Evening journal., 1899-02-17
A SAD INTERVIEW.
Bill Jones Discusses Roman
Tammany's Fight.
THAT POEM ON DEATH

that fObm ON bbAi II
THE. MAN FRoM sANDTowN |
THINKS IT WAS INSPIRED Ply !
THE DOIIEFUL COUNTENANCEs
OF THE FOLLOWERS OF TINE !
GAS MAN.
Dover, Feb. 16, 1899.
Nj Dere Mary Ann Wen Romin
Tammeny cum up yere SUM days ago
Edwin R. Painter, OF Georgetown, wuz
along. He's one OF THEM susslx coun,-
ty literary feiles, an he noes how to
rite potry i seen him in the Stait
House, but / d.dn' have no idee wot he
wuz there fur. but sense then I've
found cut He wuz lookin fur Ideas
TO be used for the bildin' ef a pome
on 'iDeth." HITS appered in the Dese-
were Dlmokrat. an I guess I've shed
purity nigh bucldt Of teres a-readin
hit. Nj cryer's almos hustid, Mary
Ann. an CT Unkel Ss.as wuz to die
don fevl as hcw / coud cry a bit. Hiz
pome IL seven Ht0res high; hits biA
frlm the ground up, an evry story
g.,s sadder an sadder. an wetter an
weeer HITS certenly impressiv, Mary
Ann. an no mistake. After standin'
in the House an gockin az our Ad-
dicks delleTs he sez:
There's sorrow in each face see.
In every eye a tear;
The steps of-an m-ve nl5lse.essly
And hearts are ione and drear.
As soon as I seen that ]. wen 10
Mn Wilson an sed: 'iMin, wan You
to go 10 our fellers an tel, 'em to
cheer up an not look 50 down-haIted;
flr them p-tes is a-taikin about the
way cur fellers IL a-,ook.n' 'fHe sez.
Who's a-sayin' ennything?" I 6ez,
wy that feller Ned Painter IL, an
hits not a-helpin' us emmy. You ted
our felCers no put on a good face fur
We caint stand havin' them potes "a
riiin' us ar tha,away" He went
around an shode the fe.lels them lines.
After impressin upon them the neces-
sity fur lookin' happy, he set down
an rore Painter letter askin' him 10
cum up an take anuther lOek at the
boys wen they wusnI a-cryin'. I'm
afeerd that PONIES a-goin' to Civ a
falsa impreshun amongst the pep.e
Hllth my opinyun as how them Gray
men oughter stick % prose in this
yere fte am net ITO drop into wet
pctry- HITS dlspiritin, an things iz
sad enuf fer us without rltin' emmy
thing about teres, an sys. an them
luther things wich goes % make up a
descent buryin
That feller Tammany wuz up yera
gin Yesterday. but he didn't hav' his
p3te with him. ten you, Mary Ann
els wot they calls the no5lest Rcmin
OF them all. He cum mp yere al, b'
hizzselfl an walked into THE senli
chamber an bereded the lime in his
den. He ast Senlter More ef ne c1uldn
see his way clere to voue fer him. SEN.
iter More sez, "Arster Tammeny, IN,
Olud Ov mi sun-in-law IL a-crydn' out
ten the rich aloovyal soyle 81 OF Sus
six agin You, am i've bin WARM
b.inkeus agin YOU fer the last we're
I'm reld sorry. but you caint he con
Termed. Hits time the guvner under
stood that. Hits a matter OF recker
as how I've tsld him so twict an thi
yere's the therd am las caM. HI
would hav pade you better to hav le
VIII had tlhe offis fer anuther yer in
eed OF tunnellin' under his fete Nh
way you dun. Hit hurts me to te
You so. but you cain't hav the p.ac,
nch0w.2 Mister Tammeny thanke
him fer his frankness, an wen of
Seniter Farlow rote letter Ito Guvne
Tunni, tellin' him as how he'd bette
hun up a new man fer the p,aise, fe
the Senlt nd never let Mister Tan
meny have hit. But the gunner must
thot as how Senlter Farlow wuz onl
a-foolin flr he appinted Mister Tam
meny jes the same. Then Seniter Fa.
Nw called on the gunner an sed Z
how he'd better not send Mister Tan
meny's naim in fur confermashun
he Senit would jump down on hit wit
both fete. Il gess ia better hold oh
we're ching under advisement," sed q
gunner, 'but I fee uefe sorry fur Tan
meny." We an do sed Senlter Fa
low, ''but ef you send his name in hit
embarass us fellers. an lTammeny.
well as yersef, besides sackrihsin' su
Ddmokratic legis.ashun - Then
CESS I'd better apint sum luther feller
sed the gunner. 'rbut 1 ceIrenly do fe
nttey sorry fer Tammeny" Il no
bow hits sad, gunner" sed the semitic
wipln' tere often his jaw but d
cain't be hesped al this psstick.er TIN
ef Senlter More noes nisss8f. AM
thinks as how he duz."
Hit wuz ctrten,y a sad intervo
Mary Ann an cnct OF twictt I tn