BROTHER GARDNER’S CODFISH RESOLUTION.

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 7221, 17 July 1884, Page 4

BROTHER GARDNER’S CODFISH RESOLUTION.

‘ I would announce,’ said Brother Gardner, at the meeting of the Lime Kiin Club, 1 dat I has a communicadum from Baltimore sotting fo'tli do fack dat Brudder Partieipatiou White, an lionoravy member residin’ in dat city, am now in gaol on charge of stealin’ twenty pounds of codfish. He says lie am as spotless as snow. It seems dat ho- was left in charge of a grocery, an’ hefo’ do "rocor got hack do fish walked oil. He wants the club to for’d 10 dols to enable him to secure a lawyer. Hoes anyone move dat we for’d de money ?’ No one moved. , ‘ Gem’len,’ continued the President, I should like an expresshun of do club on one leetle pint. Am it deopinyun of de club dat when a cull'd man am left in charge of a grocery it am dangerous times for codfish ; Groans, sighs, and lamentations filled the hall for a minute, and then Trustee Pullback arose and said : ‘ I move dat it am.’ The motion was put to a vote, and the only voice opposed was that of the Rev. Penstock. ‘ Let de vote ho so recorded, an* let grocers conduct deirsehes accordingly,’ said the Preadcnt, as he took his seat.