Show fac limon limo un club elder has lins often been alluded to in in t h op roee IT ings of this club aa as an individual of or feren t countenance and sweet W repose having avida to go to market fora forn bottle of horse radish kadish and a quart of beans lie decided not to return home honic pro previous vigus to putting eting in nn an appearance appe aranco at the lodge As a coq consequence sequence lie was on hand aalf ap an ho hour r ahead iho tho usual time and was left in charge of the hall ball while the tho janitor prospected up the alley if any of tho the store porters bershad shad had been re reckless ekless enough ollough to leaven earvoa dry gooda goods box out in the cold the E elder ider filled his p pipe ipe and had bad a smoke and then in a moment tf cinoC emotional ional insanity he lie propped the clay into his coat tail pool pocket combustion and ignition followed and when the janitor returned t tho he E elder ider was skipping over stools and benches b like a boy getting away from a delegation of hornets there was a strong smell of fire but b ut the elder had no time to relate relate particulars he sat down in the but it was wat waterless erlem he lie rolled over and over on the floor but the smell grew stronger it etwas wat not until a dozen member balcome iad bad come in in and chased the old man into a corner that it waa was discovered that lie was on fire when elder toots started for home he be was a sadder man he also had an old coffee sack vack thrown carelessly over the small of his back to give liim him the appearance of a aam a br brigand gaud the incident was duly announced to brother gardner as ho be came in and when th the meeting opened the old man taid let dis lesson sink deep into your hearts do not cultivate sereneness sereneness Sere will wade a frew amao hole liole all de yar round when half an tin hours hones work would bridge it do not be tranquil D de tranquil man am either a great vil lyun or too lazy to keep up wid de pura hun avoid absent ness it may way do in a great man but when it comes down to t poo folks like us one case tase of ate absentmindedness n t will knock our credit at de grocers or butchers higher dan a 11 kite avoid sweet repose do p pan f jn aho vho he kin act out dis busy world ande sound sounds of its machinery at do airly airey hour of seven in dc do evenin cant hev any money lent out on a cli chattel attel mortgage an has no ax alyin aroun dc vod wod pile for anyone to steal lastly de world never lias has any pity on de man who burns off his own coattails coat tails let lt us now proceed to biz bieness ness |