B1Y SAINT.
She does not smile from canvas rare ,
Transfigured by soino master old ,
Nor held in niche ; or alcove stand ,
Revealed in stone or precious gold.
8he lias no Bhrine where tapers burn ,
And in her name no prayer ascend ;
No weary pilgrims come from far
Before her altar-fires to bend.
And yet of all the blessed names
That vellumed page or bard hath told
That live hi Raphael's matchless art ,
Or sculptured marble , pure and c61d ,
3 hold my unanointed saint
The noblest , dearest , ol them all.
About her path a radianco glows
From out her hands rich blessings fall
The poor and lowly kiss her feet ,
The hungry cluster round her door ;
Tho stricken and the desolate
Forget their griefs and mourn no more
And somewhere in that deathless land ,
For which pur weary spirits faint ,
Beside the King I know that I
Shall find anointed , crowned , ily Saint
HELEN CUASE.
"Elsie ! "
Walter Hartman's tone of sorrow
ful amazement made his young wife
spring hastily to her feet. Shehadnot
heard him come in , and was kneeling
beside a great arm-chair , sobbing as i
her heart would break.
"Oh , Walter ! " she said , "Aunt Julia
" and a fresh burst of sobs inter
rupted her.
Walter's face cleared. It was not
sorrow of her own , then , that over
whelmed this pretty , blue-eyed darling
he had married six months before.
"Well , Elsie , " he said , taking her in
his arms and caressing her , "what
about Aunt Julia ? Do'not sob so ,
dear ; you will make yourself ill. "
"The fire ! " said Elsie , keeping her
sobs somewhat under control. "You
know I was very much worried when ]
heard of it , for I could not tell by
the papers whether Aunt Julia's house
ivas in the burnt district or not. "
.For the great Chicago fire was not
a week old , and the whole country
tvatched tor news.
"Well , dear , " said Walter , kindly.
"It is as bad as it can be Walter.
Aunt Julia writes to me that her
house was totally destroyed , her very
clothing burned up , and her insurance
papers not entirely made out. She is
absolutely without anything in the
R'orld except the clothes she had on.
Actually fed by charity. Oh , Walter ! "
Here the sobs came again thick and
fast , and Walter could offer no com
fort but such as was conveyed by si
lent caresses. After a time these were
so-far effectual that Elsie could speak
more calmly.
"Now , little one , " Walter said , "tell
me why this troubles you so sorely ?
Do you love your aunt so very dear
ly ? " .
'She had been everything a mother
could be to me since my parents died ,
Walter. But while I was with her we
were very poor. Out of her own
scanty meansshefed.clothed and edu
cated me until I took the situation of
nursery governess to your aunt's chil
dren , and married you. But just be
fore we were married , an old friend of
Aunt Julia's died in Chicago , and left
her ten thousand dollars. When she
tvent to claim her legacy , she saw the
house she purchased , and liked it so
much she bought it , her legacy cover
ing the expense of house , lot and fur
niture , while her own little income
would support her. But , unfortunate
ly , she was persuaded to draw out
her tiny fortune and invest it in two
lots adjoining her house. Now every
thing is swept , away. "
"She took care of you when you were
a child ? "
"For seventeen years , Walter , deny
ing herself to feed and clothe me. "
Walter did not speak again for many
minutes , holding Elsie close in his
arms. At last he said , very gravely :
"If I were a rich man , Elsie , I
would not stop to think in a case like
this , but say atonce'Bringyour aunt
here. ' But you know , little wife , my
salary , though sufficient for all our
wants , with a margin for pleasure and
saving a nest-egg , is not yet Large. If
I invite your aunt here , the difference
of expense must fall most heavily
upon you , because I cannot give you
many pleasures you enjoy if I have
one more to support. Concerts and
jewelry , little gifts and pleasures , will
be beyond our means then. But if
you will be happier knowingyouraunt
has a home , I will go my self to Chicago
and bring her here. '
"Oh , Walter , how kind , how gener
ous you are ! I will never be able to
thank you. "
"Then I am to go. All right. I will
cet a leave of absence tomorrow. In
the meantime I will telegraph _ your
aunt to meet me at the depot , if she
i. has sent any address. "
"The address is the lawyers' who
arranged her legacy for her , and who
did not live in the burnt district ,
Morse & Hunter. "
A few days later , as fast as steam
would carry Walter to Chicago and
back , Elsie was waiting to welcome
the travelers. A telegram had in
formed her that Walter had found
Julia waiting at the depot and by
what train to expect him home. The
only spare room in the pretty little
house lit Harlem , where Walter had-
brought his bride , was in dainty or
der. Jennie , the servant , was cook
ing the choicest supper Elsie could de
vise , and the little wife herself , neatly
dressed , was running to the door every
minute watching for the carriage.
