, 1884-08-29
IDLE SONS OF REST.
An Organization WAosa M,mbars
Must Avoid Work.
a Queer Society whose Ensinc~s Is
Transacted by Outsiders - Hem
beers Expelled for Working
some Particulars.

got a job, l shall be expelled tomorrow" saif
a lat, contented-looking laboring man to th
repre- entative OF The Globe.
You'll To a member again soouiS
HYes, the first day I'm lcadng."
How Is the anci,nt order"
Tho man laughed an replied: @Neli about
$3.50. Som days we've a pretty full mem
berlhi9, thea again we don't havo miny !
W s tho only member once. but 1 kept II
aliva. You used to give US q nod;o now m
than. but W. don't havo any not.c,s now.
The Globe wouldn't print anything bout Us,
l s'poso."
Tho SOM stopped talking 4 passed. hh
pips over to a boy.
Fill IT, ho sail
Ths ordsr was oboyed.
"Now take a cent from my vest poc,et,H
aaid tho Son. and that ordor was also
promptly obeyed.
"Gfve mo tho pipe" commanded the Son,
and the boy placed it between tho hos CT hii
for-ths-time master, and than struck q match
and held it over tho piIe.
I'm keeping up tho dignity Of the Idle
Cons Of Rest, l take 1t, safd the "son," aitei
his pire was well OF work
M doubt OF l." said the reporter, who
recnl.cd TO mind the TACT that wife editor Of
Tn Daily Item he had frequent o~ccasion &c
speak Of the Idle Sens Of Rest Il rather 20
cuiiar P0rtianl institution. or lte, having
heard little about the ancient order he had
almost forgotten it. Lut the Son seemed &c
bold the old-time notices" in friendly 70
membiunce, and SO tho reporter as ured him
that The Globe would at least consider VIVA,
he might have to say, ind that an inter
view with Il ncmlcr of about tho only 30.
cioty that was never written up might he Of
interest
we don't como before tho public much,"
said the Son." .hecause for one thing we'Ir
too idle when off work, and too busy at other
times"
@How was our society cr-anizedi"
1t never was organized; it isn't organized
IN never will To cri anizcd- It growed like
Topsy in Il . play. You see, some yenrs acc
a few OF us were out loafing, an orc OF the
Logs read u story about tho old Turk, how
they set still an lot the ervan do all II
work, even to lighting their pipes Mike,
ho said. I'D like to DO one Of them Turks
Son G more Of the boys said the same, an we
talked 1t over. We concluded to to Turk
rart Of Ito time, when wo didn't have work.
We talks it up a COOL deal. Finally we
decided on n name, tho Idle Sons Of Re I;
then We tried to draw up a constitution, but
we couldn't do it."
"Why"
because when we were at work we were
too busy. but when we were loaing we Wet
TOO idle, ice much SoEs Of Rest. So /. hnp
Tenod Lat We Lad TO give up tho idea OF
LAYING q constitution. IN we've got along
without one nom that tine to this.n
-How do you manage itf'
What is that law tiat nobody don't jisi
know what It's, but which wo havo more o.
less Off
sDo Won mean the common laUTg
YES. that's 1t. We've got a good deal C.
common law-soo much OF it when some OF
he boys are around. Thy know a good deal
more about our common law than we know
ourselves. They'd get into trouble if tw'ant
for orc thing"
"Whnt's thatg7
"Nyo'.e too Idle to dispute with 'oTn, that's
the why. II it want 50 mu,h work SIND Of
'em would got talked to %soundly."
"How did you organizer
Il tod you we didn't organize at all. We
sorter made ne fe,.er president, but hs said
we made him tired; then we 'lected q secre
tary, an he went to taking notes. an we
voted to expel him. lie wa working. you
see, an tie idea was to have m order the
member of which won dn't do any work.
Finally we excited n treasurer, IN he said l.
was all right II we'd make our own change
an put the exact amount in his pocket. He
wa Just tle MN We wanted, an he's treas
urer yet, on y he's changed his system, IN
attends to the duties OF bic office when h.
islt n mamberl"
"How's thatl7
"pm a m M ler today. To morrow 7 60 to
worL, acc5rdin ly I'm expelef. Pm NJ
longer an Idle Sln of Rest. Mob, d re
me, but l know I've broken n ru c y, the OF.
der by going to work, an therefore I'm ex-
PEELED. When l loaf agil I'm a membe g.
Nobody tells M SO, but I'm not at work ar
l go out with the boys whole loafng an
nave q good time, l keep my own accounts
an pa to the treasurer ono cent for every
day I've been at wori pay him when h.is
at work, an therefore isn't q member
He keeps a list of the members when he sab
at work, am Therefore isn't a member.
Sometimes wen we are at work, and there
fore not nlemoeia, we lock over his &c
counts"
How is tho m1uey usedf
@In var.ou ways For example. last WIN.
ter a pour woman wanted q stove; ons da
a dozen or 50 o..tie SON, who -app,reI 10 be
at work, and Therefore not memsers o, the
society, met IN ordered the treaslr.r L
buy her a stove. Generally the money gees
to pay for picnics an dinners for the III m
Lers. You zee it's just this way. All tie
business Of the lille Sons OF Rest is duro b.
fell VS. who are at work and not members
when they're loaiing an out OF work they're
too idle to do any moral thing only ca ane
sun ke.n
Tho Ids Sons OF Rest" are few la ramb>r
but they ars a very pleasant. Woodworking
ct OF men, who have kept their society alv
for many 80 Ts, AMI have given many sue
ce stul suppers- Very busy when NJ work
they are, when ~"loafing," in very trutl
eide sons OF Rest"