The sun., 1893-10-04
JOHN CULLINS'S LUNCHEON.
now A PARK ROW TRAMP TRIED THE
HIDE AND LEATHER CLUE.

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Room, but Some Gentienen There Didn't
Choose His Society-Mr. wiIiiams's Joke.
The object OF tho Hide and Leather Club.
whose house is at So Gold street. Is TO furnish
luncheon or dinner to members from noon to
3 o'clock in the. afternoon on .every business
day, and to promote social intercourse. Its
mem bership Is limited to 100. and 1t is one Of
the most exclusive clubs OF the city. Some
OF the wenlthiest leather merchants in the
swamp are members OF the club. and they are
all as we'll versed in the nicetes OF dress and
as we'll skilled in the selection and discussion
OF bottles and birds as they are trained In tho
tricks OF the leather trade. all Of which may
help to explain Just why the little practical
Joke which Mr.. c. d. Williams of q wholesale
leather firm at Al Spruce street played on the
club on last Friday kicked up such q lively
little row.
Any member Of the Hide and Leather Club
Ia privileged as we'll to send friend to the
club for lunch as to take him there. Thisis ac-
complished by means OF q small card not un-
like. in appearance. q restaurant meal ticket,
which the member gives to the friend he
wishes to be entertained at the club. The
card admits tho holder to the club and pro-
vidss his luncheon at the expense OF the
member who signed It. 1t happened on Friday
that MIR. Norman l. Rees, member OF the
club, gave to his friend. Mr. G. d. Williams.
who is not mem ber. one OF those cards OF ad-
mittance, supposing that MIR. Williams would
use it him self at the club. 1t happened also
that something prevented Mr.. Williams from
doing 3d. After that 1t happened that John
Cullins one OF the most disreputable-lookin
tramps Park row can scare up. begged MIR.
Williams for q "few cents to get somethn' to
eat with" Then a very bad thing happened.
Dir. Williams said:
II won't give you any money. but Will give
you q m cal ticket"
And with that the leather merchant handed
over to the tramp the ticket his friend had
given him to the exclusive Hide and Leather
Club.
Then the worst thing Of all happened. Tho
tramp used the ticket.
While all this was happening party made
UP OF members OF this exclusive club were
seated around a table In the private dining
room on the third floor enjoying one OF
ths best meals the cIu!d fSHds pTq
EdSard f;ds: /" 1a.' K Iadew Lad " Of the welI;known
Spruce street firm Of Fayerweather \ Ladew:
patrons Of tho club and is known in several up
town clubs a, one OF the best dressed men IN
eht at ths
not to dull the edges Of their kniie.li crease.
The walters BUSTED about to serve one OF the
the discussion e oi1 oi his vi" John cuns
@ Hees which Mr wiiliams AMI had had given him. and
sh9 qpF n.1s to f%;G n SSas
Ticking was ragged and dirty. bis old torn
hands, his dingy- brown once black hat was
as dilapdated as his shoes. and he was smok-
whose WI odor was as penetratine, as John gu.
Inns himself Great Scott oUhi what scr sensai9n
You fellows needn't be putting on airs" he
said to the amazed club members. I'm as
Sc sofG nfeS fl Ri 0S s1 with f*s rs
pretty fair place. you have"
The 'ne smoke a" from s his powerfS pipe set them
oil to coughing SO that It vas ssyesai mo
breath @ cSliins said: "' ~ ' . ''
You don't seem to Ike my pipe. Here.
pose some OF You win pay for it seeing You
don't like my bipe.%
his astonishment and Cullins's smoke.
waiter. :" Fire him out. ,quicklr'',
enySins poor fellow bite S to e. not DO
NJ r.. II
dered the walters to put the tramp out. but tho
walters didn't seem to fancy the looks Of the
tramps brawny ast. The steward heard the
above to sec what was the matter He almost
tainted when he opened the door. and the club
men were standing about Restcuating and
calling on the walters to put out the tramp
while Cullins was sitting quietly in his seat
putting away at his short pipe. enjoying the
very much.
The steward Is o btg. black.haired man with
long flowing trim side whiskers that almost
cover his Ghost. He had res pect for the tramp's
hard fist. and hesitatd about venturing too
near Cullins saw this and tried to coax him
up close.
Now. would you hurt poor fellow like |
mo I" said Cullins. Il haven't done you any |
harm. and here is my card to this club"
The steward ventured a little nearer and |
Cullns. thinking he was in reaching distance. |
shot out his right at the stewards nose with a !
velocity that would have foored him had he |
not lodged the blow.
BY threats to arrest, Cullens was finally in |
duced to leave the club. The steward tried to |
both coax and bribe him to give UP Mr., Rees's |
card. but he refused TO part with 1t. saying:
1T Is queer those fellows should put on |
airs. My own father had bigger leather bust
ness In Dublin than any OF them and l will |
Just keep this card to show how they enter |
tain o true gentleman when they see him."
Some OF the members OF the club are saying |
all kinds OF things about Mr. Williams. and |
one q them said yesterday that If Williams
didn't stop his practical Jokes. the club would
wreak vengeance In way that he would not