Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-10
THE LIMEKILN CLUB.
JUDGE cHEWso TAKES THE PLACE OF THE HON. WINTERSMITH.
But His Peculiar Style of OratOry Is Ob- Iected to, and He Is Choked or by the President---OthCr Matters of High Inter-

Iected to, and He Is Choked on by the President--othcr Matters of High Inter- est.
 The Hon. Abraham Wintersmith, tho tolored orator of West Virginia, had written that he would be present at the Saturday night meeting of the Llmeklm club and deliver his celebrated lecture on ''The White Man-Has He Come to Stay?" The honorable did not show up, however, and after waiting 15 minutes over the hour for opening Brother Gard ner arose and observed that he would give home talent an opportunity to glorify itself
 There were many orators ill the club, many pertinent subjects and such pro- gramme as he had suggested would tend to increased confidence and rescue ora tory from the swamp into which tho | last legislature had consigned it. He | thought it might be a good thing for | Judge Chewso to lead off.
 Ihe judge, who is a ono story and basement man, weighing 220 pounds and being sprung in both knees from lifting watermelons over high fences, arose, removed his coat, pushed up his sleeves, cleared his throat with a sound like tin pan rolling along graveled roof and began:
 "Ladies an gem len, l'- ''Dar am no ladies present l' inter rupted the president.
 "Jess so, sah-jess so. I'll begin l V1.l Col triots, go back wid me 5000 y'ars all stan on de banks of de Fiber. It am night an de-
 ''Brudder Chewso, what has 5000 vars ago got to do wid de 24 applica- shuns for divorce in Chicago ill de space of 45 minits one day last week?" asked the president.
 Muffin, sah. '
 "Den let 'em alone.
 "Werry well, sah. I'll begin once mo, sah Friends, naburs and conspir- ators, what am divorce? A band O pill grims leaves England on de Mayfower.
 Dey sail an sail an sail, an finally de
 crew becomes alarmed an threatens to
 frow Columbus obtcboard if he doan'
 turn back. It was"-
 "Judge, sot down!" called the presi- , dent.
 What fur?''
 "Bekase your style of oratory am crackin all de plaster on de walls an putin de season back at leaS' ten days. : I'ze willin to gin you chance, an hope you Il some day be heard ill de halls
 of congress, but jist at de present date I you kin airn $10 beatin pets whar F you kin airn 10 cents tryin to ride de l steed of oratory. You am a mighty good l man when it comes to helpin move a s coal stove or breakin a mule colt, but de mint you reach oratory your feet be- gin to slide ill all direckShunS, an you :, soon land on de back O your head!' n The judge sat down with thud
 which jarred down seven lengths ot Q stovepipe and knocked a leg out from > under the stove and later on 1t was d whispered around the hall that he in tended to resign and make tour of the II country and relate his wrongs from the o platform. When order had been restored , the Hon. Catalepsy Jones arose to make Il an inquiry. He had been asked half { F. dozen times of late whether the clul 90 had its special weather prophet for neN 10 winters campaign, and he now desired ~ to ask for information. ,o The president replied that the prophe ar engaged IS months ago was sunstrucl r. during n hot spell which he alone pre- D. dicted, and the one engaged last wlnte
 froze to death ill a blizzard he had fur
 nished the club at special rates Tn - club was now without q weather prophet is taking the weather haphazard and run n- ming all sorts of risks. The secretar s- would be instructed to advertise for can m didates for tho position, and all appll is cants would be given fair show to eN iy hibit their qualifications. Ill Tho committee of the sick lepOrte ad a that Brother Jogalong Speed, loca
 member living on Ohio street. was
 and in need of relief.
 Did de chairman visit de house? an asked tho president.
 cd "We did, sah.
 'a- An did you note dc symptoms?' 'S, "We did, sah. Feelin dat Bruddt hu hu Speed war a lcctle tricky wo insisted tn an examination, an satisfied ourselv' ,e- dat ho had really been knocked down a
 run ober by a bakers wagon. All pea
 ances went to show dat fO'teen dltferel '' wheels had passed ober him about s les times apiece, an it am our candid opn hg vun dat he won't be able to run any Il ss races befo' next December. r,d The treas urer was ordered to pay u ,ut victim g per week from the relief fu1
 until further orders, and it was sugges
 ed that Giveadam Jones hunt up u
 driver of the vehicle and bestOW up' ur- him such reward as he deem best var The treasurer stated that he had l 1oolinrr oif i1onS the Se" Aoo .:- E. e+ q, .ol- NasnVllle coinl'uilic" 'nu 4''~S -.
 a person styling himself Brother Gar
 her, and claiming to be the Broth - Gardner of the Limekiln club, was tra
 cling through Tennessee and organlzl oe branch lodges and charging candlda' S six bits fo1 all initiation fee The write Q of the letter believed him a fraud, a \ felt it their duty to notify the club Q The secretary was instructed to ot
 8 reward of $25O for his arrest, conv . tion and sentence to prison for 20 yea S and a circular will be sent to all hon Q ary members in that state asking thu P K to run him into the woods on sight. The secretary announced that he V ~S ill receipt of q letter inviting the ent club to participate ill grand barbeC
 to be given ill Wilcox county, Ala.
 Pickles Smith moved that the club
 cept, and his motion was supported Il
 loud voice by Whalebone Hooker q .E Tug Johnson. 'V' ''De seckretary will return our thai
 all tender our regrets" replied
 president
 lity II should like de moshun put t rks. vote, persisted Smith. "Dey am gw IT, to have sheep an pigs an oxen roas Sny hull, wid carloads of taters, chick rui( ice cream an lemonade"
 "Pickles Smith, sot down! said
 president ns he rose up. II has lat