Evening journal., 1901-12-05
THANKSGIVING
In THE GAS TANK
Resolutions Passed Unan-
imOuSly by UniOniStS
"THEl'RE GOOD" SAID STERNER
SandtOWn Statesman Is Learning 10
PIay The Guitar Under COlOrOd
TutOTage

TutOTage
Headkwarters NV the Delaware Bay
stait Gas Kumpany, Liebig Marsh
wilmington, Moo Kassell Kounty, |
Delaware.
Mrs. Mary Ann Jones. Sandtown,
Shoostreeng Deestrlct, Kent kOun- |
ty, Delaware.
Mi deer Mary Ann: Hit wuZ a geelor-
ious thanksgiyin meetin wat we hilt in
the tank, but hit wuz tarnal kold an
ther wind blue like thunder Thetl
ressolooshun wet Frank Bradlee rit
w1iz past without a dissentln vote an
hit pleezed ther boys Mister AddiX
wussent present, but he sent his re-
lgretts. Their wliz severil NV our feEes
lfrum down tIher stait an the resoloo-
lshun jist hit him rite. "Bill' Ellysun an
Levy Sturner. frum Kamdin, wus pres
ent and thay said thet there wussent
Teller in Murderl1ill numbered wat kud
hev rit sich langwidge in en- resoloo-
siun an, Sturner sez, Coy. hit is the
stuff"
Ellysum is goin tew send Frank sum
kanned termats wen he goes back
home He's q Mise little fe,ler with
gray hare and mustash, and is fat jes
like thet short horn duran bull wot i
traded fer thet of OK NV ourn.
wuz so bizzy attendin ther meetin
tibet fergot tew git eny thankgiven
dinner, so jist eet sum salt herrin
and drunk bottle NV sasspariller wOt
Ellyson left in the tank
We haint got the DAILY Republican,
noospaper fixed rite yit Hit fust sez
wun thing an then another, and hit is
mystyfyin to me an Mister Addix. Hit
Isez this week thet the tew faCkshuns
NV the Republican party will newer
lagree es long ez Mister Addixses kandi-
dasee for a senitershipp is in kwest-
Ishun He duz not intend tew git
louten ther Tase an thet meens onlee
won result. Demmykratick supreemicee
in Delaware in 10 numbered and ?. and
the e,eckshun NV tew demmykTatick
seniters.
We haiht list decided wot tew doc
with 1t an il Mister AddiX had not
subskribed fer the paper he wud hold
of tew see jist wOt Skott Nernun wuz
la drivin at.
Dew any NV the Children study the
Irish langwidge at the slSule2 II they
ldoo send me wun NV THAR books fer
I'VE haint got no Irish in our party an
we hev got tew maik overtoors to 'em.
We hev got Chineemen, cullerd tellersi
, ldutchmen an Wilmingtonyans but we
.haint got no Irish.
We haint set the DAFT yit for our
Ishampane supper but will let yeou no
wen wee dew.
bawt a gittaar from a cullered fell
/, ller for 80 cents an i am tryin tew lurn
! sum toons on hit Hit made me feel
rite foolish wen fust plunked on hit
an thort NV wen / used tew talk Sally
p slmpsun to singing skule afore l met
: lveou. The cullered feller kums every
I lsatterday mite an gives me lessins.
: wantter learn a jig by the time we hev
our supper fer / sertinly want tew sec
Frank Alice shake them krooked legs
+ NV hissen.
The cullered feller sez he will teech
g lme tew play ther HoOtchee Kootchee
i git hit down fine j am agoin teN
try tew git Kernel Bernard tew dans'
= hit fer thay say he ust tew be gooC
at dancin.
don't spect thet you ever seed
Il Igittarr. Mary Ann, well hit look
= ike Lizzie Stubbins' body mashed fla
+ with the arms an legs kut off an
~ lfense palm stuck into the plase ware
= 1.-THE he'd ought ter be. Hit hez got si'
streengs, six plugs an six cog whee
,flkeze. Hit hez got a big round hole Il
n hits chist tew let out the plunks. Yeol
pick hit with yer thum an fingers
Hit sertinly maiks good musick an ]
% i kin lurn tew play hit will teech yeol
!. an the Children and then we will 81
! Bob Rennells tew bring his fiddell owe
= ian then we will give a party Hit ser
= ltinly wud set Sandtown tew tawkin.
! Ez i hev tew pracktus now mus
= lklOse. YOre Risin Husband,
10 William Jones.
p. S. Did yeou see in the nOosepape
labout Guvner HUM a dickerip wit
the dimmykrats an Willerd Sawlsbur
no about them voters assistants. Hi
10 lsertinly is deskumgin an Mister Ad
NJ dix sez thet HUM is driftin away o.
w from his kOnstittuants.
he Seclzund p. s. Frank Bradlee. he
e, bin made presydent NV the gander Hi
N Fire Kumpany an hit maiks us fe'
ID DrOud Nv Frank