The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-16
DEAR FISH FOR sILrEn DOLLAR.
Smiths Hoodoo Pursu,s Him Even Into tho
Mountain Wilderness.

Smiths Hoodoo Pursu,s Him Even Into tho
Mountain wilderness.
Tho ostraciHsd set Of he Martin Engsl Assoc
citation held an exciting meeting yesterday
afternoon in Silver Dollar Smiths hotel in
Essex street, and several things happened
which were not down on the calendar. The
meeting was called for the purpuse Of pre-
senting to Martin Engel the protest OF the os-
tracized set against tho discrimination against
them on the Fourth OF July In Tammany Hail.
whom they were shut out Of the wine room and
were forced to drink beer. Martin EnRe who
went to the Adirondack with silver Dollar
Smith and his family a week ago Friday. re-
turned UNEXPECTEDLY to New York carry on
Sunday morning. leaving the Smiths behind
him. The first man to greet hun in Esse K
street SUNDAY was Riddles Finkelsteln.
Il vas seudt to see you because vas Chair
mans Of der Kickin' Committee" said fiddles
Il have got troubles OF my own" said Lnge
IT'S bad enough to have'as hoodOo. hut when
you get two hoodoos. ono in New York and
one In the mountains. H. is time to throw up
your hands. See me Tuesday afternoon"
How vas Charlie Smith by der mountains?'
asked Riddles.
"Hoodoo hoodoo! Good-by!" replied Enge.
Engels observation about the hoodoo in the
noun tains ia based on AN occurrence there
last Friday. Early that morning silver Dollar
smith suggested to EnGsl that they go fishing
in small pond which Smith had noticed the
day before In his wanderngs through the
woods. Il don't care about going fishing
said Engel. You was always lucky in catch
"i'll go by myself" said Smith az he went in
search OF the necessary tackle. Smith sue
ceeded In borrow rod line and bait from
a stable boy. The boy Irinned broadly when
Smith mentioned the location of the pond and
Smith cast his bait in the pond which 10 near
raul Smiths and was SURPRISED when min
hook had scarcely reached the water second
time before another big pckerel biz at it.. As
ts.f as h smith th rev 1Ht me Line he got nite
with ptcksrel. some OF which were OF extraor
1T would DO too bad to 90 away from hero
when there is such fine sport" said smith to
himself. and he kept on catching tho fish for
When he returned to the hotel that night he
was weighted down with fish. As he was dis
u!4vine them to Lngel and the crowd, short
be tha l. Silver man from New York. ney;" lou
I'm silver all the time but no free silver"
You hev been hshin this aftsrnc on asked
Yes, aud had fine luck. Just look at these
beauties" replied Smith. as he showed the old
They lie Cine: regular sp.ckled ones. by
gosh. Nobody hereabouts hez been as lucky
as You fer some time. continued the old man;
to come nay way some time It's my turn to
be In luck now. I'm too high up hero, think
to be hoodooed again" said Smith.
DO you know Squire AdamsF' asked tho
old man.
I've never met him" answered smith
We'll. | reckon, you will have to come down
and see him with me" said tho old man.
Who ara YOU" asked Smith.
pile of ash from his private pond thst he has
law. if You isilers from New York don't Know
it, us nv duty to teach We"
Smith ACCOMPANIED the constable to Squire
Adamss house and after II had been agreed
I" that Smith had caught thirty pickerel Of a
Ind paid $50 TO Adams the constable said:
There's nothing fer me ter do further because
on the way back to the hotel Smith threw
the nSh away in disgust.
, I'm going home tn-morrow, Charlie. said
Engel when he heard about the incident NO
more hoodoO for me
At the meeting i'll Smiths Essex street place
II viii brobose der following resolushions:
Nereas. We YER rsulded by Damnauv Hall on
der Fourth because We had only cheese sand.
der LAWYER undt u'der heoplss drank cham.
pagns NIT ham undt roast beet. undt shikeni
holdt der tiger at der rrimarie, mitowid Mar
din FnGcls yin Ged us exrianaNhions.
5dns 1et% s r C1 % asd Tor BY ar mt
he did net show. up. Tho meeting broke up
after an Incident in one Of the side rooms.
at ~ Essex street. left his vest hanging on
hook III the room. The vest and the $50 in
htlL$* il coptatned. besides a:sol1 watch and
went INFO the room, al;houch It is a.resnlar
sky missed his property and was overJuycd
when he found it intact. When the members
Io9g Reach Reagan shouted in sXctted ZONES mes
'We'are hoodooed again If there was no hoo
doc around, some one Of us would have gone
hurricdly left the saloon