Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-12-22
Mark Smith In 4 Now EhArnriFr

The piay-bill OF s5t. Louis and CinciR-
natl, lu ANNOUNCING an engagement
with the popular comedian, Mark
smith, mention his return home from
Europe, though WhU, We cannot under
stand, Tor he did not go there with amy
intention OF acting-taking with him
only u carpet -bag-Intend!ng to see ratA-
or imam be seen. lie was met in Lon
don by his younger brother, Sol. lJr),
and together they went through the
agreeable task Oi Sightseeing in that
great city. We have been made ac-
uuuintcd with an incident which took
place at the celebrated exhibition OF
Madame Tussard Il son" Baker Street,
whicn will show that though our friend
Mark dill not intend to act in London.
he was compelled to do Il little bit of
pantUmimc, without II rehearsal, and
that his impromptu acting was quite
effective.
The two brothers werein what il call-
ed the Chamber Of Horfors,h - viewing
the portraits and wax figures of celebra-
ted murdeTcrs, when Mark, 10 obtain n
better view OF IA fine painting on an OPP
p0site wall, stepped upon II platform
whereon stood the counterfeit present.
mcnt," lin wax OF come OF the most
notorious criminals, who had been duly
executed during the present Gentry
Just as he had got his eyes fixed upon
the painting, cockney gentleman,
with his wife, child and nurse, came
along, and one Of them asked Suls (who
had Il catalogue in his hand) who that
figure represented. SOL, who is always
ready for II joke, soiemnly read from
the catalogue as follows:
2G5. Daniel Good. (Taken from
life. The murderer of Jane Jones,
whose body he cast asunder and
Well,n said the cockney, directing
his look full upon Marks countenance,
which, by this time, had become fixed
as marble, "Mat is natural aS life, I'm
sure Did you ever see, my dear, such
a villainous looking face?p
| can't say, husband replied the
wife, /" that / see anything so very viii
lainous in the counCcnancc on the
contrary, should never have taken it
for that Of a murderer, it looks rather
alniable, l think"
The child here put in" Pa, lift me
up and let me have Il good look at AIR.
Good" Mark could hardly helpburst-
ing out laughing, but decided TO hold
out little longer) The child was lift
ed up SO that she could look right into
tlit 'tiSN va bsic isph1II H'Sii Wv iNsH'
could not resist the temptation to give
q very slight, but very distinct wink to
the young Miss, who, aifrighted, ex-
claimed, "put me down! put me down
As true rs the world, ma, that murderer
Wi,tked ut me ("
Nonsense, my child, exclaimed the
mother, :" it was your inaginati0n.p
No, ma, indeed it was a real wink
my Imagination never winked like that.
1t was very little wink, but it was a
wink
The nursc here intervened to quiet
the. child, who appeared very much
frightened indeed. See, - said the girl,
!" will look right into his face, and let
us see il he will wink at me-" And
sure enough she stepped up and faced
the figure. Mark gave her a most deci-
ded wink, which drew up the corner Of
his mouth TO a degree that was very pc
culiar. The nurse almost fell back into
the arms of her master and mistress,
exclaiming, there's no mistake about
it, that was a wink, and q big one too!
It's done by machinery, guess
Machinery, nonscnse!' said the
man. let me look into this fuatter.o
10 this he was encouraged by the mis-
chief4oving Sol, aud the father and
husband stepped boldly up and faced
the supposed murderer. "There is no
machinery here--no winking that fcan
perceive