Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-30
A Cleveland Seli-s.She Walks in Beaut,
Like tue Night

The local of the Cleveland Plaindealer gets
of the following. lie was among the sold
When sam Medary published the Ohio States
man, he discharged q compositor one day. Il
shant go, said the compositor. What ip the
-'s the reason,' said Sam in a still. small
voice. Because" said the compositor, {" /
don see how you can get along without me 3"
Sam was rather pleased at the fellows impu-
dence, and told him to go to work again.
Ihat was rather cool. We have heard of
other cool things. In Mexico the banditti rob
priests and then make the priests bless them
at the pistol muzzle Our readers must have
heard of the blood-thirsty boy in Arkansas.
who pleaded guilty in court to numbering his
tsther and mother with q tomahawk. but " tn
tears in his eyes begged the Judge to show
mercy to poor orphan.
We have now something of tremendously
icy nature to chronicle which happened here
at home
Last week. a Mile Melville was announced
to walk one hundred consecutive hours at the
Clipper Shades, Seneca street
Mile. Melville appeared, and with a slow
and stately tread perambulated an elevated
platform in tights and abbreviated dress She
was graceful in form and 1.-THE in motion. Her
face she kept closely veiled.
Nile. Melville drew large audiences The
receipts during the 'sIO0 consecutive hoursn
amounted to over SI0O
Stories of Mile. Melville's peerless besntv
circulated freely and were eagerly swallowed.
Hentlemen undertook to converse with Mile
Melville, but she only shook her head in reply
che was French and could speak no English
Among the most constant visitors at the
clipper Shades during the walking was
young farmer from Marion county. He fell in
love with Mile. Melville lie became what is
sometimes called dead struck His feelings
got so worked up at last that he offered her.
through her business man his hand in mar
r1sge, after being assured that she was chaste
and amlable. The business man conveyed the
oher to Mile Melville, who said she would
think OF 1T At length the walking closed and
Mile Melville disappeared. The Young far
mer hunted wildly through the city for her.
but she was not to be found He met retired
sporting man, who informed him that the walk
ing ladys parents resided in Newark. New
Jersey, and that in all probability she was
there with them. Thanking the retired sport.
ing man for bis intelligence, the young farmer
insaneiy started for tho Jarsies' Nobody
knows where he is now.
We are rapidly approaching the {. mint -
the coolness of the thing. Mile. Melville
isa young Irishman with blazing red hair and
whiskers lie is we'll known character about
town lie adopted the walking dodge to raise
the Wind, and did IL pretty efectually A fe-
male dress-maker prepared his costume. and
HE glossy black curls he procured Of a we'll
known barber. While some viii doubtless saw
&" they knew all about it," Ii is still believed
that he succeeded in selling some fifteen hun
dred Of our fellow-citizens Even the pres.
the % 'Archimedean lever which moves the
world, was Someth9t deceived. This fellow
Is evidently highly disreputable character.
cut, under the circumstances, We find IL diff
cult to be angry with him.