The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-23
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Correspondence of the Indianapolis Journal

by persons came under my observation IN
Broadway The first was the Rev. DIR. Burch-
ard, the only man who ever, by a single. off
hand, jingling sentence, decided presidential
campaign In day he became known through
out the length and breadth of the land; and with
simultaneous celebrity he lost the respect of both
old and new acquaintances. Democrats laughed
merrily at his folly, Republicans were Disguised
by it, and both despised him. The conse-
quences are likely to be as disastrous to him as
they were to Mr. Blaine His church, although
its edifce stood in fashionable part of the city,
had a small congregation; and since the election
his hearers have dwindled in numbers, SO de-
structive of kindly regard has his indebtedness
proved In person, DR.. Burchard is tall heavy
and very portly He is a master of blarney.
His face expresses the acme of benignity When
he bends that countenance over a shorter person,
warmly grasps both hands and says, "How do
you dot" the query is so deeply emphasized
that tender solicitude, deep apprehen-
sion and a nervous impotence for
reassuring answer are all ut tered along
with the simple words. If you tell him you are
quite well he squeezes your hands a little
harder, as though steadying himself thereby,
while sending upward silent Thanksgiving for
your prosperity. He is the most able beamer
that ever met But on this occasion he looked
depressed. He entered book store, where he
bought copy of Spears History of Religious
Sufferings." When I said something to him
which, though not so meant, could be construed
as implying that he might find personal conso
lation in the volume, he rather hastily explained
that he was buying it to send to a young friend.
I III NJ
est of living opera singers, recipient of s. 900
g, 900 for every evening of vocalism, possessor
of a beauty which, at forty-two makes her more
bewitching than a thousand average women Of
twenty, and the idol of the best audiences which
New York assemblies. Not happy with all that,
say youl No. She is hermit without re-
treat-a prisoner in glorious cell She was
going into dry goods store when l her,
and in that whole establishment she would be
able to find no fnery so costly that she
need vince at the price; but the most sumptuous
raiment could by her be worn only in the street,
in her own rooms or on the stage. Into no par
lor of wealth allied to refinement can she get
admittanoe, and into others she does not care to
60 Her elopement with Nicolini shut all reputa
BILE doors against her with slam. She had
ment of divorce from her deserted husband,
Implying some sort of justification for her in
fidelity, but the French court has just issued
decree to him instead, and al prospect of ever
legalizing her relations with Nicoln is, there
fore, obscured. Two marriage ceremonies be
tween Patti and her lover have already been
held, but they don't count in law or reputation.
So the glorifed prima donna goes lonesomely
from her hotel to the Academy of Music and
back again, professionally honored but socially
unrecognzed. How does she spend the idle
hours of her novel exilel Partly in smoking.
She is of Spanish parentage, you know, though
born in New York. and it is permitted to senoritas
to puff the cigarette without disgrace.
'"rhe Lake of Como has been the trouble with
her." said mutual friend to me. "She is 70
mantic-always was so. That overrated pond is
to her spell bound spot. She owns nearly half
million dollars worth Of property on it's shore
and near by. 1t was there, in the moonlight and
all that sort of thing, that the Marquis de Caux
did his wooing. 1t was the place more than the
man that won her. Again, it was in beautiful
overlook of Como, that Ncolini's courtship be-
came potent. She had withstood his stage pro-
pinquity easily enough, but when he courted
her on Como's bank she yielded. Poor, rich,
worshipped, boycotted Patti
'@ofs,' EATING AND ITS PERTLs
The most interesting Of all attempts at boy
cotting in this city has not been mentioned in
print The curious and somewhat humorous
feature of the movement is the abnegation which
is imposed upon the avengers. The Methodist
Book Concern owns big, handsome building in
Broadway, where UNCONVENTIONAL journals and
books are published and where the magnates of
the church have their headquarters. Bishops,
missionaries, pastors, editors and infu-
entail laymen meet there, formally and
informally Close by is Taylor's restaurant,
where the food and the prices range high. But
the traditional plainness of Methodism does not
seem to call for abstemiousness in victuals and
for many years Taylor's has been the favorite
eating place for the leaders of that denomina
ton At times of the annual meetings of the
various committees as many as fifty to a hun
dred of these clergymen have taken their din
ners in the fashionable eating house. The last
General Conference appointed two negroes on
the book committee One of them is in attend
ance He went with some of his fellow church
men to dine. He is portly, well dressed, be-
nign man; his color is almost Jet The French
waiter called the attention of the head waiter to
him, and then the proprietor was called. Il am
sorry to say that we cannot entertain you,' said
the owner to the negro.
''Then none of us will eat here" said the Rev
DR.. Buckley. The whole party retired. They
passed a resolution to boycott the establishment
The gourmets of the Methodist Book Concern
have, in consequence, divided their patronage
among the other restaurants in the neighbor-
hood. 1t is a sore trial to their stomachs but
their hearts are involved in the ISSUE
Well. Sergeant Ballantyne has written that in
American hotels the cooking is vile, and the
wines except being profanely christened with
the sacred titles Of former age bear no rela-
tionship to their ancestors laughed when L
read that sentence in Ballantynes new book on
America, for knew all about the great lawyers
experiences in New York as to eating and drink
ing He took room in house near Broadway,
under bargain with the landlady to serve
breakfasts to him. For his other meals he
trusted mainly to good luck in being invited out
by metropolitans anxious to be hosts to the ia
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