The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-12

gave a long continued shrek. Even the
rat couldn't stand il. So. quickly turning,
it gave a farewell squeak and jumped
down in among the audience. The tables
were turned now and the women IN the
orchestra suddenly turned pale The rat
landed without harm TO himself on the
soft foot of a fat, middle aged and giddily
dressed woman She leaped up and stood
on the seat. For a few seconds she was
perfectly still. Then she gave utterance
u scream equal to any that had come
from the box.
Some one yelled that the rat was dead,
while another man rudely yelled:
For Gods sake. don't let that woman
scream again.
The fat woman gave him a whitening
look. Her escort assured her that the rat
was really dead. Then, picking up her
skirt, she got down from the seat and
walked out of the theater her escort fol-
lowing her and carrying her wraps. The
box where the rat had first appeared
was now also empty. After the opera was
over a couple of the theater attaches tried
to find the body Of the dead rat, but
couldn't-N. Y. Sun.
1t was Melville Wellington in deep con-
verse with the beautiful Evadne Magenta
'So?" he Kissed through his set teeth as
he started up; land you love this Algernon
Debrassel?"
II do" she replied with the courage Of
her convictions.
And you will throw me over for him?"
mo" she said. you are wrong"
''WrongZ" and there was Acknowledgement in
his query
Yes. Wrong in the use of the future
tense"
This was a thrust Of the deepest dye
'AhaH' he calculated fiercely "The das-
tardly deed has already been done.
You have guessed it, Melville Melting
ton" she answered him simply.
tbs WE'LL" he Kissed through his set
teeth again. Wait, you cruel one, and I'll
show you how I'll jump on this lover of
yours with both feet" and he strobe out of
the drawing-room
The game of foot ball was about 10 begin
and the fair Evadne sat smiling in the
grand stand, for Algernon had Just come
out on the grounds and the bleachers had
greeted him with enthusiasm. He was the
wheel-horse in the team which was to tackle
the team in which Melville Wellington was
another wheel-horse
And they were both kckers.
In a few moments there was a grand rush
and after the wreck was cleared away Al
! gernon Debrassel was taken from the ruins
in state of coma.
He was carried to the field hospital and
a cursory examination made Of him. Mel
vile Wellington stood by in breathless in
terest.
All at once he Missed through his set
teeth, "Ahar
On the front of Algernon's person was i'm
printed in distinct outlines the impression
of two large feet.
Then Melville Wellington stepped TO the
door of the hospital and casting his eye to
the grand stand he shook his chrysanthe-
mum locks at the fair being who had hurled
his heart into the turien
Melville Wellington was avenged.-De-
trOit Free Press.
There was recently in Paris a Russian by
the name Of DourOf, who knows more about
the nature Of rats than any other man liv-
ing. He has made a business of training
them to do queer things, and at the same
time has carefully studied their habits and
ways. A contributor who visited him and
his 230 free and ordinary uncaged rats found
him in the act of exhibiting his rat" rail-
road. 1t consisted Of a narrow track laid
in a circle, upon which were three passen-
ger carriages large enough to hold five or
six rats apiece luggage van and a pretty
little engine. Close to the track was a
small painted wooden house, which served
as a station. There were points and other
railway paraphernalia. Presently a cage
was brought in which contained a consld-
cradle number Of rats. Dourof clapped his
hands together three times and all the rats
came running out of the cage and swarm
ing into and about the little station. He
clapped his hands again and half dozen
black sleek rats-very respectable, corpu-
lent fellows-climbed into the first carriage,
which was first-class.
Once more Dourof clapped, and a half
dozen blacl1-and-w white rats. quite regularly
marked, got into the second-class carriage,
while an Unfortunately marked and rath-
or a
into the last carriage, which was third
class A black rat who did duty as the sta
ton master prOmenaded up and down on
the platform of the little house, while two
or three small white rats dragged some lit
tie trucks into the baggage van. These were
the porters. A whistle was heard, the driver
rat climbed upon the engine and points
man rushed to the points. Again the whistle
sounded. and the train moved off round the
track.
The training of the rats to the perform
ance of this feat was, NJ DOurof declared,
extremely easy, except in the case or the
porters, whose education had caused nm
great deal Of trouble Each party OF pas
sengers" had been placed, one party at
time. at their breakfast hour opposite the
carriage to which they belonged, IN which
some soaked bread had already been placed
At his signal they had been liberated ana
had quickly found the bread. Little by lit
tie they had been trained in this way TO en-
fer the proper carriage. The engine was
operated with clockworlx and the rats had
nothing to do with it.-Cincinnau Tribune.
A few months ago the Philadelphia street
car companies began running smoking
cars In response to popular demand for
them. 1t has been found almost impos-
sible to keep women out Of these cars,
and. to make matters worse, the smokers,
unable 10 resist the claims Of politeness,
have been cheerfully surrendering their
seats TO the women. Things have now got
to such a pass that the latter have be-
come masters of the situation. Day by
dav." saws an observer, "the feminine
travel upon the smoking car has increased.
Tha. man is lucky who can now cling
to the edges Of the car and fondly hope
that he may smoke in peace after the long
Journey is over and he has reached the
secluded precincts of his office or home.
The women not only claim the smoking
cars as their own, but they have begun TO
stare coldly at such men as now venture
timidly into the cars which were prepared
especially for them" The question whether
the men have a right TO smoke in smok-
ing car in the presence Of women mas been
settled by the latter in the negative, and
an offender was actually elected from one
of thse cars the other day by man &C
companying an indignant woman. What
makes the persistence OF the women singu-
lar is that the smoking cars are much less
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