Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest. Mrs. Forrest
went to the Ninth Street Baptist Church
without escort To attend morning ser
vice. The Rev. Mr. Magoon, one OF the
most eminent pulpit orators of his times
was in charge. Upon the entrance oi
Mrs Forrest the reverend gentleman
left his pulpit, passed down the aisle
where he greeted her cordially, and
then escorted her to seat near the
pulpit. This little episode caused quite
a futter in the congregation, but when
it became known who the beautiful
lady was, and that the preacher was on
terms of friendship with her and her
distinguished husband, his gallantry
was not only considered quite proper,
but was silently spplsuded. Mr.. Forrest
WAS introduced to me by my friend, C.
A. Logan, the Father of Eliza, Olive,
Cecilia, DIR. Logan, Minister to Chilli ;
and Thomas A. Logan, now prominent
attorney of the CINCINNATI bar. Mr.
Logan was comedian of great merit,
and one of the most cultivated and
genial of his times in the profession.
The introduction took place in the hall
of the hotel As the two we're passin 9
ont on their way TO the theatre for re-
hesrsal. After the usual handshaking
and exchange of the ordinary compli-
ments, which | performed as well as
my embarrassment would allow, | ven-
tured to ask if his quarters pleased
him. "Yes. SIR" "And is Mrs. Forrest
pleased?" "Yes, SIR" Now | remem-
Der how much | admired his manner of
saying eyes, SIR" As the two turned
to leave, Forrest turned and said =
zone moment more, landlord. | want
you to be particular and set down
everything | get in the way OF extras,
40 you can itemize them in the bill
when call for it. And another thing
[ might as well tell you now; | don't
want to be bothered with all sorts of
people that claim a right to invade my
privacy. | won't tolerate il, SIR" This
was all said with a sort of ''Here, you
fellow" air, which | thought at the
time was just the sort of thing for a
great tragedian to do, and to which
replied, "All right" and the two van
ished. About the third day after this
dialogue occurred, and about the dining
hour, a well-dressed, middle-aged gen.
tlemen stepped up to my Office counter
and asked for a blank card. Before
writing on the card he asked if Forrest
was in. Ireplied | thought not. "See
here, young man, there's my card.
You have orders from his Royal High
ness, no doubt, to suppress this sort of
thing, but il won't do. You just send
that card up to Ned FOrret's room, and
{ he refuses TO see me I'll just lay
around here and cuff him into proper
sense of decency when he comes out"
As 1 rang for the porter | glanced at
the card, and saw written on it,
''Charles L. Smith, Hamilton" To my
istonishment, answer came for the gem
tlemen to walk up. Smith hadn't been
zone long, when a servant handed me
IN order from Forrest for two bottles
If champagne. With the regular
routine OF office duties the incident |
nave just recorded passed ont OF my
mind until towards sundown, when III
walked Smith with a very red face, a
moist. smoking head, shirt-collar and
bosom wilted, and "a drunk as "Trip
Van Wrinkle" " ''See here. lan-lan ord, ,"
said Smith, in maudlin way. as he
leaned over the Office counter. ''You-
you lhic) thought you pla-played-.
now, didn't you, eh:" and then he
turned around, with both elbows rest
ing on the counter, and his legs wob-
bling under him. "Why, lan'lori (hic)
lissen ter me moment (hic), if yer
please. Nell For-FOrrest aud fought,
bled, aud di-tlied long fore you was
weaned, young man, eh: Hes drunk
hism, he l.; if he amt, hope | GIay bc
(hic), Ell? He'll pl-p'ay 'Richaloo in
a horn tonight, he will, eh?' ''Well,
smith," said /, 'Ilow did the thing
work 2" Work" says Smith, bracing
with both legs aud his back against the
counter, "Work? OF course il wor-
worked. Did-diln't he SEMI for the
champagne, eh? The Smiths amt to
be tri-tritled with by any such the
theatrical horse marines a. Ned For
Forrest, ell? Why, landlord, he owes
me for bor-bor'eri shirt when he was
a poor cuss; but that's all right.
don't care a red for the shirt; but he
mustn't try 10 cast pro-opprobum
(that's IT'D on the Smith family with i'm
punity (hic), eh!" The scene was very
amusing, and the guests enjoyed it
hugely. After a while the indOmitable
Smith subsided, and struck out into the
street for promenade. The next MORN
ing he came around to the hotel with
clean linen and fresh shave, looking
as fresh ss a daisy. WELL" says
smith, ''did Forrest play the Cardinal
last night? Because if he did he can
stand more champagne to the square
inch than any man ever saw" Smith
was lawyer, and | remember seeing
in the papers his appoint
ment to the Chief Justiceship of one of
the Territories.
righteousness of High -HeeIed shoes.