The Mineral argus., 1884-12-18

Dire Misfortune overtakeA Hrs. Matthews
While Trying to PORN a Ookw Club.
From the New York World.
"Honora Brady, Kate Matthews, Lucy
Rehnon and Emma Gibson" said Jus
tice Ford at the Tombs, yesterday, as
he read from a
"Your honor, f" said Mrs. Brady, "our
dispute arose from a political discus
sion. 1 am for Belva A. Lockwood for
President. 1 can't vote. as you know,
but I'm doing my utmost getting votes
for her from the male population. I
invited my lady acquaintance, who have
husbands, brothers, cousins and uncles
to my house on Wednesday night to
form a Belva A. Lockwood association.
The place was crowded. 1 opened
the proceedings with a brief speech.
Mrs. Matthews, acting in conspi-
racy with Mrs. Rehnon ant Mrs.
Gibson, suddenly exclaimed Three
cheers for Grover ClevelandP They
we're given. My table and chairs we're up
set, and the ceiling below almost shook
the way they stamped. Oh, you may
laugh" she said sneeringly, as the
women Uttered behind their handker-
chief ''but you will all cry very soon."
"Is that why you have had these
ladies summoned here?" queried the
justice in surprise.
az think its enough" she exclaimed
Indignantly. 81 was never so insulted
in my life"
what else did Mrs. Matthews do. ?"
"She stuck her fingers up to her nose
and extended her fingers, exclaiming:
we fooled you nicely, didn't we?""
What complaint have you to nfke
against the other two ladies'"
"They coaxed Mrs. Matthewsto tease
me and they put out their tongues to
me. They had better attend to their
own business before they stick their
heads into politics again. I'll defy
anybody to get into their houses for
dirt. Their dresses, too, are all old
fashioned"
"This, said Mrs. Matthews, and she
laughed, "is my story. Mrs. Brady
firmly believes that Mrs. Belva A. Lock
wood will be our next president. My
husband and also the husbands of my
companions are for Grover Cleveland,
and we are where they are. So when
we received invitations from Mrs. Brady
we planned to carry the meeting and
pass resolutions indorsing Gov. Cleve-
land for the presidency. Our cheering
for Cleveland was so boisterous, how
ever, that while we captured the meet
ing we were unable to pass the resolu-
tions because Mrs. Brady attacked us
with an old pump handle and We fled for
lives. AS for style, why, your honor,
she's got the same bonnet on that she
wore last year."
Heaven forbid" calculated Mrs.
Brady.
"Pll swear it's last years bonnet. ex-
citedly exclaimed Mrs. Gibson. It's
the same blue feather trimmed with
black lace. You burn your fingers
when you talk of style, Mrs. Brady,
The ideal"
"Why 1 purchased the bonnet from
Mrs. Stern, on Division street" angrily
replied Mrs. Brady.
"No, you didn't" cried Mrs. Rehnon.
IT went into the seventy-two hat stores
on Division street and inquired if you
had purchased a bonnet, and they all
said no. Mrs. Stern especially told
me that if you called at her store she
would have you arrested. You haven't
paid her yet for last years bonnet"
"This is shameful, monstrous, scan
dalous"-
"That will do, Mrs. Brady" said the
justice. "The complaint is dismissed"
"T1l have you ~impeached when Mrs.
Lockwood is elected President" she ex-
claimed as she fiounced out of the room.
"Then I'll be revenged on ALL"