Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1833-04-11
From ne .Nt7r Tork Courier.
CURIOSITY lEDUII,ED.

young l..ly not quito out of her teens, Who,
from some unknown motive had long INDUCED q
curiosity To view the Park Thc~tre from the GAL
krs,' was gr.tihed on Friday evening Last 10 an
ssernt thai lar surpassed her expectations, and led
To resnit ns disagrceablc and pleasant ms il wa.
IN all probability unforeseen II appears that plan
after pi.n Mas devised To crafty this To
"~ he audience and stage, from the topnost
point OF access, bu. from the seeming imprartica-
b'ty OF carry ing them into operation, almost As
rapidly abandoned they were conceived until
u'c night IN question; when the lady resolves, I'M
on the accomplishment Of her oblset by the fol-
lowing eSpe'l'cnt. She in the first place put on
an old bonnet and some Of tl, cast-,,f .lo,h,s "A
servant in the Kitchen. but sill the ii.eui.e va,
""cmcd Insufficient fully to answer the p,npos...
80 long rs The lace Was uncouceaicd-to overcome
the objection to veil, which she conceived " oulJ
ne rather out OF kerping with the place and cha
r1'cer she shout 10 assume. t,.eo,trs x.. b.,
10 q coat of oil and h.npslack.
WIN her lace thcs bs.ssne AIRED, pair of blsrk
gloves, and habited ~e have allow, stated. away
she hicd for the Theatre, and assembled the aImo,,
endless starr case to the gallery, with some little
dr,ad, IL is true bat still l,sad ahno., o,r,,-
come b, the pleasing hope of 10 shortly having
her enrioaty gratified BY rcalising scene which
she had long anticipated and as ary,.n,l, a., si,,
he purchase OF a ticket of admission. and the.
delivery Of II TO the oorkeeper, were accomplish
vi without scrutiny or detection, aud she soon
found herself seated in proximity With .c roof Of
u'c building, enjoying her cnviable height, and
gazing wth Satisfaction upon the scene which pr,-
snted ~ elf beneath her. Ia short time, how
ever, the benches began to fill up with blacks and
whites, which brought her more immediaiel,
within the range Of observation, when the eve. of
some OF her sooty companions detected the cheat
This Was catastrophe which she had no, antic;-
pAted, and therefore Was unprrpared for the con-
sequences
:, Alter being showed and jostlcd about some time
inc RAJ simon pures, some Of whom insisted that
s''e was witch, and others the old boy, were 40
indignant nj the imposition, and the insult pre-
sumed from the vile attempt 60 assume their CO.
Ioar, that they were proceeding To cxtremities,
when the peace officers attending the establish
ment had 90 isterpose and rescue her. In rhi.
condition she wss conducted 60 the wsteh house,
Iu, The spectacle she presented on entering, must
n len 70 the Imagination, AZ shall no, st,cm,a
70 aescz1be Il The lampblack and oil " bici, hal
heen regularly laid on at the outset of her even
lngs adventures, had BY this time assumed the
forms OF strcaks down her face; aud by the re-
Peaied wiping OF her tears, each eve was 40 far
rrtie,ed Of the ia black which had originally sur
rounded them, that Of the watch,n.-n affect
cd TO believe she WAS something more than earthly.
After sitting q few minutes, she became some
~ha composed, aud then con6deutiaIIy informed
the ofiieer who aud What she was; who b,ne, lent
" r,thdrew her from the gaze Of The watehm.u.
aud Kindly conducted her a. her residence.