The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20

Clam Clam.
This gorgeous entertainment, composed OF
female beauty unadorncd and male ACCOMPANY
ments that parted their hair in the middle dh'
wore blonde moustaches, gave French soree
upon the St Lonis plan) at Turner Han on
Wednesday evening. All necessary arrange
ments for presenting their beautiful conception
of the deg Ultimate drama" in ali its narrowing
loneliness had been made Brass spangles ana
other shining tinselry reflected back the dazAl-
ING glitter of Prof. Denhard's pebble speetacies,
while IN occasional flicker of gas sent ior'h from
the burners a sufficient CLINT of light TO enable
the vast throng to distinguish the physloSh omy
of few of tue auditors. As the aial shoWea
the hour of half past seven huttcr was oD-
served among the audience caused ny tue an
nounccment that the show would be postponed
by Marshal Harris on account OF the weather.
This vague rumor was, however, set at naught
hv the appearance of Il city official armed with
some half score of complimentary tickets. But
two married men were to be seen IN the audience,
"Korn," as reporter, and Il. H., as arepresenta-
tive of the fur trade.
Small children who were not tall enough to
Systematically wipe their noses composed the
bulk of that vast thronS.
II WAS noticeable fact that the staid and
sober minded men of the city stayed at home.
Neither Of our most noted theatre goers, such rs
are always TO be seen in their reserved seats half
an hour before the curtain goes up, were visible
on this occasion. Although boy had obtained
twenty cents from the management for hunting
up D. b., and giving him n complimentary, d.,
who had often before faced the lion in his den,
faced not the liOncss in her lair and his seat, too
was vacant.
The H,cliCst relic of bachelordom, although
specially invited by the stage carpenter to be
present, chose rather to speed his untamed
charger on Columbus street than be subjected
to the chatting incident to crowded pleasure re.
sorts, and his seat, too, contained blank. The
eager throng built strong hopes on beholding
the stolid phz of Prof j., for all afternoon had
he promenaded with his Sunday lXns on. Each
cracking door brought all eyes 70 bear upon the
coming stranger in hopes that the embodiment
of wisdom might "hove to-" but alas for human
expectation, a lady pupil had prior engagement
and he, too, was ROR est
Aft W and S. D., who arm in arm pursue the
paths Of fun and frolic, had been provided with
Il reserved bench, but the boys had game OF
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