The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-29

Cleveland NJ Hog rsiRnd.
President-elect Grover Cleveland is
having q royal time down on Hog Is
land. or TO be more polite, Broad
water Island. Why should the great
man not have good time OF IT.? We
are informed by exchanges that he
sleeps remarkably we'll seldom awak-
ening the whole night. This Is very
important piece of news. And Mr..
Cleveland Is becoming a wonderfully
expert gunner. The great man is row.
ed out behind, blind where the ducks
cannot see him. But stop. it is worth
while describing how he dresses when
ho goes out to gun.
We are informed that the great man
dresses in suit OF heavy gray cloth.
with a double-breasted' sack coat. 1t is
very important to know that his suit
is gray and not black, aud that his
coat is sack and not Prince Albert.
But even thus arrayed he is not proof
against the cold spray that dashes In
over the side of the boat saturatlng
his handsome gray suit and sack coat
To guard against this he wraps him
self in great ovsrcoat. The news
paper correspondent does not tell us
the color of the cont. but in size it
must be whopper.
But this is not all. To protect the
Iovercoat. we are informed that he
bas a water proof against which the
spray patters and rolls In globules
from off the Presidents sacred person.
And then we are told that Mr.. Cleye-
land Is topped out with black sloueh
hat, do not forget that it is black, and
his understandings are encased In a
pair Of thick felt shoes. The CORE.
Ispondent has certainly neglected to
tell whether he wore Imported gloves
or woollen mittens made OF free-wool
or whether he had any covering for
his hands at all or not. This has been
an important omission.
:. Thus rugged out, the great man who
now must resemble he"stuifed proph
ct we sometimes read of during the
late campaign. is ready to shoot ducks
But we have heard nothing of Mr..
Clevelands gun, his game bag. his
belt with shell ammunition, and al
such things SO necessary to a success
/ full gunner. Just be patient now. ther
+. is no trouble about that. An attend
ant In a little boat alongside of the
great mans boat attends to all thes'
, little details. He carries tho gun, tho
, ammunition and tile game bag, and 81
tthe great man fires OF load after loat
into the Hooks of ducks 80 thick that
eyes were shut, his attendant receives
tine gun and reloads it for the distin
guished gunner.
How does Mr.. Cleveland get neal
:. the ducks? No trouble about that, al
he has to do Is to wait until others in
boats surround the ilocks and coaS
them up behind the blinds where Mr.
cleveland is hidden. Yes, MIR. Cleve
ducks who wouldn't under the same
circumstances?
!, And then we are told that otherwise
, Mr.. Cleveland is having n good time
,on the island. The inhabitants kee {
,Iup an active rivalry in furnishing
choice bits" for the Presidents table
, Tie biggest and fattest clans, oys
tiers, terrapin, chickens and turkey
find their way to tie Presidents lar
=, dor and the best mix ON that and tn,
q Adjoining island, Is brought in for til,
Presidents dog. SO Interested has MIR
!, cleveland beenin shooting ducks tha
:, he has not had either time or inclina
=. ton to read the newspapers. Arrange
tments, how ever, have been made b,
(which the great man Is to be supplle
> to-day with the leading papers OF tn
/ country. .-..
N 10 put him in mind that lie was one
d, "A boy, he is to visit tho village schoc
:, on the island, II he does not forget i
re as OH Sunday lie forgot to visit til
a little church that had been prepare
a for his reception. IL suited the gre d
man better to take a drive on tn
beach around the island.
: Everybody will be pleased to kno'
that Mr., Cleveland is having such
royal time OF it, He will have q di
= ferent experience when he goes bac
- to New York, and when he takes hi
=, seat on tho Fourth of March n
= doubt he will often wish for fe
=. hours of duck shooting at Hog Islam
and long for tho choice CLANS, oysters
terrapin and poultry brought to hi
,Iby the IalanderR