The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-26
WEST SIDE

There is a lady on the West Side who has two
beautiful beds Of lowers of which she is justly
proud. One OF them is at the side of the house
just under the parlor window aud the other Is
situated near the first, a gravel walk separating
the two. She has attended to The cultivation OF
them personally. Yesterday morning she was
watering her flowers as usual, when a man
stopped at the fence and hailed her. He was a
canvasser and wanted to know il she wouldn't
like to have her picture or a picture of the
house taken at a reasonable price. He was
dressed in the height of fashion, as canvassers
on small pay usually are.
When Mrs. A. heard a strange mans voice,
she turned with a start to see who it was. In
the excitement of the moment she forgot that
she held a hose in her hand, and as she turned.
the hose turned too. The slick looking individ-
ual ducked. but too late. The nozzle was point
ing straight at him and he received rather an
impromptu shower bath. When Mrs. A, saw
what she had done, she screamed aud dropped
the hose; then she turned the water off and
apologized 10 the young man. He. hoping to
strike a bargain and get at least an order TO
photograph the dog. said 1t was all right, that
be didn't mind such trifes, that. IN fact. the
bath had made him feel fresher. as II that were
possible with a canvasser. While he was say
ing all this, he lad suffered the yard and, taking
his stand In the gravel walk between the beds,
had taken out lis sample pictures and was ex.
hihiting them.
Mrs. a. didn't want to be rude to him aud
tell him 10 go. but the sun was coming up and
u was getting not, and abe must finish water.
Ing her flowers She had picked the hose up
while she was taking and had absent minded!y
screwed this sprinkler of. She finally came to
the conclusion that eha could talk aud water at
the same time, so she called the girl to turn the
water on. 1t came In a heavy stream, owing TO
the absence OF tie sprinkler, AID as such q
force was more than the flowers could stand,
she turned it against the shutters of the parlor
window. so that the spray would dash over tue
bed beneath. AS luck would have it, however.
instead Of Gashing over the flowers it deluged
the howery orator who etv~< beside them, Mrs.
A. was profuse 10 her apologies, and offered to
get him a clean collar, ss his was completely
| wilted; but he didn't stop to listen. he turned
on bis heel and walked away without even bid
ding her good day.
Mr.. VIM. f.. Brainerd of New Haven. and Miss
| Margery Cotton of Maryland are visiting their
relatives, Sir. and Mrs. Clark of West Side
avenue.
The West side Improvement Association meets
tonight at the 3lenwood House.
Mrs. 1. D. Wheeler of New York Is visiting
| her niece, Mrs. /. s. Broadhead OF Clinton ave-
nue..
The Bergen Athletic Club baseball nine will
play the Volunteers of Nutley on Saturday
George King of No. i07 West Side avenue is at
South Hampton L. J.
Martin Feeney of the West Side took a trip to
the upper part Of New York State awhile ago
and when he came back he told his cronies oil
the immense amount of money that is made by
picking hops up there this time Of the year
Yesterday Patrick Doyle and Edward Green
started for CooperstowD, N. r., on the Albany
day boat TO make q fortune.
On Thursday a large party of West Siders
| will go to Sea Girt to visit Captain Fred Lam
| bert's new company.
Tho Jos. Fox Association met last night.
Brother Bseeh's class meets tonight.