The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05
SARA BERNHARDT IN BUsTON,
A Humorous Take-ofa on the Purore ID the
East over the Divine Sara.
[Chic, New York

ered with delicate attentions bY every one.
The humble boy that conducts the service of
inc newspapers on the train made frequent
pllgrimages to my shrine, and insisted on en-
doWlng me with oranges, apples, CONNECTIONS,
nuts, newspapers, magazines, at the end [
know not what, which he left on my seat.
MI. SchWab explained to me that the poor
youth was solicitous to express his admira-
ton of Art in the only way in which it was
possible for him to express it, namely, BY
making me gifts from his store, and gener-
ously suggested that as the lad would ruin
himself by his l%avishness, he should insist on
paying the price Of the articles out of his
own pocket and charge it to me. I consent.
and at the last station my youthful admirer
babe me farewell, exclaiming, "So-long, Sal
ly." 1t was a cry of the heart. NJ. Schwab
had the incident at once teleg1aphed to the
papers OF the country, but, in my opinion.
destroy much Of the beautiful simplicity Of
the narration by representing that the youth
was an aged millionaire, and that instead of
beenanas, apples, ETC., it was diamonds,
pearls and Skies of the States UniteGs he had
insisted upon comforting on me.
Another incident, which shows the rever-
ence for Art entertained by the people Amer
lean. We discover that the brakeman on our
car was selling the privilege of staring the
window through at me for fifty cents, to the
inhabitants of the Connecticut and the Mas
sachusetts. The saleratus! (Mlle. Bern
hardt clearly intended to say Gle sceierat!'
"The scoundrel!') If the imbeciles had on
ly come to me I would have let them stare at
me for half the money. Yet such J. is the way
in which Art is degraded, and the Artist is
robbed of her reward. NJ. Schwab was just
lY indignated at the imposition, and went out
to punish the brakeman, whom, he subse-
quently inform me, he shot in the neck with
his pistol Of pocket. Such is the code of NJ.
lie Judge Lynch on the frontier American!
AS we approach Buston, another delicate
attention was pay me. The Mayor of the
city was unable to attend and present me
with the keys Of the place, according to III.
Schwab's previous arrangement, as he had
unexpectedly to go out and see a man. But
the president of the railroad send the vice
president in advance 10 Welcome me and ar
range for the transfer of my baggages. He
was a man Of a most distinguish appearance
and affable manner, and NJ. Schwab explain
to me that he had received innumerable dec
o~rations from the princes, ETC., that had tray
eled by way Of this road. Indeed, SO many
medals, ETC., have been conferred upon this
gentleman, that he carry them over his arm
fastened 70 straps of leather. NJ. Scnwab
told me that they were all of pure gold I
forget what the gentleman's name is, but his
initials are "R. r." for all the medals are
inscribe 'B. and A. R. r. IN. X. G. and
III. r. r. r." IN. Y, N. Ell. and Ell. r. r.
sHousatonic R. R." and the like. When I
say to NJ. Schwab that I had always thought
the citizens American were forbidden to re-
ceive decorations as being contrary to Demo
cratic principles, he point out to me that the
Democratic principles had been defeated at
the recent elections. 1t is, indeed, q droll of
q country.
And, eh it is a droll Of a city, this Buston.
The streets run to the cardinal points of the
compass, only the compass must be like the
Sacred College, which contains seventy Car
dinals. The east wind blow here without re-
lax, and dries up e~verything-even the cod
fish from which the Joseph Cooks Of New
England frame their appetizing entree, the
6ou1e de m0rue (ball of codfsh) is dessicated.
The gentlemen all walk with stern and erect
carriage. MI. Schwab has explain to me that
during the war the people Of New England
were so infame Of patriotism that they all
swallowed ramrods in order to stiffen the
backbone of the nation. He peasants, I
think, this agreeable M. Schwab. AS for the
ladies, they have treat me how differently
from their sisters New Yorkishes! They al
appear carrying spectacles, in accordance,
M. schwab has explain to me-, with the reso-
luton adopt by the Society Of Female Stuff
RACES, to patronize me-the spectacles indi-
eating their affection fer the spectacle Ga the
atrical performance). With the most deli
cate iattery, too, all the plump, hideous wo-
men are carefully forbidden to promenade
the streets, and none are allowed to show
themselves who are not Of my peculiar style
of beauty. They are ethereal creatures,
fairy-like. angelic, ravlshingly loYely-like
Me! M. SchWab informs me that in the
High Schools the teachers of the mathematic
instruct their pupils to define 9 line IS t'length
without, breadth, like Sara Bernhard" /
notice, however, one popularity of the wo-
men-they all wear blue stockings and india
rubber coats and goloshes.
The hotel of Buston is very comfortable.
At least it was consider to be very comfort