, 1889-07-25
THE ANEAEIAS CLUE

FenimOre and the ARGUS man. The
president, as lie pounded the desk
with his gavei, kept his stern eye on
Can't Glover while the other was to
the westward of Dooley aad seemed
to strike Fennimore. When the
meeting came to order be said: Two
members were notified to prepare a
story for tonight. but it is not neccs-
sary for Brother Glover to come here
IN the full dress uniform Of captain
il the revenue service. Gold lace
and bullion may be all right at a fouY
hundred reception but here man is
not received any better because he
wears good clothes. As the sutter is
in Hadlock it would be impossible
| for Brother Glover to go there and
change and be back in time to relate
his experience. Under these circum-
stances ne will be permitted to re-
main. l will, however, call your at
tentiOn to Brother DOOiey's full dress.
Because he comes here without coat
and wearing blue shirt, and a vest
| without back 10 1t IS no reason why
he should not be received just as cor
daily as Brother Glover in his new
uniform. We are all on level here
and Dooley looks better, dressed as
he Is tonight, than be did to-day
dressed up in his new Corrigan srlit
In that you have no doubt noticed
how uneasy and restless he appears.
1t Is no wonder he feels sorry every
time Sunday comes around and he
has to dress up. [ do not want you
to think me severe but really the
rules Of the club must be enforced.
Mr.. Fenimore when called upon to
tell a story said he had a good one
! but to have proper effect he should
be dressed as IN character, and as he
could not find Whittlescy to get that
machaw hat of his he would post
pone it to another time. He also had
another story but the severe remarks
to the members by President Burkett
had SO upset him that he doubted if
he could remember it. He said:
| 1T is one of the funniest stories
ever heard and L read it in a paper
published in -in-I can't think of the
place. but it makes no difference
about that. anyhow it was about Gen
eral, General, what's this the name
of that general was? Anyhow he was
walking along the street and met a
friend of his called-Oh, pshaw. bis
names on the tip of my toxgue; why
can't [ remember that? Anyhow
they were laughing and talking about
a battle that took place On the banks
of the-banks of the-what's this the
banks were of anyhow? Well 1 cant
think of the name of the banks but
go you and get the paper and you'll
laugh like thunder"
We are not going to repeat the re
marks OF the different members con.
cerning tennimore's ability as an af-
ter dinner speaker hut the expression
on FennimOre's face a5 he paid Il fiua
to the treasurer was really pitifpl
He locked as though lie wished he
had found Whittlesey.
| Captain Glover WAS then called
upon ana after explaining that he had
worn his uniform simply because il
would give greater effect to his story,
thet the members would not appTe-
ciate the story, which told of his ex-
pericnce Us revenue officer in pur-
suit of smuggiers unless he wore a
uniform when giving it. Il should
have" said the Captain, "a yawl,
three sailors and large body of VS.
ter with small island in the center
to properly Illustrate my remarks but
a5 those thinga are impossible to
place here on account of there being
so much bric-a-brac in the room l
will do the best l can without them"
Here the Captain reached for a glass
of water and continuing said: "You
are awars, no doubt, that more snug
glers have been captured by the cut
ter, and more opium sIexed during
the past year than ever before This
of course is due TO my watchfulness
and to the fact that no matter how
} improbable or from what source cur
information comes we are ever ready
to act upon it and go ont and lcok
for the bold. bad men. OF course
Collector Bradshaw deserves credit
} for the assistance be has rendered in
the matter. When he gets a quiet
tip that boat containing Cinnamon
and smugglers have left or are going
to leave Victoria at q certain time the
letter is banded to me and l go on
board the cstter, pipe all hands to
muster and away we go. The Snug
glers ar as good as ours firm the
moment that LITTER is handed mp.
One of the liyel!es. times l have ever
had occurred anout TWO months ago.
The collector handed NE note con
tanning information Ia Il lot of Chi
namen and opium would DO landed
on Protection iaIand on & ceTta.u
night at thirty minutes p2st the rising
iof the full moon. Out We went viii
the cutter and when we reached the
island l was dropped overheard.
having first put on BUynton swim
ming suit Ine cutter then steamed
Dast the spot where the smugglers
were TO land aud boat containing
an ofiicer, three sailors, cu:lasss s.
guns. etc, was lowered from! ih,.
boat. The boat was pulled around
the Island Lut bef' re it reached the
place where ] vas III hid u@ Il small
sioop love III sight She was going
under full sail and had toEsails and
keel set. On the deck l could see
by the dim light of the moon a grim
visaged individual whose face bore
an expression Of fixod deter mination
[ could SEQ by this expression that
he meant murder if it was necessary
to escape capture. He WIS not more
than half mile away SO swan to-
ward him. The closer / got the
more satisfied / WAS that he MAS tie
smnggler; his description tailed
even to his wearing buL one sus-
pen6er. When ! got within hai!ing
distance [ shouted svast there and
and give the ccuateIsiGn. The
man dIi not see me but with Il
strong Irish brogue called back
What ship is dot? ?"
To fool the fellow l answered the
| "Hslvetia, believing that he would
ihink it was a vessel ONE distance
| owav He simply said: Der what?