The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-13
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Ignomiuious Treatment of Hendrix in Re
publican Town in Ohio.

IgnomiufOus Treatment of Hendrix in Re
publican Town in Ohio.
Letter from Manager UPp.
Indignities continner to be heaped on the un-
dersined and the combinashun. The other mite
we showed in a retched little town in Ohio.
1t wuz Republican town.
AT the end of the hangin' sceen in the third
akt, wuz called out and presented with large
floral tribute, consistin' of gallows made out of
cabbidge leaves.
In another Republican town in Ohio the en-
tire nine muses. of Poeckry, LiteratOor and the
Dramy were OUTRAGED in the person of my
hghtnin'- change ARTIST that Place the charaotur
of Hendrix.
The outraj happened in these wise
In the 4th akt, Hendrix hez a sofliquy, which
contains the observashun that ''Truth crusht to
earth will rize again and predictin' that the
Southern cawse will go and do likewise. Coin
on it apostraphizesAbram Linknm "smutty
old tyrant," pronounces the enancipashun war a
niger war and an egregs failure and promises
the solid South full control if Cleveland is
elekted These wurds are into Hendricks rex
ord, and are the Textures of the show in Ken
lucky, but must admit they air strong for a
Northern awdlens
Direktly after this soliliquy the play went on.
J. as, Cleveland, wu2 neelin' to reserve the bless
in of jeff Davis moo thblow which hey just
introduced into the dramyG a, pasteboard angel
Representa- the solid South is hoyerin' above my
he'd; the wiolins in the orkestry is softly playin
| Dixie in a. tremulo; blue lite is turned onto
the scene, which is full of meltiu nathos.
While in the middle of the scene what WIZ
my consternashen to see stalwart stranger in
the awdiens rize, lean over the fuotlites, grab
| my lightnin change artist that place the char
icture of Hendrix, pull him over off the stage
| 4 tn Of
opery- house.
jumped off my knees and rushed to the front
of the stage.
s'You murderin' villin, what are you doinr
yelled 1.
I'VE want the man that SEE the war wuz
| failure" SEE he, givin Hendrix tremendous
jerk
"Why, you monumental idgit," SEE I, ''that
air man amt Hendrix He's only a cheap imita-
shun, and repisents Hendrix in his varIs Charlie
turs of negroes friend, violint patriot, pertek-
shunist, ree-tradist &c
The whole audience then rushed forward.
''That's all very well, boss, SEE large and
muskelar colored man, grabbin Hendrix 'but
we want the man that spells 'eoored pusson'
with two g's."
Owe want the man that said Abe Linkum was
smutty old tyrant, said another, tall per
son in ojur clothes.
eve want that man who wanted to make
Kansas a slave State" sed prominent-lookin'
citizen.
Give mo the man who said the enlistment OF
niggers wuz sn insult to every white man," sed
another
"Show us the man who resined from church
beeaused the parson preached Union sermon,
sed tall-loookin' man with G. A. r. badge.
'Trot out de Knight OBJ de Golden Circle, >"
yelled one colered man.
wen teach de man dat voted agin de rights
oh de colored man" yelled anuther.
As each of the above parties made their re-
marks, they hit Hendrix a tremendous blow on
the he'd.
l called on B. Butler Carl Shirts, Henry
Ward Beecher and the rest to help rescue
Hendrix
Hastily ketehin' up the guns plstuels, dag
gerz, &c, used in the tablow Alustratn how
elekshuns is carried on in the South, we made
I one onslaught
In vaneI Hendrix was carried ont, and after
bein' addressed in sarcastik stile by about two
thousand screamin' patriots. wuz dragged
! through a neighborin' frog pond several times
and left for ded.
AS soon as | dared, gathered up the shat
tered frame of Hendrix and the combinashun
slowly skunk from the field of karnage.
/ shell hev to remodel the TRAGEDY for North
ern audiences, leavin' out Hendrix S remarks on
Abe Linkum and the war for the Union, also
the pasteboard angel representa- the solid
South and the tablow of JEFF Davis in the ak. of
blessin' Governor Cleveland to slow moosic Set
Theze things take well in the South but they
are as danierous as dynamite in the North.