The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-29
Fhe Wrong Lectures.

Tbe Wrong Lectures.
Dam h one Of the xreateuk
~, Jokes that can b found in =
~ IA on y pass. The boys are now
le"f 4 dtabolical joke that W.
~. on . young man. They have
pbysa,ing . course Of lectures there,
tetn. H. vousg man has aoted o. . com.
~ ti,st has taken charge Of the leo.
pll. ana has been very efficient The
taris was given by Am Rli1a
one Of the relics Of tho late u
ios.si Brigham Young. She VS. ct q
~ and there was also lady there
b@e;: IN. travelling for . comet factory,
IT. En- measures Of people and having
n.' 'ss made that fit better than those
ec's At stores. It was the duty Of the
s'la .. man tn 20 to the hotel and take
!ou" Isst,,rcr to the hall, but the l,oys nut
tue ;"L to have the b0tel clerk send
?.Icnne mans card 70 the room Of the
LADY,, instead Of to the room Of
vouny. when he called. In the
W.. s,t;me they had written the corset
s. that a Young man who wore CDR
~. -.rtr,i one made to measure. and
t he would call in the evening. There
1p"' MANY men that wear cOr,ets that
tFI',.ines- like little woman did no
n w. ,nytiiny strange Of It, and when
!n.n md came to her door she told the
~! n.l Inv to show the gentleman up. The
Us" man went up to the room, think
Wv No was being u>hered into the pres
n w. Of Brigham's fractional widow.
s e.. shook hands with the eorset lady.
i rs holed she was feeling well, and SHE
~. .Ii"tt.,l that she was, because business
S s". never better since she had been on
.hs mad. She said It was seldom she
~. ralls.l upon by men, in her line Of
,',s;ness hut the few that had patron.
:s.I her house were more than pleased.
From your general carriage l should
;,.,.e YOU prefer one that opens at the
, ~. said she, as she looked at his fine,
%.r,v frame. Thinkingshe was speak
w. II the hack he had ut the door, to
, ,.s her to the hall, he said, "Yes, all
~; % hest pevple here ride in those that
s"sn on the side" Finally he said, ~
~ looke.l ut his watch, that it was NJ
rs.t time for her to commence. She
Ill Il wouldn't take but two or three
..;nutes. "Please remove your c0at and
r.st y said she, as she took up . tape
sne anil looked around for = pencil.
Ne suppose the cold Precipitation stood
IN sreai drops on tho young mans fore
I,~,d lie il rs honest and square man
=. .yer lived in Beaver Dam, aud never
entertained . thought Of guile, and it
,.rt him deeply to have woman he
Ind never met before act 30 familiar,
and he became weak and faint nd
;,snel against the mantle. lie looked
a the LECTURER" rs she came towards
linn with Il tape line in one hand, = note
imk in the other, and pencil in her
mouth. and when she looked up ut him
with business look and said, ''Take Oft
ypur coat" he turned pale, his knees
irrnale,i, AM, with = choking voice he
.ail, "Stand hack, woman, stand back
You do not know the man you are deal
ius with. have always striven to lead
sdiiieremt life, and no women nssail me
with impunity." The nIiddle-aged cor
ut rsnv:,s<er stoOd hack agl,ast. "What
~, earth is the NATTER" said she. ''Mat-
ter enou :h, madame, when u poor or
,l,an gnes to escort a lecturer to the plat
Ionn. the forum, n,a'anl, and he met by
~ onlcr to take Off his coat and vest.
1t is enough to make your late husband,
Brigham Young" ''Sir-r-r," said the
rorset.n,aker, when lie got to Brigham,
do you wish to insult me? Have you
,,,me here thinking l am she Nor
lion: | will ring the he'll, sir, and lave
yu thrown into the street" He told
her to he calm, there was no necessity
for that, ~ he would 60 II he could get
out alive. Finally they both became
calm, and he found out ste was not Nrs.
Young, but corset dealer, and then
both apologizt.d, and he went down tO
The parlor and found the lecturer and
introduced himself. Wiping the per-
spiation from his face he asked her II
she we sue she was Mrs. Young. She
aid she was not the old original, but she
VA one Of them, and they started for
the carriage. As they rode to the hall
she was astonished to hear him ask.
Mrs. Young. now honor bright, do l
l0Ok ike man that wears ctDrsets ~
ehe said she didn't really know, and
after the lecture she asked an old gen.
tlemsn who presided at the meeting,
what seemed to he the matter with the
yoang man who brought her to the ball.
He seemed nervous and i'll at ease. The
cd man said. "Well, Mrs. Brigham,
come think it's worms, and some think
be Is cuttim' teeth, but l guess it IL only
bly, voice changing" The corset maker
mid she never hail such y scare In all
her life. rs she did when that young
man told her to move another sep NJ
the peril Of her life.-I'cck's San.
distress of the Robes and Aatds Of
Honor to the Queen.
In the Lord Cla,nberlpin's depart
ment are Mistress IT the Robes. with 4
salary of.Ik|; the Groom Of the Ro'cs
With eNs| and a clerk, . messenger;