Wichita eagle., 1889-08-25
THE LIME KILN CLUB.
An I1npostor Discovered-Brer Gardner
Gives Some Good Advice.

An Inpostor Discovered-Brer Gardner
Gives Some Good Advice.
The secretary announced the following
communication from Boston:
Brother Gardner President Lime Kiln Club, De-
troit, Mich:
RESPECTED srR-An individual called on me dur
ing the present week representing himself to be
Waydown Bebee. a member of your club, and So
Letting subscriptions for a buiiding to be used as
a woman's branch of the Lime Kun club. My
suspicious were aroused that he was per
son trading on the reputation Of your es-
teemed club as his appearance did not justify
me in the belief that he was fresh from your
edffying influence. 1 refused to give him any
contribution, and write TO you in order that
may ascertain how TO distinguish impostors from
real representatives of your club as 1 should be
sorry to allow one of your people to go without
some announcement.
Will you kindly inform me and the public in
general through the usual channel Of such means
as you may deem necessary for us to distinguish
real members of your club, and oblig.e yours truly
EDWIN JOHNSON
"De thanks of dis club am due to Mr.. John
son fur his consanguinity in holdfn' OFF on
dat pusson," said the president. Dat man
WAS a base impostor. Naydown Bebee, as
you all know, has not bin out of Detroit in
hive Vars and de Lawd only knows when he
will git money huff to make eben twenty
mile trip. De public am hereby informed
dat we do not contemplate a woman's branch
of dis club, nor any odder radical changes
We give no prizes an employ no trabblin'
agents. When member of dis club in good
standin' sots out to trabble he ar furnished
wild certificate of identity, on de left hand
coner of which will be found his signature
an fotograf None genuine widout it"
Judge Asphalt Green arose to a question CT
privilege Time after time he had listened
to communications In which the coiored race
was referred TO as ''coons, and none OF the
members had been moved TO object. He
could hardly pick up "A newspaper without
seeing the same reference, and more than
once ne had heard the expression used on the
street and in shops He didn't want TO be
captious, he said, but such things panied
him. He hoped the club, as club, would
take some decided action 10 express its deep
displeasure.
'HBrudder Green, would you object to be-
ing called foxf'' 9ueried the president
Il reckon not, sab"
'FWell. dar' am no great difference between
de fox an de coon-not huff TO kick about
It's list a habit sartin white men hev got
into, OATS all Dey would cal you fox or
'possum or woodchuck jist as quick, but dey
dun doan think quick 'nluf. I'll spoke to
'em about it an hev EN- call you hoss or a
mule, if dat win relieve your mind"
But, sah do you uphold sich conductf'
protested the judge.
No, Brudder Green, but ar keepin' quiet
fur fear of results De white man has got a
mighty long head ON him, an If he was pre-
vented from calm you 8 coon he'd hunt up
sunthin' a good deal was befo he was a day
older. Sot down, jedge-sot down an rest
yer backache. You hasn't bin feeiin' well
fur de las week. an perhaps dis change IN De
wedder has affected yer mind-H-Detrois
Fire Pres