The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-06
HE Is GETTING HIS NAIL.
TIE BOTS no TIIhIR nest TO SITI
ATE CHARLES II. JONAS, JR

He Likes 10 Get Letters, and His Ciub-
mates are seeing to II Tint He shall
Get All lIc Wants While He Is Away.
Charles II. Jonas. Jr.. Ia q clerk in the Inte-
rior Department at Washington He is also n
good. very popular member OF the Columbia
Athletic Club at the capital city. which boasts
OF membership OF some 1900. Jonas has
his peculiarties and his pet falling is his
tnordinate love OF receiving letters. Some Ill
naturcd friends have gone 30 far rs to suggest
that tho young man is In the habit OF writing
letters to himself for the pleasure VI receiving
them through tho mails. No matter how often
ho makes his appearance at tho club house. be
1t twenty times dry. he religiously presents
himself at the olilce with the remark:
How are you, Mckee. any mail for mep"
and when answered in the negative he turns
away with sigh and soft murmur OF
" That's funny am expecting some.'
On recen; visits TO New York with club mates
he often detained them for moment on
Broadwas until Il can run over to the Hoff-
man. Fifth Avenue. Bartholdi. or any other
caravansary that happened to DO near byl and
see II have any mail" The boys got tired OF
1t and resolved that tho next time the crowd
went visiting they would SEQ that Jonas was
either cured or killed
Last Monday Jonas. in company with Frank
McDermott. prominent business man; Alex.
Shaw OF tho Patent once. and George Scar
borough OF The state Department. all monitors
OF the Columbia Athletic Club. started on
trip for Boston by sen, their ultimate dostina-
ton beng New York. Prior to leaving tho
capital McDermott. u locally famous wag. had
numberless mysterious interviews with kim
dred spirits at the club Jones was excluded
from these secret sessions. the pass words to
which were: viii Charley get his mal:" the
answer. We'll. l guess" The secret sessions
took in 100 club men. good and true. aud each
and every one was sworn to see that Charles
y; jonas IT., was supplied With NAL from NE
until h. arrived in this city.
HE irst batch cons sting OF twenty special
the young man at Inc train as it star tod out Of
the station at Washington. The consents con;
sisted OF duns from florists liyerymeu. and
which The train stoppei tetwesn 'wsshnrton
With ,sSsra ' Wien Spu Mr. jonas o" 5osrded
the steamer at baltimore the genusmapiy
letters ami papors. the former bearing s. j..
stamps and marked Immediate" Most OF
the point.
'"-"trr-D0 y sne. SCI your mail resu.ry so
The steamers clerk had his instructions. and
mail was delivered in large quantities to Jonas
his stateroom door at o'clock in the morning
AT the Adams House in Boston a batch OF
900 Letters. papers; packages, and telsErams
Of two porIers 10 remove his mail" TO tho
rooms assigned him. Among this lot
G sd h"
his house nnd furniture were about to BE-
seized for non-payment OF rent. sentimental
a OF .hs M and III. t us%a
ious inquiries from club friends about the re-
the door Of his rooms In the hotel by mesSen-
gers bearing special delivery letters and tele-
arrival at the Imperial :, Hotel in this
sner s and
fellow with piercing black eyes and a flowing
instoi. D. O.. he Knew III. man he ionesi Tor
he called Front AMI when the call was an.
swcred, he rang for thu, porlers and had Jonas
with this master stroke. the fun loving LENDS
In Washington had sent k1nuIppsra6le letters to
care Of MAJ in New 19TK ss
were over the New York friends would remark:
" BY the way. old man: / h!.ve quite tea lot Of
Judas McDcrmott was sure to remark whom
Ii otel and see II you have any mail"
Everything mailabie has been sent him-old
lures. Interior Department reports, Congress
papers weeks old heavily marked with blue
leaf pencil. bills from imnginary creditors.
over hundred notes in feminine handwrit-
ing are among the loT. The Washington com.
mit,ea have attended strictly to business. and
away rom tho shadows OF the big, club house
NJ home the boys are bound by their oath to
SEQ that their victim gets his mail
Hub Smith. tho author OF Listen to My
Tnle Of Woe" who. by the way Is member Of
the club, is engaged in Washingt IN rehearsing
n chorus OF 100 voices In a song OF welcome to
onas. tho refrain OF which runs as follows:
oh. Charley boy dear Oh Ariey boy
Say, d.d you get your inail'