Connecticut western news., 1882-12-13
THE LIME.KILN CLUB.
How Bro. Gardner Settles the Question
 of Charity.
From the Detroit Free Press. ]

From the Detroit Free Press.]
 "I hold heah in my ham," began Brother Gardner as the triangle sounded and Samuel Shin laid aside his harmoni- can, "I hold heah letter from one of de charitable societies of Detroit axin' If dis club can be depended on to aid in de good work dis winter. In sartin cases dis club kin be depended on fur ton of coal, cord of wood, bari of flour or a $10 bill In sartin odder cases dis club won't cum down wid as much as 8 shingle-nail. Public charity ill dis kentry am 8 curus thing,
 ''lt insists that ebery man shall airn his own hbin', an den it turns ill an SUD- ports de class who will starve sooner dan work
 "It am de enemy of whisky, an yet as soon as whisky makes pauper it SUD- ports him. -9---- ...
 cit fatters de man who gifts few dollars ahead, an yet demands sheer of dat money to aid de idle an dissipated.
 "Pubic charity comes as near bein' 8 bold-faced fraud as any sentiment you kin name. It encourages laziness by providin' fur de lazy. It encourages drunkenness by providin' fur de families of drunkards. It encourages immortality by providin' homes an hospitals for de immoral. It encourages the spendthrift by feedin' an clothin' him all winter arter he has squandered his money all i summer. Public charity am wall agin which de reckless, de lazy, de shiftless an de dissolute lean when all odder props give way.
 "Simmer it down, and public charity means takin' de money which man has saved by hard work an economy an usin' it to support de man who has squandered time an money widout 8 car as to what became of him. It am black mail on industry-it am slap at economy-it am kick at industry How does it come dat wid dis kentry constantly growth in wealth, and constantly fur. nishing increased chances fur poo mer to get along, dat pauperism am also in creasin'? Eight-tenths of de saloons il America am supported by men whose families need ebery cent dey airn fu1 clothin' and bread, an who rely on public charity in case of hard winter. Dc kentry has five times as many paupers a' it had fifteen y'ars ago.! Why? Kast we raise five times as much money tC support 'em. Double de amount of tn, poo fund an you will double de numbe of paupers.
 "An' now let me ask you plail queshun. If I work hard week ill all week out-if my wife works hard an economizes-if we patch, darn, dye al cut ober-if we buy cheap tea an coffee an pare de 'taters close, an manage t pay for @ little home, an put money i de bank for sickness or death, has an
 human bein' 8 right to ask me to giv
 one penny to 8 man who has throw away scores of dollahs for beer al tobacco-who plays keerds an shake dice fur money-who works only whe he feels like it--who neber dreams C economy-who neber practices sell denial? reckon not Let us now tur our faces towards de rowteen of bizness. THE RIGHT SORT OF SYMPATHY. The Secretary announced con munication from Gratitude Scribewel Secretary of the Nocturnal Perambul; ting Club of the Eighth Ward, Syracus, regarding the death of Slipback Blu
 banks. The deceased was member the Nocturnal as we'll as the Lime Xii , Club, and at the last meeting of u former, Brother Considerate Comfo moved the following:
 WHEREAS, It has been made plain our understanding, through the wise r' marks of Brother Gardner, that resol = tions of sympathy will not feed al ) clothe widows and orphans; now ther ) fore
 , Resolved, That the treasury of tl
 Nocturnal Club be and is hereby directe
 to purchase six tons of coal aud barr
 of beans for the family of our la
 lamented brother.