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Bah AND THE TRAMP.
interviewed a Member Of the Great
UnWaShed Tribe.

An Irish "Eyetalian" Vagabond's
Life Story-His Peculiar Notions
and WAYS About the House-''Angel-
obs" Strange Bedroom Dialogue.
The Wanderers Odd Letter to Bah
at Parting-Always Give a Tramp
Something to Eat, But Don't Let
Him In.
Copyright
New York, Dec I've took him be-
cause he asked us to. This may sound
queer but it is true. He not only asked
us by word of mouth, but his eyes looked
so yearning and his clothes so tattered,
and hehimself so generally wretched that
he seemed to represent in himself starv-
ing humanity. So we took him in and
did for him. Later on, he-but that is
the end of the story. The first doing
merely consisted in giving him his break
fast, and the cook who, banged around
the pans because of her indignation, said,
very audibly, Thanks be to God" after
the namby-pamby appetites that they've
got here, there is some body in the world
who can eat" But that was natural be-
cause he was hungry.
After the hunger had been satisfied, l
interviewed him. Notwithstanding the
rags and tatters, Notwithstanding the
wretched long hair and the dirty face, |
was made TO feel that l was in the pres
ence Of my master man. He gave a look
at my shoes and shifted. Quite honestly.
! don't think women ever do varnish pat
ent leather well. Then he said that he
could make fire glow with delight. that
1t would burn all the coal, and so we
would save on ashes, and that he was
ready and willing to be handy. And
every time he spoke of his accomplish
ments he looked at my shoes. Nature in
making me woman made me a base
coward, morally and physically.
HIS INDUSTRIOUS NAME.
asked him his name and this what he
told me- Me name, ma'am2 1t is
Michael Angel-oh-me mother was Irish
and me father glory be to God they
haven't lived to see their son in his present
position, was Eyetalian; hence me name.
Me mother said, when / was little. that [
was called Angel-Oh, because | was so
beautiful I looked like the angels?'' |
didn't like to tell him he had changed
but ! remembered very handsome babies
often made men who were quiteS-well
not quite nice to look at, Then he
this, peace be to her ashes! me
father contradicted her and said me
name came from a great painter: and she
would always throw something at him
and tell him none Of her young ones
would ever be named after painter-a
mean trade where they had to work all
day just here l waved Angel-oh to stop,
and retreated to report to the family. The
masculine element went out and looked at
nm, came back and said "Oh. suppose
you are like all women you like to have
something in the shape of man hanging
around who will toady to you, and try and
make you think YOU know something -
Angel-oh never did this, however. Dur
ing the time he abided with us. he never
ceased convincing me of my littleness.
me feminine part of the establishment
OBJECTED 10 smell about him: later on. |
discovered that that smell, which was
raIher suggestive Of a morgue. came from
some medicine he used TO rub on one lee
"a winch the rheumatism was snpposed
" exist never knew a handler rheu-
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SOME FAMOUS DwARFs.
Sir Knight jeffrey Hudson and the
Artistic Richard Gibson.
From Harper's Young People.

FROM harper \ Dung FeOpIe.
One Of the most celebrated of little
men was Jeffrey Hudson, who figures in
Sir Walter Scott's ''Peveril of the Peak. -
His history has been so often written as
to bear but brief mention. A whimsical
mite was he presented by the Duchess
of Buckingham to Queen Henrietta
Maria, the wife of Charles [, served up in
cold pie, and many were the pranks in
which he took part For instance,
there was the party of tle-baskets, as
they were vulgarly termed, sitting down
to enjoy the cup that cheers and a dish
of gossip at the same time, while Butter
kin the cat sat gravely by. The meal
over, one guest offered puss bit of
cheese, and was almost paralyZed to have
that animal speak up and say, Butter
kin can help himself when he is hungry"
and then made off downstairs, leaving the
old croneS with uplifted hands, in wild
confusion, shouting at the hostess, "A
witch witch with her talking catm
while it might have gone very hard with
the poor woman had il not soon been
found that a wag, for joke, had killed
and tiayed her pet grimalkin and dressed
wee Jeffrey in its skin.
When knighted by the king, Hudson
assumed many high and mighty airs, al
though he was the butt as well as the
amusement Of the court was once al
most drowned in a basin of water. and
would have been blown into the Thames
but for shrub that saved him. But
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wait ing for
u! S, land
still land a
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-03

MIA 'am-Which 10 were not being
truthful to put before that title an en-
dearin' word, for you have been but a
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-03

