, 1889-07-11
THE ASASIAs CLUB.

~ S-N-N' 49, t-- 81 o. - ~ siti'Na sIsSt
niG"t, cut owinG % mcio.!tv Of the
members rXpressiI = desire to fiuisl. up
tie we~s III c~!vbra'la-, tie Fourth ut
e -har. meeting VS. E-li
lie preside: sc-I aPf..cstious r.
.n-E.5tr~aif from HetSerl I. D17.,'t
aal Captain Clover of the ca,,cr Pr
ideuf ) Ja.. % a4.i. tia, Irasu1ch as IA,
c4uo Iad aot among It's Ilemb bers, a 4. u
who naI oIaytd the mighty EN-, nts aud
Tie G4Lsers connected ith the cnptaJa
OF sLu.C,ers; no one, IN fact, who couiG
tel rIch julie Verne strrIes Of the Dc
Csep sea he believed Captain Glove
would be Jurt sle man tc iii the IchI'I
void He hoped lie uGEUe!s wOulI
ILvou Ably consider the appI.cHtiop- X.
gardin. Nr. Barkett he could not say
so much. lie read the application Of
ficialIy. But Mr. Burke,t, 10y his sauve
I-Runers las So won las way into public
favor that lie was afra!I II would be but
& week or two before Mr. Burkett woul
oceaPy the po@: Of honor IN the cl"b,
while he the presideut) would be pTac-
tloally "Iu the soup" Personally he had
nothing against Mr.. Burkett, but LIE
club had been pleased to honor him
with And as the election of officers
takes place at the next meeting he
would ask them to hold out Mr.. Bur
kett's application until then. He would
have co show to hold tue presidency of
tue club If that gentleman expressed a
desire for the Office and be had beard il
whispered on the outside that that was
his intention.
Brother Bell remarked, that although
Mr.. Burkett by his sauve manners had
that his presence would be 50 acquisition
aud he wnuid vote FOX him as often as
the rules OF the club would permit.
There were some objections to Mr.. Bur-
kett, he would admit, but he Thought
| that if he was g!el:ed to membership he
would acquire the habit OF occasionally
telling a story in which there would at
least be the shadow of truth lurking
around somewhere. Other members OF
the club spoke in the same strain aDd
when the vote was counted it was found
that there Vas 5Gt one vote against Mr..
Burkett. The president by mighty ef-
fort asked that it be made unanImOus
which WAS accordingly done.
Mr. Jago again arose and said, gentle
Fmeu. III my short career L have found
that the sun does not always shine on
both sides of the street. We have our
joys mingled with soTroWs and milk
shake, sometimes when the milk has
sOured Only last week Brother Belts
was among us worthy member OF the
club. To-day / received letter from
him in which he expresses r desire 10
withdraw from all connection with the
yet been permitted TO tell good story
or have a good one told on him. 'Only
last week" writes Mr.. Belts, ''Gerrish
told that affair about my having been
pulISu ONSI OOdIN OS q Heu' IL toc tIius
had not been go l would, perhaps, have
found no fault with it, but truth when
so ably administered by Charlie GeFrish
cuts deep. And now that Frank Bart
lett has joined the club he will be tell
ing you a lot more just such ysrnr, I
herewith present my resignation and
check for annual dues"
4 feeling of sadness seemed to show
itself in each members face, and it was
decided to permit Mr.. Belts to withdraw
from active membership and place his
name in gilt letters on the roll OF honor
ary members.
The president stated that owing to the
lateness of the hour he would not call
oD any member for story but he would
call upon Mr.. Frank Bartlett and w. f.
Fenimors for little experience at the
next regular meeting, after which the
club adjourned.