The daily gazette., 1878-07-20
From the Phila. Times.
Indignant Boys.
A SPONTANEOUS PROTEST AGAINST THE
ACTION OF A LUMBER FIRM.

A SPONTANEOUS PROTEST AGAINST THE
ACTION OF A LUMBER FIRM.
A lumber firm up in Richmond the
other day, for reasons sufficient for them
selves, doubtless, hung out placard close
to the wagon entrance to their yard, with
this announcement: "No boys allowed
in this yard"
There is a good swimming place not
far from the yard, which being much
patronized by the boys, as matter of
course they could not remain long in ig-
norance Of this edict against them. Yes
terday afternoon about twenty-three boys
having taken a long and satisfactory
swim, resolved to hold an indignation
meeting and give vent to their outraged
feelings in the customary style.
An old board pile served as platform
and "Cooley" Gilpin served as president.
There was no suspicion that Cooley
possessed any idea Of parliamentary order
or anything Of that kind, but he could
outswim any boy in the crowd and his
reputation was established as champion
| fighter, so he had an easy walk to the Of
| flee of president. "Chippy" Swunk was
made secretary because he was the only
boy in the crowd that had stump of a
lead pencil and an old pass book. The
president with his bare feet dangling
down over the edge of the board pile,
opened his jack-knife and digging it alb
s.ractedly into the platform to relieve his
embarrassment said the meeting would
come TO order, whereat the twenty-one
boys on the go1nd below opened twenty
one mouths and yelled "Order.n "Or-
der ~
"We've met yere,r said the president,
digging his knife around at random to
the imminent hazard of the secretary's
legs, "because ON account o."
100, oo.' screeched the secretary,
jumping up and dancing around. The
chairman had inserted the knife blade in
his leg, and all the other boys set up a
shout and laughed till their throats were
sore. The chairman was frightened
and said he didn't go to do it. He clos
ed the knife hastily and put it in his
pocket.
"Shoot away, now," said one of the
boys. "What are we meetin' fur, any
how 2"
"a man," said the president, "has
took it in his head to hang sign out"
'I saw it first" yelled an impulsive but
dirty-faced youth in the crowd.
mo yer didn't" said another; ''twas
me at saw it; I'll leave it to Cooley if it
warn't.''
''Stop yer chinnin'," said the president;
show am 10 talk?'
"With your mouth yelled the dirty
faced youth.
The president ignored this sneer and
said they were met to talk about the sign
on the fence of the lumber yard.
"Tear it down." said the diIty-faced
youth.
81 seconds that notion" cried four boys
at once.
81 third it," yelled the remainder.
"Cheese it," said the secretary, who
had been rubbing his wounded limb,
''you can't more'n second it,"
"Oh, yes, yer think yer know every
thing" said the dirty-faced youth.
The president said if his dirty-faced
constituent didn't keep quiet he'd put
him out. But as the dirty faced youth
was already out, he retorted that he'd
like to see the president "do it oncet."-
AT this the president, forgetting his posi-
ton, jumped down and chased the youth
for half square along the street and the
meeting broke up in confusion.