National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-06-13
CLUBS.
SOME VIEWS OF A LOoKER-oN.
They club to eat and drink, to rils and jeer,

SOME VIEWS OF A LooKER-oN.
They club to eat and drink, to rifle and jeer,
And that is ba enow;
But it's the Knock arietocratic club that
Swoops around the head of honest worth.
There was time when ..clubs,"i .. literary
associations, benefited the world, when conceit,
| petty Jealousy AID even pride were "thrown to
the wind" that the mighty object eagerly sought
should be accomplished, when men OF strong pur-
pose, honest motives and inherent ability threw
| the mantle Of their INTELLECTUALLY around less
highly endowed associates, and giant intellect
strobe forth from the attic the ion and the unfur-
| nished chamber 70 establish the sristocracy Of
such the nvincible purpose Of the associate club
fellows. 1t u noteworthy that the female was no
T there tn There vas no toward
and sweet creature was an extra topic, and prop
erly discussed at the appropriate time and place
soWn h ~ me Of debate
OF opinions unembarrassed by either dainty inter-
ference or efeminate ofhciousness. This was the
sturdy Ies oaE 2, ss,
to-day. What are literary clubs at the present
time time, and especially in Washington They are
tion, not even confined to the upper ten where
husband is armed with tho wife, or viee persa; the
beau dances up with the gaiety Of loys-struek
or his widow somebody.
A general scramble ensues for the mastery in
order, is suddenly Rushed as the subiect Of the
polite Islander appears. We do not condemn
wholesale nor criticize unjustly, and hence we
ing element is too powerful to be calmed or rid Of
and where the storm Is averted dan Qerous counter,
currents are the inevitable ultimatum. In the
ply nothing; The conversations Is handled with
some Intelligence, but ungracefully; there is o
sprInkIing wit effort at dsbate, and isu ds.prt
cite the were 1t not for the distorted fea
tnre IN tne enoft OF him paying the penalty for
the reform literary CUB Of the Present dsT
Too much sameness, too much tameness, too much
woman. 1t Is hard to see how the brawny arm
can be developed from sweetmeats alone. The
child needs the Cruel the man meat,
Never did successful results accrue from lit
erary clubs who fellows held apron-strings or
rangement never gave to the world Brougham,
q sumner, Burke, nor Sydney Smith. INTEL
Isctuai activity is only spasmodic under the slim
we'll for the committal Of daring exploits, for the
tournament or the stage; and, though "all the
t nS'd nsn stage tag there are spots sacred to
wide intervals we meet a rars avisMs Lady Mon.
ence, and often undisguised surprise. But the
masses! Women in general! Take the model, re-
form, iiterary, aristoeratic Lotus club. Now what
the educIng Of ideas which is the grand desidera.
tpmf Clubs, literary clubs, as now touched by
me fancy n9Eers Of colOred aristocratic society,
AOi egusAOio auu hsPHluB ucu
and women, too much son talk and Matthews,
too much fun apd "Cheap John" too much silence
and Boston, Cancel these counterparts: dismiss |
respectfully, OF course, the women; let ANTHONY
and Cleopatra" "Brutus and Cesar" 20 to |
hesyeni poetry, defamation, and recitation "by |
ss sa p sIssb T'I AZ debate deb e.
better IssT. subject, crack yoyr nuts on Hosaee
men, go West" At any rate, there are ques-
lions correlated, connected with "Anancs" end |
political economy" agricultural pursuits sys-
temauzed among the oolored people"would make |
good question: after the solutlon Of which the |
club could with Ego West;9 pafsoh, lawyer, |
. clown, an idiot, and the 'idear ones by which
are meant women aud children. Yet for imme- |
diate attention let the following be submitted for
solution on your next jolly occasion, which, If |
published, will benefit rs 'plebs."
Query No. !, What relation does colored srIs- |
tocraoy in America bear to Low Churchism, |
(amopX Episcopalians7)
q. No. q Il pedantry connected in any way
with jealousy, and are the two compatible with
true MANHOOD
Q. No. 8. Il 1t true that the souls Of usurers, |
after death, are metenpsychosed or translated |
into the bodies Of asses, and there remain certain
years for poor men to take their penny worth out
Respectfully submitted to the Lotus, Re- |
form, Aristocratic, Colored, Literary club.
GAUNTLET.