It came at last , and AValter handed
out a lady. Poor Elsie felt fairly sick ,
as the guest tottered , rather than
walked , "into the room. She was white
as ashes , her hair , Elsie remembered
black as a coal not one year before ,
streaked with gray , and hereyessunk-
en as if with long illness. When the
water-proof cloak fell from her shoul
ders her shabby dress was most unlike
Aunt Julia's habitual neatness. But ,
the first shock of surprise over , Elsie
no words too loving towelcome
her aunt , while soft , tender kisses fell
fast upon the pale face.
"She is very tired , Elsie , " Walter
whispered , seeing how vainly the white
lips tried to frame words. "Get her
to rest , dear , as soon as you can. "
So Elsie , tearfully loving , made her
aunt lie upon the lounge , and brought
her the most tempting of tea trays ,
stopping the broken words of thanks
by kisses and caresses. Walter , too ,
by a hundred delicate attentions and
few spoken words made the guest feel
that she was most cordially and glad
ly welcome.
In her own room Aunt Julia told
Elsie .something of the horrors thai
had aged her more in one fortnight
.thin in any previous two years of her
'life. She had slept upon the ground
in a drenchingrain for twonightsthen
in a tent with no change orclothing ,
and the memory of the fire terrors to
haunt her. She had begged the papec
and stamp to write to Elsie. Then
she told of Walter's tender care for
her in the long journey , when she ,
racked by pain , often could'not speak
for hours , how like a son he had cared
tor her comfort. It was a sad story ,
and Elsie's tears fell fast.
"But now , " she said , "you are at
home. I have put underclothes and
loose wrappers in here , Auntie , until
we can have some dresses fitted. Let
me undress you now. "
Gently and tenderly the shabby
clothes was removed , the weary feet
bathed , the gray streaked hair smooth
ed , and snowy linen put on for the
night. Then , utterly tired , Aunt Julia
sank in the bed , whispering :
"Think , Elsie , I have not been in a
bed for twelve nights ! "
But alas , she was not soon to leave
it. The haven of rest once gained ,
Aunt Julia lay for many long weeks
dangerously ill with rheumatic fever
brought on by exposure , while the tor
tured brain , in wildest delirium , raved
of scenes that chilled Elsie with horror.
All through these weary weeks Elsie
was nurse , while Walter supplied every
delicacy that could be found to tempt
the invalid , patiently endured the dis
comforts of a house haunted by sick
ness , and proved himself , Jennie de
clared , "the nearest to an angel of any
man ever she seed. "
\Vhiter was nearly over before Aunt
Julia was able to leave her bed , crip
pled for life. The rheumatism had so
twisted the joints of her hands , legs
and feet , that they were useless and
most of the time intensely pain
ful. She fretted ) over the prospect of
being a burden upon Walter and Elsie ,
with all thti despair of a proud woman
who had always maintained her own
independence , and tearfully begged to
be sent to some charitable asylum ,
where she would be only a public ex
pense. Elsie told Walter of this
wish , and he went to Aunt Julia's
room.
