The Newtown bee., 1879-07-30

l and jokes, and always had some new one
 to relate. Being a capital story-teller himself all the good things said found l their way into Mir. Bleecker's capanious
 news basket, and were re-issued improv- ed, and made more pointed, if possible, | than before. ] shall never forget an in-
 cident which took place one day at the Board, when Mr. B. was presiding as 1 chairman An organ-grinder, tan Italian)
 with an unusually large monkey, (for that
 ''branch of business, made his appear
 ance about the entrance door just as the 1 Board was about to convene for the morn-
 ing session, followed by the usual crowd
 of boys and idlers that these Loor crea- lures commonly attract; it afforded an excellent opportunity for some fun, par ticularly as there was every prospect of a | duli market, for it was in midsummer
 when most of the outside leading operat- ors were at the watering places, far and
 near. It took but a few minutes for the wags to strike a bargain with the itinerant
 snowman and prepare his pupil for ad- mission as a neto member of tue BOard. The windows, front and rear, were all kept wide open for the admission of fresh
 air and up to and through the latter he was secretly aud silently drawn, until he 1 found himself on the sill, face to face with all the leading Brokers of the street. | He had been provided with Q small rail road pamphlet ito represent Board Book that members then carried with them in which to record sales), and a quill pen i fasten ed behind his ear, and so far was qualified to take his seat; but the exclte- ment proved too much for him, and snap | ping his cord, he leaped from table to showing hIs teeth in manner that threw 1 the whole Board into confusion, and for so he time was complete master of the
 situation; the noise then increased until l it reached an uproar so loud as to fright
 en all the dray-horses in the neighbor- hood; meanwhile, the usually jolly | Bleecker (as chairmen), WIS bewildered !; he did not like the looks of the frantic
 monkey; but it would never do to desert | his post as chairman, so he by dispatch
 ing several mes ssengers at last succeeded
 in securing the services of the missing organ-grinder who, with some difficulty,
 captured the runaway, when "order reign ed again in Warsaw" Poor Bleeckerl never think of him without recalling to \ my recollection his jolly face when he | fal i'm |, Overreach says, it was 'joy all over." At the close of the year it was his duty as Treasurer, to read his report to the Board showing the condition of it's finances, and
 after going through, in detail, long column Of its actual expenditures, he came to the item, Donations to Charita- ble Institutions, Go which he was opr.os- ed), when he drew long breath and shook his head continuously, as if doubting the policy of it, but when he reached the aggregate of UNPAID DUES, (which lac called ''dead weight, J the comic express sion of his face was beyond description
 and never failed to produce a roar oi | laughter from the whole assemblage
 Alas! poor Yoriek, where te your gibes now?" for you too have passeL away, q have nearly uu of your colleagues Of ths l period, until there remains sca' z,,,,,I
 dozen alive; these aIa on the v,,-,s threescore and ten. while som <. have pa, sed it. and m"st soon in ths. natur; course of things reach tlIe ana,of fife
 long and fitfel journey hae, uea the, they never ean forget the. radiant face ( their old ana. faith ,nl preas,ireer.' Jame
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