The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-29
sAYED BY 4 sENA4oR.
Am Exciting Episode Of Life IN Trenton
During the LegisIatIve Season.

TRENTON, March 28-Hattie Arnold is a
beautiful blonde who keeps one of the re-
sorts "across the canal where members
of the Legislature most do congregate.
She has number of lady boarders who
are not less attractive than herself Her
house is every night, in that part of the
week when the "members ;" linger in
Trenton, scene Of wanton frolic, gayety
and extravaganza that would astonlsh some
of the goodly danes that keep lights in dis
tant country windows against the return of
their Scion husbands or brothers, or sons
A. certain member of the Assembly is
one of the most finished and successful of
the Washers that the Legislature draws
to this sleepy little borough. He is not
particularly handsome, but he is splendid
company, and the women just dote on him.
AS an instance. On the night of the
Liedertafel ball Speaker Armstrong refused
to accord him the floor on some measure on
which he desired to speak, and he went to
the ball room bemoaning the luck that had
deprived him of recognition. He had
scarcely entered upon the festive scene,
ere he found himself surrounded by
bevy of beauties, who pushed and hauled
and crushed each others dresses and
almost engaged in feminine riot to be near
him.
81 csn get recognition here, at any rate"
he observed, as he gazed upon the eager
throng of bellies. One OF the most anxious
among them was dizzy blond, who boards
in Hattie Arnold's establishment. She was
captivated by the charming manners of the
Assemblyman. He saw her to her home,
and has frequently gone to see her at her
CIV fon ho in
vited some of his fellow members and a
Senator or two to accompany him. They
consented, and by his instructions great
spread was prepared for their reception.
There were wine and cake and oysters, and
no end of pretty girls provided for their en- |
tertainment. The host strayed away during
the evening with one of the pretty girls.
His dizzy blonde missed him and hunted
him up. Her jealousies were aroused. She
commenced to berate him. He tried to
laugh her out of her humor, but the more
he laughed the madden she got, and finally
having worked herself into perfect fury,
she seized scissors and attempted to bury
one point of it in his heart He lodged
the blow and escaped. There was only
one other thing left for the dizzy blonde to
do. She must commit suicide Rushing
to her apartments she soon reappeared
with package in her hand. 1t contained
white powder that she said was arsenic
Into the salon where a number of Senators
and Assemblymen sat in delightful CONVEX
sation with others of the ladies, she dashed,
struck an attitude, unfolded the package
she had in her hand, and was about to
pour the poison into her mouth when
A Senator sprang to her side,
thrust the hand aside, pinioned her arms,
and held her, shrieking and struggling to be
free, till assistance came, and she was over
powered. The whole household with the
guests focked to her, and endeayored to
soothe her, but she refused to be COM
forted till her particular Assemblyman
strobe up. He tenderly brushed her hair
back from her fevered brow, whispered
few reassuring words into her ear, and
soon had made life as dear to her again as
it ever had been.
The Senators and Assemblymen who wit
messed the exciting scene say it is the first
time they ever visited Hattie Arnold, and
their names are withheld, but they can be
supplied to the TATTLER if they are de-
sired.