The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-18
LIME KILN PHILOSOPHY.


As soon as Pickles Smith had ceased
coughing in that mournful way peculiar
to himself, and Trustee Pullback had got
through disputing With Samuel Shin about
the age of Judas Iscariot, the triangle
sounded and Brother Gardener arose and
said aaH
Death has once more invaded our
ranks. | yesterday received letter con
tainin' de informashun DAT Brombusts
De Witt, an honorary member of his club,
residen' at Bowling Green, state of Kahn
tncky, had expired from airth away.
Has any member anythin' to offerf"
Judge Cadaver offered resolution of
sympathy for the bereaved widow and
faiherless children
lie was kind to de poor. but he stole
chickens from de rich
He was honest an upright. but he
nebber had chance to trade bosses OF
beat street kyar company
''Gemlen, Brombustns De Witt was an
average man, He libed in de average
way mixin' de good ande bad till You
coulden't allus tell wheder to fin, him
leanin ober de front gate or lynn on de
grass benin de ban. He had his good
an his bad steaks, an We shan't praise
de fust an conceal de las. If he am
better off We am glad ont If he has
gone to any wuss keniry dan dis il am
our solemn dooty to feel AS sorry as We
know how. Any resolushuns mensheunlh
his wife an chill'en am so much talk
frown away, for he was too lazy to sup
port wife an consequently nebber 60:
mar'd. We will hang q cheap piece o
Grape on de doah, an forgive him de six
shillin' dues he owed de club"
On motion of Waydown Bebee, by law
No. SO, which reads that no member
| shall address the chair more than siS
times on the same subject without tile
| unanimous consent of the meeting, was
changed to read that all members rising
10 address the chair and turning AROUND
, to see who threw The potato should lose
the floor in case another member desired
| it, ... e..
Whalehone Howker arose in the inter
est of harmony He had lately read NJ
less than three different predictions as Il
when the world was coming to an end
and each one had a date of its own
While all were made in the interest of TIKI
white folks, the six million c0lored peopk
in this country were more or less interested
They did not propose TO hang arount
here after the world had come to an enc
and all the white folks had pegged out
He wanted the club to decide upon ant
set an official date, or to call meeting
of the prophets and have them agree up
on some particular day next fall after TIL
melon season WAS over and everybodl
was behind on his house rent, The sud
lect was referred to the committee OF
fisheries with Instructions to bring in
| specific date most convenient to all
| A communication from jackson, Mich
inquired, if the state legislature woul(
remain in session the year round and i
the long session was continued for SAX,
of running opposition 10 the Lime-kilr
club 81. .l..i....s -...t 20 t.I
The president replied that he had NJ
definite information on either subject
Since the Lhne-kiln club and the legis
lature fell out regarding the best way Il
| protect the woOdchueks of the state Their
| had been no official correspondence upol
| any subject. 1t was his opinion, how
ever, that a body of fifty enraged taxpay
ers could disperse the legislature inside
of four hours whenever the attempt wa
made. .......- t,t.-.4 ....3