The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-19
THE LIME-NILN CLUB.
Two Resolutions Speedily Disposed oc-In-
creasing the Treasurer's Bond.

Two Resolutions Speedily Disposed oc-In-
creasing the Treasurer's Bond.
Detroit Free Press.
Under the head of resolutions, Judge Che
mango presented the following
Resolved, Dat de sum oh 800 be an am heahby
appropriated fur de pupose OBJ payn art critic
to come befo dis club an instruct members how to
distinguish between chrome an paintin by ole
master.
DE resolushun am souelched. said the nresi-
dent as he laid it aside. I'm de fust place dis
club wouldn't pay dat much money to know de
difference, an i'll de mex place it am a subieck
dat am not likely to eber bodder any of us. Sich
of as am lucky 'nuff to secure hthographs Of
| Washington crossing the Delaware and chro-
meos of Danl Boone gwine ODER Niagara Falls
in a canoe will hang EN- on our walls wild iist as
much satisfacshun as if dey had bin painted by
some old baldhead 600 vars ago an dug ont of
de ruins of Pompeii las week"
Unprinciped Green offered the following:
Resolved Dat it am de sense of 600 600 culi'd
popuashun of dis kenry dat dis gov ment should fur
nish each head Of de family wild 100 acres Of land an
a mule
Dat resolushun viii also he cut in two in de-
middle, replied Brother Gardner as he laid it
ON the table. dis govment owes lie black man
jist what it owes de white, an no mo- When we
git hundred acres of land it will be when we
purchase 'em in reglar fashun, an if any mem
Der OF dis club am anxious to boss mule he
must either buy or steal him. 1t would be Il
very happy thing for men who sot aroun a gro
by washin', fur Uncle Sam to come down. but he
won't do it, all de same Brudder Green will
move six seats back, an if he hain't heerd from
again for six months no one will be any de wuss
off"
The president announced that the Treasurer
had that day filed new bond to secure the club
funds under his care He now had over - 00C
III his hands, and while he was regarded as the
essence of honesty and integrity the club didn't
propose to take any chances. The bond was
signed by the following names, and to the
amount set forth:
Judge Cadaver g.. 600 600
Nelson Slabs. .--..-.. . 600 600
Elder PenstOck. Observation-Disclosures 600 600
Shnding Watkins. Observation-Disclosures. 5 600 600
Sir Isaac Walpole ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100000
The bond has security of $21 900 600 and
each signer stands ready to give cnatte
mortgage on his mule and cook stove as further
guarantee
In brngin dis performance to a close, sale
the president, as he nodded to Samuel Shin t.
strike the triangle, ''let me say to one and al!
of you dat de present aiment of dis kentry an.
de want of common sense De man who Arms ST.
per week wants to lib an dress as well as dc
man who Arms $l2, and dis piles up debts an
brings about trickery, fraud an communism.
Nobody am satisfied to be what he am. Eben
de poorest of de poo will go hungry sooner dan
let any body know dey can't buy fried oysters
De member of dis club who bankers fur luxuries
made for de tables of millionares kin make up
his mind to pay fur EN- or be known in dis hail
no moa'. Let us pemambulate homewards"