The Prescott daily news., 1908-01-14
A CLUB
 FOR QUIET
Formed by kewly-Weds, lt Didnr
 last lonG

hsoocoAuoto TcAtv BOou HouUc, anu Uoot of al. splendidly quiet nsiehboy- hood. There were but few children on our street and these were remark ably quiet and orderly. Sarah and I 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 Ail our friends we had to 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 brfc-a-brac in storage.
 About this time our neighbors be- gan to call. They were very interest ing. MT. and Mrs. J. Everett Lane, who lived next door, we found to be couple married 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, MT. 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-officio chums, but 1t was not until Conant told me that he was foreman in 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, I've just thought of a dandy plan, and I simply won't have you laugh at me when I tell it." 1 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 We'll, let's form a little club among our. selves. Call 1t 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 tranquiNe one"
 The Lanes thought the Iuea a spleu did one, the Conants ditto, so the lit tie club was soon formed with Mrs. Lane president, Sarah vice president, Moses Conant secretary, J. Everett Lane treasurer Mrs. Conant and my. self reception committee. The commit tee was an afterthought, Mrs. Lane proposing it in order not to slight any Of us. So we were all officers.
 The first two meetings of the Tran quille club were great successes. Els. says were written and read on tho joys of quiet neighborhood, 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 ill but saying no more than that. The night before the next meeting of the Tran. cuille club. my wife and I were awak. ened by cries emanatng from the Co. nant house. It was a shrill, babylike cry, and we guessed the reason when We saw the doctor leaving the house | little later. At the fourth meeting of the Tranquille club the resignations of MT. and Mrs. Moses Conant were re- ceived and accepted.
 | The Conants' baby was a dear. we all agreed but 1t was awfully noisy, con. stantly yelling at the top of its lungs. But when Sarah gracefully inferred that it 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 moro 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 Tn the country and thought 1t best for them to resign. Of course when she insisted we had to accept.
 Ned, l simply will not give up this club l started it and we must keep 1t up. even if we two are the only mem. bers." And that settled 1t.
 The TranQuillo club lasted just about three months longer. That meant that Sarah and I held three meetings which were edifying if not