The record-union., 1896-07-19
Mrs. T. z. birmingham. a we'll -kY1OW1

Mrs. ]. E. Birmingham, a well-known
contralto of San Francisco, is now In
London studying with Randeyger, who
gives her much encouragement and
praise for the manner in which her voice
had already been placed. Mrs. Bir-
mingham writes home in the most en-
thusiastlc terms of the artistic and mu-
sical advantages ito be gained by resi-
dence in the great metropolis. She
writes also that ON her trip across the
Atlantic she had as fellow passengers
Calve, the fascinating, the two De
Reszkis brothers, Baumeister, L. Saar
and Signor Baroldi. In London she has
been fortunate in meeting a number OF
the well-known musical people.
A well-knOwn music teacher took a
decided tumble one day last week while
boarding a street car at the depot. The
old saying, Look before you LEAP"
could have been brought into profita-
BILE execution just about then. Just ex-
actly what happened has not been as
certained but the effect was that of a
flying leap backward from the platform
to the ground directly beneath the car,
which, fortunately for her, was not
moving, and in an instant the conductor
and a kindly disposed passenger had
assisted her ITO her feet. She laughing
ly declared there were no bones broken
and she still lived, although pretty bad
ly bruised by her fall. The accident
demonstrated very clearly to the little
crowd of on-lookers the manner in
which so many accidents occur in which
as often as not one is the worse off
through loss of limb. Given a moving
car and one of our reckless youngsters
who rather prefer the excitement of
boarding it while in motion, and the
missing of a foothold does it all in the
twinkling of an eye. But one could
preach from now till doomsday-noth
ing short of a little personal experience
will convince anyone of them.
/ overheard bit of conversation be-
tween two men the other day that ex
cited in my mind no end of curiosity.
I am not exactly up" in politics, SO am
at a loss, where men perhaps will un
derstand just who it is they referred to.
Yes" said the first man, they talk of
nominating him now but I'll tell you
what, if ever he was elected there would
be fifty knives into him before his cleo
tion was an hour DID,
Yes" answered number two, land 7
could lay my hand on everyone of the
knives, too. know just where they are.
1t would be the sorriest days work he
ever did, and if he knows when he's we'll
off he'll keep OUT
1 tried in vain to get some inkling of
the identity of this person who stands
in SO multiplied danger of his life, but
TO no purpose. 1t was all Greek to me
as far as understanding went, bur some
Of your politicians will doubtless COM
prehend it.
What a funny sensation one expert
ences just to walk down a crowded
street, keeping alert to the scraps of
conversation caught in passing 1t was
saturday night, and I was on my way
home from my Saturday night shop
ping, when in the midst of a dense
crowd of humanity in front of popular
dry goods house / caught the following
scraps as l wedged my way through "If
he ever does it again I'll follow him up
and put bullet into him" They We're
right against me, a man and woman
respectable looking enough, arm IN arm;
l looked instinctively at her for the ex-
preston of fear and repulsion which /
was sure would follow so murderous q
remark but in its place smile of seren-
est content and approval curled her lips
'Flounced at the bottom with six yards
of Real estate in southern part of
the city; good value; bound to-
Look out whatcher doin', steppin' on
my dress. I slap yer into the middle of
-" "Jimminy cricketsl he didn't have
no time to think before I had him" By
this time / was out of the jam and glad
enough to get out. Garlic and whisky
pervaded the air with an aroma not ex-
actly that of ''Araby the blest."
POLLY OLIVER