The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-09
A HEROINE.
The Brave Action of q PerambuIatins
Star With Comments Thereon.

The Brave Action of q Perambulating
Star With Comments Thereon.
Emma Abbott's presence of mind re-
Gently made of her quite heroine.
During the death scene in LA Ira
viata' red flannel CRATE ignited. A
servant girl tore the flannel from around
the candle and attempted to ext;nguish
it, but additional drapery of the fire
place caught fire. The doctor who had
been summoned to see Miss Abbott die,
bundled up shawl and attempted to
smother the rapidly increasing flame,
but without the result which the now
anxious audience desired to see. At
this dangerous cOnjuncture. Miss Abb
bolt, who had been gracefully dying.
arose, seized a rug and eXtinguished
the flames, just as many people had
arisen preparatory to precipitant
rush. When her work had been accom-
plished, Miss Abbott bowed to the audi
ence, smiled sweetly. and settled down
to the fulfillment of her dying contract,
but the people were too much disturbed.
and after few struggles on the part of
Miss Abbott, the curtain went down.
| 1t is annoying for any one to
be disturbed while dying. No
death can be successful unless it be
attended by helping instead of retarding
influences. The man who brushes the
wet tear from his eye-let us here re-
mark that all of the principal tears are
damp-does not like to have his emo
tons disturbed. but sometimes circum-
stances place 4 cruel foot upon matters
over which we have no control.
Had it not been for Miss Abbott's
presence of mind, the editor of this pa
per might have been jammed against
the unyielding walls. Then, while
writing under the influence of fatal in
juries. people from whom he has Dor
rowed money would have sadly looked
upon him and in the deep secrecy of their
hearts of hearts and aces of spades
would have wished that he had died
sooner; but in saving innocent people.
Miss Abbott acted the unprecedented
part of heroine. Among that vast au
dience there were but few newspaper
men. and doubtless. had 4 panic oc-
cured. harmless citizens would have
been injured.
An old fellow from BOnesett County,
whose passage TO the pleasures Of song
was paid by a merchant friend who de-
sired to work him, said:
Il thought it was part o the show
or dinged if | hadenter got skeered. /
went to a show onct where thevssOt fire
to red things. an l didn't know but
that was one o them sorter shows. That
oman whOt sung so much amt bad
lookin'. let me tell you. an | seed the
way the thing drifted that she had to
die, an l felt sorter sorry fur her, fur
gentlemen. death amt no easy thing.
don't kere how you look at it. | have
lost two wives-good wimmen. though
one O. EN- wuz powerful peculiar, but
don't YOU know it sorter hurt me to
stan round an SEEM her shakin' of
the mortal twist. 1t did, gentlemen
Wall when that fine lookin' oman
what's got dresses that wuz made in
Fort Worth commenced to show dis
position to turn up her toes, it sorter
saddened me, it did, gentlemen, but
Just as she was goin' in the most nst'ral
| way. the fire broke out. That knocked
everything. She couldn't die no more
Gittin' too hot fur foolishness. t-Arkan-
saw Trareler.