, 1877-10-21
Appearance of "Helen's Babies" II
Burnt Cork---Story Of a Partlou-
larly Bad Boy, and How
to Cure Him.
Tie Troubles Of Barber Who OWns
Too Much Money---Difl1culties Put
by Dishonesty in the Way
Of Investment.
Sound Sleep OF a Chair-Maker
While His Chairs Were
Burned.
T>7,n, Our Our1 Correspondent

tined to appear in burnt-cork burlesque- or' IL
he had, he must have injured his sides Win
laughter and paused before hc scut Lis als. 10
the 1,:iuter. The only curious thing about the
minstrel sketch is that Nlessr6. Birch anu
Backus did not think OF it before The
amusing thing about it is the whole OF 1t.
Imagine what bouncing boys these inl1nltabie
t.e,.u-,ncn' transform themselves into! Eaagie,
otherwise Backus, is done up in brown, with
clnluhooo's lrork aud thildhooi's straw hat,-
the latter speck OF white and blue set upon
mass OF blackcst wool. Toddc, Otherwise Birch,
is favored with cardinal stockings und short
linen trousers, and stuffed till Dickens lat boy
would be hid behind him. On his head, or
rather OIL the edge OF one side OF bis head,
is pcrchrd one Of those miniature high hats
which are to be seen in shoW-windows, aud
which may appropriately pass rs baby beavers.
Il1trc is question, when once these ~
pound children have tuntbied out before LUZ
1oot!irhts, that -nr. EnrtoH is to have lis goou
nature tried and his constitution ruined, to say
netting vi the destruction about to 1a1l
upon his furniture and personal property.
There Is usc To try 70 kccs' sober over MS
u,is:ortuncs, however. The boys, the uproarlous,
inventive, healthy boys are irresistible. both as
to -lu,4cky and the audience. After the ilFst
APPEARANCE OF THE "BAD1Es"
Tuesday night, there were people who laughed
all lnt WAY 1IOulc. s.1l4 Ao%A oA"1A-A S"'A
ger to cure cramps
There is but one scene, laid in 4 room Of 4
rather noEdcscrpt character. since there are
handsome statues in the foreground, and
combination bookcase and Cruckcry-clustt con-
yeuien1ly placed iu the rear tnc:e Eurf"n,
WHO is al invalid unfortunately, sits closely Ell
wrapped at Il table covered with medicine bot
Ties. He is possibly medltatinG that medicine
cannot hurt hiln If he docs not take 1t, "Ie'l
Eud;e comes in AS if he had been shot
nf tutlTt1T anu ptOcEEES u
tc.l, in splitting tones, OF the best thing YOU
ever heard, l. C., thai he has tied togct'cr aud
l.d Iuul:t's clothes while that youth was y in
swiu,,ui,,r,'' and that the search for the gar
ineuis is now going OH all along the bank. He
tells worse news. to tue elect that y uAc6ys
watch hid 6cc:l tis1nembcrvd by i stone, and,
wien 1uaVtc rl1slcs i'll to dire 1or his bfother.
lie il brought to tears and thu explanation, II
want to see the wheels 70 wound aud wound
At this moment procession appears, anu the
babies set up q racket ct the window such is
might we'll start dead man to life. Kcprovcd
severely, the repcntant lads request Nnaciy to
make "p7orcshulum - with. This falling,
they begin a lively game VI baseball. which
DESTROYS some dullars' worth OF cheap stltuary.
1hcy then turn their attention to the library,
and l1uA1he books to the ceiling. because
s-TuIs AMT GOT NO PlcTERs,"
and this, and all. While the poor uncle is ques-
5iullil1r Il there be such thing as future pun-
ishment for - 'IIccn's babies" 7oadie brings
down himself HQ lilC AlSt Luz
house. Wnvn the urchin, WHO climbed up 10
See tilu tt.iput, is cxrrica1cd from among the
boards anu broken ware. tile room Is IN ulsar-
ranged aud demuralizcd condition: SO that -NT.
B.5tuu may well be excused for taking walk
iu the garden to get the fresh air During his
aiscrec the infants improve the time play sick
1nan successfully. and so manage tO arrange the
situation that, When tMcte comes bactS and takes
his wraps and SCAT. hcis immediately Subjected
to SOAP tartar eruetc, au,t any quantity VI anti
Gua:s under the belief that the Doctor has given
him poison The curtain falls upon dismayed
and well-loscd guardian. while Eudgie displays
q war-;.ance the one side, and 1UaQie leads in
q genuine aunty-goat on the other. The thor
by that OF tho q makeup" OF the = tahies,"
who may not furnish all exact copy OF Mr. Hab-
bcrtun's originals, but who furnish any amount
OF ori ginal fun
ONE or DACKUs' STORIES.
