Evening journal., 1908-08-13
Personal and Pertinent

Around the Albany or at the Lambs. Friars the
Greenroom other place where the successful
actors summer there is at present discussion on
which of two stories is entitled to precedence
hard luck yarns. one OF these Is OF Eng
lish origin, the other is American.
Here's the English entry:
The audience in certain theatre wasn't much larger
than the orchesraand it wasn't such large orchestra
either The villain grasped the heroine by the wrist and
dragged her down stage
Are alone?" he Kissed in her ear
"No, not ton night guvnor came the voice OF the lone
occupant Of the top gallery but you will be tomorrow
night"
Here's the American classic;
In Middle Arkansas the crowning catastrophe de-
scended the little that had been carrying Lady
Audeys Secret" into those farther wds The hotel man
levied the trunks and the transfer tied the
scenery Then the sivery CLEAN in the clouds that
lowered
Twenty miles away at Polkvire, opera house
had just been finished. The Swiss Bell Ringers
billed to open IL; but them fell in at Memphis and
had been sold for the opening. Word
that IL the bearers OF LADY Audes dread secret could
negotiate the passage from Dycusberg where they
had been tied up, audience composed the wealth.
the elite and the beauty of Pollvle would await them
also real money. Could they come? Yea ioyfully
could they comet The hotel and tho man
would come too to collect their claims
train carried them the junction. There hired
hacks OF PolSvile met them. The heavy rode on the
seat OF the front hack with the driver It
noon Of lovely day-a day Of promise and cheer At
the roadside the happy negro and the care free boil
weevi frocled amid the growing cotton A splendid
Beautiful sunsets you have in this section OF the
country" said the heavy TO the silent driver him
the new opry house burnin down"-sunday Magazine
Mrs Phelps Stokes at a dinner in New York con-
demned the customary treatment OF servants
on account of this treatment" she said Intelligent
young men and women keep out of domestic service
despite the good pay and the comfort.
But who can blame them? In a court Of law one day.
man cook testifying, and simply because was
a cook everybody there the Judge down 10 the
crer, felt entitled to call him by his first name Had he
been cart driver they would have called him Mr.
smith. But no; he was in domestic service
"A young governess, Vassar girl, turned TO dur
ing the trial and said She as governess met with
just such treatment all sides
She said that the lawn of her country house her
mistress once introduced her TO a gentleman
Miss Jones' 30 the introduction concluded, IS our
governess you know
"rhe looked her mistress expectantly as
II waiting for something.
And she said-T beg your pardon--but what does
the gentleman dor
What do you meanT said the mistress hauehtly
You have told him my occupation, said the govern
Now TO know his so that the acauaintanee
may start fair Washington Star.
Setting upon the 70 the Pyramids approached a
quartet Of saddled cames waiting before the hotel
"Engsh2" asked driver brokenly greeting the tour
list with the foghorn on his watch chain.
can right sir You can take Chamberlain here"
Meanwhile another driver had found German IN the
party and given him Bismarck and third had located
Frenchmn and helped him the back OF Napoleon
The fourth tourist puzzled them He was a small man
in glasses
where from7" asked one Of the Moors
United States" the traveller answered
Ihe swarthy Mohammedan regarded him in the utmost
perpexity Finally he Joined the other three and they
al studied him closely and whispered.
"oh. don't let that bother YOU" the tourist said ,u
ride Roosevelt here"
HIS driver at assented beaminr with RELIEF
We no forget the name" he said I'VE afraid Won
might be Mr.. Harriman"-st. Louis Post Dispatch,