Evening journal., 1898-06-18
WAYFARER'S S NOTE BOOK
Things, Pleasant and Unpleas-
ant, Caught on the Way.
sKITs ON PERSONS AND THINGS

IF YOU READ THEM BEFORE SUP
PER THEY WILL AID YOUR d.
cEsTToN, BUT THERE IS MOTH
ING PUT IN THEM TO LULL YOU
TO SLEEP.
A LAWYERS DEMURRER.
Charles Baird did much for the pub
lie schools of Wilmington, and l do
not begrudge him any Of the praise
that he is receiving" said a member Of
the New Castle bar to the Wayfarer
However, when Il comes to the erec-
tion OF a monument OF the naming of
the proposed new school in his honor /
demur, because there are two men who
are certainly deserving of prior consid-
Grafton. Judge Hail and DR.. Grimshaw
really made the school system OF our
city what It Is to-day-the former pre-
pairing the plans and the latter carry
ing them into execution. They should
not be forgotten in any action which
the people OF Wilmington may take in
the matter OF erecting memorials"
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
AS the Wayfarer was going out West
Fourth street yesterday afternoon on
the car that leaves Fourth and Market
streets at $40 o'clock he witnessed an
amusing case OF mistaken Identity be-
tween an old man and woman
The woman In question boarded the
car at Fourth and Market streets and
had evidently been shopping for she
carried a large and heavy basket, which
the Wayfarer lifted into the car for
her. When she had seated herself COM
fortably a well-dressed elderly man
leaned over and shook hands with her
She scrutinized the man for a second
or two and said:
o. 1t seems to me ought to know you,
but / really cannot recall your name
The elderly man smiled and said:
"Of course you know me- My name is
Mr.. Blank"
We'll, II that's your name / don't
know you and never heard OF you
before" she said, looking at him
suspiciously.
The man appeared embarrassed.
why, isn't your name Mrs. Hash,
and didn't you keep a boarding house
on Blank street?"
mo, sir, my name is not Mrs. Hash
and want YOU to understand that
never kept a boarding house" answer
ed the woman with emphasis.
I humbly beg your pardon then -
said the embarrassed man, and they
both relapsed into frlgid state
IN THE DRAG NET.
The servant girl problem engages the
attention OF every housewife who is for
tunate, or unfortunate, enough to be
able to employ assistance in the pros
ecution OF her household labors. IL is
a question which bfings more vexation
TO the housewife than all other ques-
tions combined; but It is seldom that
the police drag net has to be taken
into account In the consideration of
her household economies. This new
phase of the servant girl problem was
injected into it on Saturday night by
colored girl living with a family at
Second and Madison streets Her mas
ter and mistress planned to go down
to the Delaware and Chesapeake canal
with hack party on Sunday morning
The mistress explained TO the girl the
importance OF the occasion and Impress
ed upon her the vital importance OF her
part Of the work preliminary to the
trip.
Now, Hattie" she said on Saturday
evening, II want you to go to market
and get those things for the lunch bas-
ket, and be sure that you hurry back.
She then acquainted the girl with the
details of what she wanted and renew
ed the injunction for her to hurry
home with them.
Hattie set out on her journey by the
roundabout way of the coast and the
''Shute." Officers Shields and Maloney
had their net out for black bass cor
ner loungers and Hattie, together with
several Of her friends. were dragged in
and sent to the City Hall in the patrol
wagon. She endeavored to explain to
the driver and to the officials that she
was on an exceedingly important mis-
sion, but they would not listen to her
and she spent the night in the cell.
Meanwhile her mistress sat at home
and fumed. and fretted over Hatties
non-arrival with the things for the
luncheon. What she did to repair the
effects Of the cOlored girls delinquency
the Wayfarer is not prepared to say
but on her way out of town next morn
ing she saw her girls name printed in
morning paper under the heading OF
Arrested for Corner Lounging." That
was aggravating enough, but when she
had to pay S270 cents to get Hattie
out OF the net il was simply exasper-
ating.
DrICR park HOTET. DVER PARK