The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-14
: c FoR QUIET
Formed by Newiy-Weds. Il Didn't
Last Long

OF all, spIendluly Quiet nelRnpuv'
hood There were but few children
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
10 be ideal.
We spent two weeks fitting up the
home and Il was quite a problem
In justice to all 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 bric.a-brac 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
couple married a year, and by the
same minister that solemnized our
wedding. or course this speedily led
to intimacy, and we were delighted
with them. especially so when y.
Everett declared that the one thing
he insisted upon was quiet neighbor
hood. 7, rT
I Cnriously enough our neighbors on
h riA 40 DR. fyc "
Conant, were also newiy-weds. The
bride Sarah soon discovered TO be
graduate of her own college, which
made them ex-officio chums, but II
was not until ConaRt told me that he
was a foreman in a steel mill. whofde'
manded absolute quiet after his day's
work In the factory, that offered him
a cigar and all the drinks he dared 10
take.
Ned" said Sarah, soon aftep these
calls had been returned and one or
two fayors exchanged with our flank
neighbors. I've just thought Of a
dandy plan, and | simply won't have
you laugh at me when | tell II"
! pledged my word with many kisses
and what so with them.
You know how surprised and de-
lighted we were 10 find that the Lanes
and the Conants held the same views
regarding quiet that We do, Well.
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 bridgs playing. else the club viii
turn into anything but q tranquille
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,
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.
guile club were great successes. Es-
says were written and read on the
Joys of a 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 III, but
saying no more than that. The night
before the next meeting of the Tran.
guile club. my wife and | were awak.
eneG by cries emanating from the Co
nant house. Ii was a shrili, babylike
cry, and we guessed the reason when
we saw the doctor leaving the house a
little later At the fourth meeting OF
the Tranquille club the designations OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Conant were re-
ceived and accepted.
The Conants' baby was dear, we all
agreed. but it was awfully noisy. con-
stantly yelling at the top OF its 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.
Al 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 II we two are the only mem
bers." And that settled 1t.
The Tranquille club lasted just
about three months longer. That
meant that Sarah and | held three
meetings which we're edifying II not
exciting II 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. ac-
cepted. Then | offered and accepted
my own.
But the funny part of it was that we
received an interesting note from Mr..
and Mrs. Conant, up In the country. to
the effect that their family had also
been increased by one. The Consnts
returned a little later. and that was
the last Of a quiet neighborhood. But
all OF us we're satisfied