The age-herald., 1900-10-24
SKETCHES FROM
 EVERYDAY LIFE

Those who braved the weather Monday night to hear Miss Carrie Bridewell sing felt more than repaid for the risk they ran of colds, bronchitis and pneumonia. Miss Brldewell is not only blessed with won derful voice but fine physique. grace and pleasant stage manner. She has that most charming faculty of a singer - she sings without effort. What could not that woman sing if she only tried" you. are apt to think She is built for singer What Svengali said of Trilby could truthfu1ly be said of Miss Bridewell: "Himmel! the roof of your mouth is like the dome of the Pan- theon; there is room in it for 'toutes les gloires de la France and little to spare. The entrance to your throat is like the mid de porch of St. Surpice; the bridge Of your nose Is like the belly of a Stradivarius- what a sounding board. and inside your beautiful big chest the lungs are made of leather and she has what Trilby did not have-the musical organization
 Her voice Is clear and accurate and her low torres particularly sweet.
 In box at the right of the stage sat a man alone, whose gray hair and long goatee resembled the pictures of Uncle A1tiHi ANo Olle III lus duOlence IeIt ufIG same joy and pride in her singing as he did His glance did not leave the stage for an in- stant. Many in the audience however looked at him with kindly sympathy, and the thought suggested itself that before long the real Uncle Sam Will be hearing the singer with the same joy and pride.
 Miss Bridewell wore a gown of orange silk with red Confederate badge hung from her RaiSt which are rarely beautiful were very be- coming to her dark hair and brunette col, oring.
 Headquarters had been doing rushing business Saturday night. Saturday is sener- ally pay day; pay day means play day, and play day means pay day again the follow Ing Monday. Night Warden Rittenberrv does not get much sleep on Saturday nights. lie is kept busy searching prisoners before locking them up. Their money and effects are kept for them and returned when they are taken out
 A luIl had come in the rush of prisoners, and the men in the office were sitting down enjoying rest and the warmth from A stove.
 Suddenly there was timid knock on the door, and without waiting for come in" the door was pushed open and he entered He came in with a smile on his face and d tear in his eye-they were watery from much drinking. Usually the arrival of a guest at headquarters is signaled by the rattle of the patrol wagon on the cobble- stones, and he comes in with an off1eer- unwflingly.
 This one came all alone and willingly. He had the air of having reached home at last He smiled at every one, nodded to the war den and walked oyer to the stove. He was barefooted and ragged.
 Boss" he said to the warden s'Ise mighty glad ter yer Please sir don't ferGit ter lock me up. Dis Is the most com fortabiest place Ise been in fur suah 1 de- clar, Boss, rse mos naked. Dis fire sure do feel good"
 wen Jim" said the warden. "you's back are you? Look like you've been down on a imelxiln.''
 ''Yessir I sure is. Pse worked eighteen days dar fer $4. Ise done been beat up and starved fse worked eighteen days-eish- teen days" This he kept repeating over and over in drunken sort of way, as if the horror of those eighteen days work at the limekiln remained with him even in a drunken stupor.
 Jim stood around the stove getting warm, and when he was comfortable the warden locked him up. As the door closed on him he heaved a sigh of gratitude.
 lie had been working out $4 fine that a limekiln man had paid for him.
 Some strange things happen in Anniston according to the Star. The son of Mir Hubbard about six months ago rode a fine mule of his fathers to church, and on the way home the animal was bitten by a dog Nothing happened for six months until one day recently, while pulling piow, the mule reafed up and became very violent kicking at everything within reach. Why anything should remain within reach when a mule gets obstreperQus is unexplained It took half dozen men to hold the ani- nal, which had symptoms of hydropnobia No relief could be found and the mule died Sunday. Sunday seems to have been his busy day. What effect the mule had on the dog who bit him is not stated, nor are we told what Mother Hubbard thought and said. Possibly had she gone to the cupboard and given this poor dog a bone Father Hubabrd would still have his muie
 Another unusual proceeding in Anniston is that of a man named Wessinger. He had himself Vaccnated about three years ago. His arm took well and yet i'll, for it was quite a while before it healed. A few weeks ago the vaccination took on a second life and he is now suffering more than he did the first time If he gets over this attack, his friends will be greatly sur- prised if three years hence he fails to de- velop genuine case of small pox.
 
 It is doubtful if suit for alienating the affections has ever been brought in the South, but they are quite common at the North This may be due to the fact that people eat cold bread in the North and hot bread in the South. If it is not due to this fact it is probably due to some other, White folks in de norf' take to law like black folks in de souf'. A specimen suit was one recently brought by New York girl against another. The defendant in ths suit had aEenated the affections of the plaintiffs iance- by circulating stories about her which finally reached his ears He thereupon broke off the engagement.
 The plaintiff has sued for $500 damages because, as she said, ''she thought she loved Harry that much" She and her ex- lover are still on friendly terms. and he has agreed to act as the star witness in the suit to prove that his affections have really been alienated. If the girl wins her suit he has promised to marry her and love her again, and they will take a we'd