The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-04-20
s. A .rDS NE CH.as1'ICS' I'D
wARREN, r.. I.sArURDAY, April "a, 1873:

CURrosIrY fNDuLcED. "A y6png lady
not quite out Of her teens, thq, froI
some unknown motive, had long indulge
curiosity to view the Park Theatre froI
the gallery, was gratified on FHdsy even
ing last,to an extent that far surpassed he
expectations, s. led to result as disagree
able and unpleasant, as it was, IN ~ prob
ability, unforeseen. 1t appears thst plal
sAer plan was devised TO crafty this in
clination to view the audience and stage
from the topmost point Of access, Au
from the seeming impracticabIlity Of car
rying them into operation, almost as rap
idly abandoned as they were conceived
until the night in question |; when tht
lady resolved upon the Accomplishment
Of her object by the following expedient
She in the first place put on an old bon.
net and some Of the cast off clothes Of q
servant in the kitchen, hut stu the dis.
gulse was deemed insufficient fully tUan.
swer the purpose, SO long as The face was
unconcealed-to overcome tkoxAbIection
TO a viel, which she couceivcd Would be
rather out OF keeping with the place and
the character she was about to assume,
recourse was had TO coat of oil and
lampblack. With her face thus besmear-
ed, pair Of black gloves, and habhee as
we have above stated, away she hied for
the Theatre, and ascended the almost
endless stairs case TO the gallery, with
some little dread, It is true, but still a
dread almost overcome by the pleasing
hope of so shortly having her curiosity
gratified by realizing scene which she
had so long anticipated, and ardently de-
sired.
The purchase OF ticket Of admission
and the delivery Of it to the door keeper,
we're accomplished without scrutiny or
detection. and she soon found herself
seated IN proximity with the roof Of the
enjoying her enviable height, ,and
gazing with satisfaction upon the scene
which presented itself beneath her. In a
short time, however, the benches began
o fill up with blacks and whites, which
,robght her more Immediately within the
ange of observation, when the eye OF
some ofh sooty companions detected
he cheat. This was catastrophe which
The had not anticipated, and, therfole,
vas unpreparcd for the consequences
After being showed and jestled about
some time, the real SIMON pures, some oil
whom insisted that she was witch and
5thers the old boy, were so indignant al
he imposition, and the insult presumed
from the vile attempt TO assume their col
Or, that they we're proceeding to extreme
les, when the peace officers attending the
to interpose'u 'uud rescue
ler.--In this condition she was coaductrd1
o the watch house but the spectacle she
presented on entering must be left to the
Imagination, RS we shall not attempt to
describe it, The 'larhpbalck and oil which
lad been regularly laid on at the outset Of
ler evenings adyeuturs, had by this time
.ssumed the form of streaks down her
ace, and by the repeated wiping off her
ears, each eye was so far relieved of the
ct black which had originally surrounded
hem, that some of the watchmen affected
o believe she was something more than
arthly. -
After setting few minutes she became
omewhat composed, and then confden-
tally informed the officer who and what
he was, who benevolently Withdrew her
rom the gaze of the watchmen, and kind
Y conducted her to her residence.
Couw. q Eng.