Some men, said Uncle Eben, 'is ez
puckerin' ez er onripe persimmon. An
often er tech OBJ de fros OBJ adversely
brings out an amount OBJ sweetness dat
am amazin'. Washington Star.
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Customer-Have YOU copy of Fifteen
Decisive Battles'" Bookseller-No, sir :;
we are sold out. But we can give YOU
Reflections of a Married Man Tit
Bits
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BABY and I.

tyrant to me. An Irishman, specially
when mixed with Eyetalians, never will
be slaves, as is so beautifully sung by the
English saYlor I cum to you trustin' in
the lovin' kindness of the female race;
but it were like askin' for respectable
things to eat and bein' served with gravel
am man of great knowledge, and it
has grieved me greatly to see how this
whole family is givin' over to hghtness,
and things which would be disproved of,
both by Mr.. Gladstone and Mister Nc
Kinley. |, a citizen, were put to the in
dignity of varnishin' your shoes; l hurl
you all from me. Your mutton was not
bad for America, but never did like
the flavor of the tobacco used by the mas
ter, and I couldn't abear gentleman who
did not leave around loose things that
might have been pleasant to me. l can
wish nothin' worse to you ma'am than is
certain to come. Yours sinserely,
MICHAEL ANGEL-oH.
up. S. AS the winds of New York are
terrible on my bad leg, l am goin' to
Florida with family who took me on
your recommend. The recommend were
a autograph which you wrote, and above
it l put the truth about that tried and
trusty man, Angel-Oh.
''P, S. There is little bill standin' at
the corner saloon in the masters name. l
am sure he will be honorable enough,
though l think him mean. to pay for his
hkker."
DOES KINDNESS TO TRAMPs PAY.
Such was my experience with Michael
Angel-oh. This was the result of taking
in and doing for an able-bodied man, who
might have earned his own living in some
way or other. 1t is quite unnecessary. it
seems to me, to say that the standing
rule regarding applicants at present is:
always give them something to eat but
don't let them in" The family have be-
haved with a certain amount of respect
for my feelings, and do not speak much
of the late departed, but / think it is be-
cause each member is carrying in his or
her heart black secret connected with
Angel-oh which they ko not care to think
about. Hasn't this ever happened to
yOul 1t is always coming one way or an
other, but I would rather make mistake
a thousand times than let somebody who
was really hungry go away unfed.
can't say that l regret the acquaintance
of Angel-oh. Turn about is fair play. l
did for him, and he did for BAB.
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We have the most complete line OF
shoes that we have ever carried,
Ashby & Heloat.
Naval RsvIow.

PENINSULA ENTERPRISE,
DEAR SIR:-The following is the
programme of the Naval Review As
ISOLATION at Norfolk during the week
commencing April 18th and ending
the 22nd.
April 1sth-ireatb bicycle race great
sail boat race including canoe, cat
boat and sloop races, for which en-
tries can he made up to April nth.
April 19th-Great International
rowing races, between boats Of all
classes from all the fleets, takes place
in Norfolk harbor, under the man
agement of officers selected by Admir-
al Gherardi. and the admirals OF Wis
iting squadrons.
April 20th-irlnd military parade
and competitive drill
April 21st-Contests between mill
tnry, naval and civic bands in the
morning, parade of all trades, civic
societies and schools for prizes, and at
night fireworks and an international
ball will fill up the day.
April 22nd-International races be
tween the admiral's barges, sailing
races between boats from the fleets
of all nations and the grand Pyro-
technic display at night.
IN addition to this the foreign, as
well as the United States navy,
which will include the finest and
most recently constructed man-of-
war vessels. cruisers, ETC., will par
ticipate in drills and manoeuvers in
the Roads. The week will be one OF
the greatest ever witnessed in this
section of the country. send you
this data before it is published,
thinking you might want to use it in
your paper to show our people on
the Peninsula what is going to be
done and give them an opportunity
to select a day on which to see the
naval vessels and ships of the whole
world to be congregated in the
Hampton Roads during the entire
week. Very truly.
R. B. COOKE, G. P. a.
Norfolk, Va, April Sth, 1893.
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Masonic Visit to Chincoreaguc.

