Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-06
(The guests of Mrs. DeShine's theat-
ricaI boarding house are dinine,)

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TIME I.ANDLADY-Now Mis- Man
gle, bein as I'm a old friend of yer
hull family, an look on Minnie like
she was my own, whatever is the trou-
BILE between yuh folks?
Mrs. Mangle (tearfully)-You see be-
fore you a wronged and unhappy wom-
an The Mangles Four dear friends,
are about to dissolve partnership, and
voddaviTe will know their names no
longer
Little Minnie Mangle-An' I'm "a
goin' to jine troupe, amt l. pop?
Mr.. Mangle (heavily)-Tve been give
doggone tough deal. Mis- DeShine, an
that's no dream. Here Louisa's had the
kid playin' clubs when l s'posed she
was asleep, an the coins been blowed
on them spiritualist guys who got her
NAV for a come-on.
The Property Man-Nix, pal; rernem-
Der you're talkin' to a lady. and she's
got feelins, same as you or me.
Mrs Mangle (clasping Minnie in a
wild embrace) What does he care, Mr..
Johnson? And because my little child
and l did a refined dancing turn at an
entertainment where we was treated
like perfect ladies, and l used a few
paltly dollars to consult a medium who
might soothe, mayhap. my suffering
heart, / must now endure insult!
Mr. Mangle-She come home in a
tourin' car. an gifts a general delivery
letter from the party, after, askin' her
to lunch. He had a black mustache.
Mrs. Mangle-Speak, my child, and
denounce the traducer of your mother!
Little Minnie Mangle-Honest pop,
! they wasn't no such Teller there. Cross
my heart an hope / may die. Just one
ge'lman who gimme a case note, an
asst mommer to dinner. didn' he, NOM
mer2
The Landlady (sotto voce) -Mis'
| Mangle. make her shut up; she's a-put-
tin her foot in it tur'ble. Say, Minnie,
dolling, come set on Anty DeShine's lap
an she'll give yuh two helps of pie fur
dessert.
| The Property Man-Whats the ideer
of roarin' just because he done his best
to be polite? That amt anything,
| s'fur's ! see.
Mrs. MangIe-Could l help it if the
man simply endeavored, he being one OF
the committee, to make me feel at
home?
Mr.. Mangle-Well, leavin that out,
what does she do? Goes kitten up
where a flock of these bugs are holdin'
a seance an digs up six bones for havin'
one of 'em wave white cloth, lettin'
on it's her sister.
Mrs. Mangle-Do you presume. Will
| liam Clarence Mangle, to assert that
the form which came to me from the
spirit world was not Adeline? All,
| there were things said to me that
proved it was she beyond a doubt. Mrs.
DeShine, members of the Physical Re-
| search society were present. They can
testify to the glorious triumph Of the
medium.
The Landlady-Do they tell yer
| forching? I'm allus scared of gettin'
drugged an havin' my joolry stole at
them affairs.
| The Property Man-Gee. how a
smart woman like you can let 'em get
you goin' is beyond me, Mis- Mangle.
Little Minnie Mangle-All the folks
was holdin' hands in the dark to keep
the lectric current goin' an one
ge'man lose his watch. didn' he, NOM
mer?
Mrs. Mangle-Minnie, behave. That's
another calumny spread by unbelieVers
who seek to do harm to the cause. Spir-
| itualism offers relief to the oppressed
soul. We weer all thrilled by the grand
news that the dear professor has en-
| joyed a spirit communication from
! Frank Stockton, of the society, now in
the spirit world.
a .
! Mrs. Mangle-It was sublime! Oh,