Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-06-09

has wired Joe. Borton, (our joel, to
bring that Committee on once more to
strengthen his stomach at banquet,
so that he may be able to determine who
he is "for." 1t is further announced that
he has undergone a Washington hair
cut, and otherwise improved his personel
appearance SO that his own terrapin
v wouldn't know him if they should meet
him on their new Boulevard" to Mays
Landing.
l hear that Anderson Bourgeois, when
he heard of Joe. Thompson's setback
by the Combine threw his chapeau q
yard high and exclaimed. "Allah is
great, and Mahomet is his prophetr'
At last accounts he was standing on his
head and singing Pm just as happy as
gay sunhower."
John L. Irving has not yet been heard
from in the general scramble for place
and pelf, but am confident that he will
turn up at the proper time in the right
lOcatiOn-fOr he is never skulking out
of sight when favors fall from the sky.
Assemblyman Jackson spends the
most of his time at his business WHEN
not engaged in praying to be delivered
from his enemies and to be landed safely
in the Hammonton Post Office.
ED" Wilson looks serious of late, so
much SO that even his most intimate
friend, Fraley Doughty, can't get a word
out of him. During his fits of silence or
Observation-Disclosures he cheerfully MARBLES
when the general roll is called I'll be
there" Then he glances over toward
Atlantic City and heaves a sigh.
Capt. John Price has marshaled all his
forces, inspected the ammunition, and is
prepared to lay siege to the Custom
House at Somers Point. &C." Adams
tells him everything is all right and Tor
him to possess his soul in patience, but
somehow or other the Capt. who can't
bear the thought of anyone but himself
holding the fort at the Point" is grow
ing bit nervous at the announcement
that Jethro Albertson, an old Union
soldier, has concluded to demand his
share of the pork" for his party SER
vices. How he can do such an awful
thing as this altogether surpasses the Z
comprehension of Capt. John who be-
lieves it to be a cardinal sin for any one
but himself to "go for" the Custom
House. If President Neutrality-suspicious.
self soldier-has any recollection of
old times and the hardships that fell
to the lot of the "Boys in Blue, he may
smile on the application of an old
soldier and thus upset some fine oalcula-
tions. Congressman Gardner I suppose
will finally settle the contest and how he
feels toward those who shouldered
musket am unable to say. But of one
thing my readers may rest assured.
There is fun ahead.
ed" Lee, who recently consulted a
fortune-teller, declares that the "Com-
bine'' is short-lived, and that the time is
near at hand when we shall return to
the good old days Of 'boss" and ''ring"
rule. He is sustained in this view by
Harry Leeds who exclaims. Edward,
thou art a prophet"
Mayor StOy pursues the even tenor OF
his way, and is making friends every
day. If he had adopted that course
sometime ago and let a lot of other
people fight their own battles it would
have been to his advantage, and he
would have been the most popular man
in the City,
The Doctors were here in great force,
last week, to attend the annual meeting
of the American Medical Association,
and all who had never been here before
were loud in their praise of Atlantic
City, its hospitality and its attractions.
ARGUS.