Evening journal., 1898-06-07
TOO MUCH OIL.

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TOO MUCH OIL.
Last week two of the most promi-
nent Regular Republican leaders in the
state, one from New Castle county and
the other from Sussex county, and two
Addicks leaders, equally prominent,
met by chance at the same table in a
hotel at Dover. Lettuce formed part OF
the meal, and one Of the Regular Re
publicans, after looking about in vain
for a bottle of cream dressing which
usually accompanied the DISH called
the waiter and asked him to bring it.
He did so, and the Regular Republican
leader asked the Addicksite who, by
the way, resides in Georgetown and is
noted among politicians for his irasci-
Bile temper and violent disposition, IL
he would not have some to put on his
lettuce
THANK you, no; never use It," he
replied. "A lady once gave me an eX-
ceilent recipe for dressing lettuce, and
L have always adhered to it, finding
that it was much better than any of the
ready-made preparations found on the
market nowadays.
Give us the benefit OF Il" remarked
one Of his Regular Republican antago-
nists.
''Plenty OF oil, very little bit Of
vinegar, dash of salt and a pinch Of
pepper makes a most delightful salad, 80
replied the man Of violent temper.
"Well, / certainly want to congratu-
late you, doctor" said the other Regu-
lar Republican, who had been the sub
ieict Of some OF the Doctors drastic
criticisms in the past 1T is the only
time in my life that l ever knew you
to mix condiments in that proportion.
Don't you think that the oil would
make the matter entirely too smooth?'
For an instant, the Wayfarer is told,
the doctor didn't know whether to
laugh or become exceedingly incensed,
but finally he did the former.
LOVE, TRAINS AND sUBTERFUGE.
It is astonishing how sensitive some
young men are about their friends
/ knowing that they are calling on young
girls; and it is equally surprising to
note the extravaganza Of the subterfuge
which such sensitive creatures adopt TO
conceal the fact.
In one Of the Offices down at the p.
/ w & B. railroad station in this city
there is a young man who occupies the
/ post Of stenOgrapher and typewriter "a
/ one of the head officials OF the Mary
land division. The Wayfarer never had
| the pleasure of his acquaintance, but
| those who know him say that he is
| iollv good fellow and that when il
/ comes to writing the Bush river sys-
| TEN Of shorthand he is a marvel. He
does not live in Wilmington. His habi.
| tat is in the sister State Of Maryland
and until quite recently It was sup
Dcsed by his colleagues on the cleri-
i cal staff that he came from home every
morning and returned there every
Knight. But they have been disillusion'
Cd. for he has been, for some time
making them the victims Of misplaced
confidence. inasmuch that he has beer
a steady and persistent caller on on'
Of the incest little girls on the Bas
side. The elaborate character OF th'
subterfuge which he adopted to keel
the secret led to his undoing. and now
he IS sorry that he did not come Ou
boldly and declare his intentions, fol
since the discovery Of his wantOn du
plicity he has been the victim OF more
! jollying in the Office than his ordinary
good nature can stand.
The discovery was made in thii
wise. With a fellow clerk he boarded
the COG Baltimore accommodation
train at the close Of the days work
lThey entered one car together He ex
cused himself for an instant, declaring
that he had to go into the forward car
His friend waited in vain for his re
turn, got out search warrant, an'
found that he had Slipped of beforl
the train left Wilmington. Next morn
ing some of the boys at the station
saw him get aboard the 7.39 south
bound train, and at $50 they were sur
tprised to see him alight from thenorth
Il bound train and go up to The office
Diiigent inquiry elected the informa
) tion that he had slipped of the so
s1traln, and spent the nigh In towr
Then, to deceive his friends he too
, the early morning train down to New
ark, left it there, and took the north
+ bound train back to this city He vii
never do it again. His friends hav
: made him feel that he blundered eyre
: giously in endeavOring to use whol
I railroad division to cover up his in
81 fatuation