Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-28
BRUDDDR GARDNER.
His NashvfIls Wife Reaching fer
the Old Stnner-A Lively scandal
In the Lfme.kfln Chm. Ed

His NashvnIs Wire Reaching fsl
the Old Stnner-A Lively scandal
In n Lime-ktln CluD. j
According to the Detroit Free Press
the Lime,kiln Club of that city wrestled
with a genuine sensation at its meeting
last Saturday night. The proceedings
opened With the following ode; /.
A" fink I see a wxter-mellyun,
Plump and bis;
Fink I'd like 70 shy up elusser-
Dance a jig
W~ater-mellyon full O. redness.
Tote him long! prs
Smell um strOng!"
The club is gaining in all those little
courtesies which go to show the perfect
gentleman, The Rev. Penstoek stepped
on Isaiah Bottles feet and begged his
pardon in a vsice scented with CHINA.
mon essence. WaydoSu Bebec acct.
dentally drew away a stool on which
Uncle Dan had made up his mind to sit,
and he helped the old man up in four
different languages. Samuel Shin
TANNED his elbow into Sanflower Aston 5
left eye, aud withdrew it in such a ten
der, sympathetic way that the ~jsnitor
ceased hunting for cyelops in the water
pail aud whispered to himself:
WAL, now, it am good to be heah-
gooder dan to be an angel an hyin'
aroun de sky for big pay an cash down."
"Gem'lsm," said Brother Gardner as
bis wei known form looRed up before
the audience once again. IL hez heah a
letter received early in de week frew de
pos'ofiis an directed to me personally.
De secretary will read it
The secretary read as follows:
NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 20, 1878 ITO
de Lime.kiln Club: 1t am my psneful
dooty to seat myself to rite desc few lines
to inform you dat you hez bin har'brin'
a great viper in de busum Of your Janus
au' highly-respeetsble club. / infer to
dat Crate rasksl an villan dat calls his.
self Brother GArdnerl Il will be very
paneiul for you all TO fin out dat you haz
bin grately deceived in him but de trait
must be tole. He am q biggsrmistl /
am his own lawful wife, an desc chill en-
sroun' me call him ladder, an yit l
reads in de Free Press dat be hAz an
odder wife 10 Detroit. Gem'Iem, | ask
you In de name Of de mortality Of de
couhtry-for de sake Of justice an right
TO gin de ole rasksl de send.of an
drive him back homel
HANNAH GARDNER,
Legal wife Of dat ~villun, Brudder Gardner
P. ST. want dis case vestigated
whedder it Mexicanizes de government
or not.
The deepest silence reigned when the
secretary had flashed reading the
epistle Brother Gardner did not move
a finger, and for the first time in the
history Of the club Unele Sam forgot to
blow bis nose for over forty seconds. By
and by Sir Isaac Walpole rose up in his
grand solemn way and in a trembling
voice said:
"Biudders, hesh's me, dar am Uncle
Dan, an dAr am de ole man Toots. Did
you ebber know dat de free of US war
bon on de same plsntashun down in
Cariiny-trotted about de same cabins
when we war little, worked in de same
GeIs when we growed up-csllsd de
same man mass'r2 An right ober on de
mex ~plantashan dat man up dar-our
Brudder Gardner-war bon. l knowed
him when be corldn't lift up a hoe-l
kRowed him when be war married. Fo'
de Lawdl but | war dar. an 90 was
Toots 40 Uncle Dan. Wasn't dar q
dance on de grass-wssn't dar lots Ia
eat, heaps 0 music. an q kissin' OBJ d.
bridel Oar wasi Dat bride is de SAINT
ole woman what now cooks 'taters and
puts on patches for Brudder Gardner
Dis letter from Nashville am base vii.
lany-wrethedness 10 de fust degrees
cole bludad attempt to brown.msil oul
respected PRESIDENT We doan' want nc
inyestigashun-Ve spit on de charges
an DEFY de charged Gem'lem anC
b%rudders, !ree cheers az a lion for de-
ole flosopher, hero and statesman-hiI
-hipl'
The roof trsmbled and the shingles
ratified, and a policeman passing on thu
walk below halted, lookedu up in a startled
way, and said.
Bet a dollar the club has passed I,
vote to complete the Washington monu
meutl'
"Gem'leml' said Brother Gardner al
he rose up and wiped the dew from hi
eyes, I'D be next doah to a giraffe if
didn't feel grateful for dis 'spression 0
sentiment an confidence. Sir Isaac ha
tole you De truG, an it only remains 70
me to add dat Il dat Nashville womal
comes up hesh Mrs. Garduer-de onl,
Mrs. Gardner dat has de right 10 frow d
skillil at my head-will make strings q
her befo' she kan chew out free wordsl'