The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-08-19
JE ERSEY'S NARROW ESCAPE
Carrie Nation Passes
Through This City and
Sees Queer Snakes.

Jersey City has had two narrow escapes
since Saturday. Mrs. Carrie Nation has
twice been within view of Manhattan,
separated only by the narrow ribbon of
the Hudson River.
1t was not Mrs. Nations fault that she
did not cross the river and smash a few
saloons She had her hatchets and her
nerve with her, but caution and her man
ager restrained her
II am jist achin' to git into that wicked
New York" she said as she vindictiyely
shook her hatchet at the skyscrapers
across the river from the Pennsylvania
depot But I'm in debt and only jist
got out of JAIL so l will wait But when
| git 5000 or $500 saved will come back.
'.Then 1 will have plenty of hatchets,
and I will do some smashin' that folks
will remember. Is there a place in the
Waldorf called the Palm. Room, where
women drink? Well, I shall cut down the
palms and smash the place.
when will I be there? Before cleo
ton. | want to be here in time to do
some good. Just wait until lecture and
save little money. Then look out for
Carrie Nation, your loving home de-
fender
Mrs Nation passed through Hoboken
and Jersey City yesterday morning on
her way to Atlantic City, where she
lectured last night. Today she passed
through again on her way to Rochester,
where she will lecture tonight She
wanted to come over to New York, but
Ter manager, J. E. Furlong, said nay.
He does not approve of smashing that
might interfere with lectures.
Mrs Nation keeps up an tncessant
chatter whether on the cars, in troll
ley or at a railway lunch counter. She
talks whether there is any money in it
for her or not
She closed a TRADE against tobacco
started by the sight of young man
whom she called pig with cigarette,
to say
81 see snakes just the same as a
man with delirium tremens. But not
from liquor Oh, no; I see 'em in my
dreams I believe IN dreams, Every
time 1 done anything 1 always had a
dream before.
.I had Just the loveliest dream last
night l ever had, and l know I'm goin'
to do something grand Once before l
had a dream in Enterprise or Topeka,
I don't just remember which, but t
was the night before the women beat
me.
81 saw little house with shingles and
the smoke oozing out. II was the queer
est smoke ever saw, sort of whitish
color and not hike ordinary smoke. run
to the house, and climbing around the raf
ters of the house was a big snake. 1t was
collin and curlin up, and / dreamed l
took a bucket of water and threw it up at
the rafters. Pish! the fire was out and
the big snake ran from me.
.Tbat dream meant them women were
going to beat me the next day. But the
women who used the whip on me ran
just like the snake.
"The dream 1 had last night was about
snakes, and they ran from me- was
iii my room and out of a shoe box crawls
a Shiny looking snake about a foot wide.
1t had less, but it was a snake, cause
know snakes when see 'em. I was most
frightened to DEATH but l saw the snake
crawl1n' along the wall and it had %
pass me to get back to its hole.
81 shouted '.S-s-sch' at it and it ran.
Now l don't know exactly what that
dream means yet, but in few days
Will, for the snake ran. That's the way
with iiquor, said 'S-s-sch' and it runs.
.I am chosen for this work continued
Mrs Nation, ''and / am doing my duty