Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06
THE WICKED MARINEk.
Why an Old Lake Captain Was
Thankful After the Recent Ter.
rifle Eales


Why an Old Lake Captain Was
Thankful After the Recent Ter.
rifle Gales
Detroit Free Press.
A Buffalo lake captain, when interviewed
regarding his experience OF the great gale OF
two weeks ago, answered that he spent more
th nil an hour In prayer; a chicago captain
he was. A Clevelander replied that he made
solemn VOW to quit swearing In case he was
saved: AN interview was held with Detroit
captain yesterday to see how he felt 1t started
of as follows:
GAS the gale increased, the seas grew higher
and YOUR foretopmast was broken OF, did you
realize what miserable old sinner you was!'
mo sir My time was occupied in clearing
away the wreck and thinking how the owners
would blast my eyes,
by and by, when the seas swept your decks
and carried OIL your ya"l at the davits, did you
make any voWS?"
II did not. told the mate that we'd got to
square off and run before 1t or We'd all be in
in less than twenty minutes"
''You meant Texas did you not?'
Il did. knew we were headed directly for
Texas; with the seas piling right over u.s.
did your mate suggest holding a prayer
meeting or singing any gospel hymnS?"
Not by gone sight! He suggested that we'd
better be mighty lively about paying of CT the
Internal Old tub would be at the bottom o. Lake
Michigan"
"When the awful voice of the gale ro lred In
your ears, and the mountainous conO3rs ru5ned
down as II to bury you from sight, did 30 n ave
the least thought OF making vow TO Quit
swearing If you were spared?"
mo sir; on the contrary, / believe l SWore
faster than usual was 10 hurry to get her
around"
LAS the wheel was put over and she fell into
the trough OF the sea for nom INT. what were
your solemn refiections?"
well, sir, solemnly reflected that If the
blasted old sticks ever wanted to play dirt on
me then was the time to do it."
when you got squared away before the
wind did you tell your crew that they ought to
return thanks TO Providence for having escaped
certain deStructiOn?"
mo, sir. l told 'em to ask the steward for
a about three fingers Of good whisky apiece and
do you feel that you have any particular
cause to be thankful"
81 do. The elevator men In Buffalo didn't
steal but forty bushels OF wheat out OF this last
trip, while On the other they took ninety-one!
am very thankful for that tifty-one bushels
and shall strive to be better man hereafter.
Take Sunthin', sir?"
Artists of the London Music Halls.
After all, one Of the queeresJ features con-
nected with this subject are the names selected
by performers. All previously conceived no.
lions OF the names suiici1g to Indicate the
country must be set at nought by the student Of
music hall appellatives, and IL was always 50,
even in the infancy of the Institutions, for re-
member, now many years ago, when 'HeTr
Deani, the celebrated contortionlst," was In his
IL,
peciGlly WheI read backward; while john HoI-
tum, sometimes Herr Holtum, from Berlin pre-.
sents pleasing difficulty to the liugulst. We
have the Fausts, of course. and also rula who
was the Modern Sampson, the Mar with the
Iron Jaw; also the Great Ohmy, who was the
star Of the air. There are besides, D'Onra and
Nestor and the Great Stella de We're! After
these tie Marques de Coma sounds quite
prOsaic; but Wa1nratta the King Of the Lofty
Wire sounds well, though calculated to puz-
gle the guesser as to the country in which he
q
certain marriage of distinction taking place
few years back, lady, with tndn1Je presence
CT mind, advertised that her professional name
would In future be Mile. Louise Lorne, While
there is scarcely name in the aristocracy
which. does not figure In the list PRO
fessor' is prefix of which music-hall artists
are very fond; and there are, consequently,
plenty Of professors. I" Professor Blank, with
his Royal Punch and judy" is a pretty fair
it is quite legitimate to select well-sounding
and Well-looktng name, and that it becomes as
solely the property Of the chooser as If he or
she had been baptized in it, and In defence of
these names they will quarrel most eXpreSSivey
In print. l DOUBT If single number OF the Era
appears In year In which the advertisement
columns do not contain proofs OF feuds raging
other being occasionally given in very plain
language. A champion dancer challenged
another champion little while back, and only
regret cannot quote the Indignant response
Of the second, who evidently considered him.
self as OF higher status than the challenger; 1t
was really worth reading. SO was dispute as
to which group Of three had the greater
right to be called Les Trois DiaDles. Some
times great artist (they are nearly all
greatly viii launch bitter sarcasm by in-
forming the public that at his benefit the Ie-
ce1pts were e29 1Ss. 6d.-and no casing; or
that he Is recalled six times night, and always
asked to return to his old shop-no gasSiog.
"Gasstng" l humbly Opine to b, oragging ami
boasting with eXaggerati0n; the SHOP" IS the
place OF entertainment: and "a comfortable
shop for steady man" Is an expression OF
everyday use-see Era advertisements again
The artists are very fond OF expressing Jn.i
thanks In print TO so and-So. Esd lire, and
Others, for kind offers, which the said artists
are unable to accept; bu1 this is n 50 o.
tentatiously that one Is compelled 20 slspec
that desire Of showing hos mady 'ktni
offers. they are obliged 20 refuse from thelt
great popularity Is at the bottom o.
this obtlusiye gratitude. The gains OF
a successful music hall performer are veiy
large; and may add that as no great training,
no special learning, not even In music, Is re-
CURED, and as the most valuable qualities are
little modest self-assurance and animal spirits,
do not know any other profession in which 1t
Is so easy to reap harvest. From c3O to ESQ
week, as is not unfrequently made by these ar
lists, would be considered a tOlerable harvest
by many OF those who fancy themselves enti-
tied to look down on the Great Bounce and his
comfortable ShOp."-AH ttP Year Round,