Friday Of last week, the Editor of
this pa per joined party OF his Ma
sonic brethren. at Tasley station, who
were on their way to Chincoteague
Island, to constitute the Masonic
Lodge there and install it's officers
under the charter granted by the
Grand Lodge of Virginia at its last
session. At Bloomtown station the
visiting Masons were met by kind
brethren from Temperanceville
Lodge, who took them in carriages
to Wishart's Point where Capt. VIM.
E. Melvin was in waiting for them
with Bro. K. J. Bunting's gallant lit
tie sloop. The clouds which had
been lowering all day lifted, the
wind shifted around to the south,
and the boat shot through the water
like an arrow, reaching the Island
in q little more than an hour. The
visiting party consisted OF District
Lecturer Parke Jones. of Williams
burg, District Deputy Grand Master
Brent, Arthur T. Mears, E. T. Powell,
Jno. w. Edmonds, A. J. McMath, A.
Frank Byrd, Henry E. Byrd, A. S.
Matthews, Rev. Jno. w. Nicholson
and DR.. o F. Byrd. On reaching
Chincoteague, the visiting Masons
were met by the resident brethren
and taken to the Island Hotel, where
they were handsomely entertained.
That evening two candidates were
raised to the sublime degree of Mas
ter Mason, and late at night the
solemn and impressive ceremony of
constituting and consecrating the
Lodge was performed according to
the, ancient usages of the craft, and
the following officers were duly in
stalled: Worshipful T. B. Birch,
Master; J. NJ. Birch, by proxy for 6.
G. Birch, Senior Warden; A. Frank
Matthews, Junior Warden; John W.
Bunting, Treasurer; Rev. George z.
Jones, Secretary; 0. M. Jones, proxy
for j. NJ. Birch, Senior Deacon; w.
G. Bunting. ] unior Deacon; w. T. r.
Chopper, I'iler. Previous to these
exercises, District Deputy Grand
Master +. P. Brent delivered short
address on Masonic Symbolism, and
after the installation short addresses
of congratulation were delivered by
District Lecturer Jones, E. Il. Powell,
A. Frank Byrd, A. S. Matthews, O.
F. Byrd, A. ]. McMath and Rev. Geo.
P. Jones. 1t was long after mid
night before the meeting closed. and
it was the unanimous opinion Of
those present that the occasion was
one of the most delightful in Masonic
annals of the Eastern Shore of Vir-
ginia. There were number of other
visitors present, among them the
Rev. DR.. Boulton, OF Philadelphia,
Chaplain to the Grand Lodge OF
Pennsylvania. The visiting Masons
left for home on Saturday morning
sailed back to Wishart's Point in the
same sloop, broke bread at the hos
pitable boards of the brethren at
Temperanceville, and took the after
noon train for home. The new
Lodge on Chincoteague bears the
name of Accomacll, No. 243, is work
ing well and is steadily increasing in
membership. In the language 6f old
Rip Van Wrinkle, may it live long
and DrOsDnr
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spain Honors tne Hog Island surfmen

Senior MaJeo Perez, acting consul
of Spain at the port of Baltimore,
has received nine medals from the
Spanish government for the mem
bers of the life-saving crew at Hog
Island, Northampton county, Va.
Accompanying each medal is diplo-
ma which tells the story of the he
roism of the crew when the Spanish
steamer San Albano was wrecked,
February 81, 1899. Twenty five per-
sons were saved and one life was lost.
The diplomas are printed in Span
ish. A translation Of the one for the
captain ofthe life savers states: I'm
aslnuch as the chief of the life-sav-
ing station of Hog Island has. made
himself worthy to receive the silver
medal oflhonor created to reward the
deeds oflsvalor and philanthropy
which the captains and crews of for
eign merchant vessels perform in aid
of Spanish ships and Spanish sailors.
by the sitting of the shipwrecke(l
crew Of the:3panish steamer San Al-
bano at Hog Island, United States, on
the night of February 81, 1892, the
King, whom God preserve, and in
his name the Queen regent of the
kingdom hive ordered that the pres
ent diploma shall be sent to him in
order that he may use the above
mentioned decoration The diplo-
mas are dated September 81, 1892.
and are signed by the minister of ma
rine, Don Jose Maria de Beranger y
Ruiz de Apodaca. The seal Of the
ministry of marine is affixed.
The captain will receive Il silver
medal. The eight others Of the crew
will receive bronze medals. The med
ais are about one inch and q half in
diameter and three sixteenths thick.
The observe side shows crown of
laurel surrounding the heraldic in
sigma of CASTLE and Leon. The re-
verse side has the inscription, "Pre-
vic al Valor Marinero.n which means
reward for marine valor.n The in
scription is encircled by wreath.
The medal is suspended from q gold
clasp by the Spanish colors-red,
yellow,an red. The medals were
made in Madrid by NJ. Cevalyo.
They are inclosed in pretty morocco
cases, each being inscribed in gold
letters with the name of the man for
whom it is intended.
The persons who will get the med
ais are John E. Johnson, keeper of
the station, and Surfmer R. G. JOY
mes, ]. r. Dunton, G. F. Carpenter,
j. H. DeWald, j. E. Smith, j. K.
Carpenter, J. A. Doughty and VIM.
b. Gof1lgon.-Baltimors Sun.
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s,rrn~d 10 Ds,nrf,.

