The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-11-19

CHICAGO, Nov. 15.-Ol the train by which
| left Indianapolis was s silyer-hsired old
gentleman in black neck-stock of the gone
by fashion. goldframed eyeglasses ard the
spike-taIl coat OF the Henry Clay and Daniel
Webster era. don't know who he was. 1
was airaid to ask him, though
we two smoked, while he talked
for full half hour in the
smoking section of the sleeper.
He said he was mad, and didn't believe hs
was joking; his hectic did not set jocular
The circumstance that he was passing
through Indianapolis appeared to goad HIM
into the lecture he discoursed for my edit
cation. He bolted onto me as if he had
just broken off talk with me.
Some of those preachers live in this town
don't theyT' he demanded as the train
started. He questioned so abruptly that I
dropped the match with which was about
lighting my cigar.
Some of what prsachers?" answered
Those political preachers who spoiled
Blaine's election"
There are some ministers here who called
on and delivered an address to Mr.. Blaine"
responded.
"Umph! Address yes; very fine address
they made. Wish I'd had hold OF two.
inch water nozzle when they toddled up to
make their address; L d have half drowned
them. A nice mess they and their New
York brothers made of it; they defeated
Blaine"
"oh, you wanted Blaine elected" I ven
tured.
Wanted Blaine elected" he blurted ont.
''Of course / did; any sensible man would"
As did not want that black stock setting
me down as without sense l kept mum
| while he resumed.
Eyes, sir those preachers did it; they cost
Blaine thousands of votes. Pm a church
man myself, sir; own pew. sir and pay my
assessments like Christian, sir. Bat 1
! cont pay my preacher TO go about making
himself ridiculous. and if he ever did 1
| would have him removed, sirI'
But these ministers thought they were
helping Mr.. Blaine" suggested, in a plead
ing way. :,
confounded rickety. It was nonsense for
them to pretend Jim Blaine was a saint.
Nobody ever said so but those preachers aud
! it must have made him laugh in his sleeve
when he heard them sanctifying him.
Blaine is away off from the high moral stan
dard. Nobody would have noticed that so
much had the preachers stayed away from
him. His morality or immortality was not
the question; it was bis big brain aud big
pride was figuring on to make him big
| President. But no sooner did those preach
ers 90 to slatheriDg on their stuff than thou.
sands Of people became Disguised. Men
think that ministers are getting out of their
sphere when they take q hand in horse
races, base ball matches, theaters and poll.
tics. They said to themselves: 'If that's
the kind of bosses Blaine is going to have
about the White House We don't want him.
And, again, all that whitewsshing OF BIsine's
moral character only made the black spots
shine out more boldly. Oh, the preachers
| are responsible for Blsine's defeat, and L will
never forgive them-never."
reached Chicago just in time to hear q
| portion OF the evidence and the decision OF
| the Court on the motion of the widow OF
Wilbur f. Storey 10 admit to probate the
will of the deceased journalist. The corpse
| of the husband was scarcely cold in its grave
before the bereaved wife began proceedings
to get into her hands the great property.
| The evidence adduced was positive not only
| that the will offered for probate was made
when the devlsor was OF unsound mind, but
that the wife. in a sordid spirit had tor
mented the old man into making the pa per.
Mr., Trude's testimony strongly sustsins the
charges made that her sole interest ia Mr..
Storey was his estate. She welded al Old
man, and then seems to have devoted her
energies to alternating him from all
his blood kindred. The Judge appears
to have recognized this as the
!
probate, but, instead, appoin ted Mr.. Austin
Business Manager of the Times, to be ad
ministrator on the estate. This will cIn
tinue the Times indefinitely under its pres
| eDt management.
Invent to Haverly's last night to see Clara
| Morris in ARTICLE A." Large as is the au.
ditorium of this house, standing room wai
! at premium. 1t will delight admirers oil
the marvellous actress to learn that she
| is in better health than for years The
| physical improvement is noticeable in hel
face and in her work. Her Cora" of las
night was free from a certain tension and
nervousness that during her last seasons en-
gagements kindled sympathy akin to pain
in her audience, and was the very strongest
acting / have ey er seen her do, though
have known hersinee she assumed em0tiona
| roles. The immense audience, from tht
psrquet to back of the upper gallery, sat il
that spell-bound silence, particularly through
the last act, that blind person being lee
into the house would not have known there
were other persons present until the curtair
fell. Miss Morris will play three nights in
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