Evening journal., 1898-04-05

may pull through this spell, but she
has a torpid liver and Is likely 70 go
off at any minute"
He prescribed for the woman, and,
in n day or two, called at the house
again TO see how she was getting along
He found her doing the housework as
best she could, and it made him angry
to see that his directions had been dis
obeyed
Solomon" he said, sternly, Il
thought / told you to get somebody to
do this work for your wifel"
80 you did, doctah; so you did, -
said the negro. 81 dun de bes' / know
ed how, but couldn' git nary coon
to come heah to wuhk."
"Why was that?" asked the doctor,
somewhat Modified by his evident sin
cerity.
IT wen down an saw dat yaller gal,
Lie -yo' know Lie, who ibis down
| de road yander. l sez, Iize, de OF
'oman's sick, an / vans yo' to cum up
| to de house fur few days an do de
wuhk.' She sez, Sol, what's de mattah
wild yO' wife?' an ! SEE, DE doctah SEE
| she has torpedo liver an is liNely tc
go off at eny minute She jes' up an
lowed dat she didn' propose ter hal
| nothin' to do wild no tOrpeder libbers
which wuz likely to go off emmy mint
au' den she wen out am tot all de I'D
| der niggahs in de naberhoOd, so yo
| see, doctah, w'ot in de dame Oh GOht
l am a pore niggah gwine to do?"
The doctor admitted that the old mar
| had done all he could to alleviate th'
/ sufferings Of his afflicted wife.
WILLIE SHORT OF BREATH
There was an exciting race in4thi
| Christiana river yesterday afternoon
The Wayfarer saw it. He was standing
on the river bank just below the yard
of the Jackson and Sharp Company
| when the contestants dashed by.
The Wayfarer was not around Mar
ket street bridge when the arrange
ments for the race were perfected, bu
he can imagine how the thing wa
done l.
Captain James Y. Davis, of tn
Charles Warner COmpany's tug Taurus
doubtless shouted over to Captain
George p. II. Dolbow, Of the Whining
ton and Northern Railroad Company
steam barge Willie:
Gap, I'll bet you / can take Darg
No. in tow and then beat you out tn
Christiana."
mot much you can't" was Captai
: Dolbow's reply. MY boat was name
for Willie who was, in his time, tn
fastest young man in town. You ca
try it, but I'll beat the neck Off OF you.
, GO tell that to the marines!" c.
claimed Captain Davis, land afte
) you've done so, just get up steam an
let her rip"
} And so they started. They dashe
down by the Pusey and Jones Con
, pany's yards, and everybody stoppe
work and looked at the Willie in wOr
/ der. She had her nose up in the air.
{ bone in her teeth, and was draggn
r half Of the Christiana back Of her. Car
tain DolbOws face was pale, but it VOL
! q look OF determination to get out 1
] the jetty ahead of Captain Davis eve
/ II he had to leave his boat and jun
] on a bicycle to do it. Captain Dav
took off his coat, necktie and cola
, rolled up his shirt sleeves, grasped tt
( wheel and sent down word to the eng
| neer to keep the fires hot and the eI
= gine going at full speed If he had
4 twist the mainshaft into fantasti
q shape and throw the company into II
4 hands Of a receiver.
!. With both men in such a despera,
6 frame OF mind 1t was natural s.
n quence that the race should be an excl
d ing one.
= The gallant craft dashed through Il
- draw at Third street bridge and the
|. Strengthened themselves out for the III
q to the railroad bridge. The Willie he
e up well. but the Taurus held up bette
/ She jerked the barge along like a dc
carrying a tin-can, and when the w
farer first caught sight of CAPITA.
Davis face 1t wore a look OF sardon
glee, for the tug was rapidly leavir
e Lonely Willie. When the railros
e | bridge was reached one boat took OF
9 side Of the draw and the other took Il
d | ether. There was such a rush Of a
r between the two boats that the bridg
e tender had to lash himself fast to i
) bridge to escape being whirled owe
board.
e The Wayfarer watched them until Il
" ietty was reached. The Taurus w
(. then leading by about fifty yards. al
Is the Willie was putting and painting al
n completely out Of breath. She lean,
up against the piling near the ngh
Is house and said to Captain Dolbow:
st Il did the best / could. George. bl
le really, I'm getting too fat to run far