Daily Republican., 1886-09-15
A Night Attack.

hAOos y soup c mooro fAp6r W0rk3, ts
romantically located on the Brandywine
At the base of q high hill, while above
the mills, rs II suspended inEmid-a A r,
is the Baltimore 81 Ohio r r. brid oe
reaching across the stream from hill To
hill. Below this high bridge q swinging
wire bridge extends across the stre am
for the benefit of employees ut the mill.
The mill employs about 125 hands,
all underline uperintendency of David
Lindsay, o gentleman very kind to his
employees, and for whom the latter have
the greatest esteem and respect Mr.
Lindsay WAS AZ years old yesterd ay
and his employees determined to ap
prise him CT 1t in a right royal manner
worthy OF all concerned. A committee
had been appointed and j. Paul Brown,
one OF Wilmington's 3 most distinguished ed
artists, was waited upon and engaged
/ to prod uce life-sized crayon likeness
In beautiful frame "a by SO. The
liker ess was produced by Mr.. Brown.
1t was q beauty, and one OF the best
specimens of Mr.. Browns handiwerk.
Last night the employees met to sur.
prise their superintendent. They gath.
cred at the east end of the wire brid ge,
and soon after o'clock the First Regi
ment Band came ir single file across
Soon line was formed with John Har
ris as marshal. The line was composed
of eighteen ladies and over sixty men
all employees of the mill. Each mar
had blazing torch or o Chinese
lantern. At the command to march,
the line moved off with bated breath
fearful the fort OH top of the b Ill might
| catch the alarm. Ethan Allen and his
Ticonderago soldiers never marched
| with q more silent tread. Up the hill
and around the bluffs the little army
wended its way. Into the lane leading
to the house, and all was quiet. Into
the yard gate and down the graveled
walk the march continued. The ladies
in the house, whom we will not term
TRAITORS, smiled as they caught the fash
of the torch and heard approaching
footsteps, but Mr.. Lindsay rested on q
lounge in blessfll Ignorance of what ht
was soon to meet.
Haiti cried Captain Harris, and ther
arose the clatter of drums and Jh
footing of horns. Mr.. Lindsay wa
lfairly captured and did the best thinI
he could, acknowledged that he hal
met his friends and he was theirs. A
couple of stalwart workmen tore th'
coverings from the picture and Mr.
: 1 iNAhAooy bsOOh 1ououhooo 40 hO bChOiu
tsuch q perfect counterpart OF himself
Mr.. Henry Charles then stood before
him and made the follow ing address:
Mr.. Lindsay, sir: 1t affords me q
lgreat deal OF pleasure to stand here to,
night representing, as L do, thesem
lployes OF the Augustine Mills, and t
: Ipresent you with our hearty congratu
{ lati0ns upon this, the arrival of you
AID birthday. 1t Is pleasure for us I
know you, your wife ard children ar
, lenjoyiDg good health, and trust tina
, this great blessing may be continued TO
many years 10 come. Our presence her
to night has a two fold mean ing, frs
to pay our respects to yeu and you
3 family, and secondly to have 8 littl
fun ourselves. We feel that it is righ
3 and proper, and feel assured that
only echo the sentiments of all here q
well as those who could not make
, convenient to come, when say that W
are glad to meet you here agaain TO ez
= press by our presence that good feelin
that exists between the employed an,
the employer.
9 We are glad to know that the yes
Q has passed without any serious acc
dent to any of US, and that although tc
issveral years past cloud of depressio
Ilu pubAhCub hhb uONURCo ONoE bb0
9 that cloud is now breaking away an
:. the prospects of the future are lookir
Q brighter, and the people of Augustin
b have had fair share of labor at as fai
8 com mpensatiun az the business in whic
o we are engaged affords, and we feel ths
this is due in a great measure to tn
9 tact and business enterprise OF the fri
!, for which we labor, and of which yoU
q sir, form prominent part. We hav
!. not come here asking any favors. W
II have not come here expecting thereb
J. to enRraft ourselves more securely /
!, lour situations. All, 40; we wish 1t I
be plainly understood that nothing {
If the kind Is intended.
Q We simply wish to bear testimon
II to the good wishes and good feeling
d that we entertain towards you. W
came here last year, but the matte
was so hastily arranged that we ha
little OF no time to make preparations
?, 80 this time we have endeavored
=, make some amends, and although "
10 have not quite succeeded in doing VIII
" we would like to do, we have. in
20 measure, come nearer to our heart
k Gesire. 1t is true we live in a sma
3. State, but Delaware has made herse
r. a place in the early history of Il
great movements since bodney signt
the Declaration of Independence up
the present day.
t, The feet of Washington and Pen
!, have trodden the soil of Delaware, an
h we think we have settled in q very Il
lr vorable part of the State, along Il
banks of the beautiful and hittor
Braudywine, known far and wide II
LIS rugged and picturesque scener.
)8 We trust that you and your famii.
a pleasantly situated as you are her
" Overlooking this fine and varied sc
merry, where J our children have speI
the ir childhood together amidst Il
many little surrounding incidents thi
~ chequer our pathway through life, ma
y yet spend many happy years togethe
70 And now, sir, it becomes my pleasal
~ duty in behalf of the employees of A
gustine Mills to present you with tn
picture as a small token of the estee
a and regard in which you are held /
~ us. Feeling assured that you will ha,
- no difficulty in recognizing itas compa
y ed with the original, we challenge th
community to produce younger-loo
ing man at the age Of AZ In handiI
this TO you we desire TO assure you tn
81 it carries with it the best wishes of q
Il We hope your life may be spared
III your family and to us many years
come, and when your battle of life
over and your journey through tn
world ended, your children may Loo
ss upon the picture in this frame and r
l. call with pleasure and pride the eve
i, OF this evening, the years that ha'
passed and the Pleasant memories In