The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-05-16
PRIME WARD JOINS AB0AT CLUB.
From the Washington Capitol.

cloud over the boating fraternity. |
merely wished to enjoy myself in my still
small way and merely state the fact as an
incident in this connection-that is in con-
nection with the annals of them Ger
tain sense-glorious pastine.
Jerry Curlew joined the Pallets last
year, he has talked of nothing but sliding
seats, spoon shells, seven-inch outriggers,
| four-feet oars, long reach stroke and, hit
! her-up-lvely thingabobs ever since, and he
! looked 50 manly and so charming in his
/ uniform, consisting of blue flannel knee
\ brooches and a shirt without arms, and
/ three inches Of cloth for a back and no
front to speak Of, that he infused into my
breast an ardor equal to his own. | was
consumed with secret emulation, and filed
with wild longing to attire myself like
wise and to jump into M spoon shell,
whatever that was, and to go skimmng on
the bosom of the placid river, with a swing
like = trotting-horse at full speed.
You know Curlew owns a trottcr, and
it was while driving with him that he used
to tell me about it and work me up into
frenzied enyious desire. He said YOU
know, he could easy pail as fast as that in
his seven-inch paper; and faster even,
much fa.ter than his horse could trot; and
then | said maybe he could, and then he
told me about Lib Perkins.
ID
girls, don't pan out much on fellows that
come proving round, and Curlew he asked
Lib to 90 driving with him, and Perkins
/ he heard about it, So when Curlew drove
up and rang the bell, Perkins he came to
the door, and he didn't know whether Lib
was in or not, but he would go in and see,
and then he went in the house, and left
Curlew impatiently waiting outside. Pret-
| ty soon Curlew heard a window open and
saw old Perkins shutting up the blinds,
( and then out he comes with his oyerc0at
/ and muller and arctic shoes on and his
| umbrella under his arm. And then
Perkins he locks the door, and drops the
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to the buggy, and says he:
Lib amt home, young man, but I'll 60
riding instead, if you wouldn't ike to take
some girl out
And then he spread his umbrella and
sat there kind of patient like. Curew wa,
dazcd in manner, but he told the oil
| l J /
but he thought he wouldn't, and he'd
rather take him out driving than go to the
funeral Of his grandmother any time. Then
he got in and drove Perkins peacefully
round all the afternoon.
When they got home, Perkins invited
Curlew to call round soon, but Curlew
doesn't cruise round after Lib as much as
: was his won't of yore, but-but let me see,
where was /? 0 yes. filled with un-
quenchablc ardor to be rowing man, a
Struggling Pallet.
So gave Curlew ten dollars, advance
dues, and he proposed my name to the
committee and 1T the next meeting was
duly elected member of the Struggling
PulIet Boat Club.
never knew what 3n'y elected meant
me, but found out then
First | signed the constitution, that was
twenty dollars; Their | paid three months
dues in advance. forty-tve more; then |
paid my locker dues, ten more; then | paid
: ny bo&t-house man, dues and my water
maa's dues, and then-thcn | bought a
Smith 6 Wcsson seyen-shooter. | men
ton this in hopes that the rest Of them
will see it.
Then | ordered uniform, which con
sisted of a pair Of lannc! not-to-be-~pokcn-
offs, with the legs trimmed of, and an I'M
derohrt with the sleeves sliced Of, and S
p. B. c. in blg red letters, and when that
came home with the bill for twenty dollars
more, Curlew ana | went for row.
The uniform of the Pallets is a nice,
easy dress Mr.. Editor, albeit a little airy at
this time of year, and l rather enjoyed
putting mine on and saunterng round the
locker room, until CurIew said something
about "champon attenuater" AL "old
slabsides," ana requested me "to stem in
70 his t-cker anr IaoI, for = mn ha J-oyp,l
in there" and the other fornws I,n,,ni =.
a rude, coarse way that was rather = ,,,ra
waiting
Then he went down stairs 10 oot I'M,
the boats, and Curlew said Ia better 90 in
/" crew at iF>t Now | didn't know what
ere" was Tor Cnriew never said any
thing about crews 50 SAID | guessed not:
out thought Just take little dash By
myself first so as to get up my stroke. The
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