Wichita eagle., 1889-12-08

Next there comes along young man with
| pretty girl on his arm. He tries to act al
IL the purchase Of theatre tickets were an
every day occurrence with him, but the box
Office man who is something of a character
expert) knows better. He is as sure as pos
sibie that the young man has been boarding
the small savings from his salary for long
time IN order to take his sweetheart out on
this evening, and feels sorry for him as he
tells him that all the seats are sold.
The Young man looks dazed when this piece
of information is given and the pretty girl
says ''Oh!" in a disappointed way, which
makes the box Office man wish that he could
think of some scheme for arranging matters
for them He speaks very pleasantly to the
young man with the pretty girl
All sorts and conditions Of men follow,
from the dirty little newsboy, who has a
quarter to spend on "de teayter," to the pol
ished man about town in evening dress who
wants ''an orchestra chair not too far from
the stage, you know" but they all receive
the same answer: Nothing left
Suppose, in order to make the thing per-
sonal, that you have gone to New York on
business some Saturday. About half past Z
in the evening you have finished your bust
ness and eaten good supper. You are not
very we'll acquainted with the mysteries Of
amusing yourself in New York, so you go to
the clerk of the hotel and ask him what thea
tire at which good play will be presented
that night is near by. The clerk is good
natured sort of chap, and makes out a list
Of four or five playhouses for you, with the
streets on which they are located. He VEN
lures the assertion that you may have some
trf, in, &c o+,
day night you know. But you think that in
New York, where there are so many theatres,
you certainly will have no difficulty IN find
ing room. You take place in the line in the
lobby of the first theatre on the list made out
by the clerk. You are too much interested
in watching the crowd about you-a typical
New York theatre crowd-to notice what the
box office man says TO those ahead of you
in the line. So when you step up and ask
him if he can give you an orchestra chair in
about the middle OF the house, You are sur
priSed TO hear Elin answer:
No
Can't you give me something further
back, them"
No"
is there anything left in the balcony7"
No"
AS d desperate cn&nCe, you ask MN II ne
can't accommodate you in the gallery.
No"
You notice that the box Office man has a
dreamy look in his eyes and seems 20 answer
automatically, as it were. As ali the seats
are sold, You know that it won't make any
difference whether those behind you in the
line eyer get to the box Office or not, so you
decide TO try little experiment, TO find out
whe;hSr as you think, the box Office has
speak.
1t occurs to YOU that there may be standing
room so you ask him if there is
Mo-
Then you go on with your experiment.
The dreamy look in the box office mans ewes
has spread over his whole face es YOU ask:
Are YOU a member Of the Clan-na-Gaelr
No says the box office man in a far away
manner. He evidently thinks some one h
asking of him if there are any seats left.
Did your great grandfather come over ir
the Msyfowerf"
mo-
Are you socialism
No"
do you sell tickets for this theatrer
"No'
Are you silver
~" the bcx Office man Is evidently wax
ing up, so YOU withdraw hastily.
Another thorn In the flesh OF the box ofic,
man is the friend-and his name is legion
who comes around and says that he is very
sory for E,m@ When tbs box esIe man