The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-11

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French plays by cable are great thing.
WOMEN may try to conceal the tender, sens-
tive, feminine emotions, and may succeed to a
certain extent but there are occasions when the
womanly sensibilites cannot be controlled, but
will bubble up in spite of them. Mrs Peck, of
New York, was one of the women who covered
gentle nature with the unpromising exterior of a
confidence woman. She committed several for
geries of bonds and mortgages and stood trial for
the offense without once betraying sign of
weakness; but when the Judge sentenced her to
four years in the penitentiary she burst into
tears" Forgery could not brighten her. nor the
evidences of her crime disturb her serenity, but
the approach of the prison walls was too much.
The way to her heart had been found Another
instance of the same sort is Mrs. Druse, of Uti-
ca, N. Y Last winter Mrs Druse with the aid
of her son and daughter, killed Mr. Druse, cut
him into stovelengths, and burned him. During
that occurrence, and all subsequent proceedings,
she bore herself with undisturbed calmness
w AVh eh0 jury AOuuU AOE HuHCy BIG never
ainched nor showed any emotion, but when sem
tence of hanging was pronounced Mrs. Druse gave
way for the first time and wept bitterly. She
could dispose of Mr.. Druse with tranquility and
see him go up in smoke without tear, but the
vision of herself at the end of a rope stirred her
woman's nature to its depths. There is way to
every woman's heart but these cases prove that
it sometimes takes court of law, rather than
the court paid by lover, to find it.
THE latest theory in veterinary science is that
shying in horses is caused by near-sightedness
With due respect for the veterinary surgeons,
and at the risk of antagonizing those enthusi-
astic persons who are so fond of charging upon
equine intelligence, we venture the assertion
that, nine times out of ten, horse SHES because
he is stupid beast. A horse will jump, and
shy, and run from bit of flying paper or pile
of lumber. although he has been familiar with
such sights every day of his life The sudden
appearance of a small boy or a six-inch dog is as
likely to make the most intelligent of animals"
frantic with terror as the sight of locomotive
engine or other strange and really frightful OBJ
ject. The horse may have great brain, but
number Of so-called inferior animals display
greater evidences Of intellect in their manner of
adapting themselves to the complications of civ
ilized life
THE most heartless creature vet is a seven
teen yearold Georgia girl who had arranged to
marry widower of sixty-six winters. The
wedding was to take place at 10 o'clock on
Wednesday morning, and all preparations were
made for the event. An elegant banquet was
prepared, and the guests had begun to assemble
when the bride, in her wedding dress. dsap-
peared from sight She returned in half an
hour. and before she was fairly missed, bringing
with her young man who had been an old
sweetheart, and whom she introduced to the as
sembled guests as her husband informing them
merrily. that she had just married him at a
neighbours house. This change of brideerooms
seemed to add zest to the festivities and was
well:received by all but the unhappy widower,
who sadly withdrew from the scene without
bride or breakfast. 1t was romantic" of
course, but decidedly rough on the old man.
IT seems great pity that the train at Chester.
England, came along just when it did and picked
up Mr. Chamberlain. A little more glaring at
the crowd of exasperated clergyman through his
eye-glass, few more derisive laughs on the part
of the Radical leader, might have driven the
hundred reverend gentlemen to frenzy and v;o-
lence. But the train came along aud Mr.
Chamberlain got aboard moment too soon; and
now the world may never know how mob COM
posed exclusively of ministers of the Church of
England would behave.
ONE of the leading New York dramatic critics
has been interviewing Mary Anderson, and finds
that she has more aplomb in the hauteur of
her carriage than was the case two years ago.
When he talked to her and asked her questions
she "hedged with superb hesitancy." Miss
Anderson will have many horrors to contend