New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-08
A NEWARK JOKE.

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| Lovers of the light and entertaining in con-
| temporaneous history should not miss the Short
account of young Emmonds great joke on his
andlady which printed in yesterday
| Tribune. Newark young men are noted for
their gay and frolicsome spirits and their lives
| if we may wholly credit the newspaper reports
seem to be given up to ceaseess round OF holi-
day-rcjoicing mirth. But sometimes their jokes
| are too funny as witness the Newark young man
| who when calling on the lady he hoped to make
bis wife discovered, during lull in the converse
| ton, that she had dropped asleep in her chair
| and promptly skewered card into her back har
| with a leadpencil, on which he had written IN d
| bold hand Call at : 30" Then he stole away
| and the family discovered her in the morning !;
but he has not made her his wife as yet so
young Mr. Edmond is in court on account
Of his PLAIN joke on his landady.
For long time Mr.. Edmond has been the
recognized leader of the Opposition in Mrs. Dusens
clearinghouse, Bank-st., Newark. His party
has been intensely Radical almost Anarchistic,
and has demanded thicker pies, fatter apple
dumplings and forth Mrs. DuSen has insisted
that she giving the most robust pies and
portly dumplings that there were in the market
The ingenious and light-spirited Mr.. Edmond
determined to prove that she not. In
with the good lady. He did not foresce the
proceedings In court. Procuring photograph of
the latest improved pattern he hid 1t in the
kitchen and brbed the servant girl to start it
when her mistress came TO give directions about
dinner Then the interesting young scoundrcl
betook himself To the fancy goods store where he
is clerk Last Sunday morning the domestic
delivered the machine 10 him with the assurance
that it. wos charged with excellent matter Slr.
Edmond put it on the dining-room table and
called in Mrs Dusen and all of the boarders. He
explained t. Their that It a music-boX, n
present from rich Lnclr In Boston, who dealt
in them. He wished to give II first trial and
would esteem 1t special favor II Mrs. Dusen
would kindly turn the crank. II set, he
said to play first The Beautiful Blue Danube.
The bohrdcr, arranged themselves in a semi
circle and all became still. Mrs Dusen smiled
and stepped 10 the machine and turned
the crank This is what the heartless
thing said, in her ow, unmistakable voice. as re-
ported in court
Mary. you don't want to pay over eight cents
pound for meat anyhow il Is good enough for them,
giving too big pieces of steak / notice. too Let 'em
eat moro Vegetables. Yesterday you bought fresh
on 'em by getting them stale and warming them up!
Here. on this blll Is twenty five cents pound for
without feeding boaTdcrs at g week on porterhouse
steak
Whom the last sound died away Mrs. Dusen
turned 10 Mr.. Edmond This vivacious young
gentleman wore surprised almost panied, look.
" Mrs. Duscn," he said with emotion, there mus
re some mistake Yes, Mr. Edmond" she re-
piled, with glance that caused his knees to smitc
together. Yes, there is mistake, but you'll
have chance TO explain 1t In court" Then She
went away and had him arrested for conspiracy
and defamation of character and the case comes
up for further hearing next Thursday.
We arc inclined 10 think that an example should
he made Of this young man. He went too far.
IIo should ar least have cut OUT the reference TO
the pie. No lanlady wants 10 stand up before
Ter unappreciatiyc boarGers and grind Instructions
to her cook out Of soulcsS machine 10 buy
ancient pies and dust 'em of and warm EN- up
so as 10 disguise tie taste of time. There must
be some protection for keepers Of boarding-houses
There secrets their business as in all others
and these SECRETS must not he dragged out be-
fore the unsympathctic boorders-anG especially,
the landlady must not be forced to drag them out
herself. Young EmmoaG should he given ten DAYS
on warmed-up pie and lJ-cent coffee