Daily globe., 1883-08-04

In SAID the landlord.
''The lecturer on-Women's Rights"
with little grimace at tine words, as if
they had bitter taste.
"She amt arriv' yet" said the land
lord.
81 do not intend to allow this outrage
on public taste !'' said the lady, vehe-
mently.
"Marm ?" said the landlord.
81 am Miss Smiths mother %
"Be you?" gasped mine host.
"And here ] set until she presents
herself" said Mrs. Smith, depositing
herself on the nearest chair, and clasping
both hands firmly over the umbrella
handle.
The landlord looked feebly at her, and
almost within the samesecond in hurried
a short, over-dressed lady, with curls,
jewelry, bangles and q scarlet shawl,
while shabby black-silk skirt trailed
its founces over the dusty floor.
Landlord" said she, stake down
those posters at once !"
"What for, marm?" cried the poor
man.
"It's swinGling!" said the curly fair
one; downright swindling! We are
partners, and Miss Smith is to lecture
nowhere unless sing ballads in the in
termissions. It's share and share alike
in the profits and the expenses, and I
won't be cheated And so you may tell
her, landlord %
The landlord smote his forehead in
despair.
"Be goin' zy?" he said, cor is
the whole 'varsal world agee? Miss
Smith amt here, nor Mary Smith amt,
nor Mrs. Smith, nor none of the Smiths,
as know of !"
Landlord" said the curly lady,
screwing up her thin lips, "you are in
the conspiracy against mel"
The landlord uttered groan.
81 wish to goodness ia never heard
of the whole thing" said he.
"But if there's law and justice in the
land, I'll have my rights! screamed
the excited lady. "I'll telegraph to
Boston to q lawyer. I'll have up the
constable. Pn-"
The landlord was vaguely considering
in bis own mind whether it was best to
go under the counter, escape by the
back window or seize his grandfather's
rusty musket from the iron hook where
it hung above the chimney piece, and
defy the whole party then and there,
when merciful Providence interfered
in his behalf. The depot hack rumbled
up to the door, and out stepped tall,
pretty young with deep blue eyes
and bronze-brown hair, q French gray
travelling dress and marvelously COM
posed manner.
"Mary Smith !" said she to the land
lord. care my rooms ready? lecture
here tonight in the lyceum."
"Never was so glad to see nobody in
my born days." croaked the landlord.
Eyes, the rooms is ready but your hus-
band, he's out on the green, and your
mothers here a-waitin' to forbid the
banses, and your pardner a-vowin' and
a-swearin' she's been swindled, and"
"It's some mistake" said Miss Smith,
in her clear, incisive voice. 81 have no
husband. My mother has been dead
seven years, and partner is a luxury
in which I have never indulged my
SELF"
"This amt my daughter p said the
starched female. "My Mary Smith has
red hair, and she stutters."
"Quite different sort of person from
my partner" said the lady with the red
shawl.
"And my wife weighs 200 pounds,
and she wears the Bloomer costume, y
unwillingly confessed the stout person,
who had by this time come in from the
green, and was standing staring in the
doorway.
The landlord heaved a mighty sigh ot
relief.
"Wal," said he, "I don't see but
that the lectur' may go on, after all"
The three discontented spirits van.
ished. Miss Smith retreated to hel
room, and the landlord breathed freely
again.
But in the afternoon train from Bos
ton & young man in the undress uniform
Of q naval officer, came unexpectedly
upon the scene.
SIS this the place where Mary Smith
lectures tonight" he asked OF the land
lord.
"I believe So" said that worthy
; secretly wondering if there were any
more relations to object. "Ef you want
to speak to her, there she is out in tht
: back gurding, reading poetry under tht
, pear trees"
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