The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-23
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meeting OF mo klHu hNu WV
attended and was nj loss how to ac', 30
concluded would watch how. other people
did Tho hostess greeted everybody cordially
ma thoy entered, and attempted 10 Introduce
everybody Ms thoy came, but they gathered 80
rapidly that she Ind TO change her pro-
gramme and lot them introduce themselves
TIA amusing 10 SEQ people Introduce thom'
selves, ono lady rubbed her nose ~ though
sho Ind been s(c)ent there for that purpose
A young man pulled NJ his stand.up collar
M though no would like TO give II setting
down. Others scratched their ears Some
patted their feet on the floor, aud quiet
calm pervaded the room. Thinking this was
q part of the programme, put on tho mir OF
nm icco and determined not 10 melt until
l thawed II was time Presently one young
man took n scat In front of some ladies anu
doubled up his fist and stuck up his thumb
Then | concluded the reason of tho silence
was because they had been playing We was
all deai and dumb institution, and this
Young man was going TO get up CONVERSE
lion with his thumbs, This just suited me-
as knew three or four letters of tho mute
alphabet commenced 10 make letters with
my fingers to lady opposite. She stared at
mo ferociously, but | thought TINT was II
part of tho game 10 bluff me off, so ]
commenced to work my fingers pretty lively
She caleda little boy 10 her and he boted
out of the room, and presently IL man came
to the door and watched me intently for n
few minutes, | thought no was trying to
learn the game Of me- TIL" lady commenced
10 grow red in the face, when this man step
ped up and wanted to know if | was afflicted
with st. Nilus' dance excused hysel
and said | believed iresoyterlNhs d'dnV
dance, and would not be the hrst 10 intro
duce Innovations mo the'r meetings. l tolu
him the dance he alluded TO might DO u re,
liglous dance, aslt ma SAINT 10 the hamG II l
understood him correctly but that dldni
care to be his partner oven II they should
conclude to danccit lie said, who's talk
ing about dancing. 1t is you who are nitro
ducing innovations into our meetings on
have been motlonlhg win your hngers NJ my
wife Tor the Inst hVe minutes ana you are
making yourself rediculous, IN us gov 10 DC
stopped" | said, "Ain't we playing we are
all deaf and dumb II we are, JUS you wh"
are making yonrsell RIDICULOUS because
dumb people must taiK with their fingers
and not with the'r mouths l
couldn't say TINS very wen 10 mn,
vi my n"SN'' "N
excited, and mad TO use my tongue so to
speak. This broke the spell. and the man
gave mo n pitliul look and SAID such people
ought not to be allowed to 20 out alone,
Then some one stepped up and explained 10
mo that we hadn't organized INTO a deaf and
dumb asylum, but thnt the young man was
playing game called club-llst. Just swore
to myself then that NJ eyer ! caught that
young man alone would analyHe mo word
club-hst for him, with punsent illustrations
Then another young man, VINO looked like
tho future president OF an insurance com
pany, was asked to give some music on apl-
ano. 1t was n tine instrument before that
man. commenced playing on 1t, but no got
excited because things had been so quiet be-
fore and determined no would make noise
and he just slammed and banged that piano
in manner that was dreadfGl, II he would
work with the same vigor for newspaper he
would make good reporter, as he was a
good hand at taking note. Then if he would
exclude the flats, his notes would all be
sharp and make him areputation. Then
three nice gentlemen, one of whom was
which, who had fine voices for crying charcoal
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