, 1889-05-30
The AnaniRs Club.

The club met at 7:3O in their hand
some rooms in Jago Il Niblock's
last night. Present Messrs Jsgo, Bell,
Belts, Gerrish. .Niblock and the ARGUS
The president iD few appropriate
remarks stated that he had been over to
Victoria on Saturday and witnessed the
base ball game. 81 desire to say" re-
marked the president, that the most
eligible person l know OF for this club
is the umpire of that game, for q more
stupendous liar never existed" The
president added in an undertone that
he got even with the people in Victoria
by smuggling out an extra meal with
out the proprietor OF the hotel seeing
him. just here Brother Bell jumped as
though he had sat on bent pin. He was
called to order and explained that he
was reminded Of something he must tell
before he forgot it. The president nod.
ding his assent, he began the following:
Talking of smuggling, 1 was once
sojourniDg for short time in Niagara,
II. Y, which is just across from the
Canadian side. and connected by a
bridge when rather amusing incident
occurred which serves to show the in
genuity OF woman, as we'll as her
sdaptsbility for the smuggling busi-
ness. A party Of us had been over to
the Canada side, and after taking in the
sights we're crossing the bridge on our
return to Buffalo when we were invited
into the custom office and asked il we
had anything dutisble about us. OF
course none Of our party had anything
eontraband and We we're Just taking
our departure when q young lady en-
tered, aud on being asked the usual
question vehemently declared that she
had only been to see a friend and had
not thought OF purchasing anything,
and sure enough to all appearances
" hat she said seemed to be correct. The
officers were satisfied and the lady
started to go when "whirr whirr" went
most unaecountable, sound proceed
ing from no one exactly kaew where,
but certainly quite contiguous to the
lady, aAd for quite q minute Was this
noise kept up; the lady meanwhile look
ing quito embarrassed, Well, gentle
men, she was detained and taken charge
OF by the proper authorities, and what
do you think, an alarm clock was dis
covered snugly slowed away in her bus
| tie. There had heen a sale OF clocks
that day, and our frisHd had purchased
to get it in, but unfortunately she did
not observe that the alarm WAS wound
up and set. hence ths catastrophe. L
am not aware what was done to the lady
bat venture to say she never again re-
sorted to similar means for bringing in
contI Rband merchandise. When Bro.
Bell had wiped away the perspiration
caused by this tremendous outburst OF
eloquence, there was heard the strains
of that beautiful song, 81 believe it for
my mother told ms So" at the back
door. RTotner Belts was deputized to
see who it was, and, ON his return, Tom
Corrigan, the popular tailor, was intro
duced. Mr.. Corrigan said: Gentlemen,
don't believe am entitled 10 member
ship, though would like to be with you
because L understand that you are to give
another dinner at Emerson's Delmonico
However, whether | am member ol
not, l want to tell you of my eNperienc,
before l became the tailor capitalist o
Port Townsend: "I'll tell you some
thing" said Tom, Z" that SAW about tel
years ago. 1t was over at Prices, wher,
they have a tame deer, a big fellow witt
large antlers. While looking at him,
saw him SO to q rail fonoe, stick the til
J of one of the prongs III u corner, give
jerk, and off came the whole side OF tn
antlers. He looked comical with one bi
antler sticking up out from one side c
his head, and the other side as bare as
young calf's. Presentl,r he walked owe
| to corn crib, and sticking the end OF tn
remaining antler in crevice, he yanke
l that off, too"
; So that is the way deer sheds il
horns.