Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-22
BACH CLUB GOSSIP.

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=we're oil bachelors don't 'bisk OF sse-
ayina H. in fact .eefa u tInle- quite proud
off fef A. a In~Tlber Of this eizosse r-'eA
/ safaefisis. think thai when the epnyersa-
sssn tarn- 90 women and chiliren we're =
fsffIe inclined 10 SEE Laugh in sohne -tvr.
about the sssaily .ite Of the yaanxfing Or
crack d ieke sb-sas the weaknesses of tbs
xeakar-shers e zses-I -hoHld have SAID
/ zeatler sex I has saEl Sandy y hs,$e-
/ guest ga. al I'll. last club Fseesing, Il, me-
xs leIng iise first Ia reach ils FossAss tAas
evening.
I Nos Don't yoa think that Ee srs in any
{ sersse possessed Of that ideal erassine-s that
I j. si~sys snsrstioaesl IA connection with the
name II d bachelor. Welt, aHi SANDY
Vawaad bus il was one OF those FssHs
affected for the sake Of giving an impressions
of uneoscerB. perhaps some Of q. uaay
f hive experienced thing that stirred little
{ slssrtenia inte onF 4 ges and ii -, IL nat
aral a nstIe crust sh1aki re-alt But yoa
take a child Of The twixt sai tween ags
ani thss RI Iiahls % zer a feiiow into a
tEeuee Of tx The boys all knos i 50
there. NJ harm mas telling sou The .crage
Que Of these Itrie Kids got IA. INTO"
! siy business Frequently requires ny stay
I in i eity 10. several weeks ami shrn that
/ HAPPEN, take a good boarding house in
1 preference to the hotel. hal Jns, got
| ,nagiy enseone.d in new boarding house
/ AMI hadni been 10 the house nore than
three days whrn the iittie faxen-haire,i ziri
7 xayiaid n.. ia the hall and with pArticn-
/ larly mysterious manner said -iIe wanted To
( ask me something.
| Il tail her 10 go ahead
I Well she .aid with all the friendly
! familiarity imaginable. I want to ask you
/ II YOU re engaged
| II nearly took me Of my feet Here
was among strangers, with whom | hadn't
| begun Ia feel half easy yet, and a young
giri asking me If wa. engaged. | told her
I vas not and tried to laugh naturally.
OH, dear" she said with the most in
/ tense disappointment. i was 80 in hopes
Won were, for I'm just dying 10 know what
| they say when they propose.
| Then did laugh Taking the circuui-
/ stance. AMI everything into account l
I thought it vas thu funniest break had ever
/ heard any body make. Bur when got a
! little better acquainted with this guileiess
! young person found that she said something
/ ike that about every hour in the day, and
never kneS anything about it-neyer felt she
va saying anything uncommon at all.
| In course of time became very much in
tere-ted in the queenly older sister, and the
/ little one noticed ii right OF She foorei
me when had been there a couple of weeks
/ BIS asking me in the most candid and in
/ genaons way IN the world
| " by don't YOU marry my SISTER;
/ -tammcred some sort of a reply and
\ got away ie7 ana got ne" lia"F-
! I.afe had came IN toward the close of
1 Ssniy's pathetic narrative and though he
/ had heard it before. nevertheless he enjoy ed
I .uch & laugh a. brought the tears 10 his
ewes
/ 4 always had an idea that the old woman
mat, a sort Of drcoy duck Of the little one
| Why Lord bless me, but some Of these
old iuttcring hen-likc mothers can superin-
! tend dozen missionary committees, raise
family of children, yes, and keep boarter-
AMI even then be- capable of blutfing Min
erva ont OF. the jack pot with pair of
mines
| If yon'lI pardon me I'll illustrate that
statement by a story of what once vii
messed in the city of p was riding on Il
/ street ear which was nearly full
! Madam aid the conductor. a. he came
/ along to an old lady who had a good-sized
/ chunk of a how seated beside her. if that
/ ho, is over : wears of 1g,. he will have To
nav halt fare.
| Her, my grandson. he is. she explained.
and I'm taking him hom, tn STAY with me
| for Il few weeks. I'll. mother hant bin !,
! Int well mis- bnu summer and
II. /. certainly or . wears old intrr-
| rnut4d the conductor
| And. rs wa. saving. she's tri,d nlutost
ey.rythine and ban't yot ma h.u.ft req
Commended June weed tea. and sh, drank ns
muci, a. six gallon. ,for,. She amt She
/ then
.Half fare. malam :"
Yes. but wanted To say that then told
| her she'd better have William 20 10 the
wood. and dig some sarsapariIv root ami
| bile it up. That's an old standby with all
the John-ons Bilcitd down to about gallon
AMI then add pint of whiskpy and keep
| Madam I'm in "A hurry" sharply inter
rnpted the official
| Yes. but want to tell YOU. You NAV
/ git a poor spell sometime and want some
thiny Ia brace Won. The Johnsons have
used sarsaparillv for inward Of forty wears
and if its rightly prepared it has no rkal
! After YOU put in the whiskry Won want to
! keen it in a cool place ,'poSc you've got
a cellar in Your house. haven't Won. If YOU
/ ban'f-'
| Bub how Old are vou.' asked the con
ductor. as he turned To tia, child.
/ His name is Joshua. she explained as
she patted him IN the head. His mother
kinder wanted To call him Lincoln or Gar
| field. hut hung out for the old-ta>hioned
names Il was close shave between
Joshua or 0bcdiah, but Joshua came in
ahcad Biblical names you know. while
Obrdiah was of no perticklar account If
! | remember right Dhcdiah tidlled while
Jerusalem was burnip up. Joshua, spell
dog for the gentleman.
| Dog. announced the child in loud
tones.
La but isn't he smart" exclaimed
/ grandma. Il, she patted him again.
Madam. sail the conductor, making
one last effort the rules of the road hind
me to collect fares whenever they are due.
! his boy
A. was saving, he will stay with me
about four weeks she interrupted. He
/ had kind of rash breaking out ON him hy
| spells for the last three months AMI I'm
going To have HIM try huttermiik for it.
he Iohnsons have ailus sot store by but
/ termilk cts almost rs good as
/ He turned and passe, on 10 the next out
wntied and discouraged and she snugglel
| the boy up and said
Now, Josh. YOU kin 20 to sleep for an
| hour. AMI when Won wake M III give ,e 4
| billed cgg and cookie
| ..r.p ,-,,,.r sb,. va. an, of th.... r,..1-
,ll.s,n,. snnls th,t rnnlln-t lot p,an,b,r
If her family SAVING n,,tIin.,,f ali thr ,,,h.r
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