Evening journal., 1892-07-28

10 is said that watson X Sperry, Min
lister Resident and Consul General TO
Persia, has sent the following letter of
! acceptance TO President Harrison;
"CoNsEL- -GENERBL's OFFICE,
WfLsfrNGToN, Del, July 2s 1892 (
'DEAR BEN | am very much oblige 10
you for sending me to Persia / am sure
the people of the country in general, and
of Delaware and Wilmington in particu-
lar will commend your action Judge
Cullen was thinking of sending me
to New Castle Jail for contempt of
court. | would rather 60 to Persia. for
while at Yale was taught that of two
great evils the lesson should be chosen
81 have often wondered. Ben, how the
administration managed 20 get along
without me ! am glad to know that my
ability has at last been recognized To
you belongs the credit of discovering il.
consider il to be quite a coincidence
that on October 10, 1892. inst four hun
dred years ago, Columbus discovered
America, and on July 27, 1892, Harrison
discovered Sperry You are an earlier
bird by about two months than Colum-
bus was. was told at Yale that Colum.
bus was a native of Genoa Italy have
never had reason to doubt il but if YOU
ever hear anything to the contrary,
please let me know.
~ understand that Senator Higgins
told you to appoint me in order to re
move stumbling block don't think
Mr. Higgins has treated me fairly in this
matter. He should have given me
Choate, of Newark for assistant consul
general.
81 always did like Persia. never
hear man say %, pshaw' without
thinking of Persia. am dead gone on
it. | should not be surprised if Osman
Sandalla Fanna Likehella No. III should
make me his prime minister It is my
intention to pull my wires that way
may also, like Lew Wallace write
book it viii not be "Ben Hur," but it
may be Ben Hurrison. / will send
you the revises; but be sure and keep
mum, or some other man might antici.
pate me. | will also get you collections
of Persian butterflies and grasses. If
Baby Mckee ever gets the postage stamp
mania just let me know He shall have
an envelope containing 100 Oriental
stamps, no two alike.
81 hate to leave Wilmington at this
1 time when everything is smiling and the
; streets are all torn up, but J suppose
must swallow my 19-cent gingham three
corner patriotic sobs, and lay down my
4 life upon my country's altar / don't
know what the State of Delaware will do
when am gone / am afraid that every
thing will go to the devil, and the bench
will override the liberties of the people
/, Is it my faultg Did ! appoint the
! iudgesg Ye Godsi no. A thousand and
twenty-five times and half no. ! smell
So, 600 a year ahead, and / must take IT,,
even if Bach, Mahafy & Co. GO go TO the
a devil II is only a question of time, any
4 how.
II don't know VINO will apologize TO
the public for the alleged editorial writ
ings of my carminated assistant editor
Is He makes a statement one day and
f apologize for it the next, and-vice
versa | guess the only thing for me to
do is to take him with me- bnt it will
make things terribly hot in that equi
torial and soonto-be editorial country
e The question has been asked, VIII
aecepty You bet | will accept Don't
-- throw anything of that kind at me- If il
"a has a string TO it, unless you want tC
h break my constant heart. In my mind
e eye l see myself going over the sands OF
d Persia on the quarter deck of a ship OF
r the dessert. A simeon comes up.
d order the captain to take in his main
t, sheet and reef in his tOpsails, and as the
r ship breaches to the anchor is cast
g just TO make things a little more natu
e raj and wet like pass around the bottle
n and the cameliers cry, Allah Allah
n Allah is great and Watsonia is his choser
It prophet. 1t is a glorious anticipation
r, and / hope the realization viii be a.
pleasant as imagination. OF course The
shark will meet me at the camel station
10 If he does not ! shall Immediately advise
s. Your EXcellency to declare war. If W.
D, can capture Persia. / think it viii g,
e, Republican, and you know the three O
m four electoral votes will count like blaze
r in this campaign
e. Il have begun to pack my grip It al
So ready contains one bottle of camphor
lc one bottle of gasoline and demajohn o
y coal oil. It is my intention to take alonD
IN small gasoline stove. ! don't propos
ir TO have any camel dung cooking in min
lr while | am on the desert
ne Il must close Tell Baby Mckee tina
At our Maltese cat has nine kittens. Sh
had them yesterday. / didn't know
until l read the despatch announcing m
lv nomination. We only intend TO kee
d three. One will be called Ben, anothe
Teheran and the other the Star of Persia
The mother cat is getting along as wei
,e as can be expected Good bye Writ
4 soon. Very gratefully yours,
es "WATs jH r. SPERKY. Minister.
In ansser to this President Harriso
sent a telegram, of which the followin
d. is not an exact copy:
er EXECUTIVE MANSION,
aa WAsHINGTON, ID. c., July %, 1892 I
h DEAR SPERRY-Yours received
Don't talk so much Your instruction
are as follows:
81. Get me the electoral votes of PEI
- sia, if possible / need them. Mcdowell
Of vile has gone back on me-
i 20 Don't write any more tariff
or labor editorials you don
know anything about tariff, an
es still less about work
ve ''3. Have some respect for the dignit
p of the bench of your state Ned Nit
chell was wrong ! believe it, becaus
~ Colonel Nields said So
-s "A. Don't forget to see Receiver Dicke
of and apologize for repeated editors
,le insults and Misrepresentation. BE sur
IA and pay your taxes and make arrangi
N. ments with Whann to have your nam
nj continued on tho assessment.
.. Congratulations on increas'
Baby Mckee pleased Report immed