The Red Cloud chief., 1880-01-08
Brother Gardner's Lime.kiln Club.

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Brother Gardner's Lime.kiln Club.
The giee-club had been given th,
hint, and as noon as the triangle hac
sounded and the meeting declared open.
they sang:
DE house rs he am seen M mo-.
Dc skecisr- mighty dead.
DE humble bee, OBJ whaT avn be?
OH whar- d. hornet ficds
Soft butter II bez hardened mp,
An ~tsil"r's on lie brace,
An folks hin make - bTtckw heat cake
To look '.nI ia de face.
Wild pork an tnicr- In lie house.
An wood behind DC doab.
De winter irpaF dis Climb can't skeer.
Wid all IT. windy roar.
Brother Gardner bowed his acknOwl-
edgments with Senatorial dignity, and
then advanced and said:
81 was axed de sddsr day what dis
club didn't believe in, an de gueshun
was one deseryin' of thought an re-
nekshun. Speakin' on behalf Of all
dose present aud missin', | think kin
say:
al. II doan' believe in hangin' clothes
down cellar 10 dry.
"2. 1t doan believe In putin a ten
dollar boss in front of a fifty-dollar
wagin.
"3. It doan' believe dat talkin' psly-
ticks will buy Goldfish, or dat dispuiin'
on religun will darn socks.
81. II doan' believe dat a cigar in de
mouf an holes in dc butc- help a MAJ Ia
git a job.
"5. Ii doan' believe in payin' cash
down for penny whistles an runnin' in
debt for grinds,oncs.
SO. II doan' believe dat dc world
owes any man what he doan' work fur
an put in full time at.
al. Ii doan' believe in singin' frew lis
nose when its mouf hez muffin else 10 do
but 10 sing"
"yENTILATION."
At this point the Reception Commit
tee donncd their veStmcnts and pro-
cccded To the antc-room and brought in
the Hon. IIascoc Billings IL Maryland,
Familiarity known in that State rs "Or-
ator No. A." After his introduction he
announced that he would speak for a
few minutes on the subject of y%entila-
ton, and began:
ssDc subicck % ventilation am one
dat earnestly consarnS all folks who live
by brcathin', an w neglect it at our
peril. De ont doors am ventilated
enough, but inside dc houses of De land
turks "A fiend known as foul air He
gets in dar by varus means, AN he mus
be put out or sickness results. Open "A
doah an what do You feel?"
IL feel cold!'' solemnly replied
Pickles Smith. ~ the speaker paused.
a club was laid up for him, and the
orator continued:
"You feels Il rush o pure air. IL
sweeps in, cotchcs de foul air by de
froat, frows him on his back, an DC
lungs expand wild pleasure agin. Two
cullud pusSons an a dog, slccpin' in an
ordinary-Sizcd bedroom, piZen de at
mospherc at de rate of a bari an hour.
Ii dar' was no chance fur fresh air to
circulate aroun' DE room de man would |
wake up wild red eyes an Il b~ackachc,
dc woman would git out o bed an kick
De chars aroun', an de dog would siouch
aroun' de back yard widout courage To
tackle Il bone. Ncbbrr shut out De
fresh air, my frens. Slecpin' wild dc
feet obcr dc ioot-board cant compare
wild inhalin' de keen, cool air, made of
de best materials, warranted not 10 rust,
an gibcn away 10 all"
"MAKE HOME HAPPY"
Col. Elderberry ~Southdown of Texas
was next introduced To the club. lie
said he had only IA few minutes To spare,
having agreed To be at a certain spot at
a certain hour { o buy a dog of n resi-
dent, Vet he felt like saying something
the subject of making home happy.
"IIow many unhappy homes is dar in
dis k~cntry?'' he inquired after taking a
drink of water. - Oar is millions an
hundreds an dozens, an why? know
husbands who come home wild a smile
de face an kindness in de heart. Dey
whistle To dc children, speak a kind
word 10 de ole woman, saw up a fence
rail for wood and eat what am placed
before dem widout grumblin'. know
odderS who slam de gate, bust in de
doah, kick de dog under de bed, bounce
the chill'en aroun', cuss de stove, jaw
de ole woman, an upset de table
kaSe dey hewitt got fried oysters for
supper. Ebery man orter consider dat
his wife hez feelinS an dat his chill'en
am human. an dat his dog am not To
blame fur bcin' in dis world. Doan'
be afraid to slap yo'wife on De back AN
call her old gal. Dey likes it. Glib de
chill'en Il show. If We want de dog TO
90 under de bed outer de way, speak
to him and reason wild him. Wild
desc few exhilerations | will now en-
compass my time and deviate TO al of
You a happy and previous career"
THE CLOSE.
The hour for closing having arrived,
the triangle was sounded and the whole
club joined in singing:
lie got my arctic oversloes-
lie all prepared to go.