Taking the crippled , helpless hands
in his own , holding them very tenderly , '
he said :
"Aunt Julia , Elsie has told me how
hard these little hands worked for her
for seventeen long years. I love Elsie
so dearly that lo grieve her is my
greatest sorrow. Do you think I could
bear to see her .pained if her second
mother was sick and alone , nursed by
hired hands while we are able and
willing to give her love and care ? Do %
not speak again of leaving us. 1 have
not seen Elsie's face so sad as it is to
night since you came to us. "
"But. Walter , I may live foryears. "
"I sincerely hope you will. "
"And I can never have any use of
my hands and feet more than I have
now. I can scarcely feed myself or
hobble across the room. "
The more reason you should have
loving care. Why , " and Walter '
laughe'd while his honest brown eyes
proved his sincerity , ' * do you think all
the IOVH here is Elsie's. I want my
share too , auntie , for I love you as I
do my life. I ask you to stay because
I want you here. I have not heard
Elsie sigh over long , long days since
you came. "
It took many more loving arguments
but at last Aunt Julia yielded. It was
but truth that Walter spoke when he
said she had won his love as
well as Elsie's. She was very patient
under excruciating suffering , and very
grateful for all the loving care lavished
upon her. When the pain subsided
and she could talk , she was charming
company , well read nnd full of pleas
ant memories aud brignt observa
tion.
tion.While
While she felt herself a burden.
Walter and Elsie regarded her as a ,
blessing. Walter no longer worried at
leaving Elsie alone all day , while he
was at his business , and Elsie never
tired of Aunt Julia , whose experience
proved very valuable to the little
housekeeper.
But month after month there was
a scarcely perceptible failing of
strength in the sorely tired bodylon ;
past youthful vigor. The rheumatic
fever had left heart trouble , and dis
tressing spells of suffocation and pal
pitation often threatened the invalid's
life. Always patient , she yet often
prayed for death to end her suffering ,
while Elsie prayed only that the dear
life might be spared. i
She had been Walter Hartman's
guest for two yearswhen her weakness
increased to an alarming extent , rap
idly and certainly , till she could not
leave her be : ! . It was while she was
herself conscious that the end of her
suffering was approaching that she
received a letter from her lawyer in
Chicago informing her that he had
received an offer of twenty thousand
dollars for the lots of land she owned
in that city.
She had looked upon her own beg
gary as so absolutely certain that at
firs' ! ; she could scarcely credit the news ;
but Walter , in whose hands she plac
ed the business , soon proved the offer
no dre.am by accepting the terms and
informing Aunt Julia , the money lay
in the bank in her name.
"Now , you can ride in your carriage
when you are well , " Elsie said , smil
ing but tearful. "I am so glad auntie.
You will have something now for your
old age. "
"But no old age , Elsie , " was the
glad reply. "I am glad , too , darling ,
very clad , but not for that. "
By her ownrequest a lawyer came
and wrote her will , and then Aunt
Julia , as if the cares of life was ended )
for her , sank rapidly , growing everyj
day weaker and more dependent upont
Elsie's loving , never-failing care.
It was in early spring , when , one ;
evening , as Walter came in. Jennie met ;
him , her honest face all disfigured byt
crying.
"Sure , sir , it's asking for you , Miss
Julia is. " .
"Is she worse ? " :
"Ah , sir , she's going fast. The
doctor says she'll not last the night. "
Going fast. Walter could see the
girl's words were true when he softly
entered the room where Aunt Julia ,
rested , her head upon Elsie's shoulder , ;
her hands clasped , fast in Elsie's.
"I am glad you came , " she whisper
ed. "I think I could not go without
thanking you once more and saying
farewell. "
. "What I have done , " Walter said ,
his heart swelling with emotion , "was
gladly , lovingly done. I do not need
thanks , Aunt Julia. "
"I believe that , but I am not less
grateful , because you gave from a full
heart. May God bles'syou and yours. !
