The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-18
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N'Ns WIN MulCu pOOpl6 buuGlluS uhuCl lOtl
or fancied grievance
Rush into Print,
and tell all about it in the newspapers? The
Tour big dailies here are extremely open to ap-
peals of this kind. The Herald, the World, the
Tribune, and the Times teen with the corre-
spondential complaints of the aggrieved. All
the evils under the sun form precipitate which
is crystallized in the columns of those news
papers. The voice of the people, rs heard
therein so far from resembling the voice of God,
is extremely like the querulous accents of
snivelling humanity During the past season
actors and actresses have been the chief COM
plainants. The Times, however, has set the
example of shutting down on these nuisances,
and all the other newspapers are following its
example.
l observe, too that the Times has completely
abolished its "Minor Topic" column, an exercise
of authority which must have caused veXation
of spirit to the very clever gentleman who pre-
pared it. The authority to which that abolition
is due is that of Mr. Bigelow who of course, in
his new position, is carrying out ideas OF his
own. One quality peculiarly fits Mr.. Bigelow
for his position, even were other qualities want
ing, and that is his fondness for young men. He
likes their company as though he were young
man himself. He knows how to make himself
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ming their heads as well as their hearts. He
hates old foges and denounces fossils. He thinks
that live journals should be upheld by young
human flesh, not mummies. He has no sym
pathy with anything unprogressive. Men of his
own age decry him and deride him, charge him
with being overbearing and imperious, and pro-
phesy a speedy quarrel between him and Jones,
the largest shareholder in the Times. One was
malicious enough to tell me that
'The Times was out of Joint; cursed spite,
That ever b. was born to set 1t right"
but / have never yielded to this idea except,
perhaps, for but single moment.
You remember
Miss Ida Webb,
the saucy soubrette, who used to travel with her
sister Emma. She is to be married this evening
to Mr. Connor, of st. Louis
The Publishers of Sensation Periodicals
sometimes experience in their own lives sensa-
tions quite as startling as any they put in print.
Mr.. Frank Leslie, the publisher of some dozen
periodicals of more or less merit principally of
lessl is one of those publishers. His famous
casSsagainst his wife Sarah Ann, which was
commenced nearly two years ago, has at length
been settled Like every other case of the kind,
it admits of good deal being said on both sides.
Mrs. Leslie has her friends who swear that
Frank has treated her like brute, that instead
of being luxurious with one wife he has been
tickle to half a dozen-that Bluebeard was a
saint beside him, and Brigham Young con-
stancy itself. The friends of Mr.. Frank Leslie
who share in his too evident fondness for port
and porterhouse-are equally candid and heed
less. They swear that Sarah AIMS
temper was enough to try the patience
of man not harassed with the
brrdan IF a doznn diffnrent nd
that the wonder is that he can live under it at
all. OF the truth l pretend-and prefer-to
know nothing, save that Judge Brady has de-
cided that Frank must pay Sarah weekly
stipend of fifty dollars that amount being in
accordance with his income. ! am afraid, how
ever that his reputation is just little spoiled.
Few characters appear well, you understand,
when subjected to legal scrutiny, and loose
character, like a loose brick, is continually
muddying parties who come in contact with it.
If Mr.. Leslie, then, has any extremely moral
friends, they will perhaps fight shy. A reputa-
tion once spoiled is like an ironed ribbon, never
the same again.
Yesterday afternoon ! met
Mr.. Edwin B. MCore's American Opera OF
soon to be represented in Brooklyn, is decidedly
''mixed." After having spent several hours in
the attempt to understand it, have abandoned
it in despair. So far as in me lies, however, l
will explain the situation. Lord Grenville" has
an illegitimate daughter by "Agoulah, an In
dian, who steals his legitimate child, and substi-
tutes the ilegitimate one in its place. The ille-
gitmate one thus grows up as his true daughter
under the name of Lucy" and the legitimate
one grows up as "Agoulah's" under the name of
'Mootla" young man named "Albert' falls
doing so. Lucy" has been secretly lar-
ried to one 'Kendrick," who is supposed to have
been drowned. She has by him child whom
she has placed under the care of 'Agoulah.'
"Agoulah" wishes 'Albert' to marry "Lucy,
and, to avert suspicion, declares that the baby
placed in her care is 'Mootas" child OF course
at this point "Kendrick, 'Lucys" missing hus,
band who is supposed to have turned up his
toes" turns up himself and recognizes his owr
child. "Agoulah," to save "Lucy's" honor (who
be it remembered, is her own child, makes ar
rangements to kill both 'Mootla" and the child
In this she is forestalled and when near the mo
ment of her death confesses into the ear o.
''Kendrick," disguised priest, all her history
and motives. He confronts Lucy and SAL
bert" Just as they are on their way to church
for 'tAlbertn has meanwhile transferred his affec
tions to 'Lucy." 'Kendrick, of course, claims
his wife. All parties are very accommodating
''Albert" particularly so. He seeks and find
'Moota, offers himself to her, and two couple
are reunited instead of one.
AS I rode up last night in the Broadwa.
stage thinking of the various human problem
that suggested themselves through the bHzz o
business and the tramp of feet got off the fol
lowing-that is, the substance of it. put tn
rhymes together after l got home. After writ