Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-20
ONE OFF A cuAss.

ONE OF A GLASS.
Some men, especially those born In
Virginia, never lie; others lie graceful
ly, but grudgingly under stress OF cir
cumetance; while others. again, lie
when there IS absolutely no occasion
for 1t. It is n representative OF this
last named class that the Wayfarer
takes as the subject OF his sketch. He
is a young man about town, and there Is |
IA young woman in the city for whom
he entertains a warm regard. Whether
It is reciprocated the Wayfarer doesn't
know. In fact, it's none OF his bust
ness, being purely personal matter.
The young man was standing at Eighth
and Market streets with several boon
companions one evening recently.
They noticed that he glanced down
the street quite frequently as though
expecting someone. Presently the
young woman walked UP the street,
and spoke pleasantly to him in posing.
Excuse me, win you, fellows" he
said. Il have an engagement"
certainly, go ahead" they said.
lie started after the young woman
and had almost reached her when an
other young man stepped out and
walked off with her. He walked back
to his friends and said:
THAT'S shabby treatment I'm going
up the other side Of the ftreet come
back this way, meet them, and give
her the devil right before that fellows
face"
He paced off rapidly, and his COM
panions, thinking they would see some
fun. followed. being careful not to let
him know that they were doing so. He
got to a point above the couple, cross
ed over, met them, made a profuse
bow. said "IIow do you dol" and pro-
ceeded down the street to Tejoin his
companions. They OWNED his purpose
and got there ahead Of him. He walk
ed up TO them and said:
"well, I did i'll"
ibid what?" one of them inquired.
Gave her the DEVIL" he said.
walked up to them, called her aside
and told her what thought OF her I'M
til she almost cried. Why Vhat fellow
who was with her was nothing but
kidl"
me boys smiled, but said nothing
lie believes to this day that they be
lieve Just what he told them.
JOHN HARE'S PHILANTHROPY.
ION Saturday visited Hare's Cor
ner for the first time in twenty-hv
wears" said man to the Wayfarei
land made some notes of the change
which have occurred in that time.
my boyhood days there were, includin
the old blacksmith shop, eight build
ings, and they were log houses. or tn
old structures only two remain. IN
old Hare's Corner Hotel Is gone, an
scarcely a piece OF mortar remains
mark the place where John Hare, higf
wayman. lived. He brought terror
many a home in his day, and was II
last man hanged publicly in New Caet
county. An old colored man, whom
lueL near Tue tlOk MhNAN NAN AAcAA"N's
man was executed, informed me thi
on Fifth street, between Orange an
Tatnall streets, Wilmington, where Il
electric light works now stand, q
aged white man and his wife reside
They were in INDECENT circumstance
and about to be sold out for rent Ha
heard OF their needy circumstances al
desperate situation. He called upC
them and gave them money to p'
their rent AS soon as the landlo
called, made his collection and lei
Hare held him up on the street al
robbed him OF the money which he III
just contributed to relieve the necess
ties OF the aged couple. He imm
diately carried 1t back to the old peoT
and left for home. This was only
short time before he ended his life
the gallows."