The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-03-10
BroadbrimS New York Letter.
Special to the CARBON ADVOCATE.

Special to the CARBON ADVOCATE.
hate to knock the sand from under
good story, especially when it has a roman
tic turn to 1t, but truth compels ne to do
it. Two weeks ago l gave the history of
Lawyer Willis, the masher, who made love
to two sisters, Nillie and Tillie, and so dam
aged the heart of Millie that She declares
on her 'davy that 1t will take fifty thousand
good hard dollars to put it in reasonable re-
pair, for she never expects to have it again
as good as new. In that letter I described
the romantic young ladies, but forgot to
give an artistic sketch of the dashing young
Lothario who did all the damage and mis-
chief. You doubtless recollect that the art
less young creatures whose peace of mind
he destroyed were touching the forties-
while fifty would hardly excuse Adonis
himself. Now many a man is good catch
at fifty, and know several young women
of forty that would be Kohinoors in any
fellows crown who was lucky enough to
catch them. Willis success was phenome-
nal; his hair was a bright red, and the
squint of his left eye seemed like a stand
ing libel on his right. Then he had a pug
nose which stood at an angle of 45 degrees
| from his chin, at which eleyation 1t seemed
to detect something frightfully unpleasant
in the atmosphere. These are not the
qualities that usually captivate the sex, but
they mashed all to flinders the hearts of
Mile and Tille. Now when 1 told that
Mile had entered suit for fifty thousand
dollars, you doubtless imagined that Willis
! was bloated bondholder rolling in wealth.
If any such delusion ever possessed your
| mi, nd lat lNa laI
week the gay young masher was picked
up IN the mud helplessly and hopelessly
drunk. 1t took about two hours to scrape
him of, and when they washed ais face II
was discovered that some one had given
him paster on the nose, which looked as
though 1t had passed through Minnesota
cyclone. There was mouse under his left
eye, which beefsteak poultice failed to re-
lieve; his hat was gone, and when he was
called up to the bar he pleaded guilty Ia
drunkenness, and though the Judge let him
off with a fine of ten dollars he could NOT
pay 1t and had to go to jail. 1t Is not the
first time that Lothario Willis has figured
in the police court as a drunk, and 1 think
Millie will have lively time proving thai
she was damaged $4,000 by the loss OF
such whiskey-soaked sot. She NAV gel
: judgment but she will never get the money
for It is doubtful if Willis ever had one
thousand dollars In his life, and 1t is now
morally certain that he never will have Il
TIL he dies.
New York was amazed at the announce
ment that Mr.. Hoffman, without mo
ment's warning, had cancelled his engage
ment with Mr.. Henry Abbey. Hoffman'i
son, little Josef. the wonderful pianist, hal
been phenomenal success. The grea
, Metropolitan Opera House has been crowd
ed at every performance, and It really
seems as II the public could never ge
enough OF him. Mr.. Abbey made a con
a tract with his father In London to civ,
him $3.50 per week and pay all the expense
OF the boys family and the salary and ex
penses Of his agent. 1t was equal TO
! thousand dollars a week-not bad for a bo,
eight or nine years old Mr.. Abbey, as h
always does, kept his contract to the letter
but Mr.. Hoffman discoYerd that Mr.. Able
Q was making more money than he was, AM
: under the pretence that the boys healtl
A was suffering, he suddenly breaks of tn
engagement, though he was ready TO swea
In the Mayors Office q week ago that plan
Q playing was actually necessary to the boy
health.
Mr.. Abbey is one of the fairest and mos
liberal managers in the land. When In tn
i management Of the Metropolitan Oper
z House he gave US opera in New York as
o had never been seen before, nor has It bee
seen since. He sank a large fortune 4
the Metropolitan, but never for a momen
r showed the white feather. When the cur
= tain fell on his opera company for the las
A.. time, with ruin staring him in the face, h
met every liability to the last dollar, an
, left the Metropolitan management wit
n everything Lost but honor, and that capitl