Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-06
BACH CLUB GOSSIP.

The Parson used to be one Of the earliest
corners 10 the club and at our last meeting
by the time any considerable number Of
the memo had arrived, he vas ''charged"
on ,he subject Of strikes, evidently having
taken his smmupition from the evening
parers, on the table that bore evidences of
the Parsons nervous reading Characters
tics They lay in wadGed masses in the
centre of the table where one BY
one he had thrust them aside. In
sp.red by dispatches containing news
If sirikes Al home and abroad, he had
buttor -hoied the Commodore, and wss
making excitfd gestures in close prox-
unity to that rather rubicund vissge which
betfay ed the Comm odore for sea dog and
nigh liver. The Parson seemed to be tax
ing the righteous view Of strikes in the alb
stract and WAS attributinz their origin to
ayarice, ignorance and distrust, influence
ing the relations between employer
Aad eDploye, while the Commodore, his
face getting redder every minute, was for
hanging every irsubordinate workman TO
the ard arm. What might have come OF
this violent difference of opinion had the
discussion not been Interrupted it 10 diff
cult to say but tie Senator in his polite
manner deity turned the subject.
II don't propose said the Senator, ''to
disparage the grand work that has been and
il being done to anne lorxte the condition of
the working classes. In what has already
oeen achieved many mistakes have been
MA lie, as would reasonably be expected.
do, however, decry a certain abnOrmally
socialislic idea held by some few. in that
they look upon q rich man IS legitimate
prey I saw this illustrated not % long
since in New York barber shop. Young
John Jacob Aston, Jr., perhaps the richest
youth In this country, was being shaved.
After finishing his work the barber
brushed MIR. Astor's coat for him with
great care and held out his hands for the
bill that the millionaire was extracting
from fat roll It is one of Mr.. AstOr's
habits to pay for small items out of one Of
these huge roll of bills. The barber passed
across the room to his cash-drswer, and
then, returning, handed to Mr.. Aston two
pieces of silver. The rich youth looked
at the money ard then at the barber.
| 'Wh-wh-w by. what thisr" he said.
! Charge for the dollar you gave me,
sir responded the barber.
But cawnfaound il, gave you twenty
dollar bill"
"Oh, no, air." said the barber. only .
one Look in my drawer if you like, and
you'll see there's nothing larger than q one
| there.
Several of young Astor's friends were
with him and so he did not like to discuss
such vulgar question as money. He made
up his mind that it was a dollar he had
gwen up, and, jammng his hat over his
! ears, went for a walk on the avenue. The
barber tells about his getting $3.50 for a
single shave.
"And I'd take hundred out Of that
young fellow if could" says he.
PITY that barber couldn't have met with
some such laughable incident as witnessed
IN a crowded New York street car once. .
said the Scribe.
women ,arded the car at 10Th street.
They weighed An even 200 each, and besides
carried two big vaises and parrot.
They were evidently IN asy at something
and gazed at the bird as if afraid that his
tongue would break loose 1t did after a
while, out it served the oman right When
the conductor made his way through the
shading crowd and presented his hand for q
fare the largest of the sisters handed him q
silver dollar. The knight Of the punch ex-
trac,ed cents from the Bland and returned
90 cents ia change to the passenger.
Then he applied to the other one for
fare, and his Galway whiskers turned q
brighter hue when she coolly said, MY
SISTER paid for me-" In vain he argue and
psu1e sted against two people occupying
three seats for one fare. As he turned
espsiringly away his psrrotship, who had
been 6dgeting in his cage electrified the
car by shouting Mary, you're . dead
beat" 1t was too much. The women re-
treated, parrot and all, and as the smiles
Of the conductor and passengers followed
them an acquaintance said: One Of the
SISTERS taught the bird that sentence be-
cause they're always swapping At each
oihor.'"
But once in while we see sharp trick
tAat isn't exactly dishonest, which We ad-
r"i-e. though we ourselves get taken in by
it," said Sandy lone of the best fakiI
tricks ever witnessed was near old Trinity
Church New York. man sat on 4 boz
which he seemed to have been carrying
and. being suddenly overcome with dr0w 81
ness, placed il near the curbstone, and, sit
ting down upon it fell asleep. Although
the roar of Broadway was around him, the
sleepers in the church yard could hardly
have been less oblivious to what was going
On about him.
To those who succeeded in getting close
enough to the man his gentle, restful snore
dispelled the fear that he might be dead
The side of his face was exposed and be
trayed no sign of ntoxicatio1. 1t was the
Judgment Of every one that he was sober
in good health, sad simply taking a quiet
snooze When the crowd became 90 dense
as to threaten blockade the supposed
sleeper suddenly jumped to his feet, mount.
ed his box. and Furnishing couple Of bot.
ties over his head exclaimed:
Now, gents. seeing that you are all here.
rise TO question of privilege. and Afte,
thankin you for this most cordial reception
which. I assure you, will long remain upon
the tablets of my memory. wish to call
your attention to my world renowned corr
and bunion eradicxtor." and 90 on in the
usual style.
GOOD for you Sandy" said Lon, who Wal
enc of the party, and before the laugh bad
subsided some one moved TO continue that
series of cribbsge and story telling vas u
an end for the evening.