Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-25

dor and smoked brunette cigar with
band around It which bespoke the
fact that II had cost 70 cents. As she
proceeded she awakened considerable
enthusiasm. Her dress was OK bright
yellow silk. with u long train, and cut
very low and very square IN the neck,
revealing a pluntitude OF charms that
would evoke comment almost any
where outside OF the Metropolitan
opera house in New York. This dress
was trimmed with gros grain silk OF
deep green hue. and the costume was
topped or by a large blue velvet hat,
decorated with several red ostrich
plumes. quite needless Of the homage
directed ut her the ehromatic Miss
Austin strobe regally down to the
front row and took a seat next Mr..
Meyers who was Just on my right, and
they speedily fell into a conversation
which involved the interchange or such
civilltles az the prcfrering Qf a light to
Mr. Myers by the urbaue Miss Austin.
and the subsequent acceptance Of a
chew of tobacco by Miss Austin, from
the ever gallant Mr.. Myers,
The play meanwhile had proceeded
10 the great satisfaction Of the audi
cncc. II was OF course horribly per-
formed. but II was nevertheless to that
drnma-famished horde Ike a royal
spread TO a desert caravan. The lead
Ing lady was Mrs. Langrlshei very
egtimuhle woman somewhere In the
50H, who. being the managers wife.
quite naturally Insisted on playing the
heroine, Mrs Langrlshe was impOs-
ing In point OF udipuse tissue, and she
had evidently settled down 20 some eN-
tent since her gowns were made. a com
clusion derived from the fact that they
dragged on the floor I'm front as well
~ behind Whenever In following the
business Of the play, It was necessary
to cross the stage (hcroincs are always
crossing the HtaEe) Miss LanBrlshe had
the choice OF falling over herself or
clutchug her skirt In front and lift
ing It out OF hHrm's way before begin
ming the process OF locomotion, As she
perhaps wisely, adopted the latter
course always IN the most thrilling
part NJ whatever speech she happened
to be delivering. the effect was indie
scribably ludrlorous, Stll nobody
laughed or thought OF laughing. The
crowd enjoyed that mutilated play.
performed by those wrstchedly In
competent uotors. quite ns highly as II
New York audience could possibly en-
Joy the most perfect play ever played.
Nh, Lnngrishe was the Badger and
several more percentages In the drama.
/ Hts Badger was not at all bad, and
really seemed "A perfect creation, by
comparison with the other impersona-
tons by and by the story had uu-
folded Itself 90 the point where the two
women characters. who are surrounded
| by all sorts of prosecutions, attempt
| to commit suicide In the next room.
stupinud ana almost holpless. Ia Bad
ger, white the despuiring women light
their charcoal and prepare to die, The
fumes begin to show their effect. The
trcmolu stop IN the orchestra renders
the scene additionally plaiutlve, The
house Is hushcd with the stiffness OF
intense and GREATNESS interest Sud
denly, when the unfortunate charuc-
tors are about 60 succumb, the door OF
their apartment is burst violently open
the hero dashcs IN to save them. and
] the curtain falls. For IA moment there
is uubrol,en silence all over the house.
| Then there Is the sound Of eXpectora-
| ton and q voice Is heard that pene-
traiea to every part Of the building
| the voice OF Kitty Austin, the belle OF
nendwood city. II says IN the accents
! OF one whose fner senslhiiities have
been trlned with.
"Oh. h--ll That was put-up Job"
For part OF an instant the big
| bare auditorium with It's canvas roof
/ Is as sun as death. Then there h an
[ outburst OF yells. cheers and wild
1 laughter, such as one docs not offer
I hear, In tho course OF this hilarious
. turmoil. which dies away and ther
/ hastily withdraw from the theator
/ and ut least q third OF the nudicnc,
I goes with her putting IN u cnnsidcrabl,
/ portion OF the night c;rousing In hel
Z establishment.
! The noNt morning aftor these occur
/ enccs there WAS y real sensation II
/ store for peadwood city, early mes
1 scnBcrs from n mile or two up th'
[ guich came down with the Information
! that murderer for whose capture
] reward had been offered. was In Gus
[ tody. and was about to be tried by tn
I sort ot court that 10 presided over b!
] that celebrated jurist of the frontier
/ Judge Lynch Deadwood laid down a.
| pick and spade and went up to vicN
the proceedings. The murder had beef
/ characterized by peculiar atrocity
the object being plumber The ASSASSIN
In darkness, had stabbed u companion
TO death and escaped with his littl
| hoard OF gold dust \ courngeou
/ Fort Laramie man named Cuny, sec
hug the announcement OF the reward
had captured The malefactor an
brought him into camp alone. dts
lance OF some 800 miles.
There wus great crowd around tn
| little camp Of shanties ana tents wher
tile trial was to occur, when Deadwoo
I WY hNtNAH W pour III ltAt hAlUOll
were doing thriving business, an
the throng a. early AS . In the morn
Ing was beginning to be unruly Ne
one In ten OF the persons presDnl
gathered from doncn miles nroun,
knew what crime had been committed
but all hands wanted 20 SEQ a hanginl
aud they We're fairly btaminR with IN
knowledge that they would probabl
be grotlned. II was the firat lynchin
hoe ever known IN the gulch, and IN
Inhabitants, almost to man, dcslrn
TO see & pass on with becoming celia.
THE Amir however, did not run nlon
with sufficient ncceleration OF NOV,
ment 90 please the spectators, and the
grew impatient then ohstreperous.
thick-set young man, with blond
moustache ana the gift OF reaG
words, sprang unon barrel aud mae
a speech, lie cautioned the people (
the Black Hills there assembled not
conmit any act that might afterwaf
be cited 70 show thcvc was no la
and order In the ncwly-opcned countr,
They were they, he declared, to met
out retrihution for crime. not
commit an outrage. The prisoner wa
70 have fair trial. the Witnesses WEI
10 be hNerd, and IL guilt was estRl
lishcd tin plcAshment would be swi
and sure. het shere must be no VII
lence on the part Of the assembled cit
zens. The heavily guard
charge OF the accused were bound n,
! nlol'a 70 prevent his escape, but prote'