The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-10-07
SERIO-COMEDY

AN ACTRESS ASSAULTS HER FORMER LovRR
ON THE STREET-THRRE Is A BALM IL
GRRENBACKs.
The Memphis Avalanche says that about
a year ago a young Memphisn became liz
fstusted with a variety actress, who, it
seems, reciproc2ted the infatuation, and
giving up the pursuit of the bauble reputs-
ton before the tootlights, joined her for
tunes with the young man. and without the
intermediate aid of parson or Squire,
promised to love, honor and obey hun as
long rs it suited her to do so. The two trav-
eled considerably, 1.-THE young man be-
ing employed as commercial agont), and
at several cities in the West and South reg
istered as man and wife. In the course OF
time, however, tire young mans love grew
cold, his funds got low, he was frowned
upon by his family for his alliance with the
woman and he Concluded to make change.
He quit her and returned TO bis home,
w here he received a welcome similar to the
one which greeted the Prodigal Son: Mean
while the ex-actress also took up her resi-
dence in Memphis. and being determined
not to be ''shoOk," logged the young mans
footsteps from day to day. Last Wednesday,
eoADBD TO DESPERATION,
either by the cool treatment Of her former
lover, or by the diminution of her income,
him in the face. He had her arrested for
the assault, and also swore cut a peace
vibrant against her. The matter, 1t sp-
pears, was referred for adjustment to the
chief of police, who has quite a reputation
ferences, and in due time both par
ties were brought into his office.
The ex-sctress, in the meantime, had com
municated with an attorney, and was about
TO bring suit for damages, claiming to be,
before the law, the wife OF the young man.
at the peace conference in the chiefs Office
she produced sundry afiecuonste letters
written her by the young man, and pleaded
her own case most pathetically. She put
several pointed questions TO the young man,
but he maintained a studied reticence,
whereupOn she brought into requIsition her
stage accomplishment, snd
STRUCK TRAGIC ATTITUDE.
Balancing herself on high pair of steel
shod shoe heels, she pointed her long taper
ing fingers at the qusndom lover, and with
a voice husky with rage and beer. asked
him: "Why don't you be a man! / am
more a man than your" This startling
announcement caused all present TO open
their eyes, and the chief was about to Or
der her arrest for mssquerading in fe-
male apparel. The conference proved a
stormy one on the part of the injured fair
one but was finally brought to an end by
the father of the young man. with the as
sistance of that potent sOother OF outraged
He offered to COM
promise the affair by paying her fifty dol
lars, which, owing 20 the prevailing strin-
gency OF money, was gladly accepted. and
the trsgedienne in consideration thereof
freely
RELINQUIsHED ALL CLAIH
to the young man. The compromise was all
the more acceptable to her from the fact that
the peace warrant was still held against herr
and threatened her with short residence in
the county jail. The possession of the $50
made her avaricious, and she offered 10 re-
turn the young man his love letters for an
other $50 which offer, however, was refused.
The letters could not be used sgain, and con-
sequently were worthless, and she was al
lowed to keep them. And thus the dis
agreeable business was ended, all parties de-
parting In happy frame of mind, the young
man delighted al getting the woman off his
hands, and she rejoicing in contemplation OF
the quantities of pastry, chewing gum, snuff.
and things that she could buy with her $50