The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-09-26
MAJOR AXLE CABIFF,
QUEBEC,
CANADA,

Was conveyed to Brother Gardner's
house by the nearest paved streets, and
at formal reception held the next even
ing, there were present:
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Plug; Mr.. and
Mrs. Lemuel Payson Tackhammer Mr..
and Mrs. Neckyoke johnson; Mr. and
Mrs Winthrop a Bluff; Mr.. and Mrs.
K. o. B. Humber, and many others, in
Guiding the very cream of colored So
ciety. Some of the costumes were par
ticularly elegant. Mrs Algernon Whet-
stone wore number thirty-six corset,
purchased on the weekly installment
plan; the beautiful Miss Thornpole
wore five yards of yellow ribbon, looped
up at intervals with darning-needles hav-
ing heads made of red wax; the jolly
widow Blossom, who has just returned
from two mile trip into the country to
buy COW, wore cuffs which were the
envy of all the ladies': the charming
Miss Constance had on gilt-edged stock
ings and shell back comb; the wealthy
and charming Mrs. Gen. Wagonboard
had on new pair of shoes which could
not have cost less than 81, even with the
store on fire, and other costumes were
noted for richness of material and lavish
expenditure in trimming.
AT THE HALL.
As the orator entered the hall in COM
pany with Brother Gardner, the mem
bers rose and bowed, the triangle soun-
ded, and the Paradise Glee Club sang:
Walk in-walk in, stranger
Sot down-take cheer;
De Lime-Kiln Club 1t welcomes you,
An Pm glad to see you heah.
Walk in--walk in
Doan' YOU be afraid;
Song an fiddle welcomes you,
In heah among de shade.
Walk in man from Kenady--
De meetin's ready now
To move right off as briskly as
De bylaws will allow.
Walk in-waIk in
Take de big arm-cheer-
Sot up on d e platform dar',
AM dry de fallin' tear.
The orator having been introduced by
the sresidend, made courtly bow, con-
suited his watch to get the exact time,
and began:
"Gem'len of the Lime-Kiln Club, l
am not insenseless to dis high homo. De
name of dis club hez bin perfeckly fa-
miliar to me for whole var, and hez
intensely peroosed de proceedins of each
and ebery session. If l had de solumness
of Brudder Gardner, de humility of Sir
Isaac Walpole, an de instrumentality of
de Rev. Penstock, combined wild de
logicality of Waydown Bebee, I'd stab
lish Lime-Kiln Club in Quebec sooner
dan twenty-three hours could wing deir
weary flight lords de mystic doorway of
eternity. em'len, ez l look aroun' dis
grand ole hall, disfranchised wild
precious relics and fond mem 'ries-ez
my eyes sot demselves on de numerous
audience-ez observe de harmony an
confiction on ebery side, ] congratulate
de Club wild all my heart. Applause.
"Gem'len, I fink dis Club hez i'm.
peached de soshul standin' of de GUILD
race not only in dis city, but in de State
at large, and in odder States. De ad.
vice gin us by Brudder Gardner hez
bin needed by hundreds of cases, an
will be needed in hundreds mo-. De
culpd folks all ober dis kentry am
lookin' to dis headquarters for advice
instruckshun an guidance, an if dc
Lime-kiln runs along in de fuchul
ez it hez in de past, all de members will
hev insolvent reasons for imperishablt
congratulashun. Cries of $50 on"
"Dar are some fngs l doan' like tt
see de cull'd man do. doan' like t.
see him pull out an ole watch, wild d.
wheels all busted up an de springs al
gone, ebery time he goes by de City Hal
clock, same ez to make de public believ,
dat he carries ticker WORT fo' Thousand
dollars. I doan' like to see one o
our race walkin' up an down in front o
barber shop, an talkin' bout sigh
drafts on Moo York, discounts, indorset
checks, an, de like, same as if he coul,
git long widout work, when we al
know dat his winter obercoat am in d
, pawn-shop. I doan' like to see culP,
, folks gittin' togedder to pass vote da
! de times am de wust ebber seen, an da
de winter will be de awfullest ebbe
known, kase de man who blows de mos
about de times am one of de very chap
who keepFem so. doan' like to see a
, honest, law-abiding an industriou
culPd man creepin' long ez if he wa
much obleeged to de hull world dat b
was lowed de use of de side-wall
, but yit 1 doan' like de chap wh
scrapes few clothes togedder, borrys
: few mo-, picks up ten cent cane, al
= goes sailin' up an down de streets, ez
he war about to hire de biggest hall
town an pay months rent in advanc
He may deceive some of de ole app
+ women, but de rest of de public wi
y wonder if he sleeps in barn, or turl
a in wild de reg'la stashun house lodger
n Gem'len, de fight of time betokel
n me dat must inculcate to a close.
T, shall hold dis visit to Detroit in territ
9 remembrance, an my meetin' wild I
Club will not be disfaced from n