Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-17

while You are member of the most !
swagger club in town, You do not belong |
TO the Junior High-Flyers." And yet its |
members are to be met everywhere. At |
this time of year the outward visible sign |
of their membership consists in their lack |
of hats, and their dsdain for shoes and |
stockings. The club is u very large one,
and it is quite ready to take in other mem
beers, provided some boy who already be-
longs, will vouch for "de fellers straight
ness There is no secretary and no
treasurer; and not having aspirations
towards clubhouse, the Junior High
Flyers generally meet on the docks, on the
roofs, and on the various trucks that fringe
the river side. The club is so large that it
seldom has general meeting more than
once year and this is to arrange for a
picnic. Investigation has proved that the
idea in regard to the picnic comes from
some of the great big-hearted fellows who
frequent the East Side not as missionaries.
but us friends, and whose greatest delight
Is to give pleasure to the Junior High
Flyers.
When they met last week it was an
nounced before the assembled club of
about $50 boys, whose ages ranged from
TO Is, by somewhat elderly High-Elyer:
Now, this yer picnic is to be independ-
ent one. Each boy has got to put in two
cents TO pay for de boat and de whites,
and den each one of youse will feel as an
AmellCun IlllhtH suDulu, IHdt ne Is III
debted to nobody for his fun, and that he
can pay his money and take his choice"
The High-Flyers had been prepared for
this announcement, and so they came UP
in turn to deposit the two cents.
woMAN's PRESENCE NOT DESIRED.
Then the speaker went OH: "Youse I'M
derstan' dis yer is to be a gay old time at
which there amt to be no girls present.
Wild applause followed this, aud loud
COLL of Nns la1
speaker smiled, kicked a small boy, looked
around as he probably will some day in
the Senate, then said That's my idea;
but before | 60 any further | want to
know what Lame Charlie is waving his
cane with wipe oil it for. Ell he's got
anything ter say, let Butcher Jim and
lsadore lift him up an we'll listen TO him"
Butcher Jim and lsadore did their duty
and Charlie said: "0f course II 20 where
ever the boys are going to have good
time, and it is mighty good of the Junior
High-Flyers to be bothered with me, but
think some of you might ask the lady
member of the whist club" The whist
club and its admirers cheered iercely at
this, and the speaker, with great dignity,
said 1T is moved an resoluted that the
lady member of the whist club be took
along" And that's how got there.
Following this, a small red-headed boy,
whose business, like that of most of the
reading matter, was "histed" up and with
q brogue US thick and as sweet as cream,
he asked: "And ply amt we goin to take
Sister Mary Angela?' The entire audience
voted for Sister Mary Angela. Then an-
other boy really got up, for he was tall
enough to be seen by the audience, and he
said Say, fellers, the lady member OF
the Whist Club and Sister Mary Angela is
in 1t, an want to know what's the mat
ter with invitin' Laughin' Liz. | know
good many laughs at de Salvation Army
but Laughin Liz has been mighty good Il
some of us when there was trouble around
an she can enjoy the fun, too Thu
speaker suggested that there might be
difference on the subject of religion, but
the red-headed Irish boy settled that, bles
his heart He announced: All, what d.
You bother about Shure, an the rea
ladies amt a.squabbling about religion
they're a trying to live IT," So the tire
invitations went out from the Junior High
Flyers. A great deal of care was taken il
the sending OF them.
Mine was on pink paper, with gorgeou
rose in one corner of it. II read
ONE WAY OF WORDING IT.
"Ihe Junior Hinyers is agotn' to give
picnic, 10 reques the plesure of your cum
peny. Your expensis is paid.
CHARLIE CONNOLLY,
THE REST.
P.S. II you know a bloke wat can swim al
am tswell-neaded, bring him along.
II. s. Wear frock to match dis paper.
?. 5. Bling de pup"
The ambassador who bore this note toll
me where the boat would start from an
that although . o'clock was the time Sc
told me | had better be there by s, if
didn't want TO get showed into the wate
The eventful morning came, and, notwitl
standing that my expenses were paid
thought it a good idea to add TO the provi
lens which knew to be provided, so the pr,
fession from my place looked like som
II body starting to the north pole whei
nothing could be gotten To eat. First, thel
was hanson, with me and. my best pin
cotton frock, and the "bloke what kne
how to swim and hadn't u swelled head,
my own pup. and visiting pup (who b
longed to Edith Sessions Iupper) and u
express wagon full of hamper behinC
4 When we got to the wharf, boys swarmC
every place; they got up into the wagol
on top OF the baskets, and the expressing
could do nothing. And one adventurol
spirit, at the risk of being killed, climbe
into the hanson with the view of sayiI
how-do-you-do TO me first. IL afterwarl
transpired he had u bet about this. Wit
good bit of trouble we got through
where the two gentlemen were who we
attempting to manage the excursion.
never was so embarrassed in my lif
being presented to the Queen is nothing
it. The Junior High-Flyers, in their
sire to welcome me, made a narrow pa
sage, and gave mock bows, and one
them, who was an acquaintance of n
pups, yelled out "Halloa, Buffkins; "
come from Buffalo; how's Sheehan
And then wild chorus went up of "DadI
has bought her bow-wow." And then,
A add TO the excitement, Butcher b
screamed: "She has got on de pink FROG
Say, wouldn't you like to eat herr" Al
various enthusiastic boys called out, wi
~ prolonged ah-h-hs, and smacking of lip
iGimme bite !" This was our entran,
THE EXCURSION STARTS AT LAST.
We found Sister Mary Angela al
Laughin' Liz ahead of us. One in 1
quiet dress of the Sisters of Mercy and /
other in the uniform of the Salvat
Army. They were talking earnestly a
specially about the boys. That we ey
got started was marvellous for boys hui
on to the wharf and dangled on the ed
u, of it and two or three went into the ri,
i with their clothes on and then stretch
out TO dry in the sun, and at last when
were off, as we thought, for certain, t.
small erable-looking boys appeared
the pier and we had to stop and send ba
h a boat for them, and when they W,
I pulled on board, each was given IN
I thrashing by larger boy, not because
ill-will out us an evidence of good faith
4 At 1879 O'Clock they had sandwich
& the inclination of the first boy was to Ia
sir, but after he heard there was pier
/ for every boy to have SIX, he concluded
didn't want but one, which, to my mil
q is the best evidence of boys being bt
With the sandwiches there was lemona
N and after seeing one boy drink IL glas
OF it. came 70 the conclusion it must
Il good and had one myself. The "blc