Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19
SHE WAS VERY FAT.
But She Taught the Theatre Goers Les
son in Womanliness.

OuL Sne Taught inc 1hchho ooois -" ASo-
son in Womanliness.
She was very fat, not merely feshy,
and as she squeezed past peoples knees
they evidently having no intention Of
standing up and giving her more thor
oughfare. she felt fat. She hoped she
wasn't making all these young people
too uncomfortable, says the New Or
leans Picdyume.
THE next time l come to the theatre
I'm coming early so as to get my seat
comfortably, she said to herself.
As she pushed along there was an
amused expression on all the young
peoples faces around. One young man
The had real fluffy yellow bangs re-
marked in tone meant to be witty that
elephants are abroad"
The fat woman stopped and looked
around. Il wonder if they will have
live elephants on the stage" she thought
eagerly.
Around the World in Eighty Days"
was always revelation to her.
She found her number and was just
about to draw a long sigh of relief when
her right, hand neighbor said quite out
aloud:
Some people ought to have two seats
when they come to the theatre"
A flush of modification rushed into
the fat woman's face she turned to the
little woman and said
Il fear 1 kinder crushed you, my
dear, but didn't mean to, honest! 1t
amt pleasant to be as big as 1 am. I'd
be little mite every time if I could,
but we can't make ourselves, you know.
I come by my flesh honest; all the lay
Tors are fat.
She spoke so gently, so softly, that
even fluffy bangs stopped smiling.
When the play started she discovered
that her neighbor had no programme.
Just take NINE" she said, putting
the programme in the girls hand. Il
know all the karrick-ters by heart"
BY and by it grew very warm in the
theatre; her neighbor had no fan.
Take mine, she whispered. When
her request was politely refused, she
began to fan so that the little woman
got most OF the "wind."
At the end of the fourth act there
was cry of "Fire!' Every one sprang
up and tried to get out, all but the fat
woman.
Set still!' she called out.
Don't be skeer- ed,' she said kindly
to the "little woman" "don't you hear
that man on the stage say it's only
false alarm ? Goodnessl You amt
going to faint, are you?" But the little
woman was "going to-" and did. and
the fat woman put her arm around her
to keep her from slipping from the
seat.
A few minutes later the little woman
found herself upon the fat woman's lap
out in the "ladies' reception ROOM"
ooh, you're all right" the fat woman
said cheerfully, "your young man was
terrible skeerd; he thinks sight of
you. Id go homo if 1 were you. I'm
going back in; that last act ISIS a
favorite of mine"
"Oh, please forgive me for hurting
your feelings, as-as I did about your
being fat" the little woman said, and
repentant tears came into her eyes.
"Why, child, you don't hurt my feel
ings-at least not much" the fat wo-
man answered heartily.
When she reached cher row" all the
young people stood up respectfully for
her to pass to her seat, and fluffy bangs
handed her his programme.
"Has the live elephant been in yet?"
she said, innocently; and fluffy bangs
had enough manhood about him to
cause him to blush.