The Newtown bee., 1900-04-06
airfeld County.
STEPNEY.
THE STOVE CLUB AROUSED.

The Stove club met again last Satur- day night at their favorite resort in the rear part of the village grocery. We will not report the doings of the meeting 80 far as it relates to the usual details of calling the meeting to order, roll cs Il and other unimporsant business, but chiefly of the vital question, just now para mount in the minds of every member, regarding the invasion in our mail ser vice, at the hands of the congressman of this district, who by cove Tt act, without consulting the Stove club, pls IS to take away our posto flee, set it aside forever, in fact relegate it to place in history only. Oh! what time they had. If the congressman had been present he would have lost all hopes of having a "walk over this fall" And he might have had "fall over the walk" Every one was eager and had 8 brilliant argument against this change of service, and did not lack for free voices to express it.
 "What do they want to meddle with it for any way? It's all right now," said one. ''Of course it is," from many voices.
 "How can one man," said Cyrus, "de- liver the mail and tend to regular post office business, registered letters, postal orders, etc., on route twenty-five miles long in all kinds of weather, and over these country roads left in such condi- tion as they''-
 "Hold on there, you can't say much about roads. How was it when you run the iob?" said one. Joel spoke thep, "Ohi don't get to stewing over the roads what want to know is, ain't there some politics in this thing. tell ye, I'm look. ing to find the inside of thie-scheme for I alius wonder, when somebody offers to do some great thing for another free, prepaid in full, freight and sll where the bunco game will show up, so, aint it?"
 ''Say, MT President, are those fellows who carry the mail, going to take my letters and go all over MoLroe, parts o1 Newtown and Easton and toward night swing around here and so make me wait all day for mail I'm getting now in the morning? That would be nice wouldn', 2" came from back seat.
 "Don't waste your breath, the game is his
 What 8 curious fish & little toad ts."
 This came unexpectedly from an ob. scure corner, and for moment silence reigned, presently one said "Put him out," but they didn't do 1t, and tho meet ing went on again.
 One member said he was ssglad on it. the postmaster felt 80 smart over his gov ernment position that he ought to be made to come down." but this did not take very well with the club, for by spite ing him and losing the office it was sure death to the Stove club, for where, oh where could they get another free rent, fire and lights included?
 "Is can't be done any way" said one, they've got to change the law first, they have no right to take away big paying office like this, and don't you know, these carriers can't take stamped let- ter by postoffiee? It's, contrary to law and can show 1t to you in the book. So what's the use of worrying, if they can work this thing in the back towns as they do the bond business why let them, but they won't beat the Stove club yet.'
 One excited member then slid off the top of barrel upon which she was sit ting andsexclaimed, "Yes they can, I know they will knock out the small post offices, because, how can they reduce the expenses of handling the mail as they claim, if gang of postmen are employed and the posbmasters get pay too, looks likely, don't 1t? I tell you we are going to get left. Just remember thoae."
 At this point the oil got low and the club members not being in quite the spirit to chip in for more, left the gro cery with the subject still unsettled, after listening to the following up to date couplet:
 Am at last'a member of the club, And by unanimous consent
 Elected to such high estate
 Az ssPoeticus Laureate?"
 Perhaps, it's but dream,
 If so. bitter cup,
 Oh let me dream some more
 And please, don't wake me up.
 0uMpMAN