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sip, mo fesa than his wifc's singular enod,,.
thrice rejecting and finally marrying lin, IA

as unbecoming az 1t .sas inappropriate. He n4agg
the occasion to describe various kinds Of rni.eTsa
and his audience were Kept In roar Of la1sats,,
equal to TIA. produced % 9 by comic performsassees
t.The Foppish and Frivolous Preaches": ="
He has q handsome foot or hand, OF thint, H..
has 1t Is evident from his gait and oppearsnrsoo 10
that he has RECEIVED m2ft 81; ct h3s inspltac ION
have grown on: his boot as II made on last oftto
last fashion. His hair twists though It hsd ~
under curling irons From his gesticu1ations nm
brides himself on being ladys man and ioot, e so
sweet flaughterl and has the appearance Of on ~
Codey's fashion plates. As he takes out his hanS.
kerchief to wipe away teaf r. IN The midst Of ha
.'halm Of thousand flowers, and new noEn
hay'' and *' kiss me quick" [Laughter] h i
stick Of ecclesiastical canay-a moral peppermint
takes bis text from the most luscious part of Sold.
mons Song, and ltaps in manner thweet beypnd
dethcriptionl loud laughter He has diamond
ng on sna IN
Is being taken up llaughterl, and, though rot
shortsightcd 1t ALL has his glasses astride hs nos
lifts the hymn ~ book f ffantastically, and an read: Feads:
Where saints immawtai reign"
1aughter]. It wonld take about sixty Of them h
equal one decent doll-baby.. Altar hearing such
pulpit to make the concluding prayer, and aid:
''oh Lord, bless this young man and uaks lii
heart as soft as bis head" lLaughterl.
4 FR1aHTFuL CASE OF NTEMPERAScE.
A few days ago little child was burned to death
in Forty first street in this city, in the presence Of
its helpless drunken mother. What fearful TEN.
perance lecture is given in this brief announce.
mcnt It was an awful ease. The screams Of ths
child attracted the attention Of the neshbors whp,
on breaking into the apartment, found ths
poor little thing in the very agonies Of death
burned almost to crisp. Two women,-ths
childs mother and her aister,-both helplessly ind
hopelessly drunk, were lying on a bed in the saus
room, utterly unconscious OF the screams Of ths
child. When the Coroner arrived, the body lsy On
chair, gncared for ~ and - uncovered, and ths
John Grcnnan, admitted striking the woman, but
claimed that her habitua1 intemperance had ddren
him to violence. There can be only one eonelu-
sion that this awful death Of the child prefer
abe to the fate probably In store for It a. the o1
spring OF euch parents. All this occurred Withina
few rods Of one OF our fashionable thoroughfares,
world has very little idea how the other half lives
II innocent babies are eternally happy, how much
more Its fate is to be matter Of congratnlatfoa
than the miserable existence vonchsafed to iIs
mother. .- .I-.....
A SMALL FRAUD IN BgooHYN.
There is prospect OF litigation In Brooklyn
growing out OF 3 small fraud practiced on the peo-
pie OF that city On the night OF Easter Monday.
April II. There was advertised to take place that
night performance Of " Arrah-na-Pogue, and
several hundred people bought tickets forthe oca-
sion. Bnt no performance took place, and tbs
manager announced that the money would be r.
funded the next day at IL O'Clock 1t
the box-office. He stated that the cause
OF the disappointment was the fndfspoaitlon
of one OF the leading actors The audience dis-
persed, hut the next day there was no money. aud
the next and next, the same scarcity Of the con-
vertible, which has continued to this daJ. 4 few
days ago one Of the victims brought suit against
the rePuted h a1k Gaye to r.
into print, ,disavowing any responsibility for the
money, and charging the disappointment upon ":
a. actor who Wa
was too drunk to perform his part, and hence he
play could not proceed Davenport now printsa
card denying this charge, and denouneing Gayles y
before the Police Court, and the Brooklynites viii
doubtless 60 for them in regular hairpGllins st9e
AN AMERICAN PLAT SUCCESSFUL. =.
Let it be recorded Another American p1ay hsa
been adiudged success, though whether 1t will
have long run Or not is problematcal It Il
rather late in tho for any play to have rus
now, with so many Centennial attractions on hand
Night before last Conscience, an original Amer
ican production by A. E. Lancaster and Julian
Masnus Qhe latter the originator Of the Areadiaa
newspaper) was brought out ct the Union Square
AAGotA1., LIZ - As4es s4Ae s-.-
tneir praise oI tns piece, attnousn ansy a9s,
Ths 9sA' n,rf;cn1sr, of the nlay and is recep-
tion will doubtless find their way to 5onr dram
attic column, put something must be saio a9oas 9a
tne way S sa1 hlss ae ooo1isr. See hscoms
nart Of lie performance, and It was painfully
visible at the Union Square Tuesday evening. At
intervals the e!d44ers YOU'D atatt 9a1ss ot ap.
pause aug nd y caSred 1em IN ~ po n,nsb1 IN
the interest ~ fhe NAV and the ne.fornance that
the legitimate audience beeame heartily dlssustsd
MRS. F1rcn's JEWELS aoMG BAcK TO EUROPE
To save tAcm from public sale for duties, tho
maenfdccnt diamonds gent to Gen Sherman's
DAUGHTER by the Khediye of Egypt, ~ q wedding :.
present. are about to be returned to Europe. No
tice has been given to the Custom
House authorities to that effect, and about the la
~ thfs month 4he Jewels will he disno.ei Of in tt,t
u 'aS a1"n'a +ne 1e"e'' W., w ".op - th,,-
way. No" marx the e9qnaslre nnnoas VI w.
thing. Mrs. Fitch will 60 to Europe this sun"et'
and an her retnrn nav bring buck these Jewels ~
- ~ bar b,1o,o a. w;thant The 1past imnropdetJ,
pa y. ~. 1s's-es s.xs.o 1,hotsz.r rhe
anu "ltaout payment VI any ou1ass "n11e
only effect, therefore, OF the red-tape "mca Pe'
vents Government officials from assuming the r.
sponsibility Of admitting the Jewels dnty tFee
ii to compel IN esteemed wife to make q needless
trip to Europe to obtain actual custody Of one OF
her wedding nresents She might follow the e1HuaA
Die Of some Of the Custom House officials and haYs
the jewels brought back by friend, 1nE u sas ~
mere "on!a Pstnaps ps e. tne me" ,dfcn1"ms
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