New-York tribune., 1890-01-12

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"Ho1cu.o M. Billy" he said 81 never violate my
prnccfpe-.'
With this genial and deserved tribute. which Mr.
OTahc received most rraciou,ly. the dwarf tumbcd
from his kcc which tumblcd also In its turn, rah'd
a heavy oycrcoat and a rough fur cap from dark
closet and having got himself into them. he begged
Billy 10 accompany HIM without delay.
The Brotherhood and slstcrhood Of Animated Freaks
va, and is ono II the most important and di'tn
sIi,hod of the labor organizations Of New York It'
membership Is composed. a is name Implies. OF the
ladlo- and gentlemen actually engaged in the enter
tanmcnt Of the public by the exhibition OF inter
cstus bodies. It. purposes are To encourage
social pleasures among b., members. and 10 protect
them against the cncroachmcnts OF dominccring mana
gers. such an organization was made necessary boy
the continued agcrr-- of th" managerial classes,
Who were lcd by their unbr.d"d greed t. resort TO
40 hind, Il unjust ,Npcdi"u' whereby o. grind down
ard fr,mplc under foot the poor and needy Freak
This sort of foul injustice went on from wear 10 year
rendering the Freaks more and more dependent on the
opncrt and tyrann.cal MANAGER until the wrongs re
.uIialt from 10 cried 20 heaven for vengeance. At
last from the depths of their misery the Freaks arose
and With one ma-fcrful effort they threw oil their
base ,hachlc, and declared thcm-clvcs free.
u wa, truly a majestic movement The brother
hood wa, firmly established i'm an part, Of America and
hereafter De- a Freak. Dee tolerated u the SOCIETY
# rrca, who wa, not member of the brotherhood in
good standing II resolved that no manager should
employ any one claiming To De Freak who was
not TIM, rendered legitimate. II resolved - various
purport- and ~ phrase, most solemn the majesty 4
the manhood ard womanhood Of the frcahly profc,-
sion Wa vudioat'd.
The manager. II course. ctaliatcd in kind They
or.aui1,d a trust. They classified the Freaks and
LII tf.f
engaged boo Tire museum industry became thereby
greatly strained. but "a, Yet no actual rupture had
occurred An hoped In the public interest TO avert
such catl-troph". but each side felt thai fierce
struggle va, imminent
only some such incident a' had been supplied by
the cu,.rpri-ue stroke II business accomplished 10y
Tony ~cplop wa- needed e. fan the sparks Of resent
mcnt INTO a nauc The flame already burning
i'm the bosom Mr. Billy OFahc, and when he and
the dwarf reached the Brothcrhooh's headquarters
they were ready to perform the functions Of t"r'h
The Executive Council Of the brotherhood.
District SO g. f. |. VI. Y. 7. = L.. was about to hold
a meeting The Council was composed Of seven
eminent TicaLs->im Balc, the Double Jointcd Won
der. Iouy Perkins. the Ossiicd Man; puirr Lc"ch.
IA, Man with the Phenomenal skull. Mi, lilly
Holc- the beautiful Mermaid ~ the southern sea;
Nr, ~mock the Bearded Crra,>An Beauty, Mr.
Inlv Drake. the Wild Man From BOruco, and the
President Of the Brotherhood Kunty, the Dwarf
These ladies and l%ntlcmcn were the leaders.
nay. the father, and mother of the organization.
distinguished for their sagacuy, resolution ana
prudence.
The arrival Of Mr.. O'Fakc and the Dwarf com
plctcd the council which proceeded promptly to bust
uc., Runty took the chair and In few earnest
and well chosen words he dispatched the osSihcd
Man for a pitcher Of beer. The transaction Of other
rnutinc business occupied tho attention of Ihe
,onucn for q brief while but IT soon gave way TO
,t. linz Ian. % the hour. THIS came III
the shape Of resolution presented by Mr.. O'Fakc. III
these word-:
whereas. Mr. T. scollop, manager Of the rniver.
sal Dime Museum of Natural Wonders. lao seen ht
t0 involve our honorable profession IN disgrace 10y
The employment for exhibition ~ an Animated Freak
If Graudmuthcr Crunchrr. sooallcd, and,
a member of this Honorable Brotherhood, nor
Freak, but merely person Of vulear n@torlcty and
Scollop OF the said Female Is In violation of Para
graph - of Article 20 Of section 80" oi CnaP'cf
ihs Honorable brotherhood. therefore he 1t,
Resolved THAT committee of three members OF
sn saEoc o"GmS nd uighty Fast High Master to see tie SAID
r. Scoop and 10 inform him Of the dSpca,urc which
Gocncii and to insist upon the immediate discharge
Of the said Crunchrr
Wild the Chairs pcrnis-on," said Mr.. Drake.
vyhcn nj, resolutions had been read, 81 will spakc
Corrud with regard to the rscroo'huns. sor. hav
mn ouolcrgy 10 make fer thin riscrloosfuns. They
names hu,ncss We are threatened, sor, wild ddly
purl II has not come upon uS nv sudden. sor,
not 10 wanst Il is repetition. Sor av an old ohncc
an, | am here sor. In this rcShpctcd priScncc sor
o say that The tonne has fer this brotherhood 10
make it, power MT!
Mr. DRAKE brought his clinchcd fist down upon the
hack of the chair In front Of him with a tap and
looked proudly at the admiring faces Of his fellow
members, Mr. OFakc was eminent for his attain
mcnrs as a speaker. and well he knew 1t. murmur
Of applause broke ont he stopped but he stilled
il with majestic wave Of the hand.
Sor.n he continued. d" am wan av those which be
avcs that the manager nadcs n lesson. They nadcs
to be towld sor that Frakes is not dogs. They have
gone In their cOOrse-'
At this point a shriil Mr.. Chairman ~ sounded ont
from the rear OF the hail. and To the great Indignation
of Mr.. OEale and TO everybody clscs surprise, Mr..
Duner Leech, the with the Phenomenal Skull,
was observed 10 be standing with his arm extended
and his index finger extended toward the chair
Mr.. O'Fake much too astonshed at Mr.. Leech's
audacity to express himself The Chair looked from
one gentleman the other In perpleXity. mystcr0usy
winking at Mr.. Lcech and nodding at Mr.. O'Fake as
II TO call the attention Of the TO the fact that
the other already addressing the Council These