May what you have done for a "poor ,
penniless woman come back to you'
in your old age laden with her bless
ing. Kiss me farewell , Walter. "
Reverently he bent over her , press
'
ing a loving kiss upon the withered'
lips , while tears that were no shame
to his manhood stfrod in his eyes.
A few broken words to Elsie , a mur-
.mured prayerandthe gen tie spirit was
released from the weary , pain-racked
frame. Tears of true love fell upon
the wasted face , placid in death's
sleep. Every kind word was cherish
ed when the lips that had spoken it
were mute , and Aunt Julia had two
true mourners at her funeral , while
many of the friends of years gone bj1
ca.me to pay the last tribute of respect
to her memory.
It did not surprise Elsie when she.
learned that her Aunt Julia had Mb
her the fortune that had come too
'late to gladden her own life. But she
told Walter , when the will was read
to her.
"I am glad we never thought of the
.land , Walter , in the years that Aunt
Julia was with us. It would have
{ made me hesitate often to show her
all the love in my heart , if I had ever *
thought she would have money to
( leave me. "
. "She knew , darling , it was all love ,
yet I am glad my Elsie has some re-
'ward for the patient , tender care that
alleviated the suffering of the poor in
valid who rests at last. "
And Elsie , nestling close in Walter's ,
arms , said softly.
"If I could love you more , Walter ,
than I did when I married you , I
should do so when I think of your
kindness and generosity to Aunt'
Julia. "
"It was odd , " Walter said , "that )
the money that Aunt Julia inve&ted ;
'in Chicago should be actually doubled
for I have seen her weep often when ,
she spoke of her "unfortunate invest
ment" of her friend's legacy.
Facts About Oysters.
"Oysters ; these things must have
been made in heaven , " fervently de-
clared the great Richard Bently , who ,
history says , could never pass an oys
ter-shop without going in and ordering
" . "
a "mess.
Old Dr. Bertram , an equally appre
ciative gourmand , maintains that
"the oyster can be cooked in many
ways , but the pure animal is best of
all , and gulping him up in his own juice
iis the best way to eat him. " The same
'discriminating authority holds it true
that "the man who ends the day with
an oyster in his mouth rises with a
clean tongue in the morning and a
clear head as well. "
But history is burdened with praises
of the oyster.
It is recorded that Thomson , the
poet , died from a surfeit of oysters.
Peter the Great always had oysters
for dinner and called oystermen his
"life-preservers. " Pope , before accept
ing Lord Bolingbroke's invitation
to dinner , exacted the promha
from his host that he would
be served with an oyster stew
Cicero nourished his eloquence with
the dainty , and Caligula , the Roman
tyrant , Avas at the will of all designing
courtiers who knew of his weakness
for oysters. It-is said that Cervantes
used to eat five hundred oysters every
day , and the wonderful originality and
piquant style of his narrrtive he at
tributed to the mental exhiliration
gained by eating oysters.
It was Alexander Hamilton's prac
tice , before applying himself to com
plicated problems of government , to
first sharpen his wits by reading Eu
clid ; but the great Napoleon gained all
the mental clearness he required by
dining on oysters. The "little corpo
ral , " on the eve of his battles , used al
ways to partake of oysters. The
Scottish philosophers of the last cen
tury Hume , Dutjald Stewart , and the
others were passionately fond of oys
ters , and Louis IX. , to check the de
cline of scholarship in France , sought
to create interest in letters by feasting
the learned doctors of the Sorboune
once a year on oysters.
"They produce a peculiar charm , "
declared an old Latin writer , "an inex-
plicablepleasure. After eating oysters
we feel joyous , light , and agreeable
yes , one might say fabulously Avell. "
Dr. John B. Bond of Little Rock ,
says : Morphine sulphate is used to
an alarming extent throughout the
Mississippi valley. None but the
druggists have any proper conception
of the extent of its use. In fact , some
druggists are not fully informed on
the subject , for the morphine eat
er will often make the rounds of the
available drug stores in order to con
ceal as far as practicable the quantity
used. Pew persons , other than the
wide-awake and experienced druggist ,
will be able to value at their'real
worth the excuses. the shams , and
romances of the morphine eater.
