The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-04-20
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The Atlantic City, N. j.. correspondent of
the Sunday Baltimore American gives the
following of Mr.. Girardus Fl. Walter, formerly
of this city and county.
The Mayor of the Boardwalk is another familiar
sight to the frequenters OF the CITY, for fully IL
his selfimposed task Of keeping the walk free from
papers and other debris. He j. really one Oh the
sights of the Board waik. and many pause TO watch
edged cane to poke the bits of paper through the
cracks in the planks. He dresses In long military
frogged coat and is perfectly harmless his deluslon
being that he owns the Boardwalk, and that the
title of its mayor has been officially conferred on
him as the recognition Of his oW1essnip wnen ia
the destruction of the old one, till the workmen
pacified him automatically asking him for orders,
this way they stopped him from giving them a deal
Of genuine trouble.
be from Westminster, Md. He Is evidently a man
of education one report being that his mind was
lost from overstudy, while another ascrDes y 70
tradgedy in his former life. He is very polite and
sociabie and Is always ready TO converse with any
one, his readiness in rhyming and punning causing
a crowd to collect around him whenever ne Is per
ceived talking with anyone.
The correspondent coming upon him at work
said "welf. Mr. Walter. what are you taxing on
the Board waik?" to which he answered auently
and in quite conversational tone:
"Why, sticks and stones and dogs rejected bones
bonbon boxes and the tails of foxes 1.-THE tails OF
foxes you know he explained, ARE the little or
naments pieces Of jet and the like dropped by the
cates of STOCK sweet girls curls, curls when cost
money-this seems funny, but they have many
discarded shoe laces foot harness traces. Those
he added, Il don't push threw-I through :hen
over the rail. And since you like my verses, nc
went on 'let me recte little poem srote on he
And he went on in the same tone, 'He would snlrR
lfe's duty shuttle of this mortal coil ior seek e
earn the wherewithal to meet life sudden business
call and then when done life's mission, how oft IN
iaiI 4 founder in the legislature, he added as All
afterthought 'And here is what / wrote OIL the
bicycle fend: Hollow chest and curved spine, later
day on couch reclne, then said too late, what use
to repine p" Then he drfted of to general subjects
1.-THE laws you know of this Board walk are riparian
laws because they relate TO the repairs As for the
love letters found on the place, and the dogs-Dut
there, won't say anything about them or you
might think me dogma tic, " sally loudly greeted
by the admiring crowd. YES" he resumed brisk
W (ihe mayor subservience to such tribes as
sequence or relevancy. 81 own this Board Walk; !
have government mortgage on it. which forced
them to give me. NOTTINGHAM be done without my
consent If object to anything II is Immediately
suppressed and when object to the boys they are
sent at once to the Reform School; can't taik 70
Won any more now" he broke off, because there
are too many rubbernecks around. and then ne
started after piece of saltwater ay paper nutter-
inc h0ut in the breeze.