, 1884-01-31
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tulttt 1T = Nv s'si Na'itsta- NJ ScDbFI
was the SCUM OF the first h',w heard |
tn IL the members, recognizing the well |
know signal. hurried To the place of |
meetr .. Tie blacksmith dropl ell his !
ha amer; the carpenter lis p'an,: the |
tins nith his soldering iron; the sail max |
er his needle: the caulLer his m lIot; the !
p son aid aside his ,e-mon with a calm F!
s -; the dfu! = 8 put by his pill ma
C e, and the dentist his sna extractor.
Til T; T ner IN, o',el his oven; the baker
wa she'd the dos Gh from his fingers; and
tn butcher wash =! his l;looly knife, aud
last tie shoemaker threw DOWN his
lap itone, seized his awl, and, with the
o hers, hastily mounted TO the
spacious observatory o. the Hotel
D ! ;rr ino. Order having Ten re-
store1. the president stated that owing
to the absen g of III secretary at Port
d -cnvery, here lie has been engaged in
making summer house, the Grub had
not been llled together f,r some time;
but as there was an upusnal attendance
this evening, we would at one proceed
to business.
ihs seer tary after apDfOgiZing Tor
his absel ce, and having his apology ac-
ce tied in due form. read the records Of
the last meefinr, which were published
il the ARGOS of the 2ith inst, and they
iavins been found correct, were ap-
proved.
Brother Spades, the janit0r, presented
IiS bonds in the sum of 500, with him
self as principal, and the luke of Yorl
md the Prin e of Wales is sureties.
The silent man remarked, as it is wei.
k1own thIt the Duke OF York is presi-
lent of Ir First Territorial clam bank
at Chm ac an, and the Prince of Wales
cashier, he would move that the bon Is bt
Ip v,d and placed on file; for it was
| university admitted that the Chiuiacun,
bank knows no such word as fail; that ii
Iaily ma ;es disco Ints to every one ricl
o oor, at each ebh tide, and is always
ready to shell out whenever applied to
| L re uarkS of the silent man were ap
| plauded, ani the bonds OF the janitor
approved. The janitor asked leave t'
| make a few remarks, which was readily
| IRA Itel;jt being one OF the cardinal prin-
| rip'es of this club to allow no distinn
| ion of race, color or previous condition
| 1t servitude to interfere with the free ey
.hange OF ihouglt between the members
ghen assembled within the sacred walls
| u our p,a,e OF me ting. The president
| limonished and cluiioned the jnnitor
nwardIy dige Il his Thoughts, before ht
Hv' uttera ce to tn m in words.
Thus admOn sied. tie janitOT spoke a.
'nllows: "You see gentlemen that /
ooks on this nlfice If mias with consider
hle prid for eyer since tie paper told
! lbOut Boss s i iI'1 shingles, it e.ms 10
ave stsuc u h ,ly terror III the minds Of
he boys and & lis of this town. A gal
| ,sk d me If the gals was to be irclu led
| well as the boys i'll my list, and l said
g, =, riTes 'em al in 10 rether; as il is
ny duty to tea Il all The ba boys an
| gir what iTes ma ies the best shing eS
have tried Boss Smiths, cedar one
| ut ey spit too easy, aud the Boss say S
IL soon as the saw mill starts, he vii
| make some of spruce, which he says are
The best kind. That gal. she ran a, d
told all the other boys and ga Is, and they
haven't disturbed any meet;n slice. But,
gentle men, dou't see whar "a to m Ike
any noLey out of tbs job, and spec
'ully as you To try an see if this club
can't help me ont 4 bit"
The poet Laureate here arose, and
moved that the salary of the janiior lie
doubled. Brother Spades then rolled
up his eyes like a duck in thunder
storm, and 5pake right out in meeting
as follows: See here boss, its all right
about dublin my salary, Lut it puts m,
in m n l of AL old dar.e .ey down in North
Callina where l cane from, whom by
name was uncle Ned, and he worked for
u minister down there in Wilmintou, i'll
the Tar-hsel country, an he told the min
ster. says he: 'Massa, L ken always draw
an inference when you gives out tex,
and l always am pretty near Tight
Wen see the minister seq, try this one:
And the asses snulfed up the east wind
What do you iufer from that? sez ii e
minister. Where is the text? sez uncle.
o, @ez the minister, it's somewhere be-
tween the lids of the bible Well, seq
uncle Ned. l jist iufcIs dat dem jack
asses didn't git much fat off that kind
d I, dder.' Now Tor tie club to vote me
double pay is somethin tike them jack
asses snullin up the east wind, for l
1un't git any pay at all. and TO double
mp on that golly, 1 guess I'll have to wait
some time fore gets up alongside Vii
lard, poor ez they say he is"
The president remarked, that the jani
tor was ont of order, and he was ,old To
retire and take his seat outside on the
door steps. aud wait the further acti of
the club. The clerical member at once
arose. and most eloquent address.
portrayed the danger the jani!or had IN
Cured III his attempt to keep order at
me meetings. IN lOMn, anu cited an III
stance where the iantor being in one OF
he churches, parcel of young dab |
O eous pileI rocks a, ainst the ch-rch |
gate, 50 As to prevent he ianitor or any |
one else from getting on /; bat the brave
janitor Iusued ou,; ItaIed away tn |
r ,cks; ;, altered the sous u diaboleus,and
would have captured their leader, but
some one of the young tiends hit him Ill
the eye with q rot en- egg, VIII ch made
him think he was looAilS" hrJEeh a
glass darkly." The c.eIi,a. tue as ed
permission to propose hat the apPlica-
Ii III of Bro. Spades be e erred to the
c mmit,ee on enIo S, til full ow-
er 10 send for persons apers. hich
ha /