THE GREATAMERICAN DOLLAR ,
How "Our Mary" Bakes It In
"With an English Company ,
Much to the Disgust pi
Numerous Shining
Lights of the
"Rialto. "
Dollars by the Hundred Thou
sand Lavishly Spent on the
Stage this Season ,
While Patti and Her Dear Nieolini it is
Said Get Left in Paris , and Are
Anxious to Bask in the Sun
shine of the Dollar of
Our Dads Again ,
Freddy Gethard Bepresents a
Departure , and Geo. Prancis Train
Thinks the World Too Wicked
To Talk To.
t
Special Correspondence.
NEW YORK Crrr , Oct. 21,18S5.
"Harry , what atla the boys oa the Rialto for
the past ten d iys or so ? Seems to me they're
unusually down in the mouth. "
"Well they're booming mad and
, , very sav-
nge because Mary Anderson took the lihrrty of
bringing an English company over to America
this season to support her. You see the boys
as a class hav'nt much use for foreign compa
nies anyway , even when they come over to
support fore gners , but when It comes to im
porting them'to support American actresses ,
then indeed they get fierce , and even the com
ical end men of the third estate become trag
ical and blood-thirsty. "
"What are they going to do about it ? "
"Well , they will hurl sarcasm and invective
Into the bottom of many an empty beer glass ,
and will cut Mary dead by not asking for the
privilege of passes at the box office. This is
about all they can do. You see it's been an
awfully poor t me for them during the two last
seasons , and now when money is being spent
so lavishly by the managers and the people it
does seem a little hard that they should have
to give way to a set of not very good foreign
people in support of one who should be truly
.American enough to stand by her own coun
trymen. Mary has made a mistake In this
matter , with the profession , and has made a
greater mistake witu the people by charging
them 5-2.50 for seats that she was very glad to
"
sea filled at a dollar apiece before she"went to
England. Shu isn't strong enough to stand
this sort of thing , and the idea of coming back
aud charging her own countrymen more than
she ever did oefore , aud more" than she charg
ed the London playgoers , looks very much
like she was becom.ng inculcated with the
spirit of Patti. Here's one of the boys. Hello ,
Burt , we're discussing Mary Anderson. What'o
your opinion about it ? "
"IT'S AN OUTKAGE. "
"Stary Anderson 1" Shrieked Burt , "Mary
Anderson 1 It's the greatest outrage on the
boys that ever was perpetrated. I heard that
her manaaer wanted to bet she would take in
a hundred thousand dollars during her six
weeks engagement at the Star Theater here ,
but I'll bet a dollar to a jewsharp she don't
take in half of it. I've kept several friends
from going , and will keep others. Mary has
got so foreign that not ling short of a foreign
company and a fearfully foreign price for seats
pleases her , but she'Jl have to either come
down to American prices aud ideas or emi
grate to London and stay there. Minnie Pal
mer showed more sense when she returned , al
though she made sixty thousand dollars and
over'on her English trip. Ev"en Edwin Booth
never expecte 1 to make so much out of the
American public , and Mary's greed is already
acting agniust Her , for the houses arc falling
off from the first night People won't pay
such prices to see Mary Anderson , even if she
has got an English company. It's an outrage
on American playgoers to ask such prces , "
and Burt skipped into a saloon near by to
quench the volcano of wrath that swelled in
his theatrical bosom. And the Rialto , which
is that part of 14th Street extending from
Broadwav to Cth Avenue , is filled with anguish
on account of Miss Anderson's action.
