Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-07-01
LEAVING A HALL.
How II Is and How 1t should lie Done
by Progressive Citizens.

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by Progressive Citizens.
Last Saturday evening a lady gave
an elocutionary entertainment in one
OF our opera houses. Along toward
the last Of 1t q breeze sprang up and
began to toy with the tin roof as only
u breeze can with tin roof that is
somewhat inclined to flop up in places
and slam back down again. Some Of
the audiancc happened to hear 1t and
got up and went out to look at the
weather. Then tho rest stepped out n
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 n
little around the corner and then tho
coat tails of the mayor and Common
Council and prominent citizens on foot
slapped against the door casing as the
wcarers went out Several members
of the Legislature and other distin.
guishcd persons leapcd from their
seats out through the door and then
with long. easy stride stepped from
the top of the stairs over into the mid
die Of Second street and ran for cover.
1t was an impressive scene when the
brave men and fair women and the
beauty and the chivalry of Estelline
stood up and fought for the right OF
way through that door.
The elocutionist also seemed to be
agitatcd when she came out to recitc
the next piece and found an audience
composed exclusively of four-lcgged
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 elocutoner who
could move such an assemblage to
even the faintcst applause would have
to get right down on OF the stage and
stir it up with ten-foot pole.
a.
Although it is very painful the Bell
must mildly criticise the way we left
the hall. or course, when we want to
go out, ii 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 herd of panicky Montana
steers? Would it not at least be in
better form to yell goodbye" and
slam a couple OF chairs up on the
stage to attract the attention of the
company than to slip out as though a
vigilance committee had n rope around
our nccks?
We do not want lady who comes
here to entertain us to 60 away under
the impression that We thought she
had the smallpox. II strangers should
look in while we are getting up SC
that the chairs were all falling over
back they would bc liable to make un'
complimentary comments. We dono'
want Eastern friends who may be Wis
iting here to see us coming down the
stairs from popular and instructive
entertainment with our claw-hammel
coat 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 oul
heads through the wall and yell for the
fire company TO come and help us
down let us in the future quietly slir
out as II going to see man.-Este!lin'
Cd. T.) Bell.