The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-04
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The LOCAL TALENT.
The minor parts We're filled by sucf
good political actors as ex-Mayor Collins
General John Ramsay, Jimmy Youns
Harry Holmes, Colonel Hugh A0ernetny
Georgle Medole, Rod Seymour, the poet
Alderman Dusenberry, the charmins
sonbrette and other we'll known Unlor
LeARue men. The idea of entertaining
an lrlshman and Fenlan asst that wal
very distasteful to the English and aristo
que ana when the matter was t1rs
Droached there was considerable opposi
tion.
But practical politicians like General
ramsey, Ed Woolley and Jimmy Young
declared that the only salvation the party
"a III this State was to cut into the irish
tJte, and so 1t the kicking members were
good Republicans and wanted To see coal
selling for half dollar ton, they'C
have to put on their velvet slippers ant
snow shovel coats and shake Mr.. EgaI
by the hand
THE TROUBLE ADJUSTED.
Inc knownothings fiuaIly consented
to this. but they'd turn green before
they'd give him any dinners or make any
more fuss than was necessary. There
was to be no dinner at the Washington,
or any parade, or anything that woulc
put Egan on the same level with the
great Whitelaw Reid. Thus it came
about that George Medole and Sin
smith sneaked over to the Gilsey House,
bundled Eagan into an ordinary mack and
Whlsked him over TO the club house.
Inen he was taken into the dining
room and given something to eat. Judge
Blair sat at the head of the table with
Egan at his right and Mayor Wanser or
the left. Gilbert Collins. j. J. Detmiller
colonel Abenethy, Sam Dick lnson. Fla
vel MCGEE, Con. Benson and George Hill
ller also succeeded in getting their legs
under he table.
After Egan had eaten great meal for 6
SICK man, ne went out into the parlol
and stood under an American flag direct
ly IN front OF picture of Whitelaw Reid
The picture of REID had a peculiar lool
out OF the eyes which were constantly
fixed on Egan as though he thought thu
Minister needed watching. Then the
doors were thrown open and the popu
lace rushed in. There was quite crowd
and Tor the first half hour Mr.. Egan was
Kept pretty busy shaking hands.
THE SHOW GOES SLOW.
Tne managers of the show had hired
some men with a beautiful brogue Il
come around at stated intervals and pre-
tend to have known Egan in Ireland, ant
then they would talk loudly over some
Thing that never happened. twist Tn,
British lions tail and calculate wei
known Dlatitudes.
After while the crowd lhinned out
and the Intervals between the citizen:
was so long that the managers hit upor
the plan of introducing them by name tt
the guest of the evening. Although thi
TOOK time, 1t did not mend matters. ant
then the expedient Of speech making wa
hitupon.
JUDGE BLAIR'S FALL.
Judge Blair thanked those present TO
the honor they had done the club in sWal
lowing their natural feelings and con
sentlng to come out for the occa
sion. He said that Egan wa.
distinguished for the enemies ne hac
made, and then the Judge made
speech that made angels weep, and gooe
old John ID. Carscallen, the ex-Eng!ish
man who had been yanked over from
Brooklyn for the occasion, lifted hn
hands in holy horror and exclaimed, "Oh
how the mighty have fallen"
Think OF it, aristocratic Warren county
bred John A. Blair, pulling out by thu
roots the horn of the British unicorn ant
talking of fAnglo-Americans VINO turn W
their trousers for fear it might be raining
in London.
Egan did not make a speech. His
soul was sad and life had no charms fol
him. Even British prison with all ius
atrocities could not throw such aguist
into his soul as the Dutch orchestra in tht
hall did when it began torturlng Those
good old Irish airs at the end of judge
Blair's speech.
He merely said he could not find word
to express his thanks for the cordial re
ception, and thanked them one and all
and he was glad the championship still
remained III America.
Then Mayor Wanser made a funn,
speech. Yes, sir. real funny speech. HI
said that Egan was as good looking as b,
was, and if he would make speech there
was no doubt he would do almost as wei
as the Mayor did. This provoked muct
laughter and most of those who hat
credit sought the buffet in the dinins
room.
Ewing Talks to Trenton Democrats.
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