Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-03-04
Sunday, March 4, 1883.
BITES AND

BITES AND SCRATCHES.
-Crsss-arain" on the Trail OF the Bachelors
-PreliminAry totheifataI Act-Mr.Camp-
0beii's. observation-disclosures Idiocise.
caught cold the other night sitting
st my open bay window looking for
spring: and the next day suffered q
svsre shock through the in
discreet conduct OF OF Charley
Strevell, who, not knowing how Ill
vas, read the prologue TO his spring
poem in my presence.
L am trying to ecove my Tort nerve
but 'sno use 1t this stage of spring, the
milk Of human kindness would freeze
In its original fount, even II that foun.
tain belonged to Florence Nightingale;
and 1 am sure l am far below that
angels standard. Old skmmed milk
freezes very rapidly. Il thought I'd
cay this last speech myself, for fear
some one else might suggest it.
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sm able. however, TO spread be-
fore your readers the proceedings OF Q
preliminary meeting held in DR..
Whitney, Office on Friday night. to
formulate q plan for the organization
Of bachelors club. 1t was thought
best 10 talk the IN alter over, and thus
avoid. waste Of time when the general
meeting was called, a. no respectable
bachelor in the country.w Ill DO barred
Of the final organization.
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Mr.. Jack Hawkins was elected
chairman Of the meeting and Mr.. N.
Nathan consented 90 gather In aud
aete the proceedings.
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Nj. Elsenberg moved that the chair
DanfpeoihcaIlys tate the object Of the
meeting. He had been invited TO 10
present, butno definite purpose had
besns ated.
The chairman explained satisfactor-
Fly, when Mr.. Weirick arose very SOL
EMMY aud said that he would like to
make a suggestion. 1t was = serious
matter. Before receiving members 10
. club. such as WIS proposed, indiffer-
emit bachelors should DO waIned now
shat sentimentslism would be consid.
cred an offense against the dignity Of
She organization. This was Leap
Year, and dangerous epoch in The
life Of an earnest, confirmed bachelor.
Hejwss reminded Of this by the care
lessness displayed by Messrs. Cottier
and Basinski In allowing very decid-
Cd sentimental rhymes to float into
The YELLOWSTONE JOURNALS news
paper published by q married and un-
sympathizing man. IL was not becom-
ing.
Mr.. Abram Hall agreed with Mr..
Weirick. There ought to be, he said.
more dignity displayed, and be. for
one. would support Mr.. Weirick in
any effort to suppress fo~olishness. He
himself made = narrow escape, oaly .
few nights sgo. from the Leap Year
advances Of a naughty but sweet girl,
and he " wrote sentimental verses
either. [~5ensation.l
Mr.. Ross said that. looking at the
suggestion In u legal and logical light,
he did not see how any man could be
sorked up like . bottle and wired
down like champagne. II the senti.
ment was in . fellow OF ought TO be al
lowed to sparkle and foam for tn
pleasure OF others. He had been feel
ing poetioAl himself since Leap Year
set In,
Chairman Hawkins said the discus
sion was out Of order, as no motion
vas before the house,
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DR.. Whitney:moved that the plan Of
organization be referred 10 a commit
Zee Of five gentlemen, which was
agreed to. and the chairman appointed
the following: Messrs. Whitney
Welrick, Nathan, Graham aud Elmer
Crawford.
On motion of DR.. Redd II was agreed
that the next meeting be held on the
call Of the chairman.
Mr.. Dear said that before adjournlng
he would like to ask what had been
occupying Mr.. Al. Campbell's atten.
tion so closely. The gentleman had
not spoken o word since he entered
the room.
The chairman asked Mr.. @. TO ex.
plain his conduct, when Mr.. G.. mod
estly and reluctantly replied that he
had been composing q song.
This was no surprise, as Mr.. Camp.
bell Ia the author OF numerous sonnets,