The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-10

ons il the "praying band" should succeed
in exercising the drink demon; his legions
will vanish with him, and we shall be
at peace. Iconfess there is not very strong
probability of such millenial success, iudg-
ing from newspapers reports, and out side
gossip. Eastern people have one great reason
whatever the result may be, for thankfulness
that this movement had its origin in the
west, and that is that while Dio is out there
he can't be here; 80 there is rest for the
weary" 1t is whispered that ne has no
brains in the top of his head in the place
where the brains ought to grow, and that In
fact his head-piece Il supposed to consist
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BEAN-BAa APPROPRIATELY GARNIsHKD.
One speech made in the sourse of a recent
meeting at Harry Hills" place deserves
special notice becauseit contained somesound
sense. A weil-known pugilist said that
it was his belief that IL wives did their duty
there would be far less intemperance than
there is; that he had himself seen husbands
driven away from their homes by ugly, i'll
tempered women who didn't know how to
give man a civil word. Such utterances
from such source must have weight, and
throw out a suggestion to the "woman-wo-
men" who are so anxious to reform some
body or something, that here is remark
ably fine field for Them and that reform,
like charity, should begin at home. There
is no doubt at all that in many places the art
of making home happy bids fair to become
one OF the lost arts, and it is quite time that
our ambitious sisters should wake to the
fact, if they care to know about it, which is
questionable. 1 say questionable, because
women who have a sincere desire TO make
happy household where they are, seldom or
never have time TO travel about the country
memorializing Legislatures about suf-
frage and old-maidism and what not.
In the world of amusement we have lately
had great variety, and not a few novelties,
the most remarkable Of which was the pro-
duction of Loves Labor Lost" at Mr..
Days theatre. This play has never been
! acted on the stage within the memory of any
one now living. and that fact alone would
have made the occasion memorable. Add
to this that it was produced with great splen-
dor of appointments, and with an excellent
cast, and it is plain that the name of the
| "divine Williams" was hardly necessary TO
insure complete success. Boucicault's LED
Astray" is approaching its one-hundredth
representation, and apropos of that Dion has
presented Miss Rose ..Eytinge with very
elegant bracelet set with turquoise. 1t
is said that Jarrett * Palmer, of Nib
| los, are about to purchase Booths
theatre, and that they will arrange to
have Mr.. Booth when he acts in this city at
all, continue to do so in the house which
will still bear his name. There are several
variety theatres which draw we'll, and two
or three of them have adopted the brilliant
fashion of adorning the fronts of their build
ings at night with beautiful Drummond
lights, which make Broadway as light as
dav almost tor several blocks. The "Pil-
grim's Progress" at Balm hall has been pretty
effectuslly stopped, l grieve to say, by a
| fire which occurred on I uesday evening just
at the conclusion, fortunately, of the nightly
pilgrimage. When it may be repaired
know not. For the rest we have among US
TWO NOTED ENGIIsHMEN,
las when had we not?) Cannon Kingsley land
the Reverend G. B. Porteous. This latter
gentlemanis brilliant preacher, and there
is talk of calling him to a sort of Bishop
Cummins pulpit in Brooklyn. AS for Can
non Kingsley, that big gun, as some
wretched being called him, he is al
ready finding ont that all Ameri-
cans do not treat their visitors to an
exclusive diet of lollipops and sugar plum.
\ He is undoubtedly a very able man, and his
lectures cannot fail to be interesting il they
take after his books in the least. Speaking
of the clergy, must tell you a case of poetic
Justice which lately came to my knowledge
in connection with one of the Episcopal
cloth of q neighboring city. He is young
and interesting, and once upon time he
allowed himself to pay court to young
lady of good family; all at once, one day, ii
was discovered that her brother had evinced
the modern tendency to financial alteration,
and disappeared; and so the clerical lover
| did likewise because he couldn't marry into
a dishonored family. After while, his al
fections having been warmed over, 81
settled upon another fair one, and al
went well for a time, but alas! only for a
time. Then came Nemesis, and brother
number two, or rather of number two, took
his departure under very heavy cloud OF
the same Sort Further deponent saith not
but if at any time there should be rumol
concerning the love life OF this pure anC
heavenly minded young man, the readers
of the Sentinel shall know how he fares.
G.. s. Y.