The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-06-21
TALK OF THE WEEK.

W
pile, principally young persons of the female
persuasion indulge in limitless qualification
over Miss Winston is a profound and unmiti-
gated mystery to those who have not fallen un-
der the spell of this buxom Scotch lassie Jean.
The ovation which Jeannie was given at the
close of her engagement with the Carleton
troupe recently was almost grotesque.
Flowers in all sorts of designs, to the value of
some hundred dollars, were carried to the
footlights by procession of ushers and some
fair, but foolish, enthusiasts themselves flung
their corsage bouquets on the stage. The
climax was reached when JEANNE came for
ward and made little speech. JEANNE is
prosecuted with attentions of this kind in
private as well as in public, but that she
knows how to turn the gushing enthusiasm of
her foolish admirers to the best uses the follow
ing story will show. One day three worship
full madens called to see another lady men,
Der of the Carleton troupe. They were al
most breathless with pleasurable excitement.
for they had inst come from call on Miss
Winston, who had been so deliciously lovely
and kind to them, they said. Just think of
it She had patted them on the cheeks and
kissed them and called them her dears, and told
them all about her plans for the future. She was
coming back to Washington at the conclu-
sion other engagement in Milwaukee, and was
going to give benefit and afterward a recep-
ton. She wanted all the girls to come to her
benefit and send her bouquets tied with great
long ribbons of different colors, and with their
cards attached. The girls who sent her the long
est ribbons she would know loved her most and
them she would invite to the reception after
the benefit But the most delightful feature
of this reception, the three giddy gushers
explosively declared, was that Miss Winston
meant to let her guests help her sew all the
long ribbons together into portieres, which
she would always keep as souvenirs Of her
Washington friends. Now wasn't that just
TOO lovely for anything? the gushers de-
calling on. The latter admitted with smile
that it was, while the ladys husband, who
was in an adjoining room listening to the
Hood OF gush, slid through convenient win
dow just in time to avoid choking to death
from suppression of the laugh. The next
time the lady on whom Miss Winston's ad-
mirers called met JEANNE she told her of
their visit, and complimented her on the in
genious way in which she intended to enter
tain her friends at the coming reception.
JEANNE smiled that ample, easy. good-na-
tured smile of hers, and pulling down the
lower lid of her right eye, simply said: "Don't
you worry about this child. JEANNE knows
her business
1t is astonishing what women in the good
ness of their hearts will do. It was on an
eastbound Avenue herdic, and the three
young men in front were jokingly Offering to
bribe the driver to whip up his horses, as they
had only four minutes to reach the Sixth
street station and catch their train. The vehi-
Gle was then at Ninth street, and the intend
ing travellers had not purchased their tickets
The driver made feint of whipping up his
horses, but the acceleration of speed was not
perceptible to the naked eye. Still the herdic
went along at good steady jog, while the
two ladies in the rear of the herdic smiled pleas
antly at the efforts of the impatient young
men to make better time. AS the vehicle
neared Seventh street one of the ladies pre-
pared to get out, but evidently disliked the
idea OF causing any delay which might pre-
vent the young men from catching their train.
so, without ringing the bell or calling the
drivers attention in any way, she arose and
jumped Of to the avenue pavement. The
consequence was, Of course, disastrous. She
lost her balance and went down In a heap in
the dust, soiling her nice white gown and
shaking herself up considerably. But she
was up again before the herdic could stop or
any one come to her assistance, and hurried
up Seventh street trying hard to smile. It
was very foolish action, but it would no
doubt crafty her to know that the young men
fully appreciated her motive and were Just in
the nick OF time to catch their train
X X X
"No, 1t isn't as hot as this in Mississippi.n
said resident of that State on one of the
Sultry evenings Of last week, in answer to a
suggestion made in response to his complaint
about the heat of Washington. 81 give you
my word 1 have never felt the heat as much
In Mississippi as do hear tonight. Although
Mississippi is some hundreds of miles further
south than Washington, where | live I can
always sleep comfortably at night. OF course
live on the highest ground In the State, and
there we always get cool breezes from the
river and gulf after sundown. Our houses
besides, are summer houses, built with view
to the freest possible circulation of the air at
night There are brick walls running clear
through the houses both ways, and we never
think of closing door or window Safe
Entirely so. | never sleep without a pistol
under my pillow, and every one knows this.
Besides, II any one attempted to approach the
house he would be torn to pieces by my big
dogs, which are a cross between bloodhound
and mastiff. Yes,' the Colonel continued,
1--WE always go armed in Mississippi. The re-
VolVer ts still considered a necessary part of a
mans attire. My boy, for instance, would no
more think OF going to make call without
thlnk himself dressed ii he didn't put his pis-
tol in his pocket"
''In fact" said a quizxical friend of the
ColonePs who had had some experience in
innfh fFnga tr .y1o1u