Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-05
TIE BEAUTYS GRIEVANCES.
why She Has Brought suit for DAM
ages Against Adam Forepaugh.


81 propose to make Adam Forepaugh
dance to a $50, 900 tune before many
days in a court of justice, and to teach
him that at least one of his attractions
will not submit to a gross breach of con
tract, and be treated like miserable,
horrid tramp in the bargain.
Miss Louise Montague, the "loveliest
lady in the world" was evidently in
earnest yesterday, when she spoke of her
suit against the Snowman, who, as she
claims, has not only violated his agree
ment with her, but has also used her
beautiful counterfeit presentment, on
paper, to reap a large harvest of shekels,
and from which she has not derived a
penny of revenue. The ex-Lalla Rookh
looked as ravishly bewitching, enveloped
in rich Persian shawl and seated on a
piano stool as she ever did riding on the
back of a numbering elephant, through
surging crowds of envious women and
admiring men. Her eyes were as lus-
trious, her form as perfect, and gestures
as graceful. In fact, to the eye of the
un&sthetic reporter, whose heart was
beating at a 100 pulsation gait per min
ute, her charms appeared more perfect
than ever before.
Eyes" continued Miss Montague, tap
ping one daintily slippered foot upon the
floor, 1--WE sued him He is just too
horrid mean for anything"
Then the silence was unbroken for
three minutes, and not a sound was
heard save the frantic humping of the
visitors heart and the impatient tattoo
of the beautys Cinderellaic slipper.
''You see," said Miss Montague, II
expected to 90 with M Forepaugh dur
ing the coming season, but when found
that he did not intend to provide me
with state room, the same as he did
last year, objected. The ideal Why,
what do you suppose he wanted me to
do? Actually, he meant that l should
sleep in common bunk-one of those
wretched things with straw in the bot
tom, you know. 1t was awful. And
not even a curtain to put up in front IN
less you rugged it w yourself. Now,
wasn't that too bad for anything2
wouldn't dream of fulfilling my part of
the engagement under such conditions
Oh, it is horrid" and the lovely creature
looked real angry at the very recollection.
'But that isn't all" she went on, che
When the show was in Galena they
changed me from the elephant usually
rode to another one. 1t was a very
playful beast-very playful. Just too
cunning for anything, | suppose people
would say, but | didn't like it. The ele-
plant had an unpleasant habit of stand
ing on his hind legs and scratching his
off ear with his front legs, and one day
he dumped me out of the howdah. 1t
was quite a nervous shock, l assure you.
| was ill for five weeks, and, would you
believe it, that Adam Forepaugh would
not pay me my salary for the time lost2
No, he wouldn't, and it was his elephant,
too. | had nothing to do with him
standing on his hind legs, Pm sure.
Wasn't it awful2 Then in Bowling
Green, KY, when | was hurt on the rail
road, he did not pay me my salary. |
was laid up for five weeks by the in
juries.
Twill you bring suit for the $4,000
prize, in addition to the claim for dam
ages?'
81 think / will, was the reply, "be-
cause it was fair offer, and as | secured
the engagement, suppose l am entitled
to it. There was never any understand
ing that it should not be paid"
sis it true that Mr.. Forepaugh has an
other Lalla Rookh travelling on your
name?" was asked.
Eyes, replied the beauty little an
grily. che is still advertising me, and
has George Lingard riding on the ele-
plant in the street parade. But, pshaw !
what's the use of talking about such
man? He wants everything and gives
nothing. If | had submitted to all he
asked | should have appeared in the en-
tree into the ring, then taken part in the
concert, and goodness knows what else.
| don't want to talk about him any more.
He Is too utterly mean; but mean bust
ness in this suit, l can tell you"