, 1874-06-21
REVIEW OF ADJUSTMENTS.

TEE VICTIMIzER vICTIMIzED.
Mr. Sothern's Partially for practical Joking
| has been the cause OF much adverse comment
mainly because the object OF it has been misun-
derstood. He has tern accused Of practicine
some OF the widest jokes merely to keep him.
self prominently before tho public. Newspaper
articles have been written condemning him on
| this account. His condemnation ia due to the
readiness with which his journalistic friends
have rushed into print with every anecdote they
hear Of him. It is not surprising. 1ir. 6otheru
has q very fascinating nay Of telling story
he preserves lis manner through the details OF
q "sell" with remarkable power, and
frequently sells " those who aro in col
fusion with him. In the face of what
has been written about him since his stay here,
soma Of it with stupid blindness, We venture to
uArrato
ONE MORE ASEcpoTE,
apo1osizing for SO doing with tho statement that
h1r. Sothern was in this case the victim Of one
OF his own hoaxes. We are glad OF it, for al
though the pscuniary loss wss comparatively
Light, it proved to him tat Lis self possession
does not necessarily carry him through every
scrape with flying co1ora.
MR. soTHEnS BELIEVES N 1EsnER1sn.
His power over IN audience is very strong evi-
dence Of his possession Of ouch influence. His
operations upon talented gentleman Of the
same profession few evenings ago provo bis
belief to q certain extent.
Thursday afternoon party met him IN tho
fremont House, and, as usual when Mr. Gaylor
il present the conversation turned upon tho
Supernatural Mr. Sothern offered to prove bis
power by nlesmer1zlng horse. uo stlpu1sted
that the party should follow him at distance,
and not come near until he called them He
snlIied out from the fremont House, sncaked
through an alley, and encountered horee on
Dearborn street, and thore commenced opera
tons. The animal was attached to Qu,et-look-
ing buggy, owned, as it afterwards appeared, by
q highly respectable person.
Mr., Sothern, by some cllcanerJ, succeeded III
making the horse follow hlm Qia7lng privately
loosed the hitching-sHap), and triu1nphantly ap-
p1oached the party. -,
At this moment little, thick-eet man, with
iron-gray beard aud healthy corporation, cano
up to him.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN2
"My FRIEND" said he, ''where are you going
with that horse?"
The comedian gazed IN wonderrnent for
and then suddenly sprang, forward.
You old rascal he cried, you
knew was IN town; why didn't you
Of seeing you here, when you settled down so
quietly at Columbus eleven years sgo2 Come
along, drive me home. 1ythe way, ho"'s
Carrie 2"
:" ION fealty nave UlG l uun : HuoM 1U0f
never was in Columbus; who's Carrie Z"
''Why, bless my soul, you caa't sell me, you
spow: those trout-1'n nover forgive you for
lint !; yon made my sides ache when you swore |
;ou caught them and Made mo stick to it; you
summing old rascal 7"
LITTLE EcREDUIoUs.
"Your e1uberance Is very dealghttu- I've no
1oupt," responded the fat man, ''out don't !
.ecollect Won for oll that"
We'll / mover thought you'd be AZ shabby |
axe your 55-aud, we'll no, it was mean III me,
AXE i'll honestle forgot ail about it,
Tie fat man with the iron-graF beard took the
money in evident embarrassment Nobouy
souId be such an idiot to give him money will
mt MI object. He did not recognize tile donor,
,ut with true American instinct pocketea khe
!olInrB-
well, let's get drink, just to show there's
10 il-feellng." said the comedian, using
ayorite quotation, aud observing Iho effect
Il his donation. Since you won't recolcct
nc. III do the square thing by yon, any way.
iy nana, as I need not tell you. is Marks. Dcuy
t. if you like; don't care; saved your little
me from falling into the riyer,-but let that |
Mss. Come and take adrink-"
LIGHT IS DREAMING
It suddenly dawned upon the little tat man,
= it hAd already upon q policeman, that he WAS
pproached by q very apt member. OF the con-
dence fraternity. Realizing this, he beckoned
be officer, who came up. =.
'.Here's steerer, said he, ourtlF..
I've been On his track for two month";"