Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-06
"a whistling woman and growing hen,

"a whistling woman and Growing hen,
fit for neither gods nor men," etc.
The whistler's favorite field of action is
the public conveyance. Here he has his
suffering fellow creatures at q peculiar dis
advantage. They can neither legally object
nor take forcible measures to ''cut the whis-
tie Short A maddened public might be
justified in falling with violence upon these
noisy disturbers of the peace; but it is
hardly possible that court of law would
hold such acts of retributive Justice blame
less
Then there is an illusive element in a
whistle that makes it difficult to locate the
offender, even if vengeance were sought.
How often have we all watched carload of
fellow sufferers straining their ears to locate
the point from which the unmusical annoy
ance comes Each suspects all his tel-
the car fills up, everyone finds
himself in state of outrageous and grow
ing indignation, save the whistler alone,
who continues his amusement undisturbed.
Now, everyone feels sure that a pudgy boy
in the furthest corner is the culprit, but
presently he vanishes and the nuisance re-
mains unabated. Then a shabby man with
vacant stare excites suspicion. He looks
lust like man with. nothing better to do
than TO whistle in public. His thin lips are
slightly apart and they twitch nervously at
the corners just as the strains of PATHS last
favorite air, "Annie Rooney" steal out
into the overburdened atmosphere. Then
the wretched song dies down and springs
into life again and again, until within
dozen blocks it has been repeated, a score OF
times. Crescendo or diminuendo, the shabby
mans mouth twitches Just the same, and
we come to the conclusion that we
are mistaken and turn our glar-
ing ewes upon his neighbor,
portly old gentleman with gray mustache
and gold-rimmed glasses, the very last one
we should have suspected. He is the guilty
party. There is no mistake, for he rises,
the whistling stops and we hear its shrill
chirp as he wends his way down side
street.
Violence is none too good for such man.
Nothing else can call him back to a sense of
propriety. The cohcerted and concentrated
gaze of all the victims passes unheeded for
his mind is always preoccupled and he
whistles without being conscious of the act
1t is simply bad habit into which he has
allowed himself to drift and there is no
remedy. Perhaps it might have an effect
on him if every other occupant of the car
Joined in chorus of whistles or accompanied
him in the air. No matter how preoccupied
he might be, such startling proceeding
could not fail to bring him to his senses.
The whistler in a busy office may readily
be brought to sense of the proprietles by
use of missiles such as paper weights, ink
stands and the like, but in the street car or
other public conveyance missiles are not
close at hand A placard proclalming
'dogs and whistlers positively excluded"
might have some effect. The chances are.
however, that this would have no more
weight than those that are now seen in the
Pittsburg cars: ''SpiIting on the floor of
this car positively prohibited.
The perils that pave the path of Patti
would hush the throat of a less venturesome
song bird. Besides the bit of paper igniting
Just as she struck her pet high not here
was piece of scenery which wobbled in
iudiciously just after the divine diva had
bowed herself out of sight upon singing her
second encore. A wandering breeze also
was noted, the fact of its presence being
conveyed TO Patti by the useful Niccolini,
after which it was captured by the stage
manager and turned ont into the cold, wet
world of the alley without an umbrella.
But the most tremendous disaster of all
was averted when Patti swallowed her
spleen upon noticing the people leaving the
hall while she was singing with Fabbri. At
the first pause she put her hand to her
mouth, and behind it announced the fact
into the wings The succeeding order of
thought as depicted in her countenance
seemed to have been in this sequence:
Patti frowned.
Patti looked at the house.
Patti thought of the 50, 1863.
Patti smiled.
And the concert came to a harmonious
close.
East Enders, almost en- masse, intend to
devote two evenings this week, Monday and
Tuesday, TO the enjoyment of the entertain
ment the Young ladies of the Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of Emory NJ E. Church
have employed their talent and energies in
preparing. Snow, rain or storm will make
no difference to the people-no more than
they did to the participants who braved
them all last evening, and, by the aid of
calcium lights in new Orpheus Hall, gave
a grand dress rehearsal to a few de-
lighted friends The patrons of this
Jefferis, Mrs. William Aull and Mrs. Hobson
and the various committees are constituted
as follows: Tableaux-Miss Claribel Abel,
Chairman; Miss Ida Hughes, Miss Cora
Wallace Miss Lottie Jefferis and Miss Ida
MAY Abel. Candy-Miss Lida Simons,
Chairman; Miss Jennie Hines, Miss Name
Lydick, Miss Ella Henderson, Miss Ida
Abel, Miss Lottie Jefferis. Flowers
Miss Clara j. Squires, Chairman: Miss Ida
Hughes Miss Nellie Kinlaid, Miss Maud
Palmer, Miss Eva Boland, Miss Ella Bailey.
Weights and Measures-Miss Maggie Hol-
land Miss Bertha Reinhart.
The colonial reception which is to follow
The tableaux will be presided over by Miss
Emma ". Squires, assisted by Miss Annie
Aull, Miss Essie Urbin, Miss Carrie Cross
man, Miss Steele, Miss Ada Ayers, Miss
Ada Pierce, Miss Maggie LIE Roy, Miss Ora
Daugherty, Miss Name Bulger, Miss Laura
Patton, Miss Minnie Ayers, Miss Blanche
Young, Miss Nettie Bapter, Miss Fannie
Carson, Miss Jean kincad, Miss Agnes
Henderson, Miss Edith Wilson, Miss Mabel |
Mckee, Miss Clara Cleland, Miss Greta
BOYD, Miss Lizzie Boyd, Miss ZilIa Hoy,
Miss Lu Gill, Miss Emma Donaldson, Miss
Minnie Hobson, Miss Kitty Pierce, Miss
Lizzie Lingo, Miss Ella Cowden, Miss
Emma Cox, Miss Ward, Miss Emma
Shrimplin, Miss Sarah Moffet, Miss Name |
Hines and Miss Bertha Bohman.
The tableaux which are to be the festure |
of the evenings were selected with view to |
the proper display of the personal beauty of |
each of the young ladies who is to pose, and
through the efficient labors of the commit |