News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-06-24
STAMPEDED BY ACYCLOAE.
THE SUDDEN DEPARTURE OF A
DAKOTA AUDIENCE.
When the Breeze Sprang Up the
People Left in Great Hurry
An Editors Comments.

When the Breeze Sprang Up the
People Left in a Great Hurry
An Editors Comments.
Last Saturday evening lady gave an
elocutionary entertainment in one OF our
opera houses. Along toward the last OF
it breeze sprang up and began to toy
with the tin roof as only a breeze can
with tin roof that is somewhat inclined
to flop up and down in places and slam
back down again Some of the audience
happened to hear it and got up and went
out to look at the weather. Then the
rest stepped out moment. They thought
a cyclone was coming.
The elocutionist had just finished re-
citing, "Oh, why Should the Spirit of
Mortal be Proud?' 1t wasn't. 1t was
one of the most humble spirits that ever
got right up and made the dust fly as it
went out
1t only took the audience about ten
seconds to vanish The wind blew
little around the corner and then tie
coat tails of the Mayor and Common
Council and prominent citizens on foot
slapped against the door casing as tho
wearers went out. Several members OF
the Legislature and other distinguished
persons leaped from their seats out
through the door, and then with long,
easy stride stepped from the top of the
stairs over into the middle of Second
street and ran for cover. 1t was an i'm
pressive scene when the brave men and
fair women and the beauty and the chiv
airy of Estelline steod up and fought
for the right of way through that door.
The elocutionist also seemed to be
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next piece and found an audience com
posed exclusively Of four-legged chairs
with light dust settling down over
them. This was discouraging. There
are very few audiences so hard to please,
so apathetic and cold, as one built up
entirely of the ordinary square topped
chair upholstered in natural wood. An
elocutioner who could move such an as
semblage to even the faintest applause
would have to get right down off of the
stage and stir it up with tcn-foot pole.
Although it is very painful the Bell
must mildly criticise the way we left the
hall. OF course, when we want to 20
out it is our privilege, but would it not
be better to whistle and let the speaker
know we are going than to break loose
and stampede between the acts like a
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it not at least be in better form to yell
''good-by!" and slam couple of chairs
upon the stage to attract the attention of
the company than to slip out as though
vigilance committee had rope around
our necks?
We do not want a lady who comes here
to entertain us to go away under the inn
preston that we thought she had the
smallpox. If strangers should look in
while we were getting up so that tho
chairs were all falling over back they
would be liable to make uncompl.-
mentary comments. We do not want
Eastern friends who may be visiting here
to see us coming down the stairs from
popular and instructive entertainment
with our claw-hammer ooat-tails flying
out behind so you could play croquet on
them. Far from it.
Instead of the wild charge with lead
ing citizens sliding down the tin caves
spouts, let us have the more deliberate
departure. Where we now butt orr
heads through the wall and yell for the
fire company to come and help us down,
let us in the future quietly slip out as if
going to see man.-EsteIiiRe (Dak0ta)
Bell.