Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-26
Many Merry Mishaps Of Legislators
Recorded in No Uncertain Manner.
DON'T SPIT ON PAVEMENT
These were tho Words or tho mnyor
ofNorfoilS ns Ho Tendorcd tho
Party the Kcys or tho City-Cap.
tain siGsboo and Mr. FrizzoI,

The weird wonderful wanderings of
Nod. are completely obscured by the
experiences Of the Delaware Legislators
during the recent reunion trip through
the lands and waters OF Virginia.
The official log OF the trip, which was
kept from the moment that the expo
dition left Wilmington last Wednesday,
until the return of the body OF law
makers Saturday evening. reads like n
fairy tale, many points of which no
doubt will be denied by those concern.
ed but for the fact that they are chron-
icled in the truth-telling log book
It deals with side-plays and by-plays
OF the members individually. The
books contents show conclusively that
the Mayor OF Norfolk was "on." His
first words were: Boys here's the
keys to the city, but don't spit on our
pavements."
The boys took the keys. but 1t dawn
ed upon them at once that some one
had notified the city fathers of the Vir-
ginia town that Senator Pyle had
brought his tobacco with him.
LOG.
On board the steamer Old Point Com
fort, Thursday, October 10. 1899. S
O'clock p. m., en- route to Old Point
Comfort, Va. Rcmarks-Bay as smooth
as glass and hardly ripple. 6:20 y. m,
violent rolling of the steamer; captain
and crew frightened and Representa-
tive Lattomus seasick. Cause-Scna-
tor Blakely walking to and fro across
the saloon amidships while meditating.
Steamers porter-"Is dis Senator
Blakcly. from Delaware?"
Jeff-"That's me-"
Portcr-"Pleasc, sab, de capen says
won't yo' please, sab, walk up and
down dc boat stead OF across 1t, sab.
for dc passengers KANT stan de rolln'
of dc boat, sah?"
The Senator did not reply hut
changed his course, and the ships mo-
ton Immediately changed.
Representative Lattomus was n sick
man and begged Representative Friz-
zell for medicine.
Frizzen became indignant and In
formed Mr.. Lattomus that he, Frizzcl.
did not talk shop whilo on pleasure
trip.
Norfolk IIarbor, on board tug boat
"Uncasy"-Party made up of Senator
Blakcly and one or two Delawareans
while the rest of the party were on an
other tug. The Senator was requested
to sit in the center of the boat and to
notify the captain and crew Is minutes
before he should change his position.
This precaution was necessary to give
the crew time to shift the tugs ballast
Arrived Mt the navy yard and were
escorted on board the battleship Texas
Captain Sigsbee commanding.
Representative FriZZcll entertained
the party by crawling through several
of the ships guns. Sigsgce wanted to
engage Fr!ZZell rs chief gun cleaner,
but the Rising Sun statesman begged to
be excused.
Several of the party in violation OF
their orders escaped from the main
body and explored the mysterious in
terror Of the ship. They resemblcd pow
der monkeys and stokcrs so much when
they came on deck that the captain
had them seized rs deserters, but re-
leased them when the mistake was dis
covered. Return of the two tugs TO
Norfolk without mshap.
LAND LOG
Board OF Trade reception, great guam
titles OF fish house punch. Prominent
delaware politician, whose name is not
Sucker, took so much OF tho punch that
he wanted to find some Of the fishes
that were in the mixture After OK
poStulating and explaining to him that
nsh was not used in the manufacture
or flsh house punch. his friends gave
up In despair. He was found early next
morning Wandering around the second
moor of the Monticello Hotel looking for
the key hole to his bedroom When
INFORMED that his escapade had been
published In the daily papers he offered
500 reward for the man who wrote II.
He suspected Representative Frizzell
ana Deputy United States Marshal
clark. but there was not enough evil
dence toFsustR ain the charge He is sill
searching the columns of the Norfolk
papers for the publication, but has not
found It. lie has also searched the New
York Herald and New York Journal
Eugene Sayers held up the cirar
smokers end of the affair and has lost
several nights sleep putting the frag
rant Virginia weeds, while the citizens
OF Norfolk We're forced to endure the
vast quantity of smoke which hung for
like over the city.
Former Chaplain Stengle, of the
Rouse OF Representatives insisted on
Elocutionist Bartlett recitlng the
Woodpecker" after the rendition of
entire assembly, saying 1T had been
some time since lie had associated with
Bartiett and was sorry that the elocu-
ZIONIST had gone astray."
harry Stoeckle and Levy Court Com
missioner White played n little Joke on
the telephone exchange. 1t did NOT nan
out as expected. These two wortbias
requested the exchange to call IN VIII
mington: They then hid themselves
away ahnrSo 1t was Is, q great Joke, but the
charges were SO each. and the two VIII
mington jolkers paid the Sc, while the
rest OF the boys enjoyed the Joke.
Hearing that Chesapeake Bay FISH
were fine, and drum fish csnaciailv
good. Senator Blakely, not knowing the
Size OF the flnny monsters, ordered
dozen TO the steamer and TO request
the steward Of the boatt to cook two or
three of the incest OF them for his (the
Senator's) supper. The cook, no doubt
wondering If the man was a giant.
cooked the fish. They weighed about
thirty pounds each. jeff ate some Of
the fish. but 1t is State secret where
of