Connecticut western news., 1879-09-17
The Lime Kiln Club.
A VERY INTERESTING SESSION, AS RE-
 PORTED BY THE DETROIT FREE PRESS.
NO NAMES MENTIONED.

"Gemlen," said the President, as he looked down upon the bald pate of Brutus Stivers, "I believe dat de good times so long hoped for an talked about am now on deck. I believe dat dar am 8 better show for workin' men to-day dan at any time since Jay Cook went an fetched dat panick on de kentry. Wages am good, craps ar big, money am plenty, an you kin buy swaller. tailed coat good huff for Sunday wear for about five dollars. Yes, de good times am heah, but dat am no excuse for de poo man to banker after dose fngs which belong to de rich. Las week l was told dat six different members of dis club had dun gone an rented lock boxes at de pos s'office. I won't menshun any names, but want 1t understood dat I frown upon any sich piece of extrava- gance. I doan' believe dar's 8 colored man in dis city who gifts ober one letter per week, an de ideah of rentin' box an gittin' key an hourishin' around am all nonsense. De money paid out dat way orter buy shoes for de chill'en or 'taters for de cellar, an we all know it. Las Sunday saw certain members of dis club ridin' out wid livery rigs. I doan' call any names, but I know dat dose men doan' airn ober eight dollars week at de bes Oar dey was, whoopin' aroun' an heapin' on style, when dey could no mo- afford it dan kin afford to whitewash the Capitol at Washington for de sum of fifteen cents, an board myself. I tell you dat it doan' pay in de long run. You may fink it looks gor- geous to see colored man airnin' eight dollars week seated behind speckled hoss hitched to top-kerridge, but you am softly mistaken. It looks like some body wodld be eatin' thin johnny-cake an cheap 'lasses next Jinuary."
 A VAIN APPEAL.
 The contents of formidable looking envelope on the Secretary's desk were leext made known by the Secretary. The i Communication was from Casabianca J. Jones, an honorary member, residing in Philadelphia. While on the roof of building to see circus procession pass along the street he had fallen through sky-Ight and sustained severe injuries. The photographer had refused to settle for personal damages, and Casabianca appealed to the club to stand by him and assist him to carry his case to the courts.
 "I move dat dis club extend its heart felt sympathies an forward de money to pay a lawyer,'' promptly responded Lord Byron Throgs from the back end of the hall.
 "Brudder Throgs," began the Presi- dent, as he, rose up and bent his gaze that way, "dar am no doubt on my mind dat you know all about de bizness of stuffiu' sassage an preparin' root beer, cause I has seen you at work but when it comes down to g queshun of law you may be as badly mistaken as the brudder who picked up red-hot horseshoe in de blacksmif shop. While it am de dooty of dis club to purtect an assist members, what do we know of de particklers of dis case? De pints of law in de case am several. De lawyers would ax how high de building was if it was brick or wood whose circus was passin' long; if dat circus had de only sea lion in dis kentry if dc photogra- pher was at home or down to de sea shore; if Brudder Jones was standin' still or gallopin' aroun' if he was gwine inter dat circus on ticket or meant to crawl under de canvas an whar' would dis club be when de jury got frew wid de case? We doan' take no ackshun till we git bigger perticklers, an eben den we mus go ahead as kee-fully as 8 hen walkin' picket fence."
 PROJECT KILLED.
 Mai. Ahbury Congreeve gained tho floor and the recognition of the Chair and said he had matter of great i'm portance to communicate to the club. He had long been of the idea that Para | disc Hall should be connected with 0 gymnasium for the use of colored people only, and he was willing for one to take a liberal amount of stock in project of the kind and become 8 liberal patron. He believed that muscular development meant long life, and it had palned him to discover that the colored people of Detroit had of late years entirely neg lected muscular development, and that death was busy in their ranks.
 "Gem'len,' replied Brother Gardner, as he pushed up his sleeve, "Ize got muscle huff to frow tramp ober two fences an a row of 'tater hills, an got it all at de wood pile. Right in dis room arc ober fifteen members who am above sixty vars ole an in de bes' of health. We hevn't los but one memberby death in ober two y'ars, an green apples was de cause of dat. We doan' want any better health, an we doan' want any mo- muscle. If we do we kin secure it at de wood pile, in de garden, or by handlin' de brush. De man who keeps hisself clean, goes to bed airly, has solid food an let's whisky alone will live iist as long as de Lawd intended he should, an dat's long huff for anybody. If Brudder Congreeve wants muscle kin get him job of unloadin' Q sand -scow. We will now strike de triangle, raise our voices in song, an den walk de sev'ral ways to our homes, grateful dat catfish hev got down to six cents per pound, an thankful dat de price of whitewash- in remains firm an de market steady" |
 MINNIE LEwIs's beauty was unrivalled in the neighborhood Of Hot Springs,