The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-09-11
MAKING A SHOW.
Young Mon, Beware of Sailing
Under False Colors.

My Uncle George was an old bache-
lor. Why ne. preferred the state of
single blessedncss he kept a secret, but
1T last he made me a contidant-
One evening, rs we sat together in
nv unclc's comfortable mansion, /
found him in n very communicative
mood, and partal<ing rather freel of his
choice old sherry, of which he kept a
good supply, and to my astonishment
he broached the subject which l had
promised To bring up.
My dear boy" said he, Il sup
pose you have often wondered why
remained an old bachelor?'
Yes, uncle, said |. in an airy, Off
hand way which did not at all betray
the depth of my curiosity. Il am sure
you must have had ample opportunity
to see the cream of society and make
suitable choice Of Il companion"
We'll" said he, Il will tell you, and
the story may be n good subject for
your dreams of future speculation
When | was "a young man | WAS
rather fond of making "A good show in
society. vt times this was performed
on very limited capital. shortly after
! settled in New York | made the ac-
quaintancc of beautiful and cstima-
bic young lady, Miss Clorinda Swan,
and | lost no time in paving the way
for matrimonial alliance with her.
Zone evening the subject of con-
versatiOn between us ran upon operas,
and the upshOt of il was that | invited
Clorincia 10 go To the Academy of Mu-
sic the next evening. AS have said,
my means were then rather limited,
and now / had just enough left To pay
for the tickets, but no surplus for car
plus for carriage, supper and etcetcras.
With these | determined To- dispense, as
I thought my fair Clorinda was too
sensible to notice the loss.
Fortune favored me at the start
the evening was fine and the ground
dry, 81 at the appointed time | made
my appearances, dressed in the best
could afford. and waited patiently for
Clorinda- She soon put all my fears
on the carriage question to fight by
assuring me that she preferred walk
ing.
1--WE chatted gayly on the way to the
academy, and were in due time for
performance, which was the opera of
Martha with Nine. ParepaRosa in
the leading role. OF the performance
httNl lloI Sptih- Ilt 'IIlh W aS al
that we could desire, and was rem
dered most admirably.
when the performance was over
we descended the stairs amid the gay
throng, and soon reached the sidev walk.
But, oh, horror of horrors. it was rain
ing, What was l to do? To get n
carriage, without having cent TO pay
for 1t. msde my blood run cold. A
20 IN,
moment and in "A nervous whisper /
asked Clorinda if she had rubbers on.
To my dismay she answered:
mo; my boots are very light, too,
and could not think of walking. We
must get n carriage
''Of course there was nothing left
for me but to face the music, and
! hailed one of the many drivers who
were anxious To get passengers | as
sisted my fair Clorinda to seat, and
in a few moments we We're whirling
along through the rain. Hardly had
VIC gone two blocks when Clorinda
said she was hungry, and asked me to
stop and get supper. My feelings can
easier be imagined than described as |
thought of my empty pockets, and
tried to reason her ont of eating so
late at night All my arguments were
frlIitleSS, however, for my dear
Clorinda was not to be thwarted.
Thinking that fortune might be-
friend me by some means then "A mys-
tcry- to me, l ordered the driver to stop
at the nearest restaurant. We entered
the saloon and took seats at table in
the center of the room. determined
To eat as little as possible, but Clorinda
was not by any means SO delicate, and
quietly took the liberty of ordering
what she wanted. In vain | looked
around to see IL by chance the saloon
contained an acquaintance, but to my
dismay not a familiar face was to be
''As you may imagine, wasrnot in a
hurry to leave the table, but my com
panion began to show strong signs of
restless anxiety to get home, so |
thought I'd better start and have it
over as soon as possible.
Il had formed many plans of how
was To pacify the cashier at the desk,
but the wretch had more human nature
in him than imagined.
while walking down the saloon /
turned to Clorinda and suggested that
she had better go out and get into the
and buying some cigars, which / want
d to take with me. To this she made
20 objection, as luck would have it
II walked on till j came in front of
he smiling individual who was wait
ng for payment, and with as bold an
ir of innocence as ! could assume !
old him ] had forgotten my pocket
book in the hurry of getting ready for
he theater, but / would call next day
md settle the bill.
Too thin story to pass here, sir
ne calculated. we do strictly cash
business
Il don't want to be bullied about
such a trifie, continued, but the man
had completely changed into a hog by
this time, and coming out from his
place behind the desk, he looked wick
ed enough to choke me then and there
81 Will call n policeman and have
you arrested he said, in a menacing
tone, loud enough to be heard 10y all