The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-12
rms INTERFERING UALLERY.

rms WHISPERING aALLERi.
AT the Opera House this week l saw n
familiar uume on tho PARADISE" pro.
grsmme, ard the boarding school acene
revealed d lace and form much changed
yet hot &hcyond recognition fTne Mis-
Priscilla FIayy # the play lAliss L;zzIe
Cfeter) Ia not 30 young by tnenty years or
more NJ WHEN int saw her IN IN eastern
theatre, where she won great iavor by her
comely'xppeararce no ltBs than by the
cleverneBs OF her art. In that earlier day
Mojor Bob BeIier might Have embraced his
rnciRu at 'olo fell swoop," 81 to say, IN
stead Of being iorceu 10 ,ake her III &c
tions. ~, ~
Il 900. !. RTLs
Well, the interesting Thing about Mics
Cretse is that she was the American wife,
and is tho American widow Of Mr.. Charles
Fechter, tragedian, who playedlfdmlet in q
blond wig and strong foreign accent.
F.chler went through all the forms OF mar.
rying Miss 'Cr,*se, INSTALLED her as his wife
aud seemed proud to present her TO the
word NJ Mis-. Fechter. When Fschter
died bis estate WAS not woftL lighting over,
consisting mainly Of his stage wardrobe,
and that OF l.shings, veIyes and tinsel OF
small market value. But now French
wife makes her appearance In some Vi the
moot delightfully."- sarcastic letters, declaring
that the dead man YVES her lawful husband
and the father Of her children. She did
not take the trouble to come to this c0un-
try 10 make good her ciaim-Bhe cared
nothing for the old stsgesclothes-but she
made 1t very clear that the lata Mr.. FcchteI
somewhat resembled TIE old sea captain
who had vile in every port. Mics Crees
thought she vas marrying husband and
money, and she got neither. Grief has
made her very fat. There is too much OF
her Tor Coiumbina, though she is q good
Fri'ci9a who speaks tenderly Of her ''old
Nlrkinia.er, home" IS
f79atS mi *iGt5}1itl1R =
l have. justread Hone very elusive let
tiers produced in breach Of promise case
in England. lie swore he loved her. Sha
believed him. lie Heems to have believed
himself. Without any open rupture the
awiu! truth dawned OIL him that he did not
love her as y man should love his wife, and
this liz frankly told her, adding that he
could not Join himself TO her in marriage.
She sued him for breach Of promise, the
pruIise was easily shown by his letters
aud not denied. The jury gave her a ver-
dict for ESQ.
,Qaer,:-Oughthe to have Kept Ills prom
Use? Everybody will agree that man
ought to know his own mind. Above all
things he ought 10 know himself and the
party OF the second part before he asks her
10 be his wife. II he makpsa mistake about
. it ESQ $500 let's him oil cheap. And the
money Is much better than the man-!rom
the woman i point OF view.
am no politician. you will permit!
me to be sligl tfy personal, am loo honest
10 be r politician. But know scms poll
ticians, have iair idea OF what they are
up to, and it LOOKS 10 me sB though there
is going TO be lnuaic i'll this State this year.
Why is there such Il desperate scheme to
capture the Democratic organization -? l
drop This hint quietly 10 Democrats and
leave the subjec. for the present, remark
ing only that there are men who play
politics. as gamblers, play, cards--ior
money jttStt3; :&{& IA
mt a Fourth District Republican The
other day who sssed who's your man Tor
Governor on the Republican ,icket?'
~ hsven'ta man chained up anywhere"
replied. a., "a, g...-..,s.t,y (.
"lle ia in the Panhandle Just the same.
You know j. G. Gist, OF Brooke lie has
taken great deal Of interest in the Green
back movement, and no man ia more op-
posed 10 Bourbonism. He is man Of
character and position, q farmer a wool.
grower, and he would make friends every:
where. don't know what he would think
about it, but believe he ia the man.
We'll, haunt thought OF Squire Gist.
But then am not much Interested III pol
I'll tell you what is fgc!:. Beneath tue
placid surface Of the new Jefferson Club
there are two counter currents. One is oil,
the other watci-or you may use any other
figure Of speech to show incompatibility OF
temper. In tho arrangement OF the pro
grainme for the opening night you can see
how the cat isgoiny 10 jump. 1 have heard
Strange oaths and a variegated assortment,
OF ma!edictiors, and fear that the shirt
Of harmony does not abide there. Still,
the name OF the club ia n handsome COM
pliment 10 "a late distinguished statesman
- at L4!ens \. .rs..7gtiE, ,.s,
Ilns ANY b0uy Told You
That there has not been an atteinpt to
break Jail since ex Tailor Davis moved out?
That Winter, lingering, chills the lap OF
spring? ..,
That the OHIO county Democracy are
having "a monkey and parro. time"f
That there isa good deal OF quiet rust
ling1 for the county nominations? h..
That Prosecuting Attorney Jordan is
going to be loft in thedeal?
That Joe Woods vii! be put up to sue
coed him ? {CJG5 silG
That Captain Dovener can beat the gen.
Ito Joreph ca!ch.as catch.cau, GRECO. Ro-
man or most any other way?
That County Commissioner Prince ruled
hinisulf out OF the fight for Sheriff.
That tho city won't give him any more
show than cat in strange garnet?
That it pays to look before you leap in
mnt,rs OF tsS.tion and appropriation?
That tho leading style Of Spring bonnet
would almost mako o man iall in love with
his nlother.in.law .i!.45.}{ t-trE
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