Racl1us is capital stary-tcl!er on the stage
as we'll Is Oh. lie is not particularly careful i'll
The use Of adjectiyes, anu can probably put
more emphasis Into the word 'dAmn - in its
metropolis. The other evening he was giving q
story, which lnay not be new but which was
just as effective. about q bad boy, a-but his
other tcrlns may bc guessed at Well, nc said
the father nf the boy came to him aud said:
t.Friend and brother have a very bad boy, and
] don't know what to 90 with him dc is a
wonderfully, al extraordinarily bad boy. Why,
he'll liz. aud cheat AID swear: hell run away
from home anu lIIgHlEN lis all 10 ltILl13 III u
nut cats. tied up tight, III his sisters bed. and
know hell steal il he gets chance. Inat boy,
be assured. will bring uuwn the sorrows OF his
gray mother i'll hairs to the grave. DO take
him, Charlie, and make minstrel Of Kim. l
;tt,ilt rare continental What becomes OIL Tie
uav. D., take ll.1n:s'
To this the minstrel replied that he was en-
Ea.c1 in another Kind Of training, ard coutin-
il::: ..Your system Of treatment, sir, is all
nr..ng. You are failing to drvclup tue genius
and educate tho tastes Of you- possibly de-
pr4vtti Try new p!an- buy The hoy Z
new suit OF clotnes, stylish suit, aud t'asel
with ilinl. show him the beauties anu wols.'ers
Of his own country. Take lillu to Chirago; take
him to Washington: leach him to love Nature,
tunnels, and politics. Read to bin i'll history
DeAdlc's or anybody's. Take him to the Nam
10 Boston. By all n!eaus take him to Boston:
ILL, take him u Bunker Hill. Educate his
mind. Then takc him to the monument; taGt
him to the t41' "f II? ank'fl> Tue worls III 3
Il with all the force vi his gigantic mouth, il
overwhelming, and ii such thing could b.
a,nc without the cxp]etiycs, its telling on thu
boards would be among his hits.
TOO MUCH CAPITAL
1t is rc!rcshn., III these times even to hear O.
man who has much mnncy that he doesn't
k1,,.w what to tlo with it, There is Il barber up
;owu, possessed nl a small shop and large Gus
;,,n, vino is III this singular prcdicament. d,
lrift and steady shaving also by the profitable
saiE-'ut AMI rcyiyirg shampoo, be has in tht
s:uFSc of some years gathered IN the snug sun
III *:altkfi This euil!, Instead III making Li,l
happy and comfortable, las made him l,iypar,
a1,d cussu,nptive~ Sleep has 5orsaken his eyes
rrti rest his bed. because under the Inter- it
gold and locked in / trunk, is his fortune Thu
.arc VI this bv Gay and night has wor1. IN hin
till lie is a> tn his SHEARS, and he ewes c1tI
stranger who entcrs his shop with susprj,e
kee: rs 4 razor. to make sure he is not L roblc,
In disguise. The cause Of this hotne-uycst.lc1.,
p no interest, unless self-lntcrcsr be i corl,
Portable Thing: WAS the brc4aa5c oi two or three
t3viii-s banks which had much OF n,arb,e-b build
luz and little OF cash assets ou hand Fright
s!led ut the 1icNs, the barber At once drew
us Sa'000 from the hank III which il
*as placed, though that bank was one OF tn,
!our Or flyc III this city which are considered rs
Fot'I as Goyesntuent bonus Since then the
poor man Las had nn peace Of his life, nor has
ais spouse Jared much better. The chamber r.
}e.ubles i small ~
Arsenal AND BARR1CADE
tomh:red- The door aud windows Ilaye h.,rr1a,
(!lr'is of vares: assortment and the harhc,
: Oh the constant lookout for new natcnts
Thus he is literally iu the condition of ,o,
knowing what to do with the money which hf
has shaved ant scissoTcd all his life to ret An
:h,s condition. Is more serious than uirht -,
lcst b. imagined.
1tle gentleman who related the circumstance
;. tut c2se helltrcs III the easy-,oiug system O
:i'ica:us. He calculates closely, but the aim q
Is calculations is generally how to lust g,
through the wear aud have thing left rGi