Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-20

she TOOK me IN.
1.-THE first night spent there knew no
one in particular, so when | went down to
dinner tried to size mp the company col
lectively. There seemed to be an unusual
lot of young people Four young women,
two dark and two fair; three blonde young
men, one very white, one medium, hair
short on top of his head, one red checked,
one looking very pious.
THE PEOPLE.
Just opposite me sat middle aged
young woman with suub nose, who talked
all the time I'd seen that sort before.
| Very funny at other folks expense Dis
appointed in life and devoted to lies. Oh,
yesl | knew what she was like, so Just
said, 'Quicksand' and passed by on the
other side. But thought the rest of them
would bear watching The dinner was the
regulation meal, and when it was over /
/ went up to the fourth floor hall bedroom
! 81 sat down and began to read the paper.
| Pretty soon a low, grooming noise was
| heard, evidently a woman's voice, getting
| louder and louder, till it resembled n roar
/ ing Niagara, oh-o-o-h-A-A-H H. Ha ha, ha,
ha, ha, dying away in demoniac laugh.
| 1t was startling, but | knew that queer
things happen in boarding houses, so sat
still. In n minute new voice began, oh,
! young Lochinyarl Oh, young LoChinvar!
! Oh, young Lochnvarp There's maniac in
this house, | thought, got up, examined
the lock and sat down again reassured
Then came the sound of blows-awful
| blOws-not one or two, but innumerable
and after each one a strange shaking of the
house, as if Il body had been flung violently
to the floor There's murder here surep
said |, and rushed into the hall Another
voice, masculine this time, trombone quail
ty; 1 dare do all that may become man.
Who dares do more is nonen
Il say, Duke, which one you going
home with tonight? Which one? All
three oh, you'll Oh, you are masher
How'll you manage itP Take Carrie
home after first act from the Star; rush up
to Days and get Minnie end ofsecond act;
go on to X. & b. s and bring Bessie out at
l2P oh, you old sinnerl Oh, you wicked
old wretchP accompanied with shrieks of
laughter in mingled soprano, tenor and
bass voices.
WHAT 1T MEANT.
"OnCe more those terrific blows, but this
time there was something queer about
them. 1t sounded as if some one were
jumping off u step ladder A dismayed
feminine voice exclaimed ooh, Jenny, I've
kicked nv second slipper into the street
and the first one over the folding bed!
What'll do?'
"J don't know. don't bother NE. Can't
YOU see Pm irving to get nv GnesY III
sneak to him like a saucy lackev-m-m
m, Ladies. any one at home Tonight,
oh. YES; come in. Hamlet: come. in. Ham.
old boyp Deep contralto- Hamlet, thou
hast thv father mucb offended 'Toror-
Mother Won have NV father much Of
fendedJ
"'Oh. this is awfulp said TO myself
'XVbv The bouse il filed with roviuo
crozv lnaticsp Inst then tbe pirl came
nm the stairs with Ditchers of icewater
tNv GOOD Girl pasped lin Heavens
name tell me what's the matterl What is
itg Who's crazy in This bouse9 What's
fine matter with the 'menY
"Tbe pirl grinned Her mama was Maria
and a very pretty Girl she was 'Crazyg' |
she said mot u hit of IT, Vhv tnev're olI |
GOING on fine STAGE
"'AIl2 WboY
"cWbv those four vouno ladies' and that
fair vonnp man Won saw nj dinner,
(which oneP The one with thin bairy
."He2 Oh. dear moi He's n sweet vouno
mon. He has lots of friends on the stage |
ladies, Won know. and he goes every night
and takes ,em home after thev come off |
Saws he has ia work pretty hard Can't |
tolo moro than four home in nightr Saws |
me has TO work prettv hard to do than
Never gets round to each one mare than
onco "A week oh we all love hint Tia |
saws he never means to 90 on fine stage. he |
knows if nil NV bnort
Typf AN ATOMS
"cNaII who are tbe other vonne, mony
"oThat nice fair one i n minister's son
He wanted to nIav Hamlet Int thew told |
him he'd do better in variety show One
of those fair voung ladies is what thew call |
", irg,art,o dnE,t I,non, ,rhat MT is
t'n i. ii1eiluo, W. NJ" gn'U nav nav 10
puC she wears sarueh mus anu mas her htlr
down her back most OF the time, and the
other one she's what they call song and
dance artist She can kick six feet higher
than her own head One of those dark
yonno ladies is IRVING to oct into light
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