The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-10

May Irwin places her plump hand over
her big heart. says the New York Sun.
looks as solemn as when she played in
Daly company, and deposeth and affirms
as follows, to-Vit:
Il was sitting in my rssms in Forty
second street one afternoon last year
when a card was brought to me. 1t was
That OF lady whose name was somehow
familiar TO me. yet just how 1 could not
nx IL N my mind. told my mais to tell
me Iady / was in, and wes wondering who
and what she could be while waiting for
her.
Wei, she entered and greeted me with
euuslon, as dear sister" That surprised
me, for 1t was not Elo--shes my real
sister, you know-and so ! didn't do any
thing but keep right on wondering; except,
OF course, asked her to sit down.
She suddenly produced a roll Of paper,
ana 1 guessed she was going 10 read me a
new play. Then she spoke: My dear sis
ter, she said, I have been appointed by
the ladies' Of our league TO give you an
opportunity TO sign our petition to the
constitutional convention
What is your petition? ] asked, and
what Is the constitutional convention
Il thought the constitutional convention
might be some kind Of q rest cure, but l
really didn't know until she explained,
and IN the meantime just kept right on
wondering.
when / asked my question she started
and looked at me real cross, and then she
laughed and said: ON, / see you are jok-
ing. fancy it is difficult to overcome
your stage habit of becoming whimsical.
say, what do you Think
assured her l was serious, and then
she explained that the petition was from
the Womans' Rights League, and was TO
be presented to some men who were going
TO do something 10 the laws.
But, madam l said, I have all the
rights I want, and more than I desire,
perhaps. l make my own living under con-
tracts make myself; the courts viii en-
force my contracts If l require their aid
I do as / like, and no one lEtefferes with
me. II you will excuse me, / believe I'd
rather not sign your petition.
Il never saw such an amazed woman.
She stared at me, and then exclaimed
But you lecture in our cause"
L really began to feel dizzy. 1 lecture.
No, madam! never Iectured in my life!
" Pardon me then, / see I have made 6
mistake. / supposed ] was talking 10 the
Miss May Irwin who is now appearing at
the Biiou.'
" And you're right I exclaimed, and
kept right on wondering what would come
next.
F." Then unless there are two Miss May
Twins / certainly heard you deliver Il
very strong and instructive lecture on Wo-
mans rights, and you were out on top o.
the stage when you del erred it
" 'MerCiful heavens, madam / said, fol-
/ had just tumbled-you understandable
she referred to that burlesque turn I used
to do in which I told about the different
kinds of loads a husband and wife will get
with So.
" Do you mean to say you took that
speech S rIoUsly? 1t was Just comic
turn, you understand, a burlesque
she gave me an amazed and naughty
stare, rolled up her petition, said stltfly
1 thought you We're doing your oppressed
sex a great service by delivering serious
lecture gainst their Oppressors, man.
am sorry to learn Of my error
'She swept out of the room, and didn't
do anything but just keep right on Won