Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-05
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TO the unsophisticated believer
ID the majesty of legislative bod
loa the Constitutional Convention
la very grave and reverend body.
H members are believed to be
oastsrsly Intent on the public inter-
ests. No thought of levity Is sup
posed to enter these minds Intent,
and intent only, on the public veal.
The Idea that these WORTHLESS could
enjoy the advertisements of the
ballet and could discriminate with
csltioal accuracy between the per-
foFmAnoes Of a premiere danseuse
and her attendant coryphess would
shock the rural precisians who
east their votes for them. Yet that
they will be compelled to endure
thls shock is shown by the follow
lar extract from a late number Of
thsS Sacramento Bse::
The members of the Constitu.
, tlonal Convention were out on q
( lark last night, and went to the
theatre to see the leg show. They
oocuried the entire front row OF
tho dress circle, aud scattered them
poIvss pretty thoroughly through
that portion Of the theatre and in the
parqnet. They were In for fun and
. they had it In earnest. The mum.
bor Of bald heads was simply amaz-
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museum Of enlarged billiard balls.
/ Jest, joke and laugh went the
rounds, Interpreted with frequent
demands for the calling of the roll.
About ten minutes before the cur
tain rolled up, a white-haired old
gentleman, very prominent law
yer and member at large Of the
Convention from San San Francis
~, who II sometimes dubbed by a
military title, appeared at the door,
locking fer Z seat. AS soon as the
crowd espied him, chorus of yells
and applause went up, interspersed
With requests for him to come down
II front. The old gentleman was
somewhat taken back by the unex-
peoted reception and shrunk against
the wall. When ell was quiet
again, he quietly glided around on
& the left-hsnd side, with the expey-
tation OF getting . seat in peace.
All In vain, however. A perfect
torrent OF ofcheers broke through the
house and the walls resounded to
wild laughter. The old gentleman
walked up to the nearest seat to the
stage, on the left-hand side of the
dress-circle, made profound
bow to the audience, and
sst down. A large land. owner
from Marin, with q head very
pparsely populated, covered his
own desert of cranium with a
Handkerchief, arose and shook
hands snergetically with the ven.
srAble San Franciscan. About five
minutes after appeared an aged
membor from Los Angeles, who
has even q higher military title
than the gentleman from San
Francisco. His face was one vast
expanse of smiles, and as he
walked down the aisle aud took a
very prominent front seat, the
cheers and applause fairly shook
the building. So, throughout the
evening, the fun continued, every
amusing, or seemingly amusing,
incident being greeted with tumul-
tuous cheers. If the members OF
the Convention displayed half al
much enthusiasm in their work at
the Capitol as they did last night
In their amusement at the theater,
the public might be better satisfied.
tits needless to say that the aged
msmber from Los Angeles was Gen.
Volney E. Howard. Nor are we
left In much doubt that the gentle
man from San Francisco with a
slightly inferior military title, was
Colonel Hoge. Amongst the bald
heads doubtless shone resplendent
the poll Of our confere, Col. Ayers.
These are the grave laDors these
gentlemen would fain persuade us
would justify the Senatorial
stoop" with which they will one
and all return from Sacramento.
While they would persuade their
constituents that they are scorning
delights, living laborious days and
putting their whole souls into the
work of preparing great constitu-
tton for virgin State o. nights,
they are really absorbed In critical
reyeries rs to the niceties of the
ankles Of the ladies of the ballet.
We shall not be surprised, next, to
hear of our gifted representatives
"capering In ladies' chambers to
the lascivious pleasings of lute.u
r-'" "ie, General! Colonel!
ee ss130 d OF you!
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