Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-24
CHESNEY wOLD.
Peorian Analysts of Play.
r.. WHITHzORE,
pnhlisher and pronrietor.

SAYS the Peora Review: People
who have read Dickens Bleak House
will enjoy hearing JanGuschek in Ches-
ney Wold. Those who have never read
the thrilling novel from which the play is
dramatized will rise up and call us bless
ed for the following truthful summary OF
scenery and Incidents Sir Leicester
Paddock was the stateliest baronet in
England He had in early life swallow
ed a ramrod, the screw of which stuck
in the roof of his mouth, and he never
was known to unbend thereafter. he
had pedigree as long as a tailor's bill,
and believed that his ancestors were
the paddock that fastened the flood gates
of heaven, when the ark was put in
commission. My lady Paddock man
aged Sir Leicester's finances. She made
Investments in every millinery shop IN
the United Kingdon. She had two en-
cumbrances when she married Sir Lelces-
ter. a chancery suit and husband The
former Sir Leicester didn't care any
thing about; the latter he didn't know
anything about. My lady was woman
not fond of stirring up trouble IN the
family, so she never said anything about
it. Sir Leicester had lawyer. Not a
reliable, responsible, good looking, pop
ular lawyer, like Tom Crafty, but a
sneaking kind of a shyster named Taxa
horn. 1t was generally supposed that
he named himself, for his invariable Gus
tom with the great families of England
was to make capital out of his name.
Sir Leicester introduced him to my lady
NJ L 1 IaAr
understand All she said, inqnlrlng-
ly, 'Mr.--Mr. --TakahornY Thank
You, my lady, said this old fraud, since
YOU are SO kind don't care if do.
With little lemon if you please.
"This is the way the legal old humbug
used to get his free drinks, My lady
tumbled to his little game, and he never
Jagged her on that lay again. My lady 8
place in Lincolnshire was the rainiest
place in the world. Umbrella makers
used to make independent fortunes IN
that county. The house had two iix-
lures, Mrs. Bouncewell, the house
keeper, and the Ghosts walk. There
is a dreadful story about the Ghost S
walk. About 1919 years b. G. one OF
the Padlocks, at the close Ct an exciting
election campaign, in which old Bill
Allen, of Ohio, was brought into noto-
riety for the first time, experienced a
disastrous reaction from the usual con.
yiyial reioicings, and was chased out OF
his room window, in the fifth story, by
battalion of snakes which issued from
his boots. He brCke his leg off and had
a neg leg made, with which he used to
stump up and down the terrace armed
with q shotgun, laying for those
snakes. After sending a large num-
ber of his family TO tho happy hunt
ing grounds by iunocently mistakng
them for those reptiles, he was per
forated by his son. But his ghost still
haunted the terrace, and the ghostly
tramp-whack OF his sound foot and
neg leg would be heard whenever death,
trouble or disgrace threatened Ches-
ney Wold, when creditor was coming,
or a sheriff or bailiif was near, or a
ligbtning-rod man impended, or a book
AGENT or sewing machine man contem-
plated descent on Chesney Void, or
woman with q church subscription
started out, or people with mission
came around, or an insurance agent
truck the county. On all such oeca-
sious the step on the Ghosts Walk
would he heard, and Sir Leicester Pad
lock would unite all the dogs and take
his shotgun and himself up IN Q high
tower commanding all entrances to the
castle. Among the other interesting
characters Of the play is detective VINO
talks with lie thumb. he was great
faro player. Ii there was a tiger WITHIN
200 miles he wanted 70 buck it. SO
they called him Bucket, which grew to
Be his nemc, He was always full
bucket, too.
Another character is Joe. q Review
news5oy, who was accustomed 20 sell
this excellent paper TO the crowned
.eads of Europe. All went well TIL Mr.
Takahorn went and fshed up my lady S
other husband Then my lady, as is the
custom Of the feminine nobility IN Eng
land. ran of aud walked two hundred
and fifty miles one night in her ball
dress. in a pelting rain storm. The IN
fallible Detective Bucket is sent 10 hunt
her. and with the unerring ability OF ms
class finds her about o month alter
everybody else knOwSshe rs dead. eir
leicester Paddock is struck down with
tbe loekiaw; Mr.. Takahorn, tie author
of ali he miscs:ef, dies in o whisky nb
~ al he inouest stated. from q shot m
the neck, and 10 starves 70 ee5ln Z, -i'--'i all
goes 10 heaven With bundle OF reviews
under bis arm. The rest oi the cnAltl-
ters get on a strike and are tureaa on 'y
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