The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-31
STRANGE DREAM
BY A CITIZEN
OF EeW CaS!ia on iha Political
Situation.
j'TS G. Eitf'Ns II TIE BAT,
But He Cannot Solve Hofecker's
Delivery and Fans the Air
Three Times-Presi-
dent Cleveland
as Captain OF
til e Ship
America


and then the droam came true about Ger
tain politicians. Last evening shortly
after supper threw myself on the lounge
| and before long was asleep During my
nap of two hours / dreamt that | was at
tho Delaware Street wharf us u beautiful
ship came alongside and made fast,
! saw her name plainly, in gilt letters,
america" | thought President Cleve-
land was captain and that he expressed
his surprise at seeing so many idle men
here. rs he felt that there were enough
New Castle men in Office in Washington
| to keep all others at work. He expressed
his Willingness to resign his position and
that he wanted /. pilot to take her to
Washington, where II new captain would
take command in the spring.
thought that John IL. Rodney wanted
to be he pilot, but he could not walk the
sound money plank, so James q. Shaw
went over with smile and said he would
take all our best wishes to Captain Nc
kinlCy, who would have charge OF America
for four years Just then | saw II rush for
tho plank by three men with samples Of
supplies. Pilot Shaw examined samples
from No. l.
They wcro condensed anarchy milk,
mixed schools coffee, free trade lard,
supreme court adjustment, beef, Single
Tax lambs, dislranchisod voters ard II la
registrar and several other articles which
Mr.. Shaw decline to buy and so Mr.
Handy took his team to drive to kCnnett
Square
Mr. Shaw also gave the cold shoulder
to Bob Houston who hnd fnlse affidavit
sugar, Thurson coffee, Wilson cheese,
Bach salts, Higgins tooth ache cure,
Colquhoun onion SYRUP Byrne's goblets
Browns X X X oatmeal, Knowles Bor-
deaux ideal stove bla,king, Oscars riding
saddles and took n full supply from j. >.
Willis Of love Of country, protection
armor, river and harbor improvement
supplies, old soldier pension deeds, pros
perity tanks, motive power for idle mills,
Rettnw cash receivers, Films sheriff
boilers, legislature sound money tubes,
United States Senator's chair, confidence
meal, idleneSs poison, hannv home oil.
Then the plaI was d a n and the h z
of ate steamed down the RIVER ! thought
that next went to the Battery Park to
sec the game of ball 1t was the cham.
pionship game Of the Dover and George
town convention teams.
1t looked extremely rockey for the HofTec-
ker gang that day,
The scene stood three to three with an in
ming yet to play,
So when SpruGnce died on second, Hayes
A paler V withorcd itS si the features of Higgins
at the game.
Houston drove aslngle to the wondcrmcnt
of all,
And tho much despiscd Fred Bach knock
cd the cover off the ball.
So when the dust had cleared away and
they saw what had occurred,
There was Bach safe on second and Hous.
ton "Huggin' third.
Now from the joyous multitude arose
Higgins yell,
1t runlbed up in Mill Creek, 1t sounded
in Laurel.
1t struck on Blackbird's hillside, bounded
to Mispillion's fiat,
For Higgins John G. Higgins was advan-
cling to the bat.
And now the leather sphere comes hurting
through the air.
But Johnnie stands watching 1t, in haugh-
ty grandeur there;
Close by tho trembling batsman the ball
unheedcd sped
"That amt my style" said absent jack
ono strike! the umpire sad.
From the benches black with "rootcrs"
went up a muflled roar.
1t shook tho pebbles along Rehoboth's
shore,
XIII him, kill Hoffccker Hastings shouted
lTUlll tIlt Slhllil,
And it's likely they'd have killed him but
for Johns hand. ce..-
With q smile of Gubcrnntorial charity On
John C's visage shown,
He silenced coacher Hastings, ho made
the game go on,
He signallcd to friend Hoffe3kcr and once
more the sphcroid flow,
But John CS eyes were closed, and the
umpire cried strike two.
Fraud cried tho hungry roouers, and the
leaders echoed fraud,
But one pitious look from frightened Jack
and his cohorts were awed.
Thoy saw his face grow cold and stern,
they saw his muscles strain,
And they knew that Higgins wouldn't
have that chance again.
The sncer has gone from "Our Jacks face,
his teeth are clcnchcd in hate
He tries to pound with vigor his bat upon
the plate.
And now Hoffeckor holds the bali, and
now he'll let it go.
And now tho air is shattered by tho force
of Higgins blow.
o! somewhere in this fovored land the
sun is shining bright;
Somewhere bands are playing, and some
where hearts are light.
Somewhere men are laughing, and some
whore vctors shout:
But there is pity in Delaware City for ITig-
gins has struck out.
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