The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-07
A o tYR QUIET
Formed by NewIy-Weds, II DIDN'T
Last Long

on our street, ana tHeSe we're ISIidi n
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 it was quite a problem.
In justice to all our friends we had to
display all our wedding presents In
D. ointment 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 brio brac In
storage.
! About this time our neighbors be-
gan to call They We're 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 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
| - cnllaun which
made them eX-officio chums, but 1t
was not until Conant told me that he
was a foreman in a steel mill who de-
manded absolute quiet after his day S
work in the factory, that | offered him
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
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. 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 bridge playing, else the club will
turn into anything but tranquille
one"
The Lanes thought the idea a spen.
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 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 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 shrill, 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 We're re.
ceived and accepted
The Conants' baby was dear, we all
agreed, but it was awfullv noisy, con.
stanty yelling at the top of its lungs
But when Sarah gracefully inferred
that 1t 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 a trip to her mothers
home up in the country and thought It
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 It
up. even if we two are the only mem.
bers" And that settled it.
The Tranquillc club lasted JUS
about three months longer Thai
meant that Sarah and | held three
meetings which were edifying If not
exciting 1t was rather an effort on the
part of both Of us. Interest in the or,
SANITATION Jagged especially on the
part of Sarah.
Then the doctor called at our house.
Two days later Sarah offered her res,
!gnation from the Tranquille club,
which |, 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 Conants
returned little later, and that was
the last of quiet neighborhood. But
all of US were satisfied.