The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-10-25
AGraud A~nre.afIOu.

a Bridgeton correspondent sends us
the following allegorical account OF the pas
sage of the Albeit hosts through Gambler
land county.
TIE great headlight of the Democracy
of New Jersey, Leon Albeit, flashed
through Btidgeton on Wednesday last
amid a driving snow storm, which, if in
any way typical of the patty, or the party
of the snow storm, would indicate one or
both to be in a rather bad way. Ofcourse
the headlight attachments were there, the
locomotive and train, for of what use is
a headlight without them. The train,
train hands and all, were in first-class
condition, and all ready for a go at the
first toot of the whistle. Locomotive, cab.
cab. tender. smoking, passenger aud parlor
car accomplishments made up the train.
Collector Porch had charge of the for
mer, Charley Nickel snuffed ozone in the
smokers car, Editor Clevenstine bowed to
the gentlemen in the passenger car. there
were no ladies', while dude Smalley took
charge of the parlor car. Law Judge
Hoagland punched tickets and paraded
the aisles with the air of an antecret,
while Day johnson showed spittoons under
the nose of the smokers to keep down the
rising tide. Uncle Jake Kienzle was seat
ed on the head of a beer barrel with his
hand on the throttle ready to throw her
wide open, while Frank Riley and Ike
Cohen shoveled in the coal like all mad.
Al Laning stood at the brake. and so did
three others of the Laning family, while
Sam Allen with a greasy rag was running
around looking, as he said. after some
possible friction. The most important
party of the whole collection, however,
was little Van, who. with a large key
swinging at his side, had charge of the
speak easy located in a corner OF the
smokers car. This car was the centre of
attraction and so crowded that Charley
could hardly get around to ''set EN- up"
As the locomotive stood snorting and
smoking from S p. m. to 10 o'clock | had
plenty of leisure INC stepped over to the
baggage car to inspect the contents. This
was in charge of ]. Brady, Esq, and ey-
erythipg was in first class condition, nice
ly labeled and packed away. In looking
through the list, by permission of Mr..
Brady. l noticed one package labeled
What | did for the taxpayers" another
Flow did it to the railroads. another
'FWhat | did for the laboring man. an
other "What | didn't do to the soldier"
and SO on ad infnitum, the same. I remem-
Der, thai had been side-tracked and de-
livered at Perth Ampoy, Elizabeth, New
ark and other parts of the State. All the
packages, save one, had a soiled and much
worn appearance as if in constant use,
which | was Informed later vas the case.
The unused package referred to was
marked ''What the party has done for
temperance and was only brought out,
| was told, where the people were largely
fanatics.
After thanking the gentleman in charge
of the packages for the courtesy of an in.
spection | was about to move off when
some one tapped rue on the elbow and said
''come this way" Looking up | saw it was
Elfreth, who | hadn't observed being or
board until that moment. Come this
way" said Ben, and FL show you the
list of prizes to be distributed after elec.
tion, y and he led me to the other end OF
the train where was a small cab loaded
with some of the handsomest plums | ever
laid eyes on. These said Ben, ''Abbett
expects to give out after the first of next
year and they will leave no bad taste in
your mouth, I'll assure you" On the
stem of each plum was tied a blue ribbon
together with the name and value of the
particular plum. One marked Governor
was valued at $4,000, | think, another
Private Secretary, Secretary of State,
Treasurer, Comptroller, Acknowledgement
Major-General, Adjutant-G General, Assist
ant do, Sergeant General, Inspector Gen.
eral, Supreme Court Justice, do. Court OF
Errors, Court of Pardous, Chancellor, [.
S. Court, State Prison Inspector, State
Librarian, and oil | don't know how many
more, but certainly two or three times ovel
what | have mentioned, ranging in value
from way up in the thousands down to q
few hundreds.
When | was told that all these were Il
be passed around among the faithful aftel
election, | thought saw why some gooC
temperance people preferred to dwell il
the tents of wickedness for a season to be
ing a door-keeper IN the house of the Lore
forever. AS the train was so long getting
off and | had some other business to loo!
after, | left shortly after this, wondering
OH my way home who, after all, would gel
those rare plums after election and wh'
would give them out.