Connecticut western news., 1883-04-25
THE LIME-KILN CLUB.
A Sudden Change of Mind-A Missing Mem
 ber-The Library, Etc., Etc.
CHANGED HIS MIND.

ber-The Library, Etc., Etc. CHANGED HIS MIND. Judge Cadaver then arose in his most solemn manner and announced that he felt it his duty to prefer charges against | Ambulance Walker, local member, as | follows:
 "That the said Ambulance Walker. on the 18th day of March, A. D. 1883, did in the presence of several colored men of Detroit, announce and declare his belief that there was no Divine ruler or hereafter :"
 ''Brudder Ambulance Walker will please walk dis way" observed the President.
 The brother tied up his shoes, drew his belt 8 notch tighter, and slowly limped forward.
 "Has you heard de charges, Brudder Walker"
 ''Yes, sah.'
 "An' what has you got to say ?''
 "I has got to say dat has changed my mind, sah. I reckon I war leetle sprung dat day."
 ''Brudder Walker" said the President after looking him over, "we play keerds an dance an go to de opera an de cir GUS, but we doan' want a man in dis club who denies what you am charged wid denyin'. It am fool who gifts drunk, but it am a malicious idiot who breaches inf 6n1i 4o on you fur 8 few weeks to come, an you'd better walk purity straight. Go an sot down an feel ashamed O yerself dat you have bin rreachin' de same doc- Urine fur muffin dat Bob Ingersoll gifts paid dollar a mint fur promulgatin
 A MISSING MEMBER. A letter from Pekin, H., announced that Brother Gondola Lumley, a mem- Der of the Lime Kiln club in good stand ing at that place, had suddenly turned up missing and was supposed to have met with foul play. The Secretary of the club was instructed to correspond and ascertain
 1. If Brother Lumley's books bal anced?
 2. If he had any funds in charge be- longing to any club organization or estate?
 "When pusson am suddenly missin in dis day an aige, added the President, ssit doan foller dat we mus rush into mournin'. We will wait little. If it can be shown dat Brudder Lumley had no partickler reasons fur desirin' 8 change of climate jist at dis time, we will cheerfully look upon him as havin' tumbled into de ribber, or squinted down gun-bar'l to see if it war loaded. 7" | THE LIBRARY.
 The Librarian reported that he had received upwards of 1000 almanacs of the date of 1883, and suggested that it would be 8 good plan to ship the 2,OOO almanacs of 1881-2, on his shelves, to the flood and fire sufferers.
 Pickles Smith opposed it. There was not only plenty of room in the Library for all the almanacs, but he knew of a score of members who were deeply in- terested in the pictures and medical cer- tificates. Besides, it looked literary to enter the Library as now arranged, and if it was the intention to donate the almanacs it would be better to hold on until the grasshoppers forced some West ern State to appeal for aid. It was de- cided to retain the old almanacs, and the Librarian was instructed to keep his eye peeled for stray copy of @ Chinese hymn book which might be bought cheap.
 THE CLOSE.
 There being no further business oi importance, the President ordered the triangle to be struck, and said
 "Doan' judge de value of man by de width of de swath he cuts frew de meadow O life. A saw-log worf two dollars cuts wider road dan de keeridge of de President, an it wants jist as much room to tear down an old tannery as it does to erect nashunal bank. Let us go hence."