Telegram-herald., 1888-08-12

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Ia ooks ss 4 fate haa sLruek tie bastls.
The hsss LAZY ii Tue lsad ssys. - hsr sx
ample. thai Il must g aad a. iaeissHt
~hlcA las "a oe-n brought oas by law
sas before c Czif0rnia jesEcs. inelcslss
Aos impsrsliss and psrsnptory fsie 4.
MIA AIklss sas sssd % Miss fosan. .
crsssnasksr. TOR 50 Tor goods furnished aud
~ork performed. Mrs Mukins refused "
psy TIE amount. because ibe sostie fur
nlsnsd hsa bssa unsatisfactory. II sp-
Pesrsd Rom The eyidsEos that about tao
mo7 tbs ago. when Charles Dickens. JF..
vas giving rvsdinx ia . church In San
Francisco. Mrs. Wilkins. who Is tsil.
nasiy' formed lady with ps,scian features
sad . eisnined gait. entered after Mr..
lackcns haa comTnenoed. and when about
10 take seat few yards from The pulpit
caught Der toe and s4i down heavily upon
the seat As she did so mufiisd report
was heard. and the lady Was observed 10
collapse with luTeh. Her face turned
deAthiy pale and then q carmine hue. and
she sprsng 10 her feet in great confusion.
Mr.. Dickens stopped moment il his read
ing at the sound of the explosion, and then
nnding that nothing serious had sppar-
emily happeIsd. he continued his efforts.
litter. combined with . broad smile.
however. passed from one TO another OF
those who divinled the nature Of the trouble,
and the lady IS very III at ease during the
rest of the evening. Mrs. wilkins didn't
propose to pay for hustle that would eI-
plode and csute her such embarrassment.
Hence the suit.
The dressmak or was put upon the stand.
What kind Of hustle was thisg
"It was in shape cross between foot
ball and bird cage. The outer covering
was OF rubber, and by means Of screw in
the right hand corner it could be opened,
then inflated by using q tube tha. accom-
panies il; then the orihce could be closed
and the hustle made air-tight. This style
is called The Eclipse and for grace and
comfort il eclipses all the other protuber-
ances made Of wire or other materials"
The witness then produ ced a similar srti-
Gle TO the one in dispute. aud it WAS a
source of amusement TO His Honor and the
spectators present, while the ladies slyly
touched their cheeks " IT'D powder rags to
hide their bushes.
May Gilbert, prize beauty in q cream
colored dress. said she was one Of Miss
Towan's assistants, and could swear that no
special guarantee was made that the hustle
would not explode under any circum-
stances.
Patrick Duffy said be found the remains
OF what be thought was a toy balloon
when he swept out the church next morn
ing. 1t proved, however. to be the corpse
Of the hustle.
The case being submitted Justice Boland
hustle and then said:
This is most peculiar case. l have
read Of bnstles being made of horee hair,
muslin, newspapers, pillows, bird.cages,
and even quilts. have heard of alarm
clocks striking the hour within the folds of
a lady's dress. Struggled cigars, jewelry
and brandy have also been broughtto light,
but I never before heard of any ar-tight
bustles exploding in church, and then being
made the subject OF civil suit Not being
married yet. the situation is somewhat deli
cate and perplexing to me, but still. looking
at the case from q legal standpoint think
We can adjust matters satisfactorily. The
dress appears little tight, but still very be-
coming and were a non-explosive hustle
used, this suit might never have been
brought"
His Honor then deducted s. so from the
bill. as the defendant set up q claim for
damages for the explosion trouble. He
then rendered judgment in favor of the
plaintiff for sll.5O.
When William Alden Smith had taken
his seat after presenting the name of S. V.
r. Trowbridge. of Ionis, for Attorney Gen.
eral in the Detroit convention, on Thurs
day, he received a note from a member of
the Jackson county delegation, saying in
effect, jackson county is solid for Trow-
bridge. We don't want a man who ever
struck a Mayor of Jackson OH the nose"
The sllusion was to the encounter between
Burton Parker and Mayor Mabley at the
convention in Jackson when Mr.. Jerome