A LIME-KILN CLUB SUFFERER.
' The obairman of the Committee on the Siet* reported that Arctic Shotwell, a lOhfisl member Jiving on Beaumont-street, was in bed and under the doctor's care, r and had applied for aid from the relief fund. "Did de committee diski?ertbe natar' of hi& y complaint ?" asked President Gardner* "Not exactly, sah. De mind of de pasbent sfemed to wander de day we called, an' a* nigh as we could make out be had fallen off a honne while sawin" woodL-foir a poo' widder wid six chill'en." " Hißmind win-wander^rorsedan6*4t afore lie jretg any money outer dis lodge," replied the president. "De cense of his sickness am'to be foun' i» the fack dat one night 'las' week he bet 50 cents dat be could put a teacup into his motif. Bt? won dc bet, _ but when it come to iakin' de cup nut it " tijok.a doctor de best part of two hours. V»d del? be didn't portend dst he got all ' de. sooail piece*". Jf dar am any odder gem'lsn in din club who finks be can, »irn Bis libin' by stretchin' liis mouf on amall wages he may take notis ri^bt now' ,4attde club will expect him fo furnish his < «wn enickrn soap an'pay his own doctor WH." . • ■
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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4528, 10 July 1883, Page 3
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211A LIME-KILN CLUB SUFFERER. Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4528, 10 July 1883, Page 3
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