, 1874-05-10

if he approached her. He gets scared falls On
his knees, and crios for mercy. She drives him
4 into corner, and then leaves the room, anc
utter while he sadly follows her. Nr. Licks. whe
is locked up in the coal-bn cries for help at the
top of his voice, aud Lisi enters to see what Il
the matter. Ho beg5 her to release him, enc
she complies With his request by knocking in
] tho door with chair. He comes out OF it BLACK,
and thanks her for releasing him. She declares
that she is sick Of the place. and that she would
MARRY HIN ANYWAY.
Both feel 80 rejoiced' that they give vent to
! their feelings In singing and dancing jig OF q
tandango, after which the curtain falls.
| THE PRAYING SISTERS.
The fourth act, IA fashionable praying aister
in Wabash avenue" commences with Ars. Ceci-
I lia de Ia Croir, French lady Of nobility, in
structing her servant girl, in whom We recognize
Llsi to induce the young artist that lives across
and thought she loved him. Father .josephus
aud another Jesuit enter. this time az business
managers Of the lady, She pa?s them sou1a
compliments for managing her affairs with such
oousummate skill, and says that thorc wore but
| few who had SO much knowledge and. we're 30
honest. She thon tells. them that she WAS in
! love aud wanted to marry again. She meant to
| enjoy horsolf during the short time she had to
live. Father Iosephus tells her it Sas all right,
| but be turns round to his companion and Thls-
pers to hln "We must act quietly or her for
tune is lost to u.s."
L1cES nEAPPEAns.
They all leave the room, aud Sebastian Licks
enters again looking for Lisi- lie says that ho
when thrust in tho coal-bin. Ho had been to
Dr.. FJusher, who had been, barber
in Germany, and tho son Of 81scrlapins
treated him Tor cholera. But ho would
not care for all TINT. If he only
could SEQ his L1ss again. He hears steps, and
the young artist Carl Assn1dn enter, and sho
tells him that she sent for him because eho
wanted to hare her picture taken. Size wants
him to sit beside her On tho sofa, and look at
album, he observes that sho vas trying to
hide 1t from him. but no finally succeeds in
persundinE her to let him look at it, and ho is
surprised to find his Own picture. She acknowl-
edges that she drew the picture herself, end that
she loves him dearly. She tells him how she
allowed to do 10 until she gave tue
Jesuits balt Of Aqr fortune, lley h|a'
band died; eho felt that she vas
free; she Looked in vain for loving heart
until sbeBaw him :; but "sho was afraid that the
Jesuita would object to their union, because she
was Catholic and he Protestant.
lfr. Licks, who is still under tho table, re-
marks to himself that that was no objection in
Chicago, JrsticcB Dnnyon or Eberhnrdt would
do euch job for 81 any timo.
She then walks with tho artist towards tho
door, and pravs to the Holy Virgin Slagia TINT
Maria, reminds Assn,dn Of Mt1,ia Boelicitr, to
whom he is betrothed, aud, full Of rouorse, lie
tries to escape from the house. but before lie is
sble to do so
TWO MASHED 1EsD1Ts
enter by the window and shoot him They
search his body, and find upon him tho coveted
will Of the Boettcher family, and then ny. Every
orc in tho house comes rushing in the room,
and Llcks, who had beon under the table, was
around confused and berildered. Finally a
murder had been committed, he arrests
Sebastian Ltcks. but Sebastian runs away, and 20
arrest somebody he takes charge OF Little bo;
aud marches him of to the Azmory. Thus enda
the folrtn act.
TUE POLICE COURT.
The fifth act. "a sentenced saloon-keeper or
court-roon scene before Banyon' opens, "a
may be supposed, in BdnYoas courtroom.
On bench nre sitting as hard a
looking, set as e7er were seen in
any Police Court in tho country. the abuu-
dance Of red ochre gives them tho appearance OF
"drunk and disordefly." On tah!e nexs to the
Judge's desk :sita Moriz Langctnth tnkins
notes for his paper, tho Eft!enspieyet.
Beside him sits a, Hebrew shystor, who
massel Qack) he had with his paper,
it having begun as q small sheet, and now
Being very large one. .Ha states that he had
given up his business OF pedd1inS notions aad
embraced the honorable profession Of lawyer.
Never in his life had he been in court wbea
there was to be arraigned such q crowd as this
morning. He observes Alr. Licks among the !
crowd, and wants to know what he
was doing in such company, and
One would think 10 was the director OF tho the
afro. licks tells him that heis accused ofmurdor,
and that he VAS afraid that he would be hung. |
helaWyer asks him how much mouey he had, and I
he replies that ho Ind only SO and . WATCH but |
he had friend who would undoubtedly advance |
him s2o0. ''That's a!l very well" said tho law
yer, i" but ho ought to ba acquainted with soma !
such prominent men US Bnmmei-Muellor."
He then speaks 10 the policeman who arrested |
Licks, and wants to knuw how be cane to arrest |
him. The policeman tells him the story, when |
The lawyer gives him $40 bill ana z watch, and
tells him that he made q mistake. The polico-
man says it is sl right; he knows now what
lime it is.
BRIDGET o'coSoLLY,
IN 1riah lady Of anything but pfcpoasassing ap-
peNance, and with st least pound Of rcd ocllra
N her face. gets up and remarks that any one
Tho said sho was not a dacent respectable Irish
ady'' would be knocked uto the middle Of next
month. She used to hare the Euess character
IN Chicago. but lost it in the fire.
Judge Bdnyon now enters and pompouslY
takes his seat. The first cage called Is Bridget
@ Connolly: drunk and diBordc1ly. She gets up
Q plead her own case, commencing By saying,
oAPpoo1A6 nAa "a uA4af tea AAoAoA. - 10 AoHo ]
If yer damned business, yer Houor.' She then
goes on to say that Ehe was not drunk, but that
'he had 3 complaint to make against dirty lit
1e Dutchman who had promised to marry her
md now refused. Tho Judge asks
15at lat. he sad to - hor. 10 1s,,: I'D
The replied, aud If that was not breach OF prom
Be there existed no virtue, honor, nor Justice In
he City OF Chicago.
"Well, Mr. Schnicke!}n'~itz, " says the Judge,
8 what have you to e.y for yourself 7"
THE Es11dAAST EXPLAINS
hat he met Bridget on the street., and that she
ccosted him, aud put her arm around nin
nut he sad nothing but ''How do you, my
larlirg?" but he did not know what that meaus
The Judge explains that darling means
schatz." "Dut," laments tho emigfant. II
laye q 'schatz' in Deutschland, already"
;ddeet remarks that aAe is rir:;louB .e1nule,
nd that the emigreut was very dangerous man.
The Judge says the emigrant has to marry her,
r 50 to Joliet for two years, or pay hundred
olara fine.
(which would you ratherdo7" said tho Judge
"Well, if it can't to otherwise" Bays the emi-
rant, II must bite the sour apple and take her
OF better or wozso.''
TIE FEE-BILI..
The Judge then married tncn1 but, instead OF
sy1ng ITO honor and obey he said ''to
lagne and torment zach other all their lives"
md no sooner was he through, than he held out
Ix4rtA $aw EL1