The New York herald., 1869-06-08
THE SOROsls In COUNCIL.
A Hospital TO be Founded for the Beneat Of
the Members.

the Mcurbers.
The Bohemians OF the paniers-that is, the forlorn
thirty OF the Soross-met at Delmonico's yesterday
afternoon for the consideration cup OF Demon-
icos best Bohea OF the great social problems OF the
age and the propriety OF the immediate introduction
OF Fourierism into this country, the system OF the
learned philosopher having been found rather lily
adapted TO the land OF Its nativity. The society
met at eleven O'Clock in the forenoon-of course no
member thereof could be suspected OF meeting at
that hour OF the highland continued In session
until six, slipping tea and cogitatlng-the former ex-
ceedlngy. the latter with endless wagGing or that
member, the wagging OF which cost Baron Jomini
his reputation a. q dplomatist
The fair president OF the august body OF wag-
tongues was present, and opened the session with an
address, insnuating that the sisters OF the Sorosis
had assembled for the consideration OF grave ques-
ton, which Mrs. June went on to explain and eluc-
date at considerable length ending In point OF logic
exactly where she began-that Is, by saying the same
thing over number OF times and saying 1t more en-
phatically every time The ghost OF poor Haztt could
have done better Tor worsel In the respect say
ing the same thing in as many ways as possible,
though, at last, Mrs. June managed with grave dig
nifty TO enuncate the purpose OF the meeting which,
otherwise, might have been suspected OF having no
purpose at oil except talk and tea. In fact the two
talk and teal succeeded the one TO the other, with
| regularity so even and unnagging that as IL
quite lost sight OF. AT last, however-and OF course
late IA better than never-Mrs June stated the ogi-
found hospital FOR the sorosis land other women.
than which, making an exception OF the parties in
parenthesis included, nothing could be more proper
and necessary.
At this stage OF the proceedings some member
under the benignant and tongue-loosening influence
OF tea, suggested that institution should be called
the Pounding Hospital, which suggestion was
pointedly repudlated by Mrs. June; and cries OF
"Put her out ~ "Put her otitn resounded from all
parts Of the house, which the poor creature was
put out so thoroughly as to declare ito her next
neighoor) her exceeding preference for free press
With this preference the said nelghbor expressing
an emphatic coincidence, it was proposed TO toast
the free press OF America. This diversion In favor
OF the enemy was, however, speedily suppressed,
the majority insisting that the projected hospital
was greatly needed, particularly by the Soross and
order and nervous slipping OF the Bohea were once
more resumed
the proposed hospital was prepared TO report, ex-
pressing hope nat for the sake or the Sorosls the
Institution might be hastened to an early connie
tion and insinuating that inmates enough to NH it
might be culled from the ranks OF the Sofosis.
>, N was mere mat the unruly member aforesaid,
the Founding Hospital, added insult 70 injury by
proposing to sty It lunatic asylum instead. Poor
Bohea-befuddled Bohemlenne that she never
was proposition more severely suppressed or more
bitterly resented. "lmNno lunatic II you peasev
iunatlc, you please" and "im no lunatlc, II YOU
please,r was buzzed and hssed and spluttered from
oil quarters OF the table, In the midst OF ana pune
tuatcd with the changing OF teaspoons and the rafting
OF porceain-rhoug6, at this ilncture, platoon os
walters put on guard, with strict lnjunctions to-
see that none OF the said teaspoons of the true
metal we're inadvertently inserted In the pockets OF
the fair dsputants
Either the walters were overvIgllant or the sig
ters OF the Sorosis, unlike their brother Bohemans
OF the other SEX are not addicted 10 the nadverent
putting OF plate In their pockets; for Delmonico,s
silver was saved intact, much 10 the delight OF the
proprietor, whose experience with the Bohemians
has IN this respect been rather unfortunate.
The refractory member suppressed, the committee
reported progress not OF the hospital IN question:
for IN these DAYS hospitals are not erected without
sound Of hammer or saw-but progress in the con.
sideration OF the project. In conclusion the COM
mittee ventured TO suggest funds-whether for the
personal use OF the committee for the erection of
the hospital was not stated-and was immedatelv
ordered down, with the remark that other mem
bers wanted funds as anxousy az the COM
mlttee Hereupon, every eye was turned longnglv
upon the silver as II In speculation as to the anonnt
10 might command at "Uncle's''--al Bobemians
male and female, have accommodating siuncles,,2
but the walters being too vigiant the meeting broke
up WITHOUT having secured anything upon which TO
modating relative.