Evening journal., 1898-06-29
WAYFARER' S NOTE BOOK
Things, Pleasant and UnpIeas-
ant, Caught on the Way.
sKITs ON PERSONS AND THINGS
IF YOU READ THEM BEFORE sup
PER THEY WILL AID YOUR DI-
GESTION, BUT THERE is MOTH
ING PUT IN THEM TO LULL YOU
TO SIlEEP.
his OvFRTTrRFs DECIIINED.

city who are booked to make Speeches
at the Fourth OF July celebration to be
held at Newport under the auspices OF
the w. c. 4. u. They are all nice
young fellows, but none Of them has
figured often or prominently on the
rcstrum. hence some of their friends
in town are solicMous that their pa
triotic utterances on the nations natal
day be received in proper spirit and
with a show of friendly appreciation.
Information reaches the Wafarer
that a Wilmington business man, who
is friendly TO all three eagle-preeners,
has made personal calls upon them
with a matter-of-fact proposition which
they have felt constrained TO decline II
was that If the three orators would put
up enough money to pay the hire OF a
tour-mule wagon he would get together
crowd OF patriots to go out to New
port under pledge to most warmly APP
plaud every forcible utterance deliv-
cred. One Of the three showed a dis
position to accept the tender, but the
others declined on the ground that it
would scarcely be the proper thing to
carry their own applause with them,
and the project has been dropped by
their mutual friend, who now predicts
that the celebration will be spiritless
and the orations fiat failures.
FIREMAN CANIPBEIIL'S FIND.
Since the Wayfarer made public the
statement OF a juror that the cots and
bedding in the sleeping quarters at the
county Court House were infested by
! J.,
| pairing plans for their determination
Day before yesterday they were put II
execution and the green surrounding
the Court House was literally covered
with beds and bedding in process @
cleansing. A thorough job was mad'
Of it, and In future the jurors can sleel
In comfort.
Jantor Scott thought that his trou
bles were over, but they were not. Yes
terday morning Fireman Campbell wa
walking over the green. He saw some
thing crawling in the grass and wen
for It. Ii proved to be a young lob
ster. which probably came down fron
the clouds during the heavy rainfall @
a few hours previously. But Firema
Campbell took a different view of Il
Picking up the lobster he hunted Il
Janitor Scott and said:
mo wonder those jurors couldn
sleep"
why, what do you mean?'' aske
Scott.
DO You think that man can slee
with such thing as that crawling owe
him?" inquired Campbell. at the sam
time displaying the young lobster.
Where did you git ft?" asked Scot
r. eyeing it askance.
'Out there on the grass where yo
had the jurors bedding" responde
: Campbell
What Is h?" asked Scott.
ITS a Superior Court bedbug. with
General Sessions twist in its tail an
an Oyer and Terminer pair Of nipper
for stubborn jurors" said Campbell
That's a Bulr Hill lie" retorte
Scott. 81 don't know what the durne
thing is, but If the bed had been fu
OF them things I'd most certainly hay
seen them when | was cleanin' up. al
| didn' see a thing half as big as that
] The young lobster was on exhibitio
all OF yesterday in the Office Of the r,
r corder of deeds, at the expense Of Scot
who fought shy CT the Office during Ii
I, lentire day