The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-06
FAMOUS for an Hour.

A young gentleman from a Western town
who was a guest at the Auditorium recently
was made the victim of practical Joke, says
the Chicago Post. which he will not soon forget.
This young man has a number of friends in
Chicago, among them couple of former school
mate OF his-yOunR men about his own age
They il was who, 70 have some fun, placed him
10 most embarrassing situation. 4 day or so
after his arrival these jokers called on him at
the hotel. The question of how 70 pass the
evening wes brought up and he suggested that
the trio attend the performance of ''Sindbad'
at the Chicago opera house This was agree
able, and the visitor insisted on being the host
Tor the occasion. Having some peremptory en-
gagenent for that afterterD Don, the young man
from the west handed one his friends $40 note
with request TO secure the necessary seats at
the theater, and an appointment 10 meet at
the hotel was suggested and approved.
AT O'Clock that evening messenger brought
a note 10 the young man at the hotel, where he
was waiting for his friends, who seemed % have
forgotten the engagement. The note informed
MIN that his friends were delayed, but that they
would meet him at the theater, and enclosed
was his ticket. To the theater he went The
usher conducted him, much TO mis- surprise,
along the aisle next to the wall. Where are
you taking meS" he demanded
To your boz. sir, replied the usher.
But bought no box ticket" protested the
young man.
That's whstithis is, sir, insisted the usher,
and perforce the young man found himself in
the front chair proscenium box Looking over
IDe mouse Ne soon saw MS Two IEl6nUS occupy
ing orchestra seats. They did not respond to
his slight nod of recognition in their direction,
but at the first entr 'acte they leveled pair of
what seemed to him to be big field glasses at
him. Presently one Of them whispered to the
man next him. Then the other whis pered TO
his neighbor, and IN moment two more opera
glasses were focused on the now uDcomfort-
able young man in the box The whispering
spread, and now whole rows of lorgnettes we're
directed at him.
When the curtain fell on the second act an
usher carrying big basket of flowers entered
the box, and, getting TO point where every
one in the house could see him, handed the
mass OF fragrant color TO the man from the
west. The Usler retired and the opera glass
battery in front received additional REINFORCE
mentS. BY chance the now overwhelmed occu-
pant OF the box looked toward the foyer. he
saw the usher who brought him the flowers
telling, with much gesture in the direction of
the box, some informa ion to the other ushers.
Then the usher seemed to melt away into the
audience and the opera glasses pointed at him
were more numerous than ever. The entire
audience seemed suddenly TO have acquired an
eXraor0lnary interest IN the modest young
man He could endure no longer and stepped
back whore he could net be seen from the
front. While wondering what it all meant he
noticed a large card attached to the basket of
flowers Lifting it he saw written thereon in
letters so large that he who ran might read;
mr.. RUSSELL HARRISON"
His friends had conceived and carried out the
idea of getting him a box ct the theater and
sending the flowers with the name of the Presi-
dents son on the card attached, calculating
correctly that the usher would read the name
and spread among the audience the identity of
the distinguished occupant of the box The
scheme worked so we'll that at the close Of the
performance several persons, came to the box,
and, addressing the young man as Mr.. Harri
son, claimed to have met him on previous coca
sions. He is now lying awake nights thinking
up plan TO get even.