Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-12-22
OSCAR WILDE IN A BAD WAY.

The Singular Malady Of the Esthetlc Poet. |
Oscar Wilde is living in furnished |
rooms at present in West Eleventh |
street, New York. He has not delivered |
any lectures recently, and although he
may occasionally appear upon the plat |
form again Ill this country, he does not
contemplate giving any further serious
attention to the lecture business for the |
benlfit and esthet1c enlightenment of
Americans. Since his return from the
professional tour of the watering places
life of man about town. Through the
kind Offices of Sam Ward and other
friends he obtained visitors card to
the Manhattan club, and has been for
some time frequent caller there. He
still goes into society, although it is not
exactly the same social croud as that
which took him upon his arrival here
He dimes at well-known restaurants about
seven o'clock every evening, and is a
prominent figure at theaters on first
nights. He comes out in the lobby be-
tween the acts like very common
place young man, lights very small
cigarette, and throwing himself into the
| attitude which prominent photograph
er, on the payment of satisfactory sum
Of money, was allowed to reproduce for
the benefit of the people at large, he fur
nishee novel and altogether harmless
diversion for the benefit of the lobby
loungers. After the play, and probably
an incidental aesthetic agony over some
dreadful" combination of color in the
scenery, he INDUCES in little supper
and an accompanying cogitation over q
few critical paragraphs intended for
publication-in fact, it will be seen that
Mr.. Wilde has been leading very seedy
existence, and he now declares that he is
''throughly exhausted, you know, and
l-ah-sufferipg from severe nervous
prostration." In the meantime many
persons have expressed fear that Mr..
Wilde intended staying here. An En-
glish paper printed report that he in.
tended marrying an American heiress.
There have been rumors of his starting
q society journal in New York. The
story has been circulated that his name
had been posted for election at the Man
haitian club, and it has been widely as
serted that he intended producing his
play, Vera, the Nihilist, in very short
time. It seemed, indeed. that the life oi
the poet would for long time be bound
, Tribune reporter, who called at the
shown into Mr.. Wilde's sitting-room
: It is commonplace room, with the pa
per portions of three Japanese parasol!
] bio IN against one of the walls to denote
q presence not in harmony with the re
2 mainder of the surroundings. MI
Wilde presently sauntered in. Their
J was look of utter weariness on his long
] smoo tn face. He threw back his hair il
a manner that was both painful ane
: poetic, and sank slowly, gracefully, bu
} with an appearance OF unutterabl
} fatigue, into an armchair.
"Have you made any arrangements t
: produce your play?" was asked.
"Why do you ask?" said Mr.. Wilde
opening his eyes.
"The public might like to know" We
o the reply.
"Oh!" and MIR. Wilde closed his eye
and yielded himself up to thought.
ITO persons of reputation" he pre-!
emily began, small paragraphs are n
r doubt an advantage, but really do nc
care for them"
n "But the production of your pla
q might be matter of big paragraph
= "Oh" and Mr. Wilde closed his eye
= again. "Well, 1 have made no arrang,
J. ment as yet"
= :, "Are you going to Australian"
= "As soon as get thoroughly rested.
y y am tired out. Really, all is Lollo,
y, hollow"
n Mr. Wilde here passed his hand aero
T. IL his brow, and his eyes again denote
&c &c that life for hlm was full of fatigue au
20 70 disappointment.
,e II am willing to go to Australia b
10 !. cause cannot find any one to go witt
&c &c I shall probably stay there until ia
a uary."
"a "And how about Japan %
a "Japan will keep. shall doubtle
~ ~ go there before am through