The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18
THE LOUNGERS' LEAGUE.


slip OF paper. covered with writing and
crossed until it resemhled map of Africa.
lay on the table in front OF him. while
dozen empty glasses told of the effort the
work had cost. The official in question
surveyed what might be described as the
scene of action end then asked: We'll.
old fellow. you look mixed. You haven't
been trying to find what century this is
have you?"
No" replied the Second Member. ROLL
ing his eyes heavenward and splitting out
mouthful Of crushed wood I'm COM
posing sarcastic poem A Virginia rews-
paDer man with the ambition of an Alan
Daie and the brain of a penny-a-Iincr has
da ed to roast the comedian OF my com
pahy. shall send him this searching
epic that he may be brought to fitting
sense of his own littleness"
"Ah." observed the Vice President. DO
you think that quite wise? IL the selIoS
condemned sincerely he cannot deserve
your anger; IL he did not you may take
that fact as assurance that ne will select
some mean fashion Of being reyenged.''
For answer the Second Member finished
all but the steel portion Of his Buiwerian
weapon. ana resumed his iaoors- The vice
PRESIDENT. sianeing about. saw that the
only League acquaintance present, except
ing the literary Individual. was the Treas
urer. The two. therefore. shook hands and
one made space for the other. The i'll
humor being shown by the Second Mem
her," quoth the financier of the society.
brings 10 my mind an incident of which
you may not have heard 1t concerns an
actor who viii be in town soon, and who
was rather warmly rebuked by local re-
viewer On the same day that the arti-
Gle appeared. the aforesaid reviewer called
IN search OF an interview and sent up his
card The player returned the bit OF paste
board. MIR. So-and-So must ask Mr.. Blank
to excuse him he had scrawled across the
back MIR. Blanks notice OF today has SO
afected Mr. So-and-So's health that he Is
unable to receive visitors Which is what
term clever
FROM the view point OF the dipio-
nla.is,' returned the wee fresident, not
nai. so clever as something done by dainty
heieh Lnru- Inc singer Is coming mere
next week win me man IN the Moon.
puI the episode whereof | speak occurred
n nnie sne was being introduced In The
neile Oh we" YORK a Boston scribe
picked certain naWs In her and described
mem win "nat might nave seemed harsh
,IanAhesS. hViuentiy' ne resiized TINS
~, p."n'nesS, Io', W terminating us resume
ne Iehi'rkeu' MISS Loru IS very talented
woman II she would pay attention to
' .hese hllseakeS prignt future would be In
store LOT her. Probably however she VIII
l aot-even when they are explained to her.
n .. MAJ J'y' sue Is noI ilSsly 20 improve
,riss ,-oiu - Moneeriuiiy sehslo'e. sne
anS sta o sge 5U 81 81, " ~nae was Sa,u
anu she pIonteu oy that recognition. so
sue , wro.e tne enap NEE note In which
80 NJ ~ o., ,,s ~, ho.u = mos. sra.eIu'
with bottle of the tears She has shed
The bottle of tears was n n,art Of Sns,-
isb sherry If 20 tbat bod nc, ,,i,,,, ~
= $3.50. ;, W NSA ei'eH He4
." -. ~, VI 7"' oeto,e-
himself. Real-deal-feel-meal heel
congeal-spIei-spjei," he was rsneatin1
.sNfss ord must hs ,-ar,, hrigb, :, 80,
yssted Tho Tr.as,,,s,.
Wen. was the reply, Il suppose that
the reviewer was considerably embarrassed
and would rather that the wine had been
omitted but he must feel kindly toward
'"e si.i Niio app ec,a'eu n's motive.
Niitiedi heiNes. said tue treasurer,
are more often misunderstood than are
Wagnerian ones
,ahie tn Sano,,d 49,. "a, 81. o'nsr
'noei 'hu 'nfo"n ms
pen ihto the alT ana was making Tor his |
Fellows Say. he yelled, this would |
II don't doubt If ipternorated tho
,rra,.,,ror
~.
We caheu IL Inc Critic, enthused
ton mark after the Critic
"UiobIy or;yi,aI,, cor,r,ar.s,, a. VII.
1900 -'N wv
ies,ueu'
And with profuse gestures. he read:
,r,,,. <.,,-r,s. 20,
iuf- Ohiii' ~
Tonight sit and ponder.
Wondering il the comic actor
VIII ever get his dues.
can stand !ust criticism |
But the blow the cheap skate iandeth
Lacks both intellect and force.
NOW man TO DC critic
Mu' be well informed on subjects
He would criticise all right.
lie must know VINO wrote certain BOOK,
And know Just when Joke saw light
H. must be right-ne'er wrong.
Before ne Is an article
In which .be critic saw, our gags
We're TOO old to amt.se
Now. when u comes 70 things SO aged,
nam w9h'u ASK thlS ehaP
Wy NO. - asi ~. II S ~,
But goodness. that would fever do.
For such a witleSs lob
Would criticise Shakespeare Just once
And then be shy Job-
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