Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-03
BACH CLUB GOSSIP.

Fourth of Julys. circus days and the like
are safety valves to the body polite" re-
marked the Deacon at our last meeting. He
evidently was having one of his "phil0s0ph
ical pitts" ~ Sandy was wont to term it.
Before speaking the Deacon had laid down
his paper and having delivered himself Of
the bee which had been buxzing in his bon
net commenced picking away At piece of
tobacco with thumb and forefnger and as
soon - one morsel was rolled into sweet Sc
clusion under his tongue would pick off and
convey another crumb of comfort to his
mouth. He was never known to stake a
chew" in the nervous Yankee fashion of q
good generous bite.
"Some mighty queer things are blown of
with the escapin' steam aud one would think
the old boiler was pretty rusty, Deacon, -
was the comment from Jerry, sitting oppo-
site. He, by the way will be remembered
as an old engine driver on the M. c. LET
the sunshine strain through that steam and
you'd get darned sickly looking rainbow
I'm thinkin'."
why do you say that Jerry" asked the
Scribe. II never see anything on such &C.
casioas but what seems natural and to be
expected. We see of course some comical
things. and specimens of greenness and
again some pitiful sights, blind beggars,
one-legged organ grinders, ETC., but it all is
leav ened into the lump of humanity"
Il don't know about that" said Sandy.
There lie one sight among all that fastens
it's drag hooks about the tendPils Of the on
locker and yanks him into q perspiring
sympathy with the victims. It's in the form
of Z disease gentlemen, more insidious"
SANDY before be became drummer served
year In drug store ''than tuberculosis
or corns, . disease, the germs Of which have
been getting in their work for centuries. I"
"You refer to the gift of CAB pre-
sume," added LATE who always was little
jealous of Sandy's command of adjectives.
"Thou'r't cropping in the darkness of
the Middle Ages, my Sh ,kespeariaa friend, "
| retorted Sandy. "On the contrary l refer to
this undermining, permeating, Devastating
disease known 10 the needless simply as
holiday courtship, or again. down the town
with yer best girl A young pair caught
my eye on the morning of circus day.
Sam'i had helped Evilena out asd was stab
street. For one hour I followed that
couple. During that time they had walked
the entire length of Water street four times.
They had paironized two peanut stands.
seven soda fountains, sandwiching in bana-
mas, oranges, candy and nuts. They hsd
tested the weighing machine and done. =
general shopping business meanwhile. By
that time had nervous headache and my
limbs fairly ached with the exercise.
saw them again at 5 o'clock in the after
noon after they had made . tour Of the
menagerie and side shows drinking straw
berry lemonade at huckster's stand. Think
of that poor girl. A cart horse that had
done half the work would be cared for by
the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to
Animate"
"What seemed so hard to you was not 90
to her, who had lived temperate life. had
acquired and kept good vigorous health
by proper hours and healthful exercise" re-
piled LATE, who bad been listening.
II agree with Jerry's idea that when the
body polite blows off steam some queer
Ingredients are elected" ssid the Doctor.
On the evening of the day Sandy mentioned
was standing in Water street drug store
when the meanest man I ever had oppof-
tunity of seeing face to face came in.
Don't believe he said, but what bet
ter have some plain soia, ains feelin just
right, guess my stomach's out of order
The druggist walked along to the soda
fountain to fill the order when the man said,
How much you goin' to charge me for
that2' Five cents was the reply. Blu, l
don't want more'n half glass 'Pfice1l
be just the same said the druggist who
would have given the man the soda had he
shown willingness to pay. But don't you
suppose there's something else would do me
more good asked the man. Might try =
Sedlitz powder suggested the druggist
How much'll that be?' Five cents Il
dunno ~ III have anything; though i'll
should wake up in the mornin' with this
headache should wish I'd spent the Eve
cents said the fellow hesisating moment
and then walked out. And you couldn't
call that country stinginess for the fellow
lived right here in the city,
Let US hope that the fellow woke up in
the morning with = splitting headache
These mean fellows occasionally get pinched
with their own narrowness or cheated by
their own dishonesty. A friend from
new IoIH WHO nAs Dseu SlsilluR NE told
Of case of retribution that thought had
quite rich flavor about it. II happened
to bar tender in New York cafe. This
10 the way my friend told the story:
He vas an expert drink mixer. but net
any too honest, and had quite . fancy for
his own shre sdness. Several of Us were
Watching him in the practice Of his art one
day when . quiet looking stranger who was
standing by the very end of the counter.
almost within the bar, in fact. stopped
DOWN suddenly with an exclamation Of sur
prise and came up again with SO bill in
his hand. The bill. vas crumpled up small
and bad zone Of the damp savduss Of the
floor sill sticking 70 il. The man smooshed
is out and announced the fact that he had
found an X, and asked il any Of ~ had
dropped h. None Of % had ne were sure
.''Hoid on, said the. bsrkeepes. 'beeinains
70 slap his pockets and 30 through bis
sk!ass,< wserit sssnDlsa sp s.sll vhen
y6d foand il -"
lit VS., aid the stranger 10 sariy
tone. 'Yoa sav that when picked i. up.'