Evening journal., 1898-08-13


"Ill bet he has his commission as
postmaster" said one Of the party, evi-
IDENTIFY a partisan of his.
"Ill bet he hasn't" said another, APP
parently a Quigley man.
wen all know tomorrow" remark |
ed the lawyer, 'for, If he has It, Wen
read about il in the papers"
No doubt they scanned the papers
yesterday but, II they did. there was
nothing satisfactory in them.
sss
A CASE OF MELT.
Fred Heiss is one Of the best dou-
ble-deck pinocle players in Whining
ton" said a familiar friend of his to the
Wayfarer. "He would play forty days
and nights without eating or sleeping
il he could find someone equally en-
thusiastic and enduring Hot weather
makes no difference to him. He says
L melt so many queens and another
fellow says, L melt my collar; let's
quit, but there Is no stopping him. He
goes on melting his cards and Dc
big sums in arithmetic, while the 9TH.
fellows melt collars, cuffs and shirts
in endeavoring to sit II out with him.
With Fred Hess and his friends it is
Meltl Melt Melt all the year round
PATRIOTISM VS.. FRIENDSHIP.
Francis II. HoGecker had a fiag-rais-
ing up at the Law Building. at Ninth
and Market streets. Two flags, not es-
pecially elaborate, but still flags, hang
from the windows, a prey to General
Humidity. The Wayfarer called Mr..
Hoffecker up by telephone and asked
for particulars concerning the flag
raising.
Yes, stree, they're up" he said in
that enthusiastic tone which is so
fetching Come up and look at them.
Nice little flags on nice little poles,
tell you. When ! raised the flags Mr..
Bowen sang the Star Spangled Ban
ner in that inimitable manner OF his,
and Sam Adams dog which happened
to be across the street at Judge Balls
office and young Sam Harkins joined
in the chorus. 1t was the greatest trio
you ever heard. William Michael
| Byrne wanted to make the Grafton, but
l wouldn't permit him, for l felt that
nothing which he could say would add
TO the lustre OF the stars, the product
iyeness Of the blue ground, or the ef-
fectiveness of the stripes. l expect that
he felt hurt, but, you know, patriot
is sometimes compelled 10 sacrifice old
| friendships in the cause of liberty. Did
you ever hear Mr.. Bowen sing?"
"No."
"Nor Sam Adams dOg?"
mo"
Nor Sam Harkine?"
mo"
"Then you missed the treat OF your
life. Come up, and I'll get them to
sing it over again for you. if l can find
Sam Adams dog"
NEWS FROM OAK ORCHARD.
Ex-Judge David T. Marvel returned
home from Sussex county yesterday
after an absence from town Of several
weeks. To the Wayfarer il is evident
that he proflted greatly by his vaca-
ton among familiar faces and places.
In a conversation with him the Way
farer learned that he spent part of his
time in Georgetown and the balance OF
II at Oak Orchard, which is on Indian
i river. about six milcs from MillsbOro
!. and only five miles from the ocean.
Judge Boyce, Isaac n. Fooks, Robert
G. Houston, Alfred b. Robinson, DR.. J
w. Messick and J. b. Lingo have al
ready built cottages there and other
prominent Sussex countians have an
nounced their intentions OF doing so.
A club is being organized to build a
handsome club house between Oak Or
chard and Indian river inlet. Several
Wilmingtonians are interested in the
movement, and the bulk Of the money
necessary to the success of the project
has been subscribed. The house will
be thoroughly modern in its appoint
ments. and the club will be purely So
cial in character and its membership
composed OF prominent men from al
parts Of the state. When the building
is completed and the club thoroughly
organized a steam launch will be run
between the club house and Millsboro
Indian river and inlet are famous fol
the opportunities which they afford
anglers, and, in the Winter, there is nc
better cunning on the Peninsula thar
N.