Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-13
GOSSIP FROM HELENA.
THE WEAK POINTS OF SOME OF
THE LEGISLATORS.

Providing About the Devious Places of the
CapitaI-Adonis Brown Credited With
Poetic Fire-How a othario Got Left.
A maiden With Too Many Beaux to Her
String.
HELENA, February S.-[Correspondence
| of the Miner. l-Some member of the Legis-
llature have investigated to the full, as
| their capacities require, the intrlcaeles o.
| the dark ways OF our city, and Helena nas
| many. The theater has come IN Tor a
share of their patronage speak now OF
Ming's Opera House. They nave laughed
most heartily for sweet charity's sake, too.
1t has been shown them plainly thatln some
respects they were not the only ridiculous
figures before the public. The novelty of
their position in the legislative halls mas
worn off somewhat, and the bored express
sions sezn upon the physiognomies OF the
members are in the most highly approved
style. OF course, to 1~egislate fairly and
INTEL gently, they must investigate every
thing, whether coming undo their ~lurlsilc'
ton or not. And they are doing their best
trust them for that. A suggestion, to
l Uut WIVES VI - VAN
s~entlemen-coms and look after these.
lambs, SO likely to be led astray.
Councilman Brown has been made the
subject of a heartless joke. He, following
the prevailing craze, was the recipient OF q
| "fower garden" 1t was duly cited in the
columns OF the daily papers with the ad-
dition, in one issue. OF the statement tnao
| MIR. Brown Immediately wrote afew stanzas
OF poetry, ardent, burning breaths oil
adoration; that he pinned these to the bou-
quet and, calling a page, babe MIN pear
| them to a certain damsel who had captured
this dotard's heart. or his tickle fancy. at
any rate. This statement wa perpetrated
by q newspaper nal II also
unblushingly gave the poetry as the erea.
ton OF Brown. 1t might be thought that
| Adonis Brown would shrink with horror at
| the idea OF stealing, yet the Old egot1st has
announced nat his genius, and his only,
| produced the lines which were really beautl-
full. Ii his lady friends will test his muse
by requests for original poetry in their
| albums, it will keep him busy looking up
poetry which they ia We not read.
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| Another handsome member has been the
| victim OF a joke, which, for a little while,
fattened his vanity. He has an eye for a
the beautiful-in fact, two eyes, both sim
cerely devoted to beauty, especially in the
fair sex. He is old enough to know better.
Not long ago, be remarked an exceedingly
pretty woman on our streets. he pointed
her out to a !riend;he was most anxious to
know her. The friend, with a queer
twinkle in his eye, asked her name.
''That's what l don't kno wish | did, hut
| I'll find out" answered the would-be Lo-
| thario. The next day he received an invi-
tation to dinner. He accepted, went to the
house and was met by his host, the conf
liant o! the day before, who introduced
| him to his wife, the lady b had SO en-.
chained his rowing fancy. Ia some mys-
terious way, as always, the joke became
known, aud Is duly appreciated, OF course.
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There is in this city ii young lady so at
~tractive that her male friends are inclined
to be jealous and, upOn great prOvOcatiOn,
might fight for her smiles. Two well-known
young men, to be more explicit, dudes, mst
one evening at her residence, each calling
without a thought Of meeting the other, or
any other, in fact. So skillfully has she
played her hand that each deemed himself
the ace in the cards q life, in hers, at least.
The embarrassment was general; lower
ing and gio8cring prevailed and matters
we're not bettered b. the faint sound of a
voice in the hail, singing,
Il know a maiden fair to see,
Take care, beware, she's fooling thee"
The young lady gave way to tears Of
~vexation in which the salt drops OF alarm
were mingled. TIL young men, after many
bitter words. are thinking OF a duel.
Know that to these rivals the Thoughts Of
a knock down blow" sickens the soul Of
each. Their forte is rather the rok.-3
Adonis han that Of Mars.
| mean to watch with much aagaruess
and ii ii ti-nt eusueS tie RESULT shall be,
/ aithfully chrOnicled for The Nj Err.
JERRY.