"Speaking of charging h'gh prices for ad ;
mission , do you know what "an immense
amount of money hns been spent and is being
spent this season cm stage properties , dresses ,
etc. . etc. , in this city. It is enough to astou-
ish the oldest inhabitant , and distances any >
thmgfor some time past , if in-lced it has ever :
been equalled. It Is staled that sis companies
now running in this city , Naneu , Evangeline ,
Judic , Mary Andersoii'and the two Mikado
companies represent an expenditure of over
three quarters of a million dollars in costumes
and properties , to sty nothing of the numerous
other attractions before the public. Add to
this the immense salary roll , and you can
readily see that high prices must be asked tf
money is to be made. It is said that Judic
alone has been guaranteed § 130,000 as her
profit for her American tour. You sec for
eigners all expect the highest prices when they
come to America , as they think this the one
couutrv where money can be gathered for the
askingl 1 shouldn't be surprised if Patti
came over again this season , as it is reported
that she will not sing in Paris , and is more in
PATTI ADMIRESIT.
love with the American dollar than ever this
vear since so much cash is being la d out here. '
Patti is thoroughly selfish , and the country
which bids highest always gets her , regardless
of any personal preferences. Talklngof Patti ,
did you know that she had a brother in this
city who is absolutely penniless , except what
he occasionally gets from her , and that the
poor devil lives a sort of hand to mouth x-
istence , spending most of his tims holding
down a cba'r ' tn a 4th Avenue saloon.1 bare
often seen him , and be is someth.ng of a mu
sician himself , only Lo won't work , and la
naturally addicted to taking life easy rather
than bother himself much about earlhlr affairs.
Like Micawber , he's waiting for something to
turn up , even if it's only fifteen cents for a
driuk. He looks like a musician , and a cranky
one. but wouldn't remind you much of the
Divine Fattl , as he hasn't any ambition to
speak of , aud probably never will have. He
looks upon 1'fe ' as a lottery where his sister
drew a prize and himself u blank. None of
themen in that family , that is the brother-1 ,
amounted to much , ana Patti eccins to have
the faculty of drawing around her men who
are a drain upon her resources and are alto
gether a drawback to ht-r. She s arranging
to write a series of articles upon her life and
icceptlons at different court , and after con
siderable bidding upon them , it has fin illy
been awarded to an American > iubltshlng
house to bring them before the public. The
idea or writing herself up was suggested to
her by a western publisher , the editor of the
Omaha Bee , Mr. Rosewa'cr , imd Patti jumped
at the suggestion , and immediately wanted to
know how much she was going to make by it.
Consequently the matter was put into the
hands of Miss Monroe , of this city , aud the
Dublication arranged for. When they come
out m book form , if Patil will give the true
inwardness of her H'c , ad her various recep
tions , the offers of princes , potentates , kings ,
and counts , it will make an exceedingly inti-r-
estlng work. But the probab 1 ty is that she
"
will not give these things. I was"not surpris
ed to learn th : t Nteoliul wanted to come back
to A me i lea this season. Nieolini is one of the
drawbacks to Patti , as his voice is 110 longer
an attraction , and his temper is simply
idiotic , so tar as her conduct Is concerned.
Nieolini Is as much in love with the Amerl an
dollar as Patti ever wa * , and ptobably needs it
more , since he has failed to be any attraction ,
and consequently does not command the salar-
* * * * 1
NICOLIXI "WORSHIPS IT.
ies that he formerly did. Nobody Is quicker to
guage the public pulse than the manager of an
opera , and Mapleson and Abbey knoV beltei
than to count upon Nieolini MS any j'art'cular
attraction In opera companies of the present
ami future. Consequently Path's work must
answer for both Nie.ilini and her.-clf , and also
the French Baron she married so long ago ,
and the wife and little ones of Nicoliui.
N colini used to be a great "masher" when
his voice was in full trim , as nothing seems
to K in the feminine heart as much a'music. .
It appi-ars to penetrate the heaviest silk
basque and the clo i-st woven corset , and
Nk'olmi's conquests would g'j far to prove
that music hath charm * to eoothe the breasts
of other than