Mrs. BETTY Mapp, wife of John
Mapp. Wardtown, Northampton
County, was fatally burned at hel
home. on Monday afternoon, while
alone in the house. No one knows
exactly how the sad accident occur
ed. She was sitting near the fire.
place scwing-!icr husband, working
near hy, heard no noise, but about 4
O'Clock. entering the house, a
horrible sight met his gaze. Lying
in the fireplace was the charred body
of his wife, burned almost beyond rec.
ignition. The head, breast and
stomach were horribly mutilated,
While attempting to move the body,
her feet fell off. A lamp, usually
on the mantel. was found on the
floor, broken in pieces. Whether OF
not it had contained oil, no one
knew. Mrs. Mapp, who had been
married only about two years, was
subject to fainting fits, and the sup.
position is that she tainted with the
lamp in her hand, falling prone in
the fireplace, and was asphyxiated
at once, then burned.
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Cape Charles and Hog Island Light
Houses.

The lighthouse board has pre-
pared plans and specifications and
has advertised for proposals for the
construction Of the two new light
houses authorized by Congress to be
erected at Cape Charles and Hog
Island, Va. Bids will be opened at
the Office of the lighthouse engineer,
in Baltimore, at2o'clock, Wednesday,
May II. 1893. In case of the con-
tracts for the two structures being
awarded to one bidder the first one
must be completed in fifteen months
from the date of the contract and
thesecond within twenty-twom months.
If the award is made OF only one
fifteen months. The two structures
will be identical in every particular,
except that the Cape Charles tower
will be painted white while that on
Hog Island will be painted black.
They are to be IT'S feet in height from
the beach TO the focal plane of the
light, or 191 feet to the top of the
roof, making them just ten feet lower
than the Cape Hatteras lighthouse,
which is the highest in the country.
The towers will be built on the iron
skeleton plan, surmounted by a
service-rOom, a watch-room, with
gallery and lantern. Access to
these rooms will be afforded by q
spiral stairway and elevator inclosed
in O. central cast-iron cylinder. The
structure will rest upon nine concrete
piers, one being placed in the centre
for the support of the stair cylinder,
and the others at equal distances
about it, with their centres 2G feet 6
inches from the centre of the central
pier. The skeleton will be composed
of tubular iron columns arranged in
seven series, these of the first series
being thirteen inches in diameter
and each succeeding series an inch
less in diameter, until the seventh
series is reached, which will be seven
inches. The columns are to be
thoroughly braced, so as to Withstand
the greatest possible strain to which
they are ever likely to be subjected
by any storm, no matter how severe.
The service-room will be fifteen feet
in diameter, and Immediately above
it will be the watch-room, with the
lantern still above that. A gallery
will run about the tower at II level
with the watch room floor and another
will encircle it at a level with the
lantern floor. One of the novel fea-
lures will be the elevator, in which
man by turning crank in the car
can run himself to the top of the
structure with ease, thus obviating
the necessity of climbing the long
flights of stairs. The lights for these
new houses will be of the most pow
erful manufactured, and the best
lenses that can be procured will be
used in the lanterns. The keepers
will live in quarters to be erected on
the beach at the base of the tower.
The plans for these new lighthouses
have been prepared with great care
by the lighthouse board, and it is
expected they will be the most COM
plete and thoroughly equipped light
stations in the United States or in the
world.
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MiIIin cry.

I wish to inform my patrons and
the public that / now occupy my
new store on Market st., just above
old stand. My new and complete
stock OF spring goods has been select
ed with the utmost care; and now
with more commodious room and
other improvements, we are much
better prepared to exhibit our goods,
which are of the latest styles and
novelties of the season. Come, ex-
anime, and we will endeavor to
please With many thanks for kind
and liberal patronage in the past and
o solicitation of same in the future,
/ ain, Very respectfully,
Z. A. MERRILL.
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NEIGnB0RuOOD NOTES.
Gri"coJcs%uc.

