The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-15
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New and Interesting Stories Of Well Know
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not been singing very much during the
last two seasons because OF an unfortunate
accident To one of her ankles. Apparently
she has fully recovered from this injury,
for the cable announces that she Is about
70 deyastate the provinces with new
song, running like this:
Oh. what am to be
In high socie-teef
An up to datey, Gayety girl
With an im-not tbuiltthat-way-ty whirlf
A goody -goody -goody girl and prude
Who never should look at a manf
OR a slippety-winkety sort OF girl
On the ran.dandanI
Let us hope this will not dislocate her
other ankle.
When ALI Hayman was In Chicago n
year ago arranging for one OF Charles
Frohman's a productions ho presented TO
North Side belle framed photograph of
the leading members of the company, such
as Is used for advertising in theater lob
lies. Today that frame does service around
a large photograph Of Chicago's postmas-
ter. while burned into the bottom OF the
frame are the significant words, Sowing
the Wind"
One Of the best known vaudeville per-
a hit in London last summer and told
Chicago tourist all about it the next morn
ing.
"but IL didn't rattle me--not bit. I
was Yust as cool as am now. After my
turn was over / ran back to my dressing
room, lighted cigar and sat down to
write a cablegram to my dear old mother in
New York, for knew she'd be anxious
about me. While the applause was still
ringing In my ears / told the whole story
in three words, Il done grand"
One day In midsummer while tho
Worlds fair auxiliary congress of authors
was in session the Art institute became as
hot as an oven, and Walter Besant the
English novelist, now Sir Walter, nudged
one of the managers of the congress while
some one was reading tiresome paper and
whispered, II say, my man, can't we slip
out of here and get breath of air and
little something cool to drink"
The great and good man thus addressed
readily assented and piloted the English
man across Michigan avenue into drug
store and against soda fountain.
What will you have Mr.. Besants" he
inquired, waving his hand toward the
fountain
"Gimme a pint Of 'alf and 'alf, " prompt
ly replied the novelist.
The embarrassed pilot gasped and ex-
planned that no "strong" drinks could be
bought there Mr.. Besant calmly adjusted
his eyeglasses, looked the marble outiit
over Quizzically and calculated:
cts one of those blarsted American
fzzing machinesl All right, sir. Go ahead
DO you choose for me. Pick out whatever
you consider least dangerous"
'I've heard 1t said that editorial para
graphs arc not worth very much, remark
ed Dan Hart, the playwright. the other
day, "but / know better. l wrote six
line paragraph three years age and New
York daily printed 1t and paid s23, 600 for
n. The plaintiff received verdict of Sl5,-
600 for libel and the lawyers fees and
court costs were $4,000 more.s'
When Opie Read took charge Of the Lit
tie Rock Gazette many years ago. he was
bitterly attacked by a rival paper in the
neighboring town, Camden, Ark. He bore
this abuse in silence for several weeks, but
finally printed this paragraph at the head
of the editorial jottings:"
"When Jim Simmons first settled In
Camden, years ago, he was poor. truthful
and honest. He is still poor"
The next day tall, gaunt stranger
alighted from the evening train and ac-
costed Opie, who chanced to be at the
depot "watchin of the train get in."
"Do you live heref'' he queried.
81 do" was the answer.
"Come and have drink then. / want
to talk to you
The two men adjourned TO a wet goods
store near by and after emptying their
glasses few times the visitor casually re-
marked:
"Ive got to shoot man in this town.
"Sof" said Read, with an infection
which asked for more.
"Yep-got to do 1t, - continued the man
hunter. Know anything about paper
here called The Gay. zettey"
Say, let's have another drink" F." hastily
interposed Opie. They did, and several
other drinks followed.
Now, where's The Gayzette Officer"
finally inquired the man from Camden.
Il want you to go along and see that get
fair play. All you've got to do is TO point
out the coyote that edits 1t and stand back
out OF range. F"
Together they started up town toward
the newspaper Office. The visitor never
reached it, There were too many saloons
along the route And, strangost of all,
Opie several times lost his bearings and
took his belligerent protege through un-
necessary detours and past more grogshops
than the Camden editor ever had seen be-
fore. An hour later the man who wanted
gore was sleeping of an alcoholic trance
In garbage box In an alley. He had lost
his gun and the editor of The Gazette had
secured new paperweight. 1t is unnec-
essary to add perhaps that Opie was not
shot that night 1t is no disparagement
to him, however, to admit that he was
about half shot.
An Englewood man has beon arrested
and locked up for "leading double life I"
1t serves him right History records only
one successful instance Of that sort Of
thing The Siamese twins trieSSit and
grow worry much atta.bed IN aapb othqr