The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-10-10

5ha Amasons.
 nnt b Don xwehfcos tAese was 10 sub lime impressiveness En tAis. His voice did not swell the chorus of applause. No Don was thinking Of something else. Amid the ripple Of pleasure which huzHed Through the audience Ae heard voice, two of them in fact duet of feminine inquiries:
 "Who was that hussyF" ~Who was tAat-thas thingP"
 The first was the voice oi lmogen the last the voice oi Miss Van Van dc Van.
 "Gad, I'd like to know as well as you would" answered the nimble liar.
 "She appears to know yoa," said hls afiianced ssernly.
 Don Webfoot Pe,sigrew, she bowed and grinned at you until l could sec the cracks in the ssucco work on her fabby cheeks" echoed lmogen.
 "Well-s here Don Webfoot cast an appealing glance at Lampereel and winked at him, " l believe she came over from Europe only last week--an Italian one ot a lot of about thirty imported by the Kiralfys-cant speak word of Eng lish--at least heard the boys say there vas new arrival of foreigners who joined the company lately. suppose they have heard something about the mashing pro- eess going oa h America, and are taking lessons. Fact is, couldn't for the life of me tell one of the girls from another. If you folks should come tomorrow night you would probably sec her. or one jus, like her. working the same racket on some other fellow"
 l Another act passed. in.erspersed with mueh comedy and burlesque, some ex. eellent tumbling, few fea,s of jugglery, a striking transformation scene, and again the curtain rose on broad sea of stage, and, like scurrying snow.Rakss driven before the wind, the throng Of bal. let girls flew out from the wings and danced an intricate, mszy figure preiac- ing the grand pas de seui by another fa. vorite danseuse. While this was being executed by Mile. Rose, i. was noticed by the party in Don Webfoots box that a fairy form with the same bold face, and darkly rolling eyes, hovered in their im- mediate vicinity. It was the same hand some coryphee, and again she smiled on the unhappy, sweating youth, Don Web foot. Smiledl Yes, indeed, and >lnore than that, she nearer drew to the tortured man, and with dexterous, back handed motion, jerked pink note into the box. It fell at the feet of Miss Van Van de Van. Miss Van Van de Van picked it up, de- spite the frantic efforts of Don Webioot. Miss Van Van dc Van read 1t
 "Mistur Pc,tigraw got a gude chanse ,e rite this on propiy trunk an fl your goin out io super with tha, gurl us gurs me an daisy wants to go long an l will take mushrooms an sum champain on the side. Your little dimpsy dorrit."
 One of the Pet,igrews stood at bay. The hunted one was Don, Don the un- fortunate, Don the callow, Don the un. certain. shortsighted and ",hin."
 "Its blasted game-a job put up on me
 The import of this shallow explanation was directed to his affiapced. There was a steely glitter in her eyes, and her lips were drawn tightly. painfully together, and her erstwhile fair. smooth brow was corrugated. Imogen was in tears, and MT. Lampereel vas gallantly, bu, vainly crooning some old saws of comfort sym pathetic "chestnuts which he had gained from society's small talk in years agone. The evident discom fiture of her daughter attracted the attention of Mrs. Pettigrew, and there were, also, several opera glasses leveIed from different parts of the house at the shrinking form of the maiden in the unhappy box. The grand old lady came and, standing in the door, l way, inquired tenderly the nature of her liqaid woe.
 Read that" said the icy Miss Van Van de Van, placing the erumpled note in the hands of Mrs. P. The latter ad- jas.ed her glasses and stepped back Into the corridor. When she returned she looked very grand indeed and she was, also, accompanied by Pelesiah. The lat- ter spoke huskily, and with evident feel ing:
 "Thexe has been either a gross and unpArdonable insult offered to a member Of my family, and through him to ali of us, or else you, Don Webfoos, are the most sYaceless scamu runnin0 ss iay~e