Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-12
Al8ar1oria 6az&tte
TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY IL
MIR. Trains Lecture to Women.

Ur. IraIn'S LcChuTc ~
A houseful of women waited for George
Francis Train yesterday at the ladies' matinee
10 the Newark Grand Opera House. A Wo'
man had sold them tickets at the box othce'
and women had acted as ushers. ln the boxes
were expensivey dressed women, and not
man was to be seen. The combined chatting
of the audience was like the hummlng oi a
thousand hives of industrious bees a sharp
lookout was kept up lest man should put 10
an appearance, and as the proprietor OF the
bulldog walked down the main aisle to SPEAK
to lady acquaintance storm OF misses orgke
out, and ended in merry peal OF laugn'ef. rs
fastened back. Some elderly women on the
front seats kept an eye on the stage, ana one'
in mitts and spectacles, detecting 8 scene snak'
ing, Jumped to her feet and held both hands
up as George Francis Train marched upon tho
stage With his head erect and wearing pigeon
tailed coat and Immaculate kid gloves. tie
held package OF letters. all from ladies' nc
said, within twenty-tour hours. -,
"There's none but our sex here. is there I!
he exclaimed, peering all around. You Know
this is a close corporation There's the most
intensely Interested lot of men outside you can
imagine-trying to find crack to look through:
Who would think that so many women would
break the chain Of custom and come here
alone That simple fact means emancipation
for women. l see rainbows all round the sky
for you
Mr. Train read and answered several letters
"Whose duty is it to get up first 10 the morn
iug to attend to the fre-the wltes or hus'
band's?' was one of the questions.
THAT" said Mr.. Twain, is the question OF
caste over again. There is 20 poetry or beauty
iu woman's toiling and grubbing over beet
steak for great, fat man. Ii he had any no.
BILE manhood in him. husband would get up
and build the fire himselfl' Applause with
heels and hands.l caste starred from Adaw.
IF any one had asked me. did you take that
apple off that tree?' l would have said, L did,
aud what are you going to 90 ABOUT lt'
Laughter. -
Don't take that crying baby out urged
Mr.. Train, interrupting himself, ''Ive psychoi-
ogized him, that's ALI Then Mr.. Twain Sc
lected long note, sgoed. "A broken hearted
| Maiden" asking Mr.. TWaiu's advice 10 her
trouble. Her accepted lover was poor 10 purse
and her parents would not let her marry him.
"A broken hearted maidenl" said Mr. Twain,
soornfully, "Tisn't the heart-lts the stom-
ach. The reason girls use the term heart is be
cause it is easy to get rhyme for lt-and so
hard to get one for stomach, Dyspepsia
| is callod q broken heart. Here's cou'
ple to be married." and Mr.. Train per-
soniied the priest, saying, "Are you willing to
take this brown stone front, this miserable
fraud, called mau, this tobacco favored gln,, gn,
smelling carcass for your beloved husband
Then, with simper, Mr. Train responded,
YES" for the bride. Turning to the supposed
bridegroom be said, 6ercely, Aud will you
take this bunch of millinery, these false teeth:
this false hair, this miserable specimen OF al
fectation for your beloved wife?" The bride;
groom said Eyes" through the speaker, aod
then MIR. Train burted out: "What man has
put together, let the next best man run away
with ~ III ystcrical laughter. "Who,eeVer. la
satisfied with this talk 80, far, say ave. Ap
proval was unanimous ., o.,
"But aren't you getting enough OF th,s? &
said MIR. Train, suddenly. Come next wed,
nesday and III tell you all that the n men tell
each other" Laughter Voices u
now! |" "Yes. we'll stay till evening, Mr.
Train ~ I'VE like to hear you talk j.,
"It you keep the secrets tel! 7ou'" he he re- e!
Joined you'll hear more next time. IN L
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