The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-12

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INMATES OF LEWIS AND CLARKE Co. JAIL"
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John 8. or Jack Langrishe, who was re-
Gently elected senator in Shoshone county,
Idaho, is very we'll known to Montanians.
He is an old time actor and has played in
nearly every mining camp in the west, says
the Spokane Review. He has followed the
miner through all his varying fortunes.
When digRings panned out rich he shared
their prosperity, and when they became ex-
hausted, without murmur he accepted the
common misfortune, and at all times,
either on or of the stage, endeavored to en-
terrain and amuse the public. Jack is one
of the few remaining of the old school of
actors that thirty years ago, when stock
companies only catered to the public, con-
tanned the most popular men in the COM
munity. Burton and Toodles are synony-
nous words. So, too, are Langrishe and
Sir Charles Harcourt. Jack was a pioneer
of the Missouri was terra incognita in
deed. and has lived in the west ever
since, appearing with theater simultane-
ously with the establishment Of every new
mining town of importance. Thus he ap-
peared with Deadwood early in '76, re-
naming with varying fortunes till early in
tho eighties, when he proceeded to Colorado,
and gradually drifted into Idaho. Al
though the stage and the press are closely
allied, Jack seemed attached to the press
gang with more than ordinary kindness, and
when not on the boards was, % rule, in the
editorial room Of friendly paper devour-
ing exchanges, playing cribbaRe or lending
q graceful hand preparing copy. The old
boy must be we'll along in years, but We al
most hear him repeat in reality the line of
a certain part he took 20 we'll, 81 feel as
young - I used to do"
Perhaps the greatest surprise to English
mon and women, when they first visit
America, 10 the style in which first class
travellers can 20 from one end of America
to the other. Nine-tenths of our English
cousins know nothing whatever about a
Pullman car, save what they have learned
from illustrations. This ignorance often
leads to ludicrous situations, a. is illus
trated by story told the Lounger the
other day by bright English girl, now a
resident Of Helena. After landing at New
York she visited friends for q few days in
the interior of the state, and after q couple
of days took the midnight train for Chica-
go. Her friends had secured her q berth
on the Pullman, and she started on the
journey westward. The rest of the story il
best in her own language: 1.-THE oolored
guard took my luggage to my berth, and
after deal of trouble I found myself lying
down. took of my hat. but did not dis
robe any further, not even unfastenina
button. After lying there wide avake for
the longest time, I concluded it was time to
get up; 30 l gathered my bundles
and after passing through two cars
found myself in the day carriage. II
noticed the people appeared sleepy and that
the car did not look like tho pictures I had
.een Of tho Pullman carriages, and after
sitting there bolt upright for half IN hour,
[ thought would 60 back and AK the
Ruard what time it was. found him and
be- said il was Just four and twenty and |
hat had better 20 back to my berth. |
noticed the man smile. but Vas too tired
% nav much attsntion to him. Back I |
brought my luggage again, this time re-
naming in the berth till after seven o'clock. |
vas the first one up. 90 went again into |
Ihe day coach. ! thought, what cheats /
;hsse artists are. This carriage dos not
Iook like The pictures have sen ct ALL