The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-13
Plumb in the kisser." murmured smithsrs


snns. | was so sure Of my own standing but,
do yol know. smithcrs. I had to, realize that
Sncoant sred backs Obviously. turned. Ny blood
BOXED: was Wild 70 resent ne general 'nsoi-
but good spirit wIrnr "acn ms n o e b s
and to draw him INTO corner, ,o,so,
81. For heayGnS s9tSe Jogs 'o, demanded
csshsTed from the army he replied; why do
H"Cashered. Kunnel?" repeated .Emtthers.
Did that mean done 1p. pumped dry bun
-" Cashiered." explained the Coloocl. means
that they had ono ann all been HTrset from
the STmy ior was tthhfstn Of
well. to finish my story. the Colonel won't
r." s0 my trend the Consul. Gcncrsi be
cause I'm 9G 9xba9ne! nnT9Ms to q. r 70.
| Piled Eooinaturedly. holding on 70 my arm,
but get down 10 PARTICULARS, Well, lie roared
Of those who lad snuhhed and Gu, mo crowded
around thinking that there might have Geen
en M" ns III" Lest Joke OF the season. So was
rchahiltated. and those whose tnroats had
yearned TO cnt became very pleasant ncIua Ant
Isl useless one now. that when you are IN Lon
don YOU must lie sure Of your club before ac-
ceptng hospitality from an attractive stranger
You might ,tnd some such lesson whole;;
s2 mi'he e"" the con man Did You never hear
! OF Gcntlrman George nor the club lie organ.
n Tf1 G the Var Ine with tho p SOUTH nth Wc In tell
| you Gentleman Gcorge-hp's dead now. poor
%ow shot dSTR in AGsHRne o. P SoaTs W Tnd
/ Tinkcrion about six lcagths behind him
Gentleman George. Kunnel. was the slic ;t,st
travelled more by boat than by cars and carried
The real stun IN their clothes instead OF drafts;
nSres wsG lot only Eai but sp and
papers didn't keep a DESCRIPTION Of it
reg Iary sot up in type, In those days days,
IN" sr % So a 10 sH HaS but What to do With
SIGH AN evcrIastin supcrnuity OF II You see,
kunnel, there was no swell Joints then for the
social. They had to stand on corners or put
w at some drinkin ken. where YOU might rub
up against some sch second-story sneak as
Jake tho hospital steward. All this was is
gustln' to, Gentleman George who had as high
TO- go to Europe that winter. we was oil so
flush. and he, was so sick OF keno. california
osin flesh. SO what did he do but rent swell
house up on Lexington avenue al furnished
Sell President and ask about twenty OF US to
become members.
How was tho name of Brummel appropriate
for tel! lows of your stamp
d4n KTow hInG, re reP norpe sne n M
how BrummeI had ,sich takin' ways with him:
ANYHOW. it sounded good. ana it went. He was
a hummer. our President was. with a head full
oi idees At the tust meeting he laid them
down fiat No games of chance to be played
except tor chips or matches; no shown up at
billiards no suide snaps. like Offering to bet
on q hot day that i Is grammatical to cay, DO
SreasTrIatss WE must n be gentlemen among
gentiemen',, said he; as if honesty was the
Huh" remarked the Colonel rather III
na;urrdy | don't suppose there was a man
OF you VINO knew what honesty meant"
NO; but we all knew what policy meant. so
we thonght it must be f69me some pretty ~"
cha i R a' to lie Settled Weekly And to see
that the steward in the office don't knock
down, SAYS Gentleman George Ii attend to
all 1t disbursements myself
say Kunne for the next six months there
WASH cdG in SeW York city on sieh basis
not only in pawn in advance. but BLOWN in
the price it,wict over for the good Of the organ
bty among the tradespeople that b!est me il
there WASH q cigar christened the Brummel.
%n1 n2E6y ss SasS the tie WS
our Secretary was kept busy wrtin notices to
re 400 that our lists was flII: You know now
thing or onto thing they think it's everything
and no mistake.
every member had swaiiowtai and patent
feathers. though it made some OF the boys
up their coats. Them was the days OF tight
| trousers, and we al played the limit on them.
Why. half the memters couldn't sit down; and
house not one could have put UP a sprint
| fast'rn dog trot"
A, dangerous disregard OF probabilities, l
| should say growled the Colonel.
Not at all not, not at all, Runnel The periGs
| door after hnnd-outs Our standin' was bang
| up. tell you. II they'd have wanted to know
aGY ba4s Of n the Flight Die
kog%es ,,S Cha lSry ,d But they didn't want to
Ina rfn ha in hn anit,
and the patrolmen gorged themselves so con-
tnuou.ly with rod headed duck and cham
them TO get down TO beer and beans after we
| busted.
We was too good to live. Kunnel. that was
| the trouble. 1t was like little johnny dom
%r t% Alter t5ns eso S.R RSw
| runnin along smooth-no one stood under the
stairs. nor no one put in the cooler. no lights
| boys will break loose. Why I've seen the hun
main hall as quiet az a mouse one moment
cause some old lag couIdnt stand it any longer
and let a yell out of him. There's got to be a
III think you bankers would like to have your
clerks 20 OIL on a tare onet in while and blow
1hrmseyes The tr9@ee all cam eHme from
said about the Brumme that at our half.yearly
meeting It was unanimously resolved that We
three invites, and the understanding was that
nc. suspicious character was to be admitted"
| tle Ciattot suppose
said the Colonel
Certify, replied smIthers. Enormously !;
| we had enough OF our kind and the list was
full, Well. if do say it myself. Kunne YOU
couldn't, have, found finer, more representa-
tive gathern,, in New York, city; no. not in
| Tammany Hall on the Fourth of July; brew
ers, contractors. wholesale liquor dealers. Al
dermen. Perlce ommissioners; 1t made man
| know that honesty must be the best policy Jest
to look around him. But 1t was too much OF a
good thing: it was too high for our blood 1t
made us feel that there was no use OF tryn',
anyway; we never could reach their state OF
Then, too, Kunnel. It was largely their
| fault. They was ragged out to kill. Never
have | heen SIGH watchchains, regular Klon-
| dikes; never hive | seen SIGH a display OF
he!ootcrree Why there was one big con;
| in his front ike pcnic trolley-cRr. | caught
a little cuss We called S'X-Gugcreu Mike-there
| was 10 thumbs about his work, YOU know-a
| gain nj that ere sparklrI like n lower at the
tulI moon. and SAID 10 myself. saws |. the rul es
| will be- suspended SURF before this night 10
| over Two DAYS later kuunc got $50 round
| shot Tor that blazer at Il hlcaEo hook SHOP.
well, Kuunr'. H. said. the tom pta,ion was
| too great, and after the M had LCEun bu&zin'
under tho bald spots, there was 4 rapid ex-
change Of mova'lrs. tell YOU. lneYcr seen
| sich fine. slick work done: no. not at n county