Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-10-22
CLUB SHOES
The ncpiornhlc Influence of club Life OF
the Homo and the Man.

Why, why did and Wagley ever dc
SO cruel an action as 20 introduce
Sackvite Maine into that odious "Sa~.
cophaguS'2 Let our mprudence and
his example be warming to ushei
gents; let his fate and hat of his poor
wife he remembered by every British
female. The consequences of his en-,
teyiug the club were as follows;
One oi the first vices the unhappy
wretch acquired i'm che abode Of friyol.
itl was that of smoking. Some of The
Quis of Maeabau. Lord Doodecn, and
fellows ~ thar high order, are in the
habit of INDUCING i'm this propensity
upstairs In the bllard-rooms OF The
"SUcophagus, and partly TO make
their acquaintance partly from q
natural aptitude for crimc, Sackville
Maine followed them and became an
adept in the olious custom When IL
is introduced into a family I need not
say how sad the consequences are. both
TO the furniture aud the morals, Sack
willie smoked in his dinmg-room at
home and caused an agony to his wife
y
turc to describe
He then became profeSsed billiard
player wasting hours upon that amuse-
mont; betting freely playing tolerably,
losing awiully. He played matches OF
a hundred games, and would not only
continue until or 3 o'clock in the
morning mt his work. but would be
found at the club OF a forenoon indulg.
ing himself to tho detrimeut OF his
business, the ruin of his hcalthaud the
neglect OF his wife.
From billiards to whist is but step
--and when a man gets to whi.tand Is
on the rubber my opinion is that il is
all mp with HIM How was the coal
business to 90 on and the connection Of
the firm he kept up and the senior
partner always at tho card table?
Conserving now with geutepl per
sons and Pail Mall bucks Sackyille bc.
came ashamed lt this snug little resi-.
dcncg ia Remington Oval aud trans
ported his family 90 imlico, whore.
though Mrs. Chun, his Notwithstanding,
was 40 first happy as the quarter was
elegant aui near her sovereign poor
IlAl tN AAihIlN ttNAAN WV 'ilAtfAl wa t'NiihA u
wutul differences. Where now were her
friends who came i'm with their work OF
a mornmg2 Al Remington and Ia the
vicinity OF Cnpham2 Whore now we're
her chjllrens lulo paymutes2 On
bennington Common, The new quart
ers contained no friends for their soeia.
ole little Anna,
And ye gods What difference
that was between SackHile's drcary
French hauquets i'm pimlico and the
jolly dinners at tho OVAL no moro log.
uimulton, no moro Of the best port
wine iu England; but entrees on plate
and dismal .wopenny champagne aud
walters I'm gloves and the club bucks
for company among whom Mrs ChuI
was uneasy and Mcs Sackyilla quite
silent
Not that he dned at homoaltor The
wretch had become q perfect cpjcure
aud dJnel commonly al the club with
the gormandjling clique there. Here
y0u might ser lue wretch tiptlmg Scl-
Iery champagne and gorgiug himself
with lrcueh yianda.
And tbarc were other beings present
TO my reppntaut thoughts Where his
wife, h1ughl Where's poo. good.
lIt.lc Auuaa 40 this very moment IFS
abnt Che nursery bedtime, and while
y1udcr good-t9r nothing is -wiliuz his
wine tbc littOc ones arn at AuHn' knee
lispiug their urNHrs and sine tauch-
ugthcm to say, Pray God bless uapu
Whom She has pul them lp bed her
day + occupation Us gone aud She rs ut.