The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
WE FAGOT PARTY.
Novel Entertainment Held at Library
Hall.

die of fagots and a spinning wheel, and a
large audience seated in the hall, Major
J. K Hudson received his guests of the
evening in a cordial manner. The little
room thus prepared was most attractive.
In answer to a knock at the front door
Major Hudson greeted Tom McNeaL They
exchanged a few p1easantries, when there
was another knock. One by one the
guests arrived, Paul Torrington, Major
Henry 1nman, Captain J. G. Waters,
Frank Weightman, H. D. Wilson, w. F.
Roehr and W. M Shaver.
Major Hudson suggested: MIR. Torring-
ton has song which we would like to
hear
Tom McNeal: wen have to listen, I
suppose
Mr.. TOrrington sang a pleasing popular
air, accompanying himself upon the piano.
He received encourag cement from the au-
dience and sang another song. Upon fin
ishing Tom McNeal rushed across the
room and grasped him by the hand, tell
ing him he was sorry he had spoken as
he did. H. D. Wilson gave a Swedish
dialect story of western Kansas which
was commended.
Major Hudson suggested that w. Won
Dahlen had promised to be present and
was expected at any minute, to which.
Frank Weightman replied: Hes out on
troduced to the party and sang one OF
his enjoyable solos. w. f. ROehr played
the accompaniment.
In response to urgent requests by the
notables upon the stage, Tom McNeal re-
lated the story of Jacob Schmidt, whose
father lived at Cincinnati. He said that
Jacob was naturally a good boy, but that
the influences thrown about him were
such that it was a wonder he ever grew
he haI
baby lying in his crib, his father used to
take him and toss him up six feet in the
air. Now, major, suppose someone ten
times larger than you should toss you up
sixty feet, how would you feel? (Major
Hudson shudders.)
Then, too, Jacobs aunt trundled him
on her knee. Just imagine being strapped
to a milk shake machine with ten revolu>
tons a second. Jacobs father was
sausage maker. He became very wealthy,
which accounted for his wife and daugh-
ter putting on so much dog Once when
Jacobs father told him that his mother
had brought him a little sister and took
him to see it, Jacob did not like it as
much as he should, and he said he didn't
see why he couldn't have brought him a
brindIe pup to play with. When he was
10 years old he wanted to chew tobacco.
An older boy gave him a 'chaW. 1t WASH t
long until Jacob realized that fellow
can sweat and feel cold at the same
time.
when Jacob was IA years old his father
place in a room on a, table a dollar, a bot
tie of whisky and a Bible. He said: If
he takes the Bible he will be a preacher,
if the dollar a business man, and If the
whisky a tough Jacob was taken into
the room. He calmly eyed the table and
then placed the dollar in his pocket, took
a swig of the whisky, picked up the Bible
and started for a pawnshop. His father
much excited, said: He will be Kan
sas legislator At q vars of age Jacob
left home without a dollar, although he
had wealthy parents. That was fifteen
years ago. I know him nOw-he hasn'
got a. dollar yet. Further than that 1
don't know anything. Perhaps can fin>
ish nv story when the other gentlemen
here get through with their yarns
Frank Weightman entertained the au-
dience with a comic song and responded
to a hearty encore with imitation of a
small schoolgirl reciting THE Village
Blacksmith Major Hudson said to the
party: Gentlemen, suppose you will all
be here tomorrow evening to attend Mr.
Weightman's entertainment
Henry Beerman, the talented young vio>
linist, received a hearty reception and he
gave as an encore ''Manzanillo," which
was greatly appreciated. w. NJ. Shaver
sang 1.-The Two Grenadiers," by Schu-
mann, and was encored.
Major Henry Inman had reduced his
stories to writing, and he read of the
brave honest trappers whom he had met
in the mountains and for whom he had
the create regard.
Captain Joseph G. Waters, whom Major
Hudson had introduced as the judge,
made the hit of the evening.
Judge Waters has prepared play
which 1 understand has been cribbed,' -
said Major Hudson. However, we want
to hear it,
"Oh, yes, wouldn't wonder if it were
cribbed," remarked Tom NIcNeaL
Captain Waters advanced, lighted a
candle on a table, sat down and unrolled
a sheet of paper ten feet in length.
Il understand that the judge has crib
bed from Milton Mobiles, in The Phoenix -
said Major Hudson, he saw the long
roll unfold.
Il am writing a serial novel," said Mr..
Waters, land the editor of the New York
Chambermaids Friend informs me that
for ten consecutive issues he has been
without a chapter. He threatens not to
pay me for all past due if do not send
forthwith another chapter. Let me see,
where did leave off? The heroine was
in the fourteenth story of the dormitori-
UNI of a convent. Flames from the in
cendiarium were devouring it. All, re-
member where I left off. It was here:
To Be Continued. "
Then he told n fiery language the fury
of the flames and the peril of the heroine;
how her lover got a load of hay and had
it drawn under her window. How she
jumped onto it and was then grasped in
the arms-not of her lover but of the
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tall trees. On and on she fled. always
pursued by the base villain. Suddenly
she came to a great abyss which yawned
before them both. Rushing madly to-
ward it and giving a shrill scream, while
pursued closely by the villain, She to