Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-10-23
BILL JONES HAS
LONELY VIGIL
Statesman Makes ObSGrVa-
tiOn From Gas Tank
MATCHING THE REFORMERS
Asks That a Few Home Comforts Be
Sent Him to Keep Out The
Marsh Winds

Headkwarters NV the Delewaar Bay
Staff Gas Kumpany, Liebig Marsh
Wilmington. Delawaar, Nu Kasse
Kounty, October 20 second, 10 hun
derd an won.
Misses Mary Ann Jones, Sandtown.
Shustreeng deestrict, Kent Kounty
DeleWaar.
MI deer Mary Ann Yore risin hus-
band is Impressed. flr sence the ex-
zekutive kommittee NV the kummittee
NV so NV the sitizens reform assowsee-
ashun hez got the Street and Suer dee
partment me an mister Addix hes
been duin sum tall thinkln. Me AM
mister Addix he'd hart tn hart tawkI
last weak an mister Addix says:
Bill, SEE The. them street am suerI
fellers lis fules tn let them reform fel
lers git chair books. Sum fellers hez
been tryin fur a guide meny yeers
tn git my books but they hadn't suck
seeddid yet Why, Bill, he SEE Antny
Higgins is agoin tn argufy with the
korts this week about them books nv
mine an that's jist what | expects to,
keep them doin."
Just then, Mary Ann. Mister Addix
looked at me kind o. misteerious. an
lowern his voice, he SEE, "Bil. them
books NV mine is in the gas tank on
the meddor neer the Lie Big kemil1al
wtrhs an Bill, you must go down thrr
an git in that tank an wach them re-
form fellers an see tibet them reform
tellers er Anfry Higgins don't cit them
Their haint but tn fellers cent mister
Addax, Charlee Kittenger and Attorney
Gineral Ward wet knows them hooks
AIR heer, and, Mary Ann. them uther
IN fellers air Walter Haze an Frank 7.
Bradlee."
Hit sertinly is astonishin Mary Ann
wot konfydense Mister Addix puts in |
Mister Ward, fer he is the Teller wot
TUX them street and suer books. an
he is w1ln NV the executive kommit |
tee Mister Addix says as how me il
Mister Wards klyents. an tbeerNour
Mister Ward dassent tell wer them
books is hid.
Hit sertinly is kold in this tank |
Mary Ann, an its nifty lOnesum tn.
The next time the billie" Dixon kun |
gu town wont you send me thet oil red /
shawl wOt you yused tn hunt aigs in am
gu or three fosfate sacks, fer It would
be nifty kumfortin on a kold mite an
NAANt my hAAN tAHhAA kIONth Ill., them
wcnes wOt ] hawld manure outen the
pound with.
I'm sendin' this down tn you by al
ncosepaper Teller, fer the nu postmas
ter in Wilmington is William II Held
an he's regler Republican, and am
ifeered tn trust him. Never trust mol
Twin regler republican, Mary Ann. anil
eny NV them kums sneakin aroun
lock THE chicken koOp door, tie thel
dawg an keep the children in the
house
Mister Addix is goin tn put in won
NV them Maccarroney wireless Telegram
masheens an tol him that / wusnt
much on tibet kind NV doins, wen Char
lee kittinger chirp in an says bill.
thets Eyeta.yun an / will teech you
how to speek thet kind nv langwidge.
MT sertinly viii be fine, Mary Ann. fur
II / git outen wurk he says kin git a
Job on the rale road.
Eff / see eny Nv them reform fellers
or Bob Houston or Antny Higgins
| sneehn round here NV mites i am tn
/ send Mister Addix sum Macarrony
talk tn wunst on the masheen.
! l aXed Mister Addix wi he didn't nut
in tellyfone an he SEE that he wud
yuse hit but everybody wud kno his
bisness. He SEE that Willyum Hills.
yung want-tO-win republican wot
lives nigh tn bare stashun wanted tn
have a telefone konnected with his line
wot runs tn Riveersid Park an tn the
summer rendevoos in the gol brick
yard. Mister Addix says tn the Dele
WAR an AtlanticlI telefone kumpany
thct he wud withdraw his support frum
them If they let Mister hilles git on tn
diet wire an / CESS hills will hev tn
put in MaccarrOny masheen.
Mary Ann hit sertin,y is discuragin
tn see the way them yung regler repub-
likins hes TUX up all the offisses in
; Wilmington
Thares Sitty Sollisiter Ryenhart. As
! sistant Sitty SOllister Fill Garrett.
Deputy ledge Silvesteer De Townsend,
Junior Klerk NV the Munysippel kort
Harry Pea JOsslinn, prothonytary
Frankey Speekman an his assistant
John Connrayhan. Them fel.ers. Mary
Ann, all hev got Jobs and gifts good pay
ceptin Fill garrett an he wont git nc
pay less Sam Adams die
Mary Ann, If It hadn't bin thet het
3 tn KUN heer i wuz goin koon huntin
with Ike Ellyot He is wun NV the
Levee Kort commissioners an hez got
so respondent over the way things is
d goin about 9TH street bridge tibet he
hez TUX tn koon huntln reel hard. He
e SEE he hez got a koon dawg tibet kir
KLINE a tree an Xix a koOn standin or
inch lin. Waiter Haze seq tibet Ike
might a bin mistaken in the dawg.
If you kin git word tu Kale Iaiton II
send me last yeers congressional reec
ords wish YOU wud fer hit sertinly il
lonesum without nOthin tu reed.
The iron rust is bad in this tank an
Mister Addix SEE LUX like a wild ma,
frum borneo an Charlee Kittinger Sc
" LUX like the devil
/ think ! heer Antny Higgins KUN
min SO will lut my letter short al
- wach him. Don't fergit the red shaw
, an the fOsfate sacks
YOre Risln Husband,
rs William Jones.
p S. don't fergit the buckskin gloves