The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-06-12
LEAVING A HALL
How 1t Is and How It should Be Done
by Progressive Citizens.

How 1t Is and How 1t should Be Dom
by Progressive Citizens.
Last Saturday evening a lady gave
a n elocutionary entertainment in one
OF our opera houses. Along toward
the last Of it q breeze sprang up and
began TO toy with the tin roof az only
a breeze can with a tin roof that is
somewhat inclined to flop up 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 a
moment. They thought a cyclone was
coming.
The elocutionist had just finished re-
citing "Oh, why Should the Spirit of
Mortal be ProudP" 1t wasn't. 1t vas
n 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 a
little around the corner and then the
coat tails of the mayor and Common
Council and prominent citizens on foot
slapped against the door casing as the
wearers went out. Several members
of the Legislature and other distin-
guished persons leaped from their
seats out through the door and then
with a long, easy stride stepped from
the top of the stairs over into the mid
die of Second street and raj for cover.
1t was an impressive scene when the
brave men and fair women and the
beauty and the chivalry of Estelline
stood up ard fought for the right of
way through that door.
The elocutionist also seemed to be
agitated when she came out to recite
the next piece and found an audience
composed exclusively of four-legged
chairs with a 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 assemblage te
even the faintest applause would have
to get right down off of the stage and
stir it up with a ten-foot pole.
Although it is very painful the Bel
must mildly criticise the way we lief
the hall. Of course, when we want t.
go out, it is our privilege, but would
it not be better to whistle and let thu
speaker know we are going than t.
break loose and stampede between thu
acts like a herd Of panicky Montan'
steers? Would it not at least be il
better form to yell "good-bye" ant
slam a couple OF chairs up on tn
stage to attract the attention of tn
company than to slip out as though
vigilance committee had a rope aroan'
our necksP
We do not want a lady who come
here to entertain us to 60 away unde
the impression that we thought sh
had the smallpox. If strangers shout
look in while we are getting up S
that the chairs were all falling owe
back they would be liable to make un
complimentary comments. We dono
want Eastern friends who may be Wis
iting here to see us coming down tn
stairs from a popular and instructiv
entertainment with our ~claw-hamme
coat tails flying out behind SO yo
could play croquet on them. Far fror
it.
Instead of the wild charge with lead
ing citizens sliding down the tin caves
spouts let us have the more deliberat
departure. Where we now butt on
heads through the wall and yell for tn
fire company to come and help u
down let US in the future quietly sill
out as if going to see a man.-ESte0'n
Cd. ~ Bell.