Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-26

Cogitation Upon the Brnketwister and
some Remarks Concerning Him
rosh Wink In Baltimore American

Cogitaiion Upon the Brnitetwister and
Some Remarks Concerning Him.
fosh Wink, in Baltimore American.
Consider now the motorman:
Behold, he afIseth at the dawn Of
day and Roeth unto the stables, and
curryeth down tine car;
lie putteth his ulster upon him, and
settsth large glove upon his mighty
hand
And he leadeth the car out upon the
streets, that he may worry the people.
lie seoth Uncle Josiah from the
country driving in his piano-box buggy
And he sneaketh up behind him with
the gum shoe tread Of the weasel that
chaseth the tat,
And when the car hath reached with
in two feetlof Upcla Josiah's buggy he
stampeth With his foot upon the gong.
So that he maketh a noise like unto
the anvil chorus.
And Uncle Josiah jumpeth within
his skin und 'saysth lbegosh and begun
and many other rnedderot oaths.
Yea, and Uncle Josiah horse
| jumpeth also; 1t iumpeth sideways and
santingly, and up and down and
breaketh the shafts aud runneth adown
the highway and spilleth Uncle Josiah
over against a amppost;
So that Uncle Josiah Is garnered in
by the policeman and given ten dollars
or ten days for being diaorderly.
But the motorman goeth on his way
rejoicing.
Yea, he smileth in his sleeve and
sayeth g Lo, that is good start. ("
Peredyenture he cometh along unto
where there standeth a woman who
hath her darling child by the hand.
And the woman calleth unto the child
saying NOW, Willie, go not nigh unto
the car, for it will assuredly bump
thee.
Now, Willie straightway gooth toward
the car, and his mother yslleth and the
motorman bangeth the gong and run
meth the car so that 1t nippeth the
buttons from off Willie's garments.
But the moLorman goeth on his way
rejoicing
And after time he oometh into the
heart of the city, where the. people
stand upon the corners and make
motion with their hands that they fair
would r;de upon his car.
Yet he scooteth pnst them with the
scoot of this loop -the-loop when il
fesieth it's oais;
Verify, he looketh not at them, savt
to grin with the grin OF one who hath
great z adness in his heart.
And the people who stand upon thu
corners do make vain utterance agains
the motorman and the car and thu
company, va
They put up blue monologue in
deed Nt
Yet it ayaileth them not.
For the motorinan goeth as b
peaseth and stoppeth when he listeth
He runneth slow only upon the stree
where his girl liveth.
When he reacheth her house h
leaneth over the dashboard and wavetl
his hand at her and the car smiteth
colored woman who hath week
washing in her arms.
and the colored woman shouteth witt
loud voice, saying: Lam sakes, whit
man, whaddematter viii yo'"
For she hath been knocked owe
against u show window and hath glas
in her hair and wrath in her eye,
While the weeks washing is scattere
J as the leaves OF the forest.
Thus it is that the motorman goet
through the city, leaving behind bin
naught but bad language and dii
appointment and wrecKage.
Verify, the motorman may yet be
7 hath all things his own way.
And il is better to stand from b
, path than to becomu martyr
principle and subject for the hoi
pitai. Fat II