The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-03-21


the fact of his endorsement by Henry Ward
Beecher has given him standing in Brook
lyn which has never been accorded to any
actor before. There is nothing thin-skinned
about the Plymouth pastor; if he likes
good play he is not afraid to say SO, and
the fact that private box has been ac
corded to his use has brought hundreds out
to see the profane player who never put
foot inside of theatre before. Whatever
may be thought about Mr.. Irving's great
ness, there can be no two opinions about
the general excellence of his company. No
such stage mounting and generally good
acting has been seen in any company of
tragedians here. We have some good COM
edy companies, but none that can produce
a tragedy or drama like Mr.. Irving's. It
is this fact that has borne him with sue
cess and profit through one of the most dis
astrous seasons that the country has seen
for years. Our country towns from Maine
to California are strewn with the wrecks of
ruined companies, while Mr.. Irving returns
to Albion's Isle, his Golfers lined with good
Yankee eagles, and himself and company
having received as generous welcome as
they could possibly have received at home.
The excitement is cooling down among
our politicians, and under all the circum-
stances they appear to have come to the
conclusion that the country is not entirely
ruined by the change Of administration.
Whether they like it or whether they do
not, Grover will hold the fort at Washing
ton for the next four years. So like good
citizen join in the triumphant shout,
Hail to the rising Sun!
Yours truly, BROADRBIM.
An Der True Tale of the New York Flats
Gossip Relative to the rOst-Offlce-After
Mr.. PearsOn's Scalp-NIayor Grace II
Burglar-RousinE Reception Of Ger
man Actor-The Skating Craze, etc.
NEW YORK March Ii, 1885.
We are crazy on the subject of fats in
New York-not the fats from the country
who are picked up by bunco steerers and
confidence men, but city fats, renting from
$15 month to 5000 year. Flats are ev-
erywhere and they challenge the sky, turn
whichever way you will. They advertise
perfect seclusion with home comforts and
every modern convenience, but for the
most part they arc delusion and snare.
The two apparent sources of comfort and
convenience, the air shaft and elevator,
may be looked upon as the greatest of mod
ern terrors. The air shaft connects with
all of the interior rooms, and its sides are
like sounding board; The experience of
an unfortunate friend Of mine who occu-
pied the third story of one of these palaces,
is duplicated by thousands in this city, He
had been hiring modest house, but he
thought that fat would insure a higher
degree of domestic felicity, so he engaged
saioor in fashionable house up town.
When he was first installed in his new
quarters, he remarked to his wife that par
adise was not far of. Everything was as
neat and nice as new pin. It wasn't long
till he discovered that some one was using
his coal, and then his servant girl got ac-
quainted with every other servant girl in
the house. The elevator afforded delight
full means of communication, and very soon
each servant became thoroughly posted in
the affairs of every other servants family.
The several families Were always in want OF
something. They borrowed the teapot, the
coal-scuttle, wood, soap, sugar, salt, pep
per and kerosene, sending them up and
down through the elevator. Occasionally
some ueaqhbor wanted loaf of bread, a
quart of milk or beefsteak, which they
were not at all bashful about borrowing.
Cups, saucers, tin pals and dishes disap-
peared in rapid succession, and it was not
long till there was not thmbler or glass
left in the house. These, however, were
minor misfQrtqnes, which philosopher
could live through if his bank account was
able to stand it, but there was young lady
on the first floor who practiced six weeks
steadily on "Sweet Bye and bye," and or
the seventh week she started in on the vari-
ations. Next above her was youthful Le
w, who had made up his mind to learn th'
cornet or die. He generally began about
s in the morning, and the dying strains O
his instrument reverberated through the al
shaft about II o'clock ct night. The stou
gentleman who occupied the floor up stair
was troubled with neuralgia, and he gener
ally walked the floor all night. The foo
was not carpeted and he wore cowhid
boots, so that the fesult might have bee1
compared to respectable earthquake
which afforded food for reflection, but rem
dered sleep impossible. But even thi
might be- endured if it we're not for the 81
, evator and air shaft. One night my frien
came home somewhat tired but in the yer
, best humor, On the way he had seen
, fight and at dinner was relating ta his VII
; how it came about. He told his wife abor
seeing q scufae, and just as he ran up on
man called the other liar and then b
slapped Lin in the face, and then the othe
man knocked him down. Just then h
! wife, who was pouring the tea out, scalde
I herself little and uttered piercin
, shrek. Her adectionete husband, not d
q vininR the cause on the ingtant, jumpe
a forward to aid her, and in doing SC upset
r chair which fell on the cat, whose unearthl
yowl brought out every inhabitant of tt
: house to their respective doors. The ma
4 on the first floor, who had been listening
9 the air shaft, distinctly heard his neighbt
: in the third story call his wife liar, an
i. then he told her he would slap her face, ar
n afterwards threatened to knock her dow
r and finally tried to kill her by throwing Il
d cat at her. He compared notes through Il