The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-06-11
NOTES FROM THE farmers CLUB.
Including Brief Account OF n Long Address,
and Some Exceptional Lines.

Such a state of affairs was never known in
the history OF the club before, For some time
il looked very doubtful whether there would be
any meeting at all. Only six farmers were
present at 2 o'clock. and of these two were dis
posed in recumbcnt attitudes and softly slept.
The conditions in room "a were conducive to
slumber The air was cool and the light was
subdued. The measured ticking of the six
cornercd clock filled the space like n lullaby.
There was no Chair no Secretary no hustle Of
Farmer Martin in and out. Farmer Lam
bert. the foremost rival of the clock. and who
has been called the Cooper Union clarion. was
absent. and Farmer Garrish was not there
None of the great motive Wheels ana weights and
springs of tn" club was present and room a
Wa lGpl"ratiEc, llsuratlNely speaking, because
But nt 80 The lo2rCpencd and Farmer Law
rome" entered closely followed by the aged lady
iarmer with the brown lunch basket; and the
aged tall idrm"rand The six other farmers who
ir3'uptly, walked NJ, put their heads together.
and voted Farmer Lawrence into the chair
H"rc II seems proper to remark thar the aged
Indy farmer herself. although fornn"tcrn years
sh" has attended. rain or shine upon the srs-
Slons II tn" club never missing one. has never
been called upon u take tho chair. She does
not seem To- mind III; but several OF the club
gent and ~trang", and sense seems to he
abroad among thps" who are moro nearly con
GerMrd IN ih' mati"r that the aged lady farmer
h'IH not been treated Gui," on IN" square. Al
Ia" except iona! session uf which report Is now
making, 81" sat in the middle scat Of the front
row, and looked very wei! indeed. Especially
u"lnHi" wcr" her lustrc"ss black shippers. with
srrrat"d ilapS above the instcp. and brown
wuol,rn stockings wisely run ut the heel for the
purpose Of securing additional wear.
Farmer Lawrence, feeling called upon to do
so. addressed the s"v"n memh'r- Of the club
assembled. IL" made his r"mark, sitting. and
">prr--e,l himself ma conversational tone. II"
spoke 81 the great brauiN ~ the cultivation be-
tween Long iran'h an Freehold. and suh5c
ld"nt'y took ~ III II pleasant Vein the anao;
G"u> topic a; hogs, Of which, -til, II" di-rlurSCd
ynr' cNhaustivrly
Farmer Davenport submitted II paper. which
Farmer Lambert entered the room, brarima. II
long -taiE II Erh,s. II entry Wa Intended by
rs inuch roHiuuilun rs WIS "tplb.' Of being
pruGur"d among ~cNrn. The chair arose. and
a'tcrrE~,tinS thai, Farmer Lambert had no!
that paper Farmer Lambert promptly COM
hii.d and sIgS" FIR onn hour and n.y. miputc,,
nine, others. IL narrated the cnsn Of u man
,"h% h;,d boon br?H-nt "HJ 81 tn" Jaws Of death
~h.rh b. had brought a,,ng was carefully eX-
i!iiu'd hy Tn" i1iLirr In his pcruWtuu he
paid feeling tr,int" To- mo!rs.'- and IN" eiN
'"Ggth 10 the new mt 81 sh""p curryiu- and 10
IN" tlir" points wh"r" digestion lrsins.
h, ,MrN l"ctrdly snt down, and tho chair eNcit-
''!.y remarked hat hc was quite 1t terror.
Farmer i.am6rrt Who ,waf worry rniG, With an
cNt"p-iy" pocket hamd""hiof, the chair read
he thud ,rctlon Of Farmer Cutters uncNam-
ped serial poem ~ follows:
VISIT To a wHALE.-fLoniimedJ
h"arr @, rr" Irir For tna Terrible say Thing
p,.orr,uou Of LeyIuthnn should Humble Him Ever
more.
Id.no, .lq.r ll.wrIer ,feyiatnsn to be whale
WY 70 H. !, ,."ld, ! wi'L many u scale
Mat treat i3'as.,ns lei, not ailow'a on shore
huo.!lrg lhon2' cam. in mi. mortal Tlcnl