Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1893 — Mr. Yellowplush Quits Ahead. [ARTICLE]

Mr. Yellowplush Quits Ahead.

New York Times. A noticeable feature of 'the auglomania which prevails in New York is the employ ment of cockney attendants by some of the prominent clubs. They have managed to surround the admission of an unintrodueed stranger to the club precincts with an amount of ceremony that would suffice for the vestibule of the Grand Llama. A gentleman from Philadelphia called to see 3T friend who is a member of one of the uptown establishments. ‘Ts Mr. F. in?” he asked of the brass-buttoned flunkey who sat in an elaborately upholstered arm-chair near the door. ‘‘Hi cawn’t say sir.” “Can’t you find out?” “Hi was not ’ired to make liiuqutries of that sort." “Can I go up and flnd out for myself?’* “My borders is, see that no stran gers goes hup stairs.” “Has the club any superintendent?” “Hit ’as, but ’es hout.” “Well, what does a stranger do who wants to see a member?” “’E waits until a member of the ’ouse committee comes, or ’e calls again." “Perhaps you’d condescend to take my card and give it to Mr. F. when you see him.” „ _ ■ “Hit’s not my place. Hi’m not condescendin’ ta nothink.” Whereupon the exasperated caller made his final appeal. “Cah I sit down on the curbstone outside and rest myself awhile?” “You can hask the porter; Vs a good’arted chap, an’ perhaps there’ll be no hobjections. ”