The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1882-05-26
4 MOE PREDroAMENT.
4 YOUNG MAN VINO woUEDN'r BR MnAs-
uRxD ron coRsErs


Burlington HAwkeye.I
Beaver Dam is one OF the greatest pls-
ces for jokes that can be found 10 q days
ride. The boys are now telling Of al.
abolical joke that was played on a young
man They had been having course Of
lectures there, aud the young man bad
acted on committee that had taken
chaege Of the lectures. and has been very
efficient. The last lecture was given by.
Ann Eliza Young, one Of the relicts OF
the late lsmented Brigham Young. She
was at ahotel, and there was also lady
there who was travelling for corset fac
tory. taking mensuresof people aud hav-
ing corsets made that at better than
thonc sold at stores. 1t was the duty Of
the young man to go TO the hotel and
take the lecturer TO the hall, but the boys
| put up job to have the hotel clerk send
the yonng msus card to the room OF the
corset iady, instead Of the room OF Mrs.
Young, when he called In the mean
time they had written the corset Indy
that young man who wore corsets aud
wanted one made 10 measure. wond call
in the evening. There are.so many men
that wear corsets, that the business-Iika
little woman did not think anything
strange of it, and when the card Dame to
her door she told the bell boy to show
the gentleman up TO her room. Think
ing he was being ushered into the preaA
ence of Brigham Youngs fractional wid.
ow, he shook hands with the corset lady,
and hoped she was feeling well. and she
! admitted that she was; because, to tell
the truth, business was never better
since she had been on the road.
From your general carriage, / should
judge you prefer one that opens at the
side, said she, as she looked at the
!. young mans fine manly frame.
: Thinking she was speaking OF the
E hack he said. 'Yes, all the best people,
/ here, prefer those that open on the side.
/ Finally he said, looking at his watch,
e that 1t was almost time for her to com
4 menoe She enid it wouldn't take but
4 two or three minutes.
+. please remove your coat and vest,"
' said she, as she took up tape line, aud
|. looked around for pencil.
a Wesuppose the cold perspiration stood
in great drops on the young mans fore
). head. He is as honest aud square man
Ie as ever lived in Beaver Dam, aud never
l. entertained thought Of guile, and IL
{ hurt him deeply TO have woman he
i, had never met before, act so familiar,
!. and he became weak and faint, and
il leaned against the mantel
If He looked at the ''lectursr" as she
b came toward him with tape line in one
=. hand. note book in the other, aud .
d pencil in her mouth, and when sue looked
ID up at him with q business look and said,
l. "take off your coat" be turned pale, his
lr knees trembled. and with a choking voice
II he said:
10 "Staud back, woman, stand back
You do not know the mau you are deal
ing with. l have always striveu to lead
different life, and no woman can assail
me with impunity."
The middle aged corset cauvassei
stood back.
"whst on earth is the matter = said
she.
"Matter enough. madame, when .
poor orphan goes to escort lecturer tc
the platform, the forum. ma'am. and be
g met y an order to take of his coat and
as vest 1t is enough 70 make youl lats
3, husband Brigham Young"
IS ''5ir.r-r,' said the corset maker, wher
g. when be got 90 Brigham, ''do you wisl
" to insult me2 Have you come here think
ing am she Mormon / will rinf
the bell, sir, and have you thrown into
the street"
He told her TO be calm, and he found
!, out she was not Mrs. Young, but cor
= !. set dealer, aud then both apologized. and
= then he went down to the parlor and
= found the lecturer and introduced him
10 self.
Z, Miping the perspiration from bis face
'. the young man asked her il she was sure
= she was Mrs. Young. She said she wal
z not the original, bnt she Was one Of them
!. and they stsrted for the carriage.
., After the lecture Mrs. Yonng asked Al
n old gentleman, who presided at the NEE
70 ing. what WAS the matter with the young
ae man who brought her TO the hall; h,
~ seemed nervous aud i'll at ease.
ar The old man said: "Well Miss Brig
M ham, some thinks it worms, and som,
N. thinks be is cu,tin' teeth, but l guess 4
ma ia only his voice changing.
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