The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-12
Taking up Clubs.

"Mr. Breezy, I found this precious
piece Of paper laying on the dinfngroom
1loor this morning." said Mrs. Breezy,
holding up clip Of paper resembling \
check, - she seated herself ut the break
fast table.
"Ah. indeed. What IL It, dear" asks
Mr.. Breezy, 40 he picked up his napkin.
:'You cnn explain it better than |
can," said Mrs. Breezy. lit is headed.
Breezy, debtor, to Brooklyn Club, $50
for dues up to date"
"Yes, dear" said Mr.. Breezy, perv-
ously twirling his napkin around his
finger.
''And you said nothing to me about
it, said Mrs. Breezy.
"AbOut what"' asked Mr.. Breezy in
anything hut a confident tone Of voice.
"Why, about your belonging to ais
erahle, OdiOus. selfish club. 10 think Il
husband Of mine should get so low ~ to
join club" said Mrs. Breezy twisting
the paper up and throwing it upon the
floor.
"But, my DEAR" said Mr.. Breezy,
stuffing his napkin in his pocket.
There is nothing very terrible about
belonging to q good club"
"a good club" said Mrs. Breezy.
''TherQ isn't any such thing rs good
club. They are all hOrrid. There, !"
and Mrs.. Breezy CAV her glass vicious
little push which came very near end
ing It's usefulness forever
"But you do not understand, dear, +"
said Mr.: Breezy. ''Yo must remember
that there arc clubs and clubs"
"Nothing Of the s"rt:' said Mrs.
are not dreadtully wicked places you
would not keep us " omen out Of them IA
YOU do. How you men occupy your
time in them the devil-or mIcun good
ness: only knows. You man Will, 81
family, Mr.. Breezy, to belong to club {!
1t is Just shameful! I'm sure it's had
enough for single men, hut in my opin-
ion it is Just u crime for married man
to belong to one Of them. I'm glad /
found it out in time to save you, Nr.
Breezy, although heaven only knows
how long you have been going I" ,hc
horrible place"
"AIy dear, it is not such II Lad place as
you imagine" said Mr.. Breezy. "l"u,
women are all mistaken about club life,
and assure you"
''Oh, We are" said Mrs. Breezy. II
suppose you will say next that it is bet
ter to 20 to club than to church, Mr..
Breezy, and Pm quite sure you would
rather 20 to your club than to churc',
any time. No, Mr.. Breezy, when 1 am
dead and gone you can join every club
in the world if you like, hut until that
time you belong to me, Mr. Breezy: l
know all about clubs. Mr.. Ercezy--'
II thought you said you didn't:
"Ye~, do," said Mrs. Breezy, JAM
I, g., ;,,ko l.,,ttn. tI'll,n~.
play poker, and billiards. and take II
beasts of themselves generally. Mr..
''Rut my dear, meet 40 many bu,i-
II thought So" said Mrs. Breezy. II
was Just waiting for that, and Pm sur
priscd YOU did not think Of it before.
So YOU meet business friends ut your
club. Y'es. and then y"H pitch in and
! spcHs( ten dollars to make one. 40. s'
long as you have your wife and children
to support. Mr.. Breezy, YOU can afford
to get business in that way. / know
how you mean to pet h,silc css. as vol,
call it. You go t" work aud eat aud
drink until YOU are stupid as owls and
then YOU get business I,v going fast II
sleep. "hc proper time (" Il" business
is during business hours, Mr.. Breezy. J
have brought y"u up in that way and
s!,an't allow you to ovrrwork yourself
at your time q: life. ~ the quicker You
get out OF the horrid club the better ]!
vii! please me-"
; ''l;nt I must have II little re"rca'!on.
said Mr.. Breezy in desperation.
'.Ercr,ation!' almost cried My.
breezy. $50 YOU confess the truth !Dl
once in your life. Mr. Breezy. Rcrrr,'
ton! Well. what You men call r'crta~
ton is just '1iou~. And YOU talk about
recreation, when have been tryin" sci
hard all my married lii" T." an;!se YOU
and make your home 'iycIy--'
~ grant the lively" ~;.i'l Mr.. Breezy.
81 SIC you are "c'tia% into Your circus
mood, Mr. Breezy, ami ! shall not stay
tr lie inSultc.i. Lut rem 'nl"r ycu resign
from that club to-niOrroW, concluded
Mrs. Breezy, sweeping out of the din
lnErr.!n.
"Nu ii Tho !,,nch is cognizant of its
! Individuality" niuSc'. Mr. Breezy. as
h. helped himself to st";;k.-I'>rE;;"
Euyi,.
Hns1n<, April ii. :. Morrison. az.
rai.ne.l to-day for larceny III obt"l"ins
cheeks iron, Charles Francis Adams.
; waived cxa,:.ina;ion and in default ii
$:4 .,ar: bail w.s sent to jail to appear u:
the Superinr Court. The defendant :
r...,l name j. James Fitzgerald, alias
THE Kid" and is a professional hunko
player. 1t has been a>ccrtaincl tha:
the check WAS given to B. NJ. Fcrrold.
| Il lawyer, for collection. by Norton, who
claims to lie n real estate dealer. Fer
rol.l suspected the fraud, and On :ht
oath deposited t!c check in his own
name, thinking if the proceedings were
regular the fac: would appear on the
| Isl, when I'll! checks would TX. sent to
! Mr.. Adams. a. it did. Feru'ld knows
nothing of Norion's character. and tho
fact of u check on the National bank
PAYABLE to ',c;,rtr being brought to him
! for collection excited his susi.ician.
! CHICAGO. Apri! 1.-The Erc";"y
Journals !;trcaton. I'll special says the
the StreatOn window glass factory
caught fire ut one Och ok this after
noon and was totally destroyed with
; most Of its contents. Loss, $7o.Fw tc
! ss0,Wn. Insurance in the Home Of y. y.
+! Hartford, Conn.,, and other cOMpanie'