Evening journal., 1897-01-06

TfON - KITTINGERS FUNNY
BREAK-MR. FOARD AND MR..
FORD SIZED UP BY THE SAGE OF
MAHON's DITCH.
staf Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, jan C.-There is never
a General Assembly which does
not, in the Incidents attend
ing its opening, afford ample opportu-
nifty for several hearty laughs at the
expense Of somebody.
On Monday night Patrick Neary, Re
corder OF Deeds G. c. Montgomery and
the Evening Journal correspondent
were standing at one end of the clerks
counter in the lobby Of the Hotel Rich
ardson For some time the Addicks
men at the hotel had been distributing
among themselves blood-red ribbon
bows which signihed: "Addicks is in
danger Down with the tyrantsl" These
little pieces of ribbon created much
comment and were much In demand.
The supply was exhausted long before
the demand was satisfied, and some
nice-looking young fellow, rather the
worse for twenty-five or thirty stiff
drinks. appointed himself a committee
of one to raise a red-ribbon fund. He
took Oft his hat and circulated among
the crowd, getting a penny here and a
nickel dime or quarter there, until the
crown OF his hat was pretty well COW
cred. Finally he approached Mr.. Neary
whom he did not know.
"Old man, he said, Wont you (hic)
give us a quarter for to get some (hic)
red ribbon with2"
This was rather too much for the
spiritual side Of Mr., Nearys rock-rib-
bed Democracy, and he said:
You won't get a id cent from me.
old man. IN tell you that"
Then (hic) you hain't much Of an
! Addicks man" said the fellow with the
hat
Permit me to introduce to you Pat
rick Neary, Of Wilmington, said the
newspaper man.
The fellow was too drunk to walk
straight, but he could hear all right.
He had probably never seen Mr.. Neary
before, but he had certainly heard OF
him. The magic of the name sent the
blood mounting to the face of the Ad-
dicks red-ribbon mendicant. He stam-
mered out an acknowledgment OF the
introduction and then meekly sham
bled on Mr. Neary and his associates
having a good laugh at the confusion
caused by a name.
Later in the evening superintendent
Holiday, of the Delaware division, de-
stroyed whatever Significance the red
ribbons possessed. for he sent out and
bought two blocks OF ribbon OF the
same color and distributed II among
his Democratic friends. After that 1t
was only by the walk and talk that an
Addicks man could be distinguished
from Democrat. If he walked straight
and talked straight he was a Demo
crat II not. he was an Addicks man.
Between II and ! o'clock yesterday
morning, as Governor Watson was SUI
perintending the closing up of the
State House and had all but the lights
In the lower corridor extinguished, q
band OF the Addicks red-ribboners
walked in In single file. There had
been talk of the Addicksites seizing the
State House, and the governor thought
'or the minute that they were about to
carry out their purpose They filed by
him in silence. marched back TO the
state librarians office and peered about
curiously
Gentlemen" said the governor. 1T
Is all dark back there and don't sup
pose that you can see anything. Not
lnly that, but we are about to close up
he State House for the night
Not a word was spoken by the red
ribboners They merely wheeled and
, lled out again, the governor reviewing
: | hem as they passed. The laugh was
On the governor.
Jimmy Norton is n Mahon's ditch
0ysterman In season and a Legislative
d., nuisanceout ofseasOn. Heisa littleman
Z with a witty tongue which wags inces-
sanity when Il has three or four drinks
] TTN of
: | Jimmy. He is such an earnest adj
p vocate of remedial oyster legislation;
such an inveterate liar about the bar
rels of oysters which he is going %
4 send tohisfriends, and such conscience
less master of the vocabulary which is
: profane that he is tolerated by every
body. The man who starts in to twit
. Jimmy thinking 70 get ~ with IL, usu-
ally comes out OF the controversy
rather the worse for wear. for Jimmy
cares lol neither pr'r, nor Ieasant
,. He knows everybody; everybody
knows him; he says what ne pleases
and everybody has TO take 1t. fester'
- dav he even had the audacl;y 10 ad'
a. dress Judge Grubb In tho Senate cham.
Der. The Judge is undoubtedly the mosi
dignifed man on the bench, and wher
IA Jimmy yelled out to him: Hello
~ Judge: how are you?" he naturally re-
sented it and told Jimmy that was flv'
: or six times that day he had received hi
hearty greeting and that he had bette
n subside. Jimmy gave his cud shov'
In to the other side of his mouth an'
s, said "Why, judge, l was Just think
IN ing of getting you up nice terrapii
ar stew" The laugh was on the judge.
he Clerk of the Peace Jefferson 4
a Foard is a large man. He would max
~ / 1 hac trnO,Vl
ef Peter ]. Ford for several years. but J
he not especially well acquainted wit
a Clerk of the Peace Foard. On Monda
of night he walked up to the clerk of IN
as peace and reaching out his hand, said
ne ''Why how are you, Mr.. Foard?''
Mr. Foard took the hand. but ther
must have been something In his con
strained manner which aroused IN
"a doubts Of Jimmy.
"a "a you are Mr. Foard, amt your
NJ yes. / am Mr.. Foard, replied tn
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