Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-10-06
'ARIs. MAINE. TUESDAY. oCoTBER 6. 1891.
sI rs nIIIlhn hls MANI.

4 Ne IS GETTING Hls MAIL.
Charles n. Jon,s u q clerk in the In
terror Department at Washington. lie
L. al.o a goo,i. very popular memlrr of
th. Columbia Athletic Clubs NJ the capital
city, which botst. of q membrr.hlp of
some so. Jonas has his peculisIitc-
aud hi. pet falling u hl. lnor,iinsie love 81
rvrriying letters. Some lllnsturrd
friend. have gone 80 far ss Ia suggest
that the young man !. In the habit ol
writing to himself for the pleasure 81
receiving them through the malls. No
matter how often b. makes hl. appear
ancc st tie club house, be II tecniy
tunes q dsy, be rcllgiously pre-ents
himself at the Office With the r.in,rk;
GLOW ARE you, M,k.c, any mall Tor
me = aud When answered in the mega
tive he turn. away With q slgh aud .
.oft murmur ~ That's funny; ] am
expecting some"
On recent visits to New York With
club mate. b. often detained th"m Tor q
moment on iIrosdway until II can run
over to the Hoffman (fifth Avenue,
Barholdi ~ any o,hcr csrsyansary that
happened io b. near hy) aud ace "
I hay. sny mall" The boys got ilr''i
81 II aud resolved that the next time
the crowd went yl.ltlng they would .ee
that Jonas WAS either currd or killei.
last Monday Jonas, In company
With Frank Mcbcrmo,i, a prominent
bu.lnc.. m,n, Alex. shaw ~ the patent
oiilcr and George Scarborough 81 the
State Department, all members of the
Columbia Athletic Club, stari"i on .
trip for Boston by sea, their ulilmais
destination being New York. rrior 90
leaving the capital. McDcrmo,t, a local-
" famous wag, hal numbcrle.. mystic
rlou. Interviews with Kindred spirits si
the club. Jonas was excluded from
these secret sessions. the pass words Ia
which wcr Charley ge, hl. mall y the
answer "wrll, gucss" The secret se.-
.lons took In lOO club men, good and
true, anh every on- Was sworn to 80.
that Charlie. II. Jonas, ir., vss supplied
with mall from the time b. left the
clab house In Washington until be ar
rived In this city.
The Dr., batch consisting of twelve
spcrlai delivery letters and tclegrams.
vas handci to the young m,n ~ the
train a. II started out ~ the station ~
Washington. The contents consisted ~
iuns from florists, llyerymen aud wash
.rwomen. club due. aud notes FROM I'm
aginary Young women. M every sta
ton At which th. train stopped between
Washington anil baltimore the conduct
NJ duly reported With telegram.
when Mr. Jonas boarded the steamer ai
baltimore the grnilcmNnly clerk present
81 him With q batch 20 .ome nfiy letters
sni papers, the former bearing :. u.
stamps aud marked "lmmr,llair.
Most 20 them contained inNiou. Inquiries
short. but to the point.
p,sr Chafne-pa Ioa ~ year nail rvsua'
ly - far sincsrvly. ,
The steamer. clerk hal hls insiruc-
tions ani mall was delivered to Jonas in
large quantities, at each meal ani The
steward hammered at HI sisy foom
,loor Al o'clock In the morning and
ang oat; "Mr. Jonas here's your
mall"
At th. Adams house In llosion q batch
~ 90 letters, pap-rs, packagrs aud isl.
cgrams awaited Jonas, snd " r~quifed
the assistance ot tNo Isorisrs to remove
hl. "mail~ a. ~. room. asslgn~t io
him. Nmong thl. Ia, w~fr oil drsmsi-
W. papers, nrvsp,psrs ani mAgasin"'
several wears oil. warnings that his
hoa.e AMI fufnhaf- Nefr shout ~ D.
s.iS-i for npn-paym-ni ~ rrni, srnii.
menial notes and yrr.es purpofiing to
coms frum msml~r. ~ the fair s~N ani
the usual anxinus Inquiries alsout the -
c.lpt ~ hi. mall. Tho constant knock-
lng AZ the door - hi rooms in th" hotel
hv messengers h.sflng spcvil delivery
letter. AMI telcgams began ." grow
tribe monotonous, but thu climax whs not
rrarhei until his arrival AZ the lmp~fih
hotel IN thi. city yesterday morning.
~. club friend. had concentrated their
fofr-. AZ this point and vh"u the hotel
clerk .aw dapper little fellow, With
pIerring black eye. ani a lowing mous-
t,ch- approach the desk sni regisirr in
back hand. "C,afl-. II. Jonas, Jr..
W. .hlngton. II. g., hs knew the mtn
b. longrd for had arrived. Ringing the
tcll under the deck he called "lfont
aud when the call was answered he rang
for the porter. aud had Jon,. assisted
to al. rOom With hls mall. Not content
With thi. mNster stroke the fun
lo,lng fiend. In Washington had sent
Innumerable letter. a. Jonas la care
of every man In New York he cN-
pcrt-,i Ia met, .o that after their gr'et-
ings wer, over the New York friends
would remark "iIy the way, old man,
I have auli. q lot ~ mall for you.'
several hotels on broadway hal a batch
~ letters for poor Jonas, AMI Judas
McIrrnott was surr tO remark when
near any IL thrtn lets - over a. the
hotel aud scc " you have anym,il.'
Everything m,ilable has been sent
hlm-old rlhbcr shoes, sdyerti.lng cards,
cigarette pictures, Interior Department
reports, Congressional document. by
the dotcn, Washington paper. weeks oil
heavily marked With blue lead pencil.
bills from imaginary creditors and
threat. of suit. of breach of promise.
over a hundred note. la feminine htni-
writing ar. smong the lot. The wash
lng,on committee have attended strictly
to business, aud as long a. Mr.. chsrle.
n. Jonas, Jr., remain. away from the
shadows ~ the big club hou.. st home
the hoy. are bound by their oath IA see
that their victim get. hl. mall.
Hub smith. the author ~ "i.isten To
Nv Tal. of Woe" Who, by the Way IL a
membcr ~ the club, !. engaged In
Washington rchear.ing chorus of lOO
voices la q song of welcome to Jonss,
the refrain Of which runs a. follows;
Oh Charley hoy dear Charley boy.
say. d.d yOu 81 your Inailf