Evening journal., 1901-11-13
JONES FEELS
KNOCKOUT BLOW
Few Faithful Followers &c.
main in Gas Tank
Alice Will DO Sent Il. Assist President
Roosevelt in Remembering
FOrgO!ten Faction
Headkwarterg NV the DeIewarc Da

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Wilmington, Moo Kassell Kountt
Delaware.
Mrs. Mary Ann Jones,
SandtOwn. Shoe Streeng Destricld
Kent Kounty, Delaware.
Mi ueer Many Ann:-We air licked
agin. fer Bob Houston hez bin appinted
KOllectOr us port an me an Mister Ad-
dix an Kernel Bernard feel like "a
tail Vaughn fer Krums." Hit sert.n.y
is diskuragin an we air all slOppin
over with simpathee fer the Kernen.
That haint the wurst, Mary Ann, fer
Fill Garrett is gOin tn git Guvener
Hum tn appint him assisstent sitty
sollissiter an ef he does nit will mean
thet our fellers wat gifts pulled in
will git no mersey showed too en- in .
SHE munisippeel kort. We air certain ,
ly glad thet Charlee Kittinger haint to
home. fer the poor feller is sich a
weellin thet we air afeered the noos
wud upset him.
You needn't send my muskit fer
yOre risin Husban haint got no hart
tn go a gunnin and besides our fellcrs
is so desperitt thet ther haint no tellin
wat they mite dew There haint Dut
a few NV MS left now an we he'd a
meeetin in the tank las mite. There .
WIS me an mister Addix. and Ferries
Jiles. an Kernel Bernard, an Frank
Bradlee an seniter Abbitt an Sim
Penniwell thit wus hart tn hart
meetin Mary Ann. an hit wuz tuchir .
tn see tho teers running offern the end
NV Senuter Abbitt's wiskers and our
nozes. Our fellers is bilin over at +
Dockter Jay Hysleer Bawl an won NV
ba 1oI Ill
BALI an hit wus wunderful wat things
wus said.
Hits comm. Mary Ann. fer me an
mister AddiX an Ferris Jies is goin T
to fOrmelate plan fer the destruct-
shun NV The Regler Republican, crgyni-
zashun We air gOin over tn the
demykrats an split her wide open. We
air goin tn wurk this kOunty; Docl1ter
Mere NV Smyrny, an Tom Jeffcrsun
air goin tn du Kent, an Senitir Abbitt
is goin to help Kale Layton an Sim
Pennewill tn talk kare of Sussex.
Hit eertinly looks kruel Mary Ann,
but Ferris says we hey got tn do hit.
if Kernel Bernard is reckoyered in
time he is agoin tn help TIA kweer
Bowerzez Beech. I'VE air goin tn wage
war NV revenge" says mister Addix.
Seniter Brashure haint gain tu be
asked I'll help fcI lie ualnt got over
tibet siggerette deel wat went on last
legislature an we air afeercd tn trust
him.
Ef you see Klark Minch Il fooln
aroun Sandtown hide all yoro postigo
stamps an letters fer they scy he ie
gOin tn git to be superintendent W
rOOral delivery nv the mails an Mary I
Ann. he's a regler. lcf you kin send
me sum NV tibet home maid sope wat
you yuscd ter make wud Try tu git
sum NV this iron rust off mi Ease, fer
Abbitt bustid rite out lafin. while
he was kryin las mite an sen Bill fer
/ God sake git yer fase wasn't" hant
/ looked i'm q lOOkin glass Mary Ann but
/ bet thot brindel heifer. thct my Ease
haint no reddorn hissin eff he wud
shave his wiskers off.
Sim Pennywill Mary Ann, is a good
singer but Frank Bradlee sez thet
Sim don't no wen tn sing. He started
tn sing a song kalled ii wunder if shes
waitin' wen Mister Addix sen "shut
lup Sim, sech levitee fer
hit but reminds me NY thot
pore woman wat promised
tn talk to Washington to live an she is
waitin vet Sing "Shall we gather at
the river" speaks up Ferris Jiles"
Ef yore goin Tn sing anything about
a river sez Kernel Barnard j am goin
IN git out fer hit makes me think nv
Markus Hook ware j wus goin tu live
if wus made Kollecter NV port.
But Mary Ann yore risin husban
Joined i'm The weepin wen sim" sung
thet tune kallcd "Ilark n thrilln voise
is soundin.' Hit sirtinly wus tuchin
Mary Ann. the floor NV the tank WIZ
so wet with tcers thet hit looked like
the ground aroun cur waterin trOn wen
, thet ole slCbberin off OK or ourn is a
drinkin and nOckin off flies. Hit wuz
SO wet ,het hit give me kold frum the
dampncss and yore risin husban hcz
wm of Walter Hazcs ole red stCcllins
aroun his neck.
You needn't tell sam" Meredith tn
, KUN up fer hit wuddint be safe fer us
: tn 80 out an pla poole fer the reform
assocecashun is gittin acktiv an the
: trustees NV the moo work house is
~ lookin fer sumbody IN fiji there sells.
so YOU better tell Sam" not tn KUN
!, up till he heers frum me-
We sertainly air gittin few fer one
: OF our fellers whose name is TTeasur-
!, yer Burriss hes gone an TUX mp with
% the IeElelS an sum NV the Do0poht
fellers hes bin maxim advansis tew
yore risin husban an we hev Ia be
kcerful er we will git ketched by them
D. fellers. Mister Addix sez thct they air
b lurkin arOun lik ole saytin.
n Mary Ann. y0re risin husband is glad
thet ne haint Bob Houston fer he hez
: dun nuth'n but hey hoils over sense he
hoz bin appintcd KOllccktcr NV Port
t. Our fellcrs sen hit serves him rite.
!, We haint give up hope yit, fer JAY
I Frank Alice is goin tn Washington IN
, see Presydent RosefCt, tu tell him tnei
Z we air still in bisness i'm Delaware. tel
: our felers think he hez fergot thet We
Y air heer Frank sed he wood tel MN
= lthct we represented seventy 5 per sem
Z luv the Republickens NV Delaware ar
9 seven tcnths NV the kattel an moss
= razers NV the stait Seniter Abhitt SCI
Z THAT Franks klaim is tew small ez on