Evening journal., 1898-05-17
CuBANs In THIs WE.

CUBANS IN THIS WAR.
Il do not propose to enlist for SER
vice in behalf OF Cuba Libre until those
Cubans who live in Wilmington and
who have been hOwling Justify for in
tervention by the United States take up
arms In behalf of their native land,
remarked Wilmingtonlan who is no
coward. as certain events in his career
testify. to the Wayfarer this morning
1--WE have a little Cuban colony right
here in our midst, and nearly all Of It's
members are young or middle-aged
men, and yet l challenge anyone to
point out one OF them who has gone to
the front willingly, and but two of
them have gone at all / see no good
reason why ! should forsake my voca-
tion here at home and go down TO Cuba
and fight the battles of the Cubans,
leaving native-born Cubans here in the
city plying their ordinary vocations and
enjoying all the immunities OF non
combatants. IL Is but another evidence
that the man who howls the loudest for
a cause is not its warmest supporter
when II comes to shOrt-range advocacy
OF It. / have residing within few
squares Of my home three such Cubans
who, prior TO the breaking out Of hos
up the conflict and apparently just as
eager to participate in the military
operations. but since the fight has be-
gun they hang about our city the same
as usual, while hundreds OF Delaware
boys who have far less interest I'm the
matter have gone to the front TO do
what they can in upholding the dec
laration OF the United States that Cuba
shall be free"
ALTERNATIVES AND NEGATIVES.
Hubert Cassidy is perhaps as well
known to the public as any Irish
American citizen in this community.
He Is keen, intelligent, with face and
rich brogue bespeaking his nationality.
The Wlayfarer has known him for five
or six years, and the relations have al
ways been OF the pleasantest charuc-
ter; but for all this long acquaintance
ship there is one popularity about Mr..
Cassidy which the Wayfarer never no
ticed and which was called to his at
tention by another friend this morn
ing,
Hubert Cassidy never uses the
negative No said this friend. He
can't say No but with him two af-
firmatives, or an affirmative and A.
half, mean No just the same. was
conversing with several of Mr.. Cas-
sidys friends one time and this pecu-
liarity OF his was up for discussion. As
luck would have Il, Mr.. Cassidy was
coming down the street.
"I'll bet s. that / can make him say
No, =" said one Of the party.
Done" said another.
The first speaker met Mr.. Cassidy and
said:
Hubert lend me 5000"
Mr. Cassidy Hooked at him in surprise
for an instant and said:
"Yis, but / haven't got IT,"
THOSE TROUBLESOME VENDERS.
AT no time have i been more i'm
pressed with THE nuisance of vendors
than / was at the Wild West show on
F'riday, remarked man to the Way
farer. From the time / got Within
sight OF the TENTS until left them at
the conclusion OF the performance
WAS impOrtuned to buy something.
Ticket sealpers met me at Front and
Union streets and wanted TO sell me
tickets, pushing them in front OF me
and insisting THAT / buy Then I
forced myself by the various booths
and got to the ticket wagons I went
into THE large tent, after being vocifer-
O1isly invited to take in the marvels of
the side show, and took my seat, be-
lievinIg THAT my TROUBLES were over.
The show began, and I was interested
in III Pretty soon the man came
around shouting his programs. Then
the popcorn and lemonade man put in
an appearance. He was followed by the
man who informed me that he had ci-
gars TO sell and that | was privileged
to smoke in the reserved seats regard
less OF the presence of refined women
all around me. The fellow who had
concert tickets to sell next distracted
my attention.. and NE was followed by
the man with concert programs and
song books. Taken altogether, the
Nenders did more to spoil my after
moon OF enjoyment than I can properly
describe I expect that my sent imenls
will agree with hundreds OF others Who
were subjected TO the same importuni-
ties"
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