The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-22

arc other things, and you can't make them work.
right kind Of q mar an in IN the White House, the
be as happy as clans In high water. Ii we don't
have a change you'll all 60 up IN q balloon, and
block, look for a straight-out, nevor-surrendor,
c~ast-iron, true-blue. rock-Tib6ed Representatives.
Here there wore cries OF = Hi;yii'' from twelve
and one Of them was heard TO say. You're a
statesman. sure, a~nyhowI' 49,.
will not be insultcd in my own house by any
man In this rabble,,, He paused. But, as
would like IL thai, all should depart with. pleas.
ant feelings. ! will now call upon our old friend,
the ship Captain. tho mariner, 10 tell US some
lively stories from the stormy main, about the
sea serpent OF anything else"
The Captain, who spoke without rising from
his chair. was sorry that he had no good rollick-
ing yarns ready for this occasion, but would
look up some for the next meeting OF the club.
The electrician was next asked to make a
statement concerning anything new In his line.
now in these days, as far as he kept the run Of
things. Here the artist became uneasy, and
slipped out OF the place, followed by the In.
yentor, so that sixteen men were left to wind up
the proceedings. Tho pettifoggcr had waited
for his turn TIL 1t was nearly 10 o'clock, and
when at last his name came up under the head
as the hour was late, and as II would require
some hours to, develop, his subject in the right
way. he would seek Tor an opportunity at tho
next meeting OF the club.
Then, finally, the statesman In the chair, who
had won back MS bcI-cOinnhhIn, ana was auN-
ious to please. gave notice that the last speaker
Of the evening would be the distinguished fiddler
Of the block, who had something TO, tell about
music, which was associated with the name OF
another fiddler. one Paganini, who did not live
The fiddler arose, and in low tones remarked
that It was originally his purpose to speak OF
Paganini. but that he had changed his mind and
would deliver an mrSu''i fhn uh nnDci matter om. OF : 1@r
which absorbed the public mind in these peril
go on!' cried several men.
I'm a goldbug, out and out" ho began. his
About half OF the men or groaned.
much"
| tcrmincd to be heard, appealed to the states
man in the chair for. protection. and gave
warning that II any silverttes Interrupted his
argument they would wish they hadn't.
"Thc adoption OF the true, and universal
About half OF tho crowd were in a high
dudgeon; they growled ana tiarcd up.
The fiddler spoke in tones that werc fierce.
IL can prove to any ignorant and dishonorable
silverite. {" he Numbered.
NO, you can't
"Will you listen to me 7"
"oh, play the fiddle. you fool"
mcnaCing way. The speaker made for him
They clinched. More of the men Joined in the
melee. 1t was q rough and tumble affair. Tho
statesman who had boon in the chair roared fol
order, declared that his house had been dis
graced, opened the door. told everybody to gel
out, cried POLICE" and In stentorian voice do
clared that the Club for Our Block was dis
solved. never to meet again.
The struggle ended when the members OF thu
club saw the stars from the street at midnight
cile on the block. There has been plenty Of Ill
humor among the dcniZens of the intellectual
block ever since that time: and the statesman
has cut the acquaintance Of every man who live