, 1874-12-27

The fashion reporter OF an Austin City New.
paper described the belle Of tie masquerade bail
| in the following astounding language: "Thf
| most gorgeous, stunning, hieil-toued, richest
fnstest-classest, incest, or any other Adjective
for costume in the outfit WAS TINT worn by
Miss frankie Clarke. She wns the highlalutin-
est, gayest, and galueest dressed gal in tha
room. 6ne appeared as page. and she Was
a page that no man would lcavo any other.
read Both in costume and action she was az
perfect as big sunaower-" 4 couple Of dayy
afser the appearance OF the notice, into the edl-
torlal room Of the paper stal1ed young man.
His brow was wrapped in thunder, his body in
suit Of tweed, and his hands clasped big lump
OF hickory. He pulled paper out Of his pocket.
and pointing his finger to the paragraph, said
l want ter gee the man ns Wroto that ere"
II am tho individual replied the person.
!" Wat did yer 80 and do it for, that's wat I
want to know" 80. because / thought you'd
like to see your girl made ont one Of
the most bewitching females that was ever
sent On earth to keep man from lis hash aod
drive balmy sleep from his pillow" s'Eow, look
here Ever sence that WAS published can't re.
word out on her. She sets in front of the 1ook-
inS-glass and keeps q gain On herself, and
makin' squint eyes at her dress and puckerin' up
her mouth, and actin rs if sho were . blasted
sight bester'n ANYBODY else. / want this 'ero
thing d1ed, or thereW be editors situation Va
can't Lie looked significantly at the club. For
:honsht; then his face frightened, and he said,
~ Ill nix it in next weeks paper. After you've
seen tue next issEe, call and tell me tho result"
The young. man left. In the next weeks paper
appeared tue following paragraph:
u C0EnECT1oS--Wo made gFara mistake
n Iaut yyaaf In c,1rt1
the masquerade ball, ne accidentally substituted
the name of 1flss Frankie Clarke for that OF Miss
George Waller. ANY ono who is acquainted
with tbe 11st-naned lady must have discovered
was intended as page, but Bho looked a good
deal more like boot-black in hard luck. She is
not good-1ooking, her actions were absurd, and
oyery man in the room Kept as far from her AZ
possible She thinks Of moving out of this COM
1aunlty: Is it's unappreciative. When ehe goes,
ahe will be escorted out Of tie town by q bra.a
band Tho people OF Austin will gladly miss her
from among them"
Tho next day the young man entered tho Of
fee. In his hand he bore rifle, and his helt
was ornamental with a big si1-shooser and =
bowie-knife. He railed up to the
:" l look warlike, don't I don't feai
2 bit like fghtin'', you bet. You jest ougLter
hare aecn her when ahe read that correction
aho not do*n and cried, aud then she come
~ and threw her arms around my neck, and
said : Arthur do you love me?' You bet
7oaE beat bonnet on that, said I. We'll, never
expect me to speak to- you again If you dent 20
md kill the feIlcr wat writ that siander.' In
:oufsa Promised And hero au to kill you"
te laughed long and heartily. After time hs
Inie.ed down. and the reporter said :: 81 sup
'cse. iii orior to make it all right between you
nd your girl. I've got to become corpse. III
10 it. Sit there minute, and I'll tx the busi-
less." He rat down at a desk, and scribbcd
way for few minutes. and then returned will,
sheet Of paper on which was written
- ''OE1TUARY.-It grieyes us to be- compelled to
nnonoco the sudden death OF Mr. Chaslea
e'ler, the young and talented fashion editor.
4 moment Of mental alteration he had SIAN
cred al estimable, accomplished aud beautiful
oung lacy OF this city, named Mas Frankie
larke- Yesterday her betrorhed called at this
Ice and asked for the author Of the sIander.
Id, when be discovered hin, ,shot him dead On thu
'ot- This paper wilt bo unable to giva fashion
oss'p hereafter We find it impossible to dN
te place left vacant By Mr. Keller Though err
tic. ne was Enau Of kindly heart, and could
:ten more attentivcly to stale stories, and driuk
ore bad whisky, than any man in Austin. Z. l.
!" That's your Sort" said the infu1ia:ed lover.
That's the thing TO Z T. Come along, Ill.
,rpse, and hist little Lightning" The lady
ss eatisfied when the paragraph appeared in
. next Issue Of the paper, her lover was ~
rded US hero, and the Austin rares cca:s7s',
7e reports OF fashioosble balls,