Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-02-01
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GU DOOR THEA TRlCALs Among
The numerous strange scenes Brought under
the especial notice of the Recorder was that of
SophrOnia FEzclafence, who was arrested in
HE streets few nights since at the instance of
a cabman. With hair diSheveled, bonnet
Knocked into cooked hat, ana dress dIag>
gled and /. disorder, she appeared as though
she had been eDacling antics unueI the Joint
inhusnse OF rum aud romance.
Ihe Gao dTiyci--who was a sinister boxing
shap with an oblique cost in his eye, very
large head and an enormously siout neck
was he pr'Ecipal witness against S1phronis,
end appeared 10 be as much Of a char actSr as
the &C used herself.
We'll, sir SAID the Recorder, " hat did So
phTonla 10 10 your
Vel, II you'li jest holS your HOSES a min
ute or two, vi give you all The items Ieiorted
he cabman, with peculiar pahos of has parti-
cuar class.
Go on then, continued the Recorder.
Yes sir. Veil, as l was a standing aside of
my cab, sir, neal the corner OF ST Charles aud
Poydras streets, thinl ing on my fare Tor the
day, this ere fair one came stoTmln' along
with Rid Of n theatre step, and Jest as sba
got Up to me she stopi suddenly, gave me n
Wild S.are IN the face, clnSped her hands to-
eetber worked her shoulder r. iOrwa I'd and back,
anu inen kind OF shTirked out oh! CliHordl IL
that yonF NO. PIa hanged ii 1t is said !; bnt
aiore the words was scarcely out OF my mouth,
she threw both arms round my neck, like l
vas her own dearest blood relation, then push.
&c me of at arms length, looked me full in the
eye, aud says she iOllern' up her htst speech
Chfordl don't you know met Well don IT,
says ]; Speak TO me, Clifford, says she, Go
away says j; My own Clifford says she;
You be hanged says |; and then she sobbed,
threw her hands abou, in kind OF distraction
and says she again, Clifford! why rOnt you
speak 10 meP Cos l don't know YOU SAYS !;
'Thefel thaI's ClifIord's voice, il ever Clifford
spoke, says she; No u war'ni,' says l, Tor my
names Jim Groom, and don't know Clifford
from side oil sole leaihor.' Veil, in that way
she vent on, sir, cryn', swinein' her arms about,
spouiln poetry and talkin' nonsense. like as
though she was play actor CONAN on the stage,
until finally had TO call watchml an TO help
me out OF the Serape. She's che OF the dread
fullest cases OF the high-strkes ever did see
Wy, do you know, sir, that she axed me if her
'orrid nupshals could be perwented2'
Il didn't know it, gravely said the Recorder.
But what did you tell herr
Il told her as how thought il she'd go homo
and take drop 1T might perwent EN- although
az I know exactly what them same nupsh a lis
was she ws S maxim such musS about. Don't
you think that sleep ud hit her case7'
very likely continued the Recorder.
And vors more, do you think il she was to
take the Temperance pledge, il would do her
case any particular hafm?' continued The cab
! man, and al the same time he gave the Recor.
der knowing wink.
That will do continued his honor who saw
plainly enough what was the cause uf Miss
Sophronla's vagaries and strange flights She
confessed that she had been To the theatres,
and had imbibcd rather more than was prud ent
OF stimulanis. These, combined with a great
iondness and natural turn Tor theatres, had
partially turned heI brain for the moment and
induced her TO lei II a little of The effervts.
cence IN the immediate vicinity of Jim Groom;
but she promised to behave better in the future
II the Recorder woad only let her of On
these conditions she was discharged, and leav-
ing The Office
- full OF rumination sad,
Lameuts the weakness of these ialtar times