The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-08-05
How Esthetic Boston ssCu1tchaw''
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Furnishing one of our reporters with
the necessary number of dollars, we
started him off day or two ago on
tour among the clairvoyants. Although
newspaper men don't need much money
when visiting the hospitable mansions of
this class of people, yet we thought
it best to have it understood that our
reportorial staff was not lacking in that
most essential of ommodities-money.
Jumping upon horse-car, he was not
long in reaching the domicile where he
intended making his first visit. To his
surprise, however, he found all the
shutters off, and half dozen painters
busily engaged in painting the outer
walls. His first impression was that the
inmates had moved and the landlord was
preparing the mansion for o widower
with one child, who would soon adver-
tise for housekeeper who would like to
find comfortable home one gifted
with genial nature and endowed with
reciprocal feelings, such as minister so
kiddly to the comfort of one who has
been deprived of the happiness which q
loving heart used to give him. Such an
illusion was, however, readily dispelled
by the appearance of Madam Hosea
herself, who, recognizing the reporter,
politely invited him into the parlor.
For moment the newspaper scribe
felt all at sea; his head began to swim,
and he felt more like one about to make
his maiden speech than like a man who
had spent many years in searching the
mysterious caverns which abound in all
our great cities. Wiping the beads of
perspiration from his brow, he began to
talk with the rotund hostess about the
business he had to consult her on. In
plain English, and in all sincerity, he
began:
"a rumor has been current about
town that you are going to import some
of the finest looking women of Egypt
mean, of course, fortune-telling women
and healing mediums; and that you are
going to fit up your establishment in
truly pllatial style, and minister to the
wants of suffering humanity in a truly
magnanimous manner. Is it so?"
Are you a newspaper man in want
of information?" facetiously queried
madam.
SAT your service" bowed the scribe.
"Well." she said, ''to be candid, I
will say that there is good deal of truth
in the rumor. You see, for some time
trouble has been brewing in Egypt, and
many of the most excellent women there
have been in constant dread of an out
break; SO, wishing to avoid its conse-
quences, they have written me many let
ters, asking me to provide commodious
place for them in Boston, somewhere in
the vicinity of Frog Pond, of which they
have heard so much. These women are
the handsomest of our race, having been
brought to Egypt as captive Circassians
to contribute to the comfort of their
masters"
''But how will they escape?" asked
the scribe, intending to bother madam.
well, she said, ''the outbreak has al
ready taken place, and no doubt they have
escaped and are now on their way to the
fand of the Free"
"Your answer is not sufficiently illus
trative."
ST shall make it more SO" answered
the smiling clairvoyant. "You see, we
had it arranged that when the trouble
commenced these women were to wrap
themselves in the American flag, dozens
of which have sent to Egypt, and then
rush to the American Consul and de-
American Copsuls are gallant men, and
will protect the ladies'"
tThat's more than they do for the
male citizens-IreIand, to w.t." said our
reporter.
with that / have nothing to do
said Madam Hosea. "All I know is,
that twenty five of the handsomest Cir.
cassian beauties in the world are now on
their way to Boston, and that I am pre-.
pairing to give them o right royal recep
ton, and you may observe, by the prep
arations now going on, that it will be on
q grandly magnificent SCALE"
'.Then you intend charging an adj
mission fee to those who wish to see
your imported beauties" said the quill
motor.
tCharger' responded madame. "Well,
I guess I shall. / know more than fifty
men in this city who would gladly pay
ten dollar bill each to be brought in
through a side or back door--or even
brought down the chimney-to see such
women as those / speak of"
Your calculations appear to be pretty
well figured out on this racket, said the
reporter, in rather serious tone.
''Perhaps you will think SO after /
have shown you sample OF the prepara-
tion made by one admirer of Egypt's
adopted daughters"
Here Madame Hosea suited the action
the word, and tapping an electric bell
prettily dressed young lady made her
appearance.
Take this key" she said, "and go to
closet No. 4, and bring down that basket
marked Fl. f., in hurry"
In less time than it takes to write this
paragraph, Sadie made her appearance
with the basket. raised the cover, and
began landing the bottles on the table.
You will see through this, I think,