Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-18
Ghe SIRE press.
A mtluAHKARLE WOMAN
she EnJiy Up>e'S AN As'or'e" '"m
pauy - twenty odd Wen, Smi'h@
ana MusicaIiy Ch"ckii"g VII the
while Sheis 80 n.
LFrom INC y. Y. SUM


night to Sc. Miss Lulu IIut6b "lhc Georgia
Wonder" exhibit her peculiar powers pub
licly for the first tine in New York. Al
the actors in town, II considerable numoeI
of club men, and IL heavy contingent OF u
of town visitors croWiri Jht house II wa
sociablc gathering, 'uI'Y li'Pi " 10y guy
the entertainment
When the r,ita.u rose It revealed % l0uCh
ing family gr,4o upln the stage, well hacN
from the ioutl.h hts TIM group conslslot
of ono a.ac, plump, aud rosy giiL one
angular }pung ual TIA eVculnE d'sS
and 70 ludy uI inc most lh"' ii+l
pactl a.u t.tabtHulc respect 'm. MY
who ,...a ,i.ir'. s her bonnet n!drE
mis- GA u,. r., uo and an expression ol
trepiIl.iJu, agitation, and lurDnicnc' ",
her lace. She looked steadlastly at JHNn l.
Raymond, who sat in a front seat, toi Il MN
NE, and then hurried from the stage Sn'
was not seen again. Mr.. Raymond did MOI
turn il hair. a man in the gallery d.orpct
his hat. Mr.. Antonius Pastor snrcl'd. he'
all was still.
ut may have been Observed" lcnak,'
the Young man in CVcuiuL uu'S, 'oNilG'tE
to the foot lights aud assul1u- p, Sc II "t cur
few-shall-not-ri ug-tu-nght t'rr u voice.
"that people will ROT believe AL NM ,h'N
are told. If | tell you lhl' if r'u pHid
copper penny fIoe WtlI grow T. "a u IcI
lng silver uOiiatS F'U lu'. ' . .''i'' mt
But why 80, uu 2
"Dm'p si.i.! agu.a .,.l. 81 the audience
Owe 81, and W. J. .i.ryc.' continued The
young man, who proN,i ln hc . very sensible
and well-puist Il person bCiOre the cNcnlut
was over II Vulid u ~ ask several -entb
men Ia ascend to : h STAGE, ard EXAMINE Tue
strange power that Miss Hurst POSSESSES i'
their hearts content
Upon this there was rustic among the as
semblage, AID about twenty men went up on
the stage and co., Favored by iinesse and
strategy lo uu,..i' ach other IN getting seat
Ell ...i.yI. COATS set in sCmi-clrcle al
the ir.r. ..i' stage. There was plaln
drl,ir. a. ... uc, set with doors at either
side. o. ;rv lett ct the stage large ano
gubular object h,G'd into the view OF the
spectators atfutrTga3 tlNung the evening
1t was quite ahi,c ..,, had buttons on IL
There is reason to believe that it was the
white waiscout of Mr.. Theodore Moss
though that gentleman was othci Nisr lnVlsl
bic.
The twenty odd men on The stage looked
more or less impressive. stephen hassel'
sat At one end # the ln', and Fred Lubip,
the 'idjE.j.i".r, o. 'le Other a Vtf5
Dig Iti ,iauu ia.rr,sj' cooking gentleman
stood H. .lu aeHrit. .rl d little blonde man.
with y. .It.v ~hi,E.1t r1 Icing a 3 by
face, s4.rd VIZ. .....J... IS - be only "om
an Oh jA. Stage,
Mis- li..,t ll.k..t healthy and huXom.
Her clt,.4 H..c pi AVID h-r c"es bright
Annual. ,l.Iy ,.5r- u.as fell ovr' h'r jose
head, ,fl rajf Of iai-r vii e., j..."''''. ...
formed hanca WCGc c'aps,d 10 ry -''.
looked and aut.. IS though ubnU. /. g...i.'.
age, and she wore a white silk dress IT,
hung within five inches of the stage and va
cut schoolgirl fashion. The spectators ant
the men on the stage laughed heartily during
the performance, bat no one seemed to ge
as much fun out Of it as Miss Hurst. She
laughed constantly, and her low muslca
chucke could he heard all over the House
as strong men ilOuudered, struggled, fought
and pulled about the stage, Miss Hurst laugh
ed heartily.
