Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-01

that both the dansueses were already con-
iugallv attached, and were, therefore, ineli-
gible to American wooing. One irrepressi-
BILE fellow, whose name it is best not to give.
persisted until he obtained an interview
with them. He was then and there in
formed that. it wasn't any sort of use to
waste his time in seeking an acquaintance,
because positively they would not know
him. One evening, not long thereafter, the
orchestra leader was ill and absent. The
first yiolinist was to take his place in the
high seat and conduct the musical portions
of the burlesque. The johnny" had be-
come friendly with Fred Leslie, the come
dian of the company, and 1t was through
him, along with the expenditure OF some
money, that the skirt dancers were treated
TO
AN ASTOUNDING SURPRISE.
When they came out to dance they found
in the temporary conductor none other than
the uncomfortable Johnny" himself OF
course be may not have known anything
about leading an orchestra, but he could
make motions with the baton, while the
well-drilled musicians played as usual, and
he had the supreme satisfaction OF bobbing
up serenely right in front of those two Lon
don charmers, where he could even talk to
them while they danced, and they couldn't
either sauce him back or fv from him.
And what did it lead to?" was asked of
Comedian Leslie, who gave the particulars
to a friend of mine.
Nothing at all, 1 think, =" was the reply.
81 shouldn't have been surprised If the
ladies had abandoned their policy of repul-
sion, in consequence of his unprecedented
exploit but he seemed to be satisfied with
that adventurous climax, and never tried to
go near them again"
Did it strike you that the four murGerers
who were hanged in the Tombs last week
were all killers of women? And if SO, did
YOU speculate upon the probability of their
punishment being deterrent of brutal men
who maltreat their wives and sweethearts?
Cynthia Leonard is bright and active
feminine theorist, as you may already know,
and it occurred to her to question the four
condemned brutes as to whether they were
more ashamed of having slain women than
if their victims had been of their own sex.
She did not find them productive of theories
on the subject, and had to content herself
with obtaining the briefest replies. Still
they are well worth publishing.
MEANT AS A COMPLIMENT.
Packenham had cut his wife's throat.
"I'm sorry I killed anybody" he said.
"but guess I'd be sorrier if twas man,
because men are OF more use than women"
Carolin had chopped his ostensible wife to
death. 81 killed nobody" he obdurately
"but would be more ashamed
if had killed woman than man? No,
1 do not think so." Nolan had shot q mat
partner, and he said: every
man oughter be polite to women. But
they're exasperating.. They get killed be-
cause they're tornentors." Lewis was
negro. He had jealousy slain his sweet
heart. 81 dunno exactly what you mean,"
he said. When it was explained that his
idea of the extra atroc1ty of numbering
woman was desired, he remarked: well, 1
guess it's a compliment to gal when
Jealous man kills her. amt jokin' boss"
for the questioner was a man who under
took the errand; ga man don't shoot his
girl unless be loves her, does he?" There is
to to4ear feei eomnljmeUteS % when EN- men men murder ms
CLARA BELLE,