellers-playing Commodore-a KIT
seldom seen.
Commodore Tooker had transferred his au-
thorty. and. supported 10y friendly partition
was laughing in n thoroughly unaffected way.
Every one else kept him company. Whonevcr
one could. he gasped good advice and direc-
tlons 10 the energetic John T. 1t was John #.
do THE and John T. tell them to do this or that.
until Mr.. John T. Raymond was fairly over.
whclmed with advice and orders.
You'll draw smaller salary than you have
nous"s II you don't work better than that"
& ar: J"rre" shouted TO MS volunteer Commo-
You haint bali 90, down to your business"
w.ll known dramatic critic said.
, There's millions in here. and room for mil
lions more" John T. retortcd
Then he rubbed his hands gleefuly IN his
characteristc manner, and allowed his serious
tHe 10 relax into a hearty laugh tor the first
time, And every one who had ever seen or
heard of Col. Sellers then knew that IL was he
and none other who COMMANDED tho situation
ON the gang plank. Finally tie Colonel sut the
last of his pnssrngcrs nbnard-au tho pets
the darlings. and ths hahi@s ~ he called tiefn,
-hul then he ordered the bridge up. the
llnrs 10 be cas- on. and turning 10 the real Com
boats crew. told him he might ~ up ths river
II pc chose. With an air Of relief hecnuse he
aboard the Colonel disappesrea into the brsek
inst y9om and subsidized except So far as a few
friends were concerned.
- The majority OF the party dscmbarkcd at
West Point m about II, p. NJ. just ms the
s,eamhoat started from the pier Sprung the
Mott street bird fancer. picked up hask ct Of
nnr carrier pigeons tlyo In number. To their
rgs or among their feathers were fastened the
usual messages
The i've birds were set free at aSou, n 1utrter
before o'clock ana after halt dozen ascend
ug circles over the steamboat and West Point
they EOt their bearing. and darling on due
south. w-r- soon lost sight Of They arrived
safely at their Mott street home and with all the
messages. n minutes after o'clock.
. At Newhurgh the boat was cleA red OF the New
YORK phssrnSers remaining. and another fea-
out About 1000 tickets had heen d-trihuted
crWuitlusy IN the Common Council Of New
hurgh. and abou, that number oi rlt7-ns and
some members oi the Counc.. taken aboard
AMI given an hour's sa,l w the river.
.r II ~as on thr h9meward "trip that Commodore
To k-r was made t. reuliz- most kernly the
nature and capabilities " his guasta especially
the minstrels a. between decks aud fed from
the band and other attractions In the cabin TO
listen on the hurricane deck 70 the never-to-he-
forgotten Efforts OF Sellers and the rest. The Col
onrl seeinsFo have the cent Emmett -Zimmer-
man conflict on the brain. and he continually
wanted sung song which contains something
piled with his urgent request. with mouth wide
open and eyes tightly closed. the Colonel him
Settled sei .risd T. sing song Of which he finally
words, Several OF his friends. therefore. felt
e61mpeneed n, PEI to assure the sseptica audience
grew mctsys and spT ieticen nSn s MT ocIHaH cSTis
q The California Theatre entertatned lis
and AmusinR thinQa Tte
Heathen 0hinee" He was Heartily encored'
x%d 1ST nshBf yfTsa s soPTfss PTssa Enfh sh
cheers and oalIs e do or say somethIne he
the sspd md Ths eeder hs station
both as Col. Sellers and ss, the leader Of
graciously and repeatedly and he smiled and
rubbed his hands gleefuly; but. no amount OF
n0~n9, i smiling; & or rubbing cf hands 96ated
70 say something and only made matters worse. |
! Ihs !! drum major eItricated The Colonel from
~ WIN his hat in one hand and
cnopssI s7ndSr dS Ss cane In the other the
and accuracy that would have excited the envy |
of Thomas or Gilmore. Then when the chorus |
was begun he started the singing, everybody |
Joining Other songs followed and in AL tho |
Colonel did his duty receiving not only cheers |
aed eneores. but huge bundle OF wool and |
hed flowers, which no arerward distributed
Just at dark the Plymouth Rock careencd
against the Twenty-second street pier and |
Mr.. Jarretts father. down past Col Sellers to
n" children. agreeing that there never was such
The last seen OF Col. Sellers WAS when he WIS
sdging his way through the throng. Tooker |
ng his 'uEurAnt beard and happily wondering
\ ne wuuld dIaw" ike Sellers II he should
shave 1t OIL.