The colored American., 1901-07-20
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BRUCE GRIT.

Curou ana most YIVSOlOuS 0amsels that
it has been my good fortune to meet III
many day; all OF them with one ex-
ceptiOn being from Washington. D. q.
and all Of them like the average Wash
ingtOn girl as bright as silver dollar.
They were the Misses Bessie America,
Minnie Crawford, LOssie Holland, Rosa
Wheeler and Mrs. Daniel Lanuln OF
Asbury Park fOImery of Washington,
whose hus Oand Is one OF the solid Dusi-
ness men OF the Park and a large prop
erty owner. Mrs LandIn is one of the
best cooks at Une Park, and wheD she
puts the finishing touches on freezer
OF ice cream it is about right.
made myself st home in this COM
papy and by drinking plenty OF iron
water soon cultivated an appetite for
the good things that were dispensed
three times day and l actuelIy gained
flesh and weight after my ten days
outing. l tipped the beam at 1876 when
l came to the Park and on the asst day
Of my stay there Prof. Parker, the
Weighing Master at the Beach, told
me l weighed 100; there's progress for
you. 'Miss" Becky johnson, the host
ess OF the johnson Cottage where DR..
White has apartments, gave q quiet
ing during my stay in which sherry
punch, fried oyster and other good
things figured IOr . Wnile and disap
! peared from view, and on the 45h OF
July the young ladies decorated the
piazza with Chinese lanterns and
served cream and cake In the evening
while we enjoyed the display OF fire
works on the beach about mile dis
taDt. There was some singing too Dy
love sick lads and lasstes to the accom-
paniment of q guitar manipulated by
one Of the young ladies and there was
lots OF harmless fun ana jolllty until
the mosquitoes retired to sharpen their
stingers for the next nights perform
ance on the piazza.
I found DR.. White a most genial
most and [ felt that [ had known him
for dozen years. He is an old school
gentleman who looks enough like Hon.
] &. Napier Of Tennessee to be his
brother. He is q good Latin, Greek
and Hebrew scholar and every morn
ing in skull zap and slippers repairs to
the UisZZa ana makes meal off OF one
Of CiceTO's c ms IN the Original GT a
| half dozen 90 pages Of the tBreek
Testament. HS rattles off Greek like a
native OF Athens and looks as IunOcent
as a maiden Of Is. We together took
q run down to Red Bank on the mOru-
ing of the 4th to attend barbecue on
the grOuu0s of the Methodist church
The where We met the pastor, Rev Mr.,
Ball and wife, q Canada gentleman
polished and SCHOLARLY and Mrs. Thomas
wife of former pastor Of John Wesley
at Washington WhO owns q handsome
residence III this pretty little village. l
was introduced to the editor Of our
Mail and Express, Mr.. Summersett, 9
bright and ambitious young man who
is some day gong TO be some pumpkin
IN Jersey where they raise mosquitoes
had most delightful chat WIN this
young man who, by the way, is North
CarOlinian and left him carrying with
me the impression that he is the pro PEI
caper for Red Bank. He Is quite 90
looking and is OF course maTrIed-Llke
the immortal Ben Franklin he is his
own oOmpOsiCor, having picked up the
trade himself, and his own pTessman
Our Mail and Express will grow to
larger proportion by ana by and it is
starting cut in way to 8 row to a life
of service and usefulness to the race and
its protector.
\ On Monday July 9 I addressed the
III. g. Price LyCeum at the a. M. E
Y on church, SprngwOOd avenue on the
subject The White Mans Burden: q
very excellent musical and literary
program preceded the p lper submitted
by your CORES pondent, though The
weather was hot there YVES q good sized
gathering present and mamie sted g
IL.