The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-07-11
The Hair-pins and Carriers, eto., that
are Picked up after the Audience
Leaves.
[From the New York World.

I don't know which iS the more curious
study, the little world before or the little
world behind the scenes. Perhaps you think
there is nothing interesting in the conduct
of an audience; and yet the man in tho box
Office of theatre will tell you, if you got
hold of him sometime when he has dull
night, very curious story about the pleas
urc-scckcrs. I was in the little chubby
house at Walack's not long ago, with my
friend Livingstone, and Mr.. Moss pointed
out to us the the box-of'ice museum. 1t was
a collection of articles picked up in the
theatre after the audience left it. Now, you
will Immediately guess what some Of these
articles wore Hair-pins and garters and
pennies, you know, abound wherever men
and women congregate, and handkerchief
arc always picked up in churches and thea
tres. But the collection included night
keys, gold rings, faro checks, playing cards,
false curls, roticules, card cases and tooth
picks. We can even understand how these
things may be dropped occasionly. But how
arc we to understand the absence of mind
which covers the loss of ia SC teeth, and in
dspensable undertaking? There is fine
pair of low patentleathcr shoes, taken of
during the performance, because they hurt
tho owners feet, evidently. But it is in
comprehensive that he should forget to put
them on.again and walk out in his stocking
feet. There is Il beautiful set Of false teeth
on gold plate. Can it be that they fell to
the floor uuobscrved during the open mouth
cd wonlcrment and abstraction OF the spec
tator, or were they too, taken out for COM
forts sake, and slipped into the folds Of a
dross instead of pocket, and thcn left be-
hind when then owner got up? A dog-collar,
too, by all that's oddwi "Fido" on its brass
plate, and a bottle of "cold cream" and pa
per of brass.headed tacks. But even this
should not astonish us, when VIC ascertain
that the Ep-dog themselves are sometimes
left behind, and Mr.. Moss has to send out
for milk and other delicacies, and, and turn
the box-ofice into nursery until waiting
maid comes, as she inevitably does the next
day, with warm blanket, over her arm, and
reclaims the darling with tears in her eyes.
Then We have safe-kcy. Ha! what tale
of carclessness and reprimand and suspicion
that tells; and handbook, and Colts re-
volvcr with all the barrels loaded except one,
and that one smoky and begrimed. 1t is
fanciful to suppose that somo cunning mis-
crcant, whose victim was duly reported among
the killed, came with the crowd to the theatre
to escape detection, and left his instrument
behind him. Why there's bunch ofskele-
ton keys How do we knew that they were
not left by the same person?
A MINE OF SoAp.-The Pueblo (New
Mexico) Chicf has the following:
The other day one of our prominent citi-
zens rode out up the mountain three or four
mile on prospecting tour, and at certain
point near the banks OF the stream noticed
some rocks Of peculiar formation. Instiga-
ted by that curiosity so fatal on certain
momentous occasion to old mother Eve, nc
broke off piece, and taking it to the creek,
plunged it into the water for the purpose OF
ascertaining its consistency and grain. Up
on taking it out of his hands, what was his
surprise to gee lather formed, and with a
vigorous rubbing the stone proved to have
saponacoons qualities, in fact, possessing all
the cleansing virtues of the most excellent
soap. Greatly surprised, not little myst'hed,
with the profound conviction withal, that he
had found big thing, our discoverer hasti'
ly gathered up a few specimens and brought
them to the drug store of DR.. P. r. Thumbs
where it is now on exhibition and can be
inspected and tested by the curious. The
stone is ola dun color, about the hardness Of
chalk, and forms perfect lather, while il
cffectually removes all stains and grease spots
from clothing. We have tried the soap per
soually, and must pronounce it success
After bathing it leaves the skin as soft and
smooth as that of new born babe, while the
odor is quite pleasant. 1t is certainly a 70
markable discovery, and the only query nov
is, "what next?" A country that can pro
duce mountains of gold and silver, marrow
gauge mules, tarantulas, aea-bitten dogs, ane
mines of soap to wash the whole with, mus
DO capable ofproducing almost any wonder