The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-10
A CLUB
FOR QUIET
Formed by Newiy-Weos, II Didn't
Last Long

We were delighted, my wife and |
when We secured our coy little home
Reasonable rent, good house, and bes
CT all, splendidly quiet neighbor
hood. There were but few childreT
on our street and these were remark
ably quiet and orderly. Sarah and
detest noise and hubbub, especially
the brand furnished gratis by young
sters. We voted our establishment
TO be ideal
We spent two weeks fitting up the
home and 1t was quite a problem
In justice to all our friends we had &c
display all our wedding presents In
prominent locations throughout the
house. At least Sarah insisted that
this was the only way to retain their
friendship. But as the house was
small and the gifts generally of large
proportions, We finally decided to
change our parlor decorations weekly
keeping most of the bric-abrac in
storage.
About this time our neighbors be
gan to call They were very interest
ing Mr.. and Mrs. j. Everett Lane,
who lived next door, we found to be
a couple married a year. and by the
same minister that solemnized our
wedding. OF course this speedily led
to intimacy, and we were delighted
with them, especially so when j.
Everett declared that the one thing
he insisted upon was quiet neighbor
hood.
Curiously enough our neighbors on
the other side, Mr.. and Mrs. Moses
Conant, were also newly-weds. The
bride Sarah soon discovered to be a
graduate of her own college, which
made them ex-ofTicio chums, but It
was not until Conant told me that he
was foreman in a steel mill, who de
manded absolute quiet after his days
work in the factory, that | offered him
a cigar and all the drinks he dared to
take.
Ned" said Sarah, soon after these
calls had been returned and one or
two favors exchanged with our flank
neighbors, 1--WE just thought Of a
dandy plan, and | simply won't have
you laugh at me when tell it"
pledged my word with many kisses
and what go with them.
You know how surprised and de-
lighted we were to find that the Lanes
and the Conants held the same views
regarding quiet that we do. Wef
let's form a little club among our
selves. Call it the Tranquille club, or
something like that"
Good idea, Love, but we mustn't
allow bridge playing, else the club will
turn into anything but a tranqulle
one"
The Lanes thought the idea splen
did one, the Conants ditto, so the lit
tie club was soon formed with Mrs
Lane president, Sarah vice president
Noses Conant secretary, ]. Everett
Lane treasurer Mrs. Conant and my
self reception committee. The commit
tee was an afterthought, Mrs. Lane
proposing 1t in order not to slight any
of us. So we were all officers.
The first two meetings of the Tran
guile club were great successes. Es
says were written and read on the
joys Of quiet neighborheod, how to
gain flesh by keeping still, ETC., etc.
At the third meeting Mrs. Conant
was not present, Moses excusing her
absence by saying that she was i'll, but
saying no more than that The night
before the next meeting Of the Tran
guile club, my wife and | were awak
ened by cries emanating from the Co
nant house. 1t was a shrill, babylike
cry, and we guessed the reason when
we saw the doctor leaving the house a
The Tranquille club the designations of
Mr. and Mrs. Moses Conant were re
ceived and accepted.
The Conants' baby was a dear, we all
agreed, but it was awfully noisy, con.
stantly yelling at the top of it's LUNGS
But when Sarah gracefully inferred
that il made more racket than was
absolutely necessary, Mrs. Conant was
indignant and would have nothing to
say to us for some time.
Nevertheless the Tranquille club
still prospered. We held three more
meetings with all members present.
At the following gathering Mrs Lane
Stated that she and her husband had
decided to take trip to her mothers
home up in the country and thought II
best for them to resign. OF course
when she insisted we had TO accept
Ned, | simply will not give up this
club. | started it and We must keep II
up, even if we two are the only mem
bers." And that settled it.
The Tranquille club lasted Just
about three months longer. That
meant that Sarah and | held three
meetings which were edi'ying IL not
exciting. 1t was rather an effort on the
part of both of us. Interest in the or.
ganization Jagged, especially on the
part of Sarah
THEN the doctor called at our house
Two days later Sarah offered her res.
ignation from the Tranquille club.
which I, as the surviving member, &C.
cepted. Then ! offered and accepted
my own.