Shad and rock never more plenti
full at this season in our waters.
A pair OF bouncing boys made
happy the household OF Capt. D. I
Wheaton on last Monday night.
Daniel Bishop and Miss Mary Blox
ON were married on the 9th inst, al
the Sanctificd Church, Rev. Mr.
Workman officiating.
Rev. ]. Gray Boulton and Rev. w
C. Romer. of Philadelphia. now al
the Atlantic Hotel for their health
preached in our NJ. E. Church. OIL
Sunday.
Robert Pointer. of this place, and
Miss Sudie Watson, of Willis Wharf,
were married ut Franktown Church
on sth inst. Rev Mr.. Rowden of1ic.
iating. They have since arrived
here.
A party of sixty persons, consisting
of the Governor OF Delaware, mem
bers of the Legislature of that State,
prominent railroad officials and
others were among the visitors
to the Atlantic Hotel last week.
Jacob Vessels and his wife, Lizzie,
two respected colored people. con
cluded to strengthen the tie which
had bound them as man and wife
for the last 40 years, by getting mar
ried last week The wedding feast
incident to such occasions was
served by them to their numerous
friends.
Kendall Jester, Jr., and Miss Manic
Hill were married ut the brides home
on the 18th inst Rev. Ct. P. Jones
performed the ceremony Robert
Marshall and Miss Sadie Conkling,
Ansell Wheaton and Miss Dora Jes.
ter attended as bridesmaids and
groomslnen-a large number of in,
vited guests were present at the
brides home to partake of the we'd
ding supper.
Mr.. ]. Y. kenney, isnowin Whining,
ton for the purpose, it is stated, OF
buying an interest in Il ship chand-
ler's store there IT he makes the
deal he will leave Chincoteague, and
no one could be more sadly missed.
Always foremost in all church work,
no one has done more to promote its
interests. Every good work in fact,
whether in or out Of church, has had
his encouragement and support, Ii
financially and otherwise.
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F. NJ. .BoGGs,
District Chairman
u ~
w. A. 7. STRANG,
Secretary.

At meeting of the citizens of
Pungoteague district held ut Keller,
Saturday. April Sth inst, i c. Mears
was elected chairman and DR.. John
(. Mapp. secretary.
a motion for nominating all the
officers except magistrates at n Prl-
mary election. was adopted, and
Saturday, April 23rd, was agreed up
on as tho time for holding said Pri-
mary election--the polls to be open
from sunrise to sunset.
The places of holding said elections
and the jugdes appointed to conduct
same, are us follows:
Grangeville, T. r. Wescott and Dr.
J. e. Mapp; Belle Haven, l.. j. kellam
and l. W. Mears; Mappsbnrg, Amer
Goffigon and Fred Boone; Hawks
Nest, Frank Smith and H. Wescott;
Trower. II. G. Davis and John Mock:
Wachapreague, n. Is. Rich and L. II Z.
James; Keller, R. n West and T. j.
Kilmon; Fair Oaks, W. M. Turing.
ton and S. q. burlington; Pungo-
league, L. Fl. Ames and .Jno. Warren;
Hoffman's wharf. Geo. B. Hoffman
and Jas. H. Hutchinson; Craddock-
vile, NJ. T. Wise and Edward R..
Gusts.
a motion was unanimously adopt
ed endorsing NJ Oldham, Jr., and
John D.. Grant ais clerks for the
courts of Accomac county.
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Respectfully,
D. A. MARTIN.

Respectfully soliciting the support
of the voters of Lee district, I thereby
announce myself as candidate for
reelection to the Office of constable
in said district, subject of course to
the Primary election, or whatever
plan may be adopted for choosing
candidates for the regular election.
Respectfully,
E. 0. T. GUSTS.
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nn1lcock.

VIM. H. Harrison, near Cashville,
is quite sick.
Mrs E. a. Merrill has moved into
her new store on Main street.
Prof. Carl E. Cranz, long an inva-
lid in our town, is now rapidly i'm
proving.
Steamer eastern Shore" is laid Off
for repairs and the steamer Maggie"
is on in her place.
Capt. Willard Thompson. superin-
tendent of the E. S. Steamboat Co.,
was in town Monday looking after
wharf Improvements at this place.
Rev. J. NJ. -Dunaway. of Norfolk
Co, Va, preached in the Baptist
church to II large congregation last
Sunday The sermon was an excel
lent one.
Rev. A. c. Bergman is in the
midst of his protracted meeting. He
was aided last week by Rev. A. j..
Reamy and Rev E. G. Atkins Ex-
cellent attendance nll the time.
Mr. John IT, Watson. formerly clerk
in Wise's drug store, spent few
days in town this week. He passed
the fall and winter ut the Baltimore
School of Pharmacy, and in the final
examinations OF that institution Mr..
Watson stood fourth in his class,
carrying off the third distinction of
honor He has just passed the ex-
animation before the State Board of
Pharmacy, making there an average
of ninety one-and the best mark III
the class.