The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-09
The d" What-is-it's" Lecture.

"Ehe Opera House was well filled
last evening-the softer sex composing
a fair proportion of the audience,
About half past eight o'clock Pollard,
accompanied by C. F. Rogers, Esq,
appeared upon the stage. Sam was
neatly dressed in ablack smt of clothes,
presenting the appearance of a rather
good looking and danditied young gen.
tleman of % or "A eaFsof age. After
being introduced by Mr.. Rogers, the
lecturer commenced his discourse. He
appeared a little embarrassed at first,
Z but his trepidation soon wore of, and
he spoke camly and smoothly, with but
little effort at effect, giving narrative
of his life from the hour OF his birth;
the incidents of his childhood his bust
ness experience in New York and Bos
ton;. his missionary trip to Southern
India; his return to the United States
and his arrival in Colorado AT this
point in the narrative, the speaker an
nounced an intermission of ten minutes,
and Sam retired from the stage. AFTER
a sufficient time to effect a change of
dress, Sarah Maud appeared habited On
dress of black cashmere, with neat
white collar, and all of the auxiliary fix
ings generally utilized in the makeup
of well-dressed lady of the period.
Her appearance was greeted with a
round of applause, which was several
times repeated as she paced majestically
to and fro across the stage, evincing by
her manner of handling her skirts and
train, familiarity with that style of
dress, which convinced the spectators
that they were not then assumed for
the first time. After the excitement
had subsidized, Sarah resumed her nara
tive, giving the history of her acquaint-
ance with Marancy; incidents of their
courtship, and an account of their mar
riage. she asserted in the most solemn
manner that she told Marancy every
thing before their marriage, appealing
to her wife, who was seated in the au-
dience, to vonch for the truth of her
statement. In giving her reasons for the
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tiers, relative to Marancy's uncle, John
Howerton, and to other members of the
Howerton family. At this juncture
Uncle John, who was present with his
mother, arose in his scat and made
some remark rejecting upon the. truth
fulness of Sarah's statement Marancy,
who was in another part of the hall,
immediately arose, and in voice trem-
bling with excitement, shouted, "She
! tells the truth John Howerton, and she
hasn't told the half of It either" Ma
rancy thus standing pat with her hus-
band, captured the gods in the gallery,
who greeted her declaration with
tremendous round of applause. There
were several other Interruptions by Mr..
| Howerton and his mother, and violent
demonstration or two was made by the
former, but officer Weaver, who was
stationed near by prepared for the
emergency, promptly interfered before
there was an opportunity for anything
serious to occur. Probably such a
scene was never before witnessed in
public assemblage of that character.
We despair of doing it justice, and with
the scanty material we have furnished
for starter, leave the balance to the
imagination of the reader. During all
the excitement, Sarah, Maud never
fiinched nor wavered, but when the din
had subsidized, cody resumed her dis
course, which she finished in digni6ed
manner, and retired from the stage
amid the yociferous plasstlits of the
patrons of the upper level The lecture
may be designated a success. At all
events the audience received the worth
OF their money in amusement and ex-
citement. OF course the discourse in
other places would be shorn of con-
siderable of its interest, which. the at
tending incidents gave it here; but it is
really well written narrative of a
strange and eventful life. Nothing