Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-05
BACH CLUB GOSSIP.

But few of the Club were seen at the
rooms during the week past and the eve
niags were quite dull. The few whom bust
ness kept in the city and who had the habit
on them so strong that scarcely an evening
passed when they dida't come in for a few
minutes. passed most of the time in read
ing The most conversational evening of
all was when the talk found vent in relat-
ing stories abou. public men which the
narrators had read, heard or seen.
The Senator who had been reading his
evening paper laid it down with a laugh
SAYING, Just been reading a story here
boys that brought 10 mind the joke the
BOYS 60. on Congressman Chime up in the
Bohemian Club. This club by the way,
comprised in its membership some of the
brightest wits in the capital city. The
cub-rcom had been decorated with much
care and expense. One day,
member of the club, devilish
clever artist painted hola in
the wall lie arranged a steplsdder,
knocked picture aud an easel askew,
threw lot of piastering on thu floor, and
awaited results II looked for all the world
As If some careless servant in endeavorlng
to hang picture or wipe the globes on the
tuth}filSt uhA Apst Aln ptiabNS anu sliDHta
the ladder TO crash against the wall.
Every body was fooled, even the other
artists Az each man dropped into the
room after lunch the first thing his eye fell
upon was the hole in the wall The frs,
thing his mind prompted his tongue to DO
vas to berate the servants. Then he vas
quietly led up to the damaged spot, shown
has error and given the privilege of treat
ine the crowd. OF coatse, he at once
sought another victim.
"Clunie WAS one of the last to get caught.
| He treated, and at once started out to re-
venge himself on some poor innocent. He
asked man after man: Have Won seen the
| frigatful hole in the wall up in the red
ROOM: But each had been there before.
| inally he tackled Amsdee .Ioullin.
- 'Joulliu, have you seen that hole in the
walIY' he inquired. seriously.
What hole? Where asked Joullin,
look of angelic innocence upon his face
"'Why. up in the red room. It's really
100 bal. Tle wall is ruined
No, you don't say. Well, that is too
bad. How did it happeni'
"'oh, a careless servant. | suppose, let
4 step-lsd Ter fall Come up and -see it,
"Clunie led the way, tiercely denouncing
the servants. and Joullin pioided along,
adding his voice now and then as the de-
nunciation seemed to flag. When the room
was reached Cluuie threw open the door.
| There said he. pointing to the suppositi-
tious scar, did you ever see ANYTHING as
bad as that before:
Eyes. painted it myself, replied Joul-
lin, quietly.
We'll when was in Washington last
winter," continued the Seaa.or, "Ctunie
wasn't through with treating the boys"
| 1--WE an old schoolmate, remarked the
| y ,c,or, who resides in the same bailiwick
| With the residence of Gov. Curtin of Penn
| ,ylvsnia for whoa he always hal profound
respect. / never meet my friend but what
in the course of our talk he Always tells the
following story, which perhaps some of you
have head but which think will bear re
latiug.
| "Some years ago tramp was arrested and
brought before the burgess of Belisfonte.
Pa. charged with dsfscing private resi-
ieaces lie had been caught scrawlng
| cabsIi,,ic figures upon GOV. Cur,ina hand
some stone mansion and the governor was
present at the hearing, only As q spectator,
I
| II am not a tramp, said the prisoner,
| when asked TO give an account of himself
| IL am coal miner out of job and anu
| working my way from Pittsburg to Schuyl-
| kill county. Them marks are signs
| '"If tina, is the case wha. do the signs
mesni' queried the burgess
They might not mean any hing to a gen.
| .leman ike YOU was the reply, but to
| H., bn
they are palmer than print. They will :c!l
him when be comes along, whether il be
&C. morrow, next week, or mex: month, that
| the man who lives in that house will always
give a fellow a square meal for the asking
"Despite all the holors taet have from
time to time been paid to me, said the gov
srnor. in speaking of the incident, 1t WAS
the preuiest moment of mT life when tina,
pror devil spoke up for me ia The burgess $
office here in my own town.
II think I've read similar story" &c
marked the larson IN his ag9rsva,i1gly
slow manner, "5ut tte3 that's no reflection
% it or on you Doctor. That old saying taa,
there is nothing rev under the sun Is sc
veil believed that its no disgrace TO b.
caught telling = second haaded story. No
one can prove bu. whst the idea wa. orig
III u tbus NJ hfS thS luke you
relate was a court Jest in the time of Solo
mon. And I'm reminded in this connection
OF most apt illustration Of the fact ths,
brains of different men ani in different
erxs produce similar results. This lllas.ra-
ton is in the form Of al aHecjote related to
ME by Prof Notion. Il was. he said. soenl-
sug an evening with an Eaglish Justice,
famed for his knowledge of the wis OF the
Eng ish bench and bar. Tried to match his
. cries with such shining specimens a. I
could think of FROM the contributions OF
our American lawyers, reserving for the
last the famous pun Of Judge Hear re- gard
ing friend of his Who he said, .firs,
got on. then got honor, aud then got hoe
est" To ms surprise Justice Will.
scarcely smiled at this sadly Indeed. hi,
manner rather savored Of offeuse Thai
IL good story he remarked dryly, .au,
fear must damp your enjoyment of i,
somewhat by telling you that IL wa.
borrowed from our side of I'll.
: water. My friend. Sir Frederick -
, one the most gifted of pans;ers, ~ vel
- of lawyers, said Justice Wills With some
severity. made that pun originally ia my
: hearing ESny years ago. Against this vie .
protested so valisn iy that Justice Will