The young man brought an umbrella for
ward, opened it, ami asked Mr.. Fred. Lubil
to hold it while Miss Hurst exhibited he
strange power. Mr. Lubln came forward
with the air OF a man who knows it all, ans
stood with the plump and pleasing Mis-
Hurst under the umbrella, in the pose mad
familiar by the painting of Paul Virginia un
der the palm leaf. Mr.. Lubin smiled in thu
chubby face of Miss Hurst, and tuen turncC
and grinned with intense significance at th
boys. 1t was at this instant that Miss Huls
touched the palm of her left hand to the UNI
brela handle between the places where Mr.
Lubin grasped it with both hands. Their
was whrl, a smash, and yell from tn
erst while smiling Mr. Lubin and the UNI
brela lay on the stage turned inside out ant
twisted out of shape Another was brOugh
and wreck ed, and Mr.. Lubin returned to hl
corner and did not smi again.
Then a stout cane was borrowed, and TN
gentleman with the blond beard came for
ward, grasped it with both hands, an
smiled in Miss Huisl's face 1t was
crushing smile. She wasn't proud, even
she could wreck umbrellas, and she smile
in return. Then she chuckled and place
her palm upon the stick. Her laughter iii
pied over the house, and the young mai
with an expression Of anguish began to tea
backward across the stage lie struggle
against it, but the stick under Miss Hurst
palm sent him Keeling against the pros enlui
bog, thence into the lap of Mr.. Stephe
Massett, and thence violently to the stage
Miss Hurst, VINO had kept the palm Of he
ham on the stick, still chucked The hlon
man had long since ceased to laugh.
1t was evident that the tall, dignited, an
imposing man, who must have weighed /
least 22j pounds, was anxious to Investigate
He was accommodated. He stepped towar
the footlights amid salyos OF applause, an
seized chair firmly in his arms, holding
with the back against his brawny che 81.
Miss Hurst" said the lecturer, xvi
now push you and the char around"
"IIa" snorled the man. she will, ell
Haw.
The girl laughed sweetly, and put her lie
hand to her forehead moment. Then 81
put her right hand on the chair, and Occ'
sonaly touched the chair with the fingers
her left hand. Suddenly the chair bOundt
upward two feet, jerking the man sideway
He gritted his teeth and his arms trembe
as he chung to the chair His face gre
violently red, and beads Of perspirati'
gathered on his forehead and tr'ckled I
morseessly down his nose. lie struggle
manfully but the girl kept touching Il
chair, aud presently the man was sCramblil
backward. The crowd on the stage scatlere
and the chairs were knocked about Til,
the large man fell with a resembling thun
on the stage aud lay there. lie released
grip on the chair, and it whirled up again
the scenery under the influence OF Nj
Hurst's hands until caught by the lecture
After fully OIe-half OF the gentlemen
the stage hsd been sent painting and eXhan
ed to I heir chairs while Miss Hurst "
fresh and unruiiicd there was an outburst
applause from the spectators as big m
ran lightly up the temporary steps and GRO
ed the stage lie looked as strong AS an
The light and close-ftting suit
wore showed the bullying mu clcs
his calves and he had an en-
nous pair OF shoulders. 1t Y
Prot. j. NJ. Latin, the well-known prof
sional athlete. He boasts many cxtraor
nary feats of strength. The special
yelled dehghtedly as he came forward.
must be said that Mr.. Latlin's bearing was
that of retiring and diftident man,
walked with half contemptuous smile
ward the footlights, aud they gave his
billiard cue, which he was to endcavol
hold IN one position, Mr., L,f'n rubbed
cue with his handkCr chief glipped it W
both hands, and held it horizontally in fr
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