The sun., 1897-11-27
MR.. SULLIvAN'S SHIRT STUD
now GAME LOCOMOTIVE NO. 70 BY
II, HE'D LIKE TO KNOW.


HAVING Found II In so,s Possession, AFTER =
ThanknEtvinG sr Appieiach, Hc Eioped with
That EnEine. and new LanEuishes In Saii,
the Victim er n Composite Persecution.
FREEHOLD, N. j.. Nov. 28.-It has long boon
the boast Of Mr. John Sullivan OF Bradoyelt
that he owned the largest shirt stud OF the
sparkling variety to be found in this part OF
New Jersey. As to the material OF which the
stud was made opinions differed. Mr.. Sullivan
himself maintained with unswervng positive
ness that 1t was diamond. In view Of the fact
that 1t was considerably larger than the Kohl
moor, the general impression prevailed among
tho owners friends that he was laboring under
delusion, and that the sparkler was In reality
either OF quartz or of the more humble material
which forms the staple commodity In windows.
On Thanksgiving Day Mr.. Sullivan lost his
sparkler, acquiring as Offset u jag which was
considerable of a sparkler itself.
This jag Mr.. Sullivan collected in Wickatunk,
a town famed for its applojack. Common ru-
NOR has 1t that whosoovcr drinks three glasses
of wlckatunk applejaok straightway becomes
possessor of the oarth and the fulness thereof.
Mr.. Sullivan had several glasses and departed
from wickatunk, vaunting himself as a lord Of
creation, with an appetite for trouble. friend
bound for Freehold In wagon assured him
that there was trouble to burn in that town. and,
accepting tho offer of lift, he slept all the way
over. waking up with q feeling Of general
bencvolence instead of the hankering for con-
f1ict with which he had started out. In FREQ
hold he had several more drinks. which so
affected his sense OF proportion that he fled In
terror from a stationary push cart. under the i'm.
preston that 1t an express train in pursuit
of And o hs
tion, stopping at every step to inform the ba d
eagles which were lighting for bread crumbs on
I...l., hat all hah nf
difficuities of the Chilkoot Pass was as nothing
compared with this, the reality.
Alaska to a drug store where draught. alleged
Fortified with This, Mr. sullivan went, forth.
agile sss trees ound himself upon the jersey CEN
tral railroad track facing engine No. 70. which
utes while the engineer and nremen dissipated
on mnce pie in a neighhoring lunch room. Two
Sosd n.y. condition and @
that he get off the track. as the locomotive
might start at any moment But m Mr. Mr. Sullivan
of the engine great, brilliant, sparkling adorn-
ment which no Immediately recognized and with
SsfS SDyoSu ySS see thesr he inquired of tho boys
"Gee!' said the bigger Of tn The boy. boys to tho
what d'ye think o thatl''
whats your name {" asked Mr. Sullivan,
pointing somewhat uncertain hnger at the
Jimmy Yates, II yer pointin' that at mo"
And yours, my son r. indicating tho other
Johnny semple.""
there and get mo my diamond stud. which I
observe shining there. Ill give you dollar
The two boys stared at Mr.. Sullivan and then
at ench other. heengine snorted gently;
I'D do 1t myselfm Continued Mr. Sullivan
this morning and I'm tired
Say" said Johnny Semple in awed tones
Does he want US to snake the headlight out
What d'you think we srs!" demanded nd
Jimmy Yates with some nat
Mr.. sullivan wiped away several tears: To
think" he mourned, that should ID live to find
my diamond stud in tho bosom OF n lomoco-
"Ingine." suggested Jimmy. "If yer goin to
take II at all yell have to take the hull thing.
THANK you. my son. responded Mr.. Sullivan.
Without further ado he walked down the
cab with surprising activity under the circum-
stances. Terrified at seeing their advice thus
a few rods away. and burst in. shouting breath
Iook-e.therel The ingine, He's got it--a
drunken feller. He says it's a di mond, an he's
runnin' away with 1t. Wanted TO give us q dol
lar to Fe. 4. for him. Hurry up. or he'll run
There was little need OF this sdmonition. Before
the boys had finished disordered company Of
were streaming Up the track after engine No. 20;
which was moving with rapidly accelerated
speed up the track and putting neryously.
Come back! "Stop, her!" Turn of tho
Out from the cab Iooke ed Mr. sullivan and
waved a graceful hand in benign farewell. He
was enjoying his ride. and the possibility of
consequences troubles his serene mind not tho
least bit in the world. Now therc arc two things
which might have happened sSs. one the thing
tha @ ad s and wsh shs BEEN the
a certain way the big locomotive would
have shot out upon the main track
and collided with the passenger train,
other way, and tho disaster that ensued in;
master. for 1t ran on the open switch, gently
left tho track. slid over the low cmbankment
and came to a .tandstill, pop1tinE and snortipe;
out somehow or other and lay. quiet, with his
eyes closed to the troubles of this adventurous
world. The railroad employees, running up,
expressed a general and pous hope that he was
dead and-worse. But he wasn't. Opening his
eyes. he looked up into tho faces bending over
II always said It was = diamond" he said; Z;
land now Its gone and exploded" and after q
few sobs he Numbered.
They took him away and delivered him over
to tho tender mercies of tho jailer. In Freehold
Jail this evening MIR. Sullivan sits and explains
TO a world from which he is shut Off that he is
the misunderstood victim OF q combined dia-
mond robbery and explosion, having been ar
rested because his shirt stud ran off the track
booters who have incarcerated him In dun
The ransom will probably be about $40. Mean
time the railroad company Is digging engine 20
out Of the mud
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