Evening journal., 1898-08-27
MINTYRE's sEND-oFF.

MINTYRE'S sEND-oFF.
THE men who have the night turn
on the p. w. & B. railroad bridge
near the mouth OF the Christiana river
do not have the gayest sort OF a time
Their vigil is a lonely one ana lar
from congenial either in summer OF
Winter, the Wayfarer imagines. WIN
in sight OF a large and populous CITY
teeming with life and glittering with
thousands of lights-they view the
panorama, but are shut off from It's
pleasures. Blended with the sougnlng
of the wind through the superstructure
OF the bridge and the ripple OF the tue
through the piers OF the substructure Is
the hum Of the city as 1t pursues us
course Of mingled pain and pleasure.
There the men stay, performing tnelr
duties of double esponsibility-n
opening the draw for some craft, little
or big; now closing It to permit some
freight train to pass over These, Win
three blasts Of the whistle, three toots
OF the horn and an occasional greeting
from railroad men and boatmen and
the only things which break the mo-
notony Of life in this isolated place.
One would think that a man who
one years end to the other, would,
when. his vacation time rolled round,
20 off into the country somewhere and
endeavor, for the time being. to forget
both the appearance and the taste Of
water, but such Is not the rule. While
passing through the draw in a eloop
early yesterday morning the Wayfarer
was hailed by one Of the men, who
said:
'McIntyre's on his vacation"
where did he go?" inquired the
wayfarer
"Down to Ocean City" answered his
co-laborer. Give him a good send
off,"
This Is the best that the wayfarer
could do for him.
THE LINCOLN GUARDS.
Three young women who reside OF
Lincoln street have become so imbueC
with the spirit of militarism that the,
have organized themselves into a min
iature military company and are rap
idly becoming proficient in the manua
OF arms and tactics The Wayfarer 4
Informed that they have supplied them
selves with small rifles and indulge II
drill and target practice at stated time
each week. Several young men desir
to enlist in the company, but the re
cruiting office is closed and the Lin
coin Guards pride themselves on bein
the most exclusive military organiza
tion in the Eastern States.
GEORGE HEWETT'S NIGHTMARE
George Hewett is one OF the Jerse
truckers who brings country produc
TO the local market. When kept her
over night by Gains or the state Of tn
tide he sleeps in his boat
Early yesterday morning he wa
awakened by the blowing of the whil
ties Of tugs which wanted to g
through the draw at Third sire
bridge. Looking out and satisfyir
himself that all was we'll so far as I
and his boat were concerned, he r
turned to his bunk and was soon aisle,
again. But his slumbers were disturb
ed, and he dreamed a dream so viv
and tragic in character that he scarce
realizes II was a dream. He saw q
tug Rambler coming down the Chri
tiana river at her usual speed OF tive
ty-one knots an hour. She blew
Third street bridge, and the tende
rushed, with their customary alacrii
10 open the draw. Just then the boil
OF the tug exploded and the capita
and crew caught the life-boat as it W
coming down, and, seating themselN
therein, rowed themselves ashore I
fortunately they went to Wingat
wharf and were refused permission
land unless they paid wharfage He
EFT was just about to tell them Il
they could tie up alongside Of h
when he awoke and discovered that
had a scalded hand and contui
forehead as the result Of the explosi
His friends have served notice-on h
that If he dreams another dream
that kind they will put him in
straight-jacket