The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-24
THE MAN FROM TOMS RIVER
WI Ioes'nt Propose TO Allow an
Enemy 10 Land on His
Coast.

VIII q GOeA'nt Propose 10 Allow ~"
Enemy 10 Land ON His
Coast.
You may have seen something In the
papess about the coast teitnees Ihe
i.len Las somehow got abroad mat orf
coasts ought 10 he lined with forts and
rus- rs = warming To EUROPE sgsi"s' de-
clsring war against ns some morning
before breakfast. Engineers hnve snf-
vsyed aud reported, aud congressional
committees have nj aud reported, ana
tor anout $50 UV0vOO we can get things
IN such sl,npe tLx' when the enemy :
fisrt iron.cisd heases IN sight che eau oe
.ssluied in proper style.
n A .oi o. H. were sitting IN the depot
waiting room al Trenton. and me only
man who had newspaper vas reading
ava, for dear life. when stranger en-
tered with two sncbsls and tsii g'ri.
chucked The l'sggaAe under seat, wsvru
the girl 10 smother. aud walked up -
the man with the new spsper aud ssked !:
mi Ter, j. there an thing IN the paper
iabou, our coaet drtensrs r.
mo, sir.' WAS The gsun reply.
X rThat's singular. have they give up
The idea. do } Ou think n
~ uOn Know WuHt y w tIstoUs -
4 .You don't! Why. they W been talk
Ing for lie last year about building
Tort 10 protect our roasts. I've dow =
near The mouth OF Toms river, ana
rather exrrct they "a buiid . big i0ra
ihesc. The m, sh,ngs are nov E"R-
giand. France o. Ges many could cerlare
Wal sgnim-t u sid land io'ce ~ Icm =
river before We lad ouI eyes open.
- 4 md a448-
bod, kuowr ih~ damage they q do Don't
ser an, thing about . Tort Al Toms river,
eh:v
mo, sir"
..M.li. thst's singular. II this govern.
! mem expects mr. IL get down oeIinn
! q rock with my Old shotgun ana
Keep Europe from landing Il That ?c'n'
lis expecting iestir too much ~ one
man. l'd light 10 the death, q course
:. ~, The chances are thai y hull navy
{. c.ald lick ONE nigh sighted nsn. DO IN
paper don't sal MI, thing n
!. "Didnt | tell ,"n no In The MS
= place I"
50, (! mebhe you don't keer . coppe'
about cos.t dcien-er." exclaimed ihs
= two-s,,chrl man as red spot appeared
7 OF salcr check.
a "Nni a cupPrr, SIR"
Y II thought 80 from the start! 1o'
= live OUT IL Michigan or iudinua or Iii
- nois. ssd ate tucked away IL come hos
lcr where fh~ shs,iff cant fnd ye, Ie
alone Al. invader D; our sacred siIe! Oh
10. vnn don, kcef.'
D Father chiutd the iall girl as sh
y h.lt ,nss: buf he iurned IN bcr with:
r MARY. ,.u keep -het! I've alIu
y thought il Europe uscisrrd war agin .
= we'd have plenty of enemies right q
q home. aud heres case 10 prove IL
stranger. nid you fife in the last war 7
r None o. yonr business. sir!'
= .Ihrres liz open hand. gentlemen
9 said the swo-ssichei man ss lie ned 4
b. lie crowd. "When you find nisr VIII
8. d.nt keer ho~ .con the hull oS EusOp
"A lump on hi. country you have found
} man y hod dig ~ the bouss OF Wash
n iraiom aud s~il 'en 70 junk mam -
a $5.'
y The man with the newspaper laid
" down. goi on i,- feet and srked the 0ihe
n II lie w would -iep out u0ors = minute.
20 No. -,r. ! WON'T ~as The prompt r.
ply. .-In the iusi place, I've got ihes
~ Two n.heis 10 purtect; IN the krccn
10 place. there's Mar, ~ The tb,sd place
e NJ The iart wnr. IL The fn-t place. ! al
he ed ye IL there ws> any thing ~ the paps
'e about stur coast dstensss.
w Aud aid M, gu idiot"
ls Aud you sald you didn't keer.'
~ .NrIthrr do l!r
th "1hee's his hand sgin. gentlemen
e' While I'm y irg behind rock ~ Tom
river. y si,irg % sell my lite IN deisn
A
- uoLet. Stale ot Indiana. who don't ke'
a. corpe,s r"pper how quick Europe s..
~. ers The lite at New Jersey with Il
- blood of our braves, snen.'
er. ~F~sht.' chlded Msr, sgain.
M "L.mme al"ns. Mary! You know I
- about carpet rsgs aud darning and hous
a. work. hui Nou never heard the ,umbie
Q" war. " Europe y going 10 jump ON
nR this country I want to know y hos goiI
's 10 shoot me In the back - | lace d
- enemy
'us The man with the newspaper open
ns II and snt down y iih = dangerous giiti
sr IL his eyes. aud there Vas . solemn
90 l.nco Tor : lew minutes. Then I
~ Toms river man edged over 10 NJ =
aud they sIid out doors together. Til
he beckonrd through The open winds
\ 10 three or f"nr % as, aud ss We We
oui he surrounded us aud whispered I:
.Genilrsn~n, it's nav soieinn Opini
ne ih~t that teller u = jsnnissry from
w. rope Who ha~ come over here 10 G.
~ Uncle am not I" put up any coast
-, tense wsni 10 say right here. aus
lrh want YOU 10 hear Il aud remember
he's ths, IL the enemy !snds ~ Toms river
'"g ~ili b. over my dead body. aud ~
ma be 10 blame fer i'm. Quad In Detr
aye Pree press.