Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-26
THE TOPICAL TALKER.
Mr.. Gladstone's Rumored Plans to Come to
America-My Little Lords Guests-Ha.
beas Corpus In New Form-Every Brides

America-My Little Lords Guests-Ha.
beas Corpus In New Form-Every Brides
Fate.
THERE have been rumors, over and over
again, that the Hon. w. E. Gladstone had a
mind to visit America. He has been invited
enough. Statesmen, literary men, millionaires,
societies. managers lecture bureaus, and all
manners of men and institutions have pressed
the Grand Old Man to come over and look at
the people who revere him almost as highly as
his own. But he has pleaded press of business
his advanced age, political emergencies, and
what not beside, as the reason for his invariable
refusal Of the invitation. He could have made
a fortune here, had he desired it, any time these
last half-dozen years. by delivering series OF
speeches or lectures. Mr.. Gladstone is said to
have very reasonable liking for money, and
he has not too much Of it; but no offer for such
aleoturing tour has yet induced him to forego
his disinclinatiOn to leave England.
The other day, however, in rather round
about way, another rumor relative to pro-
jected visit from Mr. Gladstone, reached the
city. 1t was said that the Slayton Lecture
Bureau of New York had succeeded in ar
ranging with Mr.. Gladstone for lecturing
tour in the United States next season. 1t was
even said that the terms upon which this con-
tract had been signed were on record, Mr..
Gladstone was to receive IS, 900 per lecture for
2Olectures. These figures look big, but it is
safe to cay that lecture bureau could afford
to pay $780, aye, and even $4,000 night, and
still clear handsome profit. In the great
cities the number of men who would be willing
to pay S. to hear the greatest English states
man of the century speak would run up into
the tens of thousands.
But the rumor seems to have been simply
air. Nothing is known of the engagement in
New York, and the whole story is laughed at.
1t is most probable that Americans who wish to
hear the old man eloquent at all will have to
cross the Atlantic.
II THOUGHT that the house was nearly
empty" said Manager Wilt yesterday, when
looked out into 1t from the stage this after
noon. All could see AT first was a woman or
two in every row. There was hardly a man in
the house. Then as looked harder saw that
what thought were vacant seats were filed
with little children. never had so many
children in the house before"
So
''IF you don't sweep out this stable oftener,
Sam" said Pittsburger to his colored groom
yesterday, II declare I'll have you put in jail,
sure's you're born"
II doan care" replied the ebony philosopher,
'for eff you do t'row me intah jail I'll sem for
-Lawyah Smith to done git me a hapus carpus,
suahr'
WHO could help laughing at the young bride
who was telling her bosom friends the other
day the precautions she proposed taking to dis
guise the freshness of her matrimonial dignity
on the honeymoon
know one in that group who recalled the
vigilance of an East End girl who was married
recently. to prevent the discovery of her bridal
state. Vigilance that was defeated by the
scheming of mischievous brother, who nailed
bows of white satin all over the brides Sara
toga trunk, and at the Union station threw
coil of white ribbon down the aisle Of the
Pullman car in which the happy couple were
about to depart.
A bride had better resign herself to the in
evitable and enjoy the popular interest which
she may never, like as not, again excite.