The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-22
GOTHAM GOSSIP.

was nv Aiit VI AiiN ihlb iAtEh
j. Hastings, editor OF the CONNER
cial Advertiser" last Saturday. 1t was
certainly an impressive affair, and the
imposing list of pail pear-rs, compris-
ing the President, aud large number
of leading politicians and business men
added additional soleinnity to the
scene, Curiously enough the pail
bearers there was not a single repre-
sentative of the profession OF which the
dead man was himself member.
am inclined to attribute this to an
oversight on the part of his relatives,
for although Mr.. Hastings by his ma
tive combativeness and his style of
warfare which frequently resembled
that of Chinese pirates, who use II GER
tain bomb which emits horrid odor
on exploding, was not poplar among
his colleagues as rule, yet his many
sterling characteristics made him re-
spccted so far as his subordinates
and the people who ever worked on
the paper are concerned, he was kind
ness itself and many of them wept as
they gazed on the rugged manly old
face as it lay there in icy stiffness in
the casket.
| stood near the entrance of the
church as the funeral procession march
ed out Beside Inc was gentleman
who now occupies leading position
on one of the chief metroplitat dailies
As jenkins Van Schaiek, on of the
pail bearers walked by, my companion
remarked = this man reminds me of
my first start ia life, aud an incident
which fully characterzps the old mans
sense of justice aud kindness. came
to the Commercial office one day. a
green road boy, and asked Mr. Has
tings for some work. ie looked at
ue and gave me a letter which he had
just written, Take that down to Mr..
jenkins Van Sclaik,' he said and
get an answer Upon my return |
was installed II printers devil. At the
end of the week he called me up, and
in his brusque way remarked L
suppose you want some money = Yes,
sir, / bashfully answered. How much
do you want " Three dollars, sir =
Three dollars he exclaimed Great
God" shook as If was about TO be
struck by lightning and saw the thun-
derbolt coming. II it's too much, sir
Ireplied | Too much, IL replied
well | like your nerve, will give you
five dollars, | always pay my people
for their services. l never forgot these
words. They so fully characterized the
man.
With the advent of cooi weather, the
tramps are b ginning to flock back to
town aud in the station l.ouses they are
getting ready for their reception. The
cells and lodging rooms have been
whitewashed and the Board Of Health
will see thar proper sanitary precau-
tions, which have frequently been
neglected in former years are taken.
Judging from the arrival thus fur il
would seem that the number of home-
less men aud wom.n this winter will be
much less than usual.
saw Aimee in the Princes of the
Canuries, the other evening. Such u
wreck Sine could never sing much,
hut now she cannot sing at all. Her
voice CRATES on ones ears, and her
would-be-juvenile elasticity makes one
feel sad. Her business is always clever,
but il lacks the spontainty of youth
and life. II reminds one very much of
machine work. Why is it that artists
like her have not some well meaning
friends to advise them when il is time
to retire, as rule, no matter how
clever these women are, they always
seem to think that the rouge pot and
the powder pad form adequate substi-
tules for youth, beauty and voice. The
only women in the comic opera line
that has managed to bear her years
well is Marie Gestinger, the German
artistic. believe she is over fifty now,
but her figure is perfect, her voice
untarnished and her face stands in
ueed of paint TO but limited extent.
The Coney Island Season ends on
Saturday. II was very prosperous for
the Manhattan Beach Company which
cleared profit of about $50, 00l, but
disasterous for Brighton Beach which
lost shout $50, 600. Next yenr Manhat-
tan Beach will probably be more pros.
perous than eveI, for large
amount of money will be invested in
local Improvements, the building ol
cottages, and the laying out Of gardens
parks, drive-ways and walks. Brighter
will probably couCinue on the down
ward path for the way IN which III,
gamblers hnye overrun HAT part of rh,
Island il shameful, aud must tend t,
drive respectable p-op,e more ant
more away.
l.Aug 7 l.. . IA.