Evening journal., 1897-12-18
CONSUL MACAI.LISTER'S PLEAS.
URES.

CONSUL MACALLSTER'S PLEAS
URES.
J. jackson Peirce, a close personal
friend Of United States Consul Samuel
A. Macallister, at present stationed at
Barbados. West Indies, has received
from him a letter bearing date OF No
vember 20, in which he says:
Il miss my old friends greatly, and
while / am not homesick, as that term
is understood, yet I long for the famil-
lar faces and CHEEKY salutations OF the
folks at home. How is Lynam2 How
would like to gaze on his pleasant
face and attenuated form. Remember
me kindly to him, the judge, Austin
Harrington and all my friends gener-
ally
.The folks are well, but have not got
ten over a bad spell OF homesickness,
but they have been cordially received
by many people and viii soon be recon-
cied.
''This is a beautiful place and de-
cidedly healthy. The sun is hot, but if
one keeps out of it, with a cool wind
prevailing around, there is no trouble
about keeping comfortable walk
about 300 yards from the hotel to the
seaside every morning and take a swim
in the ocean, and / often imagine how
you would enjoy il. IL is Summer here
all the time, and the bathing is good at
all times You would see many Won
derful things here, too many for me to
attempt to describe. You must come
here, you would enjoy It.. l know
enough about the duties Of my office to
say that | shall be a very busy man.
More American vessels stop here than
at any foreign port in the world, and as
a consequence this is the hardest-work-
cd consulate on the list"
From other sources the Wayfarer
learns that General Macallister took
full charge of the consulate on Novem-
Der %.
IT WAS SAM FISHERS CHAIR.
Every politician in Delaware knows
Samuel G.. Fisher personally or by rep
utation, He is one OF the Democratic
hundred leaders of Sussex county, and
his home is at Glendale, At present
he is in Washington, having secured a
position in the United States Senate
through the influence of Senator Ken
ney. At one time ne was a member of
the Sussex county Levy Court. Part
of the time the Republicans had a ma
jority and were doing all in their
power to make it uncomfortable for
the Democrats. Frank Bacon was the
Republican attorney and he was Just
full Of schemes little and big to har-
rass and destroy the Democracy of the
county. sam Fisher is a talker and a
mighty interesting one If he is properly
primed. He was the spokesman for
the Democratic minority at that time.
The Democratic lawyers Of Sussex
coached Sam until he was a regular
stickler for parliamentary law. For
several months the chairman of that
Republican Levy Court did not know
whether he was ON his head or his
heels, for Sam kept him so twisted NJ
on Cushing that but little business was
done outside of debating points on par
liamentary procedure raised by the ir-
repressible statesman from Glendale
Several days ago the Wayfarer was
at Ellendale. He reached the railroad
station earlier in the morning than he
intended, put the agent was there, anC
so was t%-State Treasurer Charles II
Atkins, of Milton. Tie Wayfarer askel
for Sam Fisher and was told that h,
was down at Washington. In the wait
ing room of the rather primitive sta
tion there was a chair, somewhat re
sembling BARRIERS chair, made O
wood and with no frills. The Way
farer got up in it, and after sittinl
there for few minutes remarked {,
the station agent that. he almost fel
as though. he were usurping San
Fishers place, for he could imagin,
him, of a cold Winters evening, sit
ting there and telling the boys all abou
mis- experiences in the war and in poll
tics.
well, you never hit IL better" sal,
the station agent, for that is jus
where Sam sits whenever he comes {,
the station, and he is here a good dea
when he is home. When he comes II
it is conceded that that seat belongs Il
him."
Sans familiar spirit must have beei
lowering about the chair and inspire
the Wayfarer to make the remark foi
until few seconds before he spoke, h
did not know that the chair was in ex
istence, and the thought that it woul
be used by Sam was prompted solel
by what he knew of the Ellendal
statesman's personal characteristics
Wherever there is a crowd, Sam want
70 be there; and il there is any talkin
going on he wants to be in it. Furthe
than that, if he is not prevented froI
doing 50. he will surely occupy the hig
scat in the synagogue.
DECADENCD OF THE COAsTINt
TRADE.
There was a time when Delawarean
and Jerseymen carried on almost tn
entire coasting trade coming into IN
Delaware" said a down state man [
the Wayfarer last evening"" and SON
men made large fortunes. But il is S
no longer. Tramp steamers and th
big coasters are gradually driving tn
little schooners out of the water, an
rates are cut so dreadfully that thos
who still engage in the business fail
realize large returns. In the palm
days all aboard the coasters wei
Delawareans and Jerseymen, but no
YOU will find that, outside OF the ca
tain and mate foreigners and negro
do the bulk Of the work. / think q
reason for this change is that the rat