The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23
THE LlME-KILN CLUB REconvENEs.
Neither War Nor Earthquakes Secd Now
he Feared.

Neither War Nor Earthquakes Need Now
he Feared.
EARLY in the week each active member Of
the Lime-Kiln club received printed copy Of
the following notice:
FIRE! poIlCEi YUM"
You are hereby notified that the line.Kiln
club, which has been on vacation for the past
two months, will resume business at Paradise hall
on Saturday evening at the regular hour. Every
member who can walk is expected to I've on hand
at least five minutes before the triangle sounds
No dogs allowed in the hall as usual Owners of
umbrellas will bring them at their own peril
The password at the second landing will be
"Aztlre skies. Anyone having books belonging
to the library will please return them at this meet.
ing. Bro. GARDNER President
WAvDowN BEEBE, Secretary.
When the meeting opened 3l2 members
answered to roll CALL and Elder Toots de-
lightedly remarked to Samuel Shin that it
did him good to see the general abandon
which seemed to have taken root in every
breast When the triangle sounded Brother
Gardner arose and said:
"My frens, two months ago, at lie arnest
inculcashuns of majority of de members Of
dis club, / decided to adjourn de meetins
frew de space of July an August. l ha,l
grave doubts as to de propriety of Sich step,
but yielded to de pressure De result has bin
what anticipated. Dis kentry has alnloas'
bin plunged into war, de fishery queslun am
still an obiick of nashunal dispute an storms
an disasters hev bin rampant all ober de
United Stats Bizness has bin grievollsly
neglected. People who depended OH dis club
hev had deir confidence shooken. We mus at
once git back to reg'lar purceedins, an pur-
coed to grapple wild an obereome de live
topics of de hour.
"When dis club was organized we had our
annual 'leckshun an club picnic on de frst
Saturday in August. We changed it to de
second Saturday to oblige de Concord skule of
philosophy. Den we changed it agn to oblige
de emancipashun people of Michigan an Cam
ada, AM has now determined to make third
change Owing to de fack dat de turnip,
carrot an watermelyon am not at DER best III
dis climbate until September AM dat mustard
an pickles, which play sich important parts
in our banquets, do not begin to develop deir
flavor until along about de anniversary of
PeTy's victory, it has been deemed best to
sot de time fur de picnic at one week from to-
day. has been in correspondence wild nan,y
OF our honorary members, am am ashuled of
large attendance. Canada will be repre-.
sented by ober 100 delegates, and ebery stait
in de Union will send its delegashun. DE place
of de banquet will be ON Fighting island, eight
miles below de city We shall have de usual
games, wild de usual prizes, an trust dat
ebery local member will do his lebel best to
inoculate a reprehensible time.
COMMITTEES.
The following committees were then ap.
pointed; "a
Reception of ates--Gisea,lam Jones,
Pickles smith and Trustee Pullback, with au-
thority not to hire more than five mules and
wagons.
Ia, Sl,,1. l. -. ETrt
bone Howker, Elder Caniff and Col Cahoots,
with instructions to canvass the city for pro-
visions
On games-Shindig Watkins, Elder Toots,
Hartshorn Davis and Old Man Scott.
On election-Rev. Penstocli and Uncle
Beggs.
INCIDENTAL.
The delegates will begin arriving about
Thursday, and as fast as they come in they
will be escorted to Paradise hall, furnished
with lunch of iced tea, and then distributed
among the cabins of local members. ANY
citizen having a barn not i'll use, which can
be secured for temporary lodgings, will
please address the secretary OF the club, stat
ing the height between ioists, condition of
floors and roof, etc
So far as is known, there will be no oppo.
sition to Brother Gardners seventh re-elec-
ton, although some of the minor positions
will be objects of contest
The building Committee has been busy dur
ing the summer in estimating improvements.
The library is to be enlarged to hold 10000
more almanacs, two punches Of shingles will
be used on the roof Of the hall, ami it is de.
signed to lay new floor in the museum
Such delegates as may arrive on foot by
highway and not find members of the recep-
ton committee at the various toll gates will
ask the nearest policeman to guide them to
Paradise hall No delegate without creden-
tials will be receiyed.-Detroit Free Press.
How Pat Converted His Fellow -Convict..
Yesterday it was the good fortune Of a re-
porter of this paper to meet a priest who Is
frequently called to the Charity hospital, and
who has accomplished much good in reform
ing the unfortunate people so often found in
that institution. During the conversation
She reverend father told numerous amusing
anecdotes of his personal experiences, and
wound up very pleasing evening by telling
funny story about priest in Ireland who
was laboring to get number of conviets to
join the Catholic church. 1t seems that seven
men were sentenced to be II uspolted and
among them was an Irishman convicted of
counterteiting, According to the custom Of
the country the convicts were allowed To
choose any religion they desired to adopt. and
the lrishman made up his mind that they
should all become Catholics Accordingly,
when they assembled in the prison ward the
subject of religion was brought up by the
irishman, who said: "Boys, we have ali been
bad together, we have made lois of money
and spent it, and now since We all have to
JOIN the church there is no reason why we
should be separated. now propose that ws
toss hapenny and shape our course on the
result. II harp comes up we will he Catho-
lies, and if queen shows on top we will be
Protestants"
agreed, said the convicts. and Pat tossed
the ha'penny and the harp won.
Accordingly, they all became Catholics, and
Just before their departure the parish priest
approached Pat and asked him how he man.
aged to convert his fellow cunyicts "Oh.
easy enough" replied Pat, and then he told
the story of the ha'penny.
"lJd you risk your immortal soul on the
turning of a penny" exclaimed the priest in
holy horror
"Indeed | did not, replied / ~ that
ha'penny had "a harp on both sides. made it
myself New Orleans Times -Deiaocrat
The Woods Were Full of Them
IN the - regiment, Indiana yolunA rs
during the late war, was an unusually eccen-
Tic native Of Erin Go Bragh,n who had the
fortune while on picket duty 10 CAPTURE a
confederate soldier and take him 10 camp.
n the same company was a lazy and far
from courageous comradc, who, seeing Dan
with a prisoner to be tulne,! over to the colo,
lel of the regiment, said;
Dan, You are obliged 10 20 back on duty;
iet me take the prisoner up 10 headquarters" ="
"Bedad, an moi 4 Bit Of it II Nil want a
rebel go out and catch one f,r yourself. The
bush is full OF 'cn,' was Dan, rrrIy De
trot Free Pres