The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-05-22


looking more serious than ever.
Gee. Colonel, he began, Il couidn |
get here any earlier. I've just been M
cooperating another billion dollar con-
cern and tell you. Colonel
.sNever mind that now broke in
Colonel Dickinson, you watch out here
while 1 go down and start this thing
agoing."
Mr.. King mounted guard over the su-
perior tableware and its attractive ac-
compartment while Colonel Dickinson
went down to the par;or and took MS
stand beneath the handsomely framed
and elaborately engrossed resolutions
which tell how good he was when he was
postmaster. The signal was given. cupo
struck up a march and the reception was
on.
"Oh the Dago," groaned the convert
when he consulted the programme and
saw that the bands effort was called
1.-THE Irish Patrol
"Such miscordants" murmured the
Wundvogel rolling his eyes in pain as a
particularly fortisslmo passage snlote his
ears.
The crowd poured in rapidly at first and
in short time large number had
shaken the Colonel's hand and passed
down to the dining room. The order Of
the evening was, mo shake, no punch
and they lost no time in getting the hand
shaking part of the programme through
with Then there was a short lull and
then the stream set in which flowed by all
most steadily until the reception was over.
Among the first were Clerk in Chancery
Edward c. Stokes. George o. Osborne,
headkeeper of the States prison, and
MartinFinck his secretary, who journeyed
all the way from Trenton to honor the
mar who had done so much for them.
They hurried back as soon as possible to
see if their jobs were still there.
Then followed an array of some lesser
lights. There was George Washington
Harding, once a man of Importance in the
party, who believes that history repeats
itself Bob" McAndrews, grateful for
his new job at the City Hospital, and
Colonel Gilbert Robinson who doesn't
care a anyhow as long as the Veteran
act holds good. "Jud" Startup came next
and couldn't be driven away He has had
a job and isn't averse to another. Cap
tains Cody, John F. Kelly and Woh1le-
ben shook hands with the Colonel and
were rewarded with knowing smile
For about an hour steady stream of
those as yet unknown to the public pay
roll filed by, and then came number of
those you think of when you read,
Among the prominent citizens were, etc"
1t was evident that being the king
bee at a function of this kind was new
to Colonel Sam, for he frequently re-
linquished his dignified pose and then
gathering a few of the faithful about him
began to talk earnestly. At such times
he would be recalled to himself by one of
the committee. when he would brace up
and resume the pump-handle process.
Once a reporter for local sheet was
seen in conspicuous position with paper
and pencil in his hand and the crowd soon
gathered about him imploring him to nut
In their names This diverted the stream
from Colonel Dickinson. and he was soon
deserted. Ed Mitchell ran over to the
crowd and said something in low tone
of voice. Immediately there was a rusn
for the Colonel's hand and a steady
stream was soon pouring down into the
basement Later Ed denied that he
told the mob there was something to ear
and drink down in the dining room after
they had shaken hands with the Colonel
A large delegation from North Hudson
csma down headed nv Herman walker
and sam Brenner "F,d,' Mitchell ed"
woollev sheriff Baldwin. John Bren-
nan in a new silk hat Colonel Holmes of
the Riiou Theatre John E. Macarthur and
otber distinguished gentlemen also clasp-
cd the coloneps digits
Fire Commissioner Angel. without his
wings came In with the asr of general
nronrietorshdn bringing with him q nont-
lv gentleman wben he introduced as his.
college ebum. with q name that Is not
rronounced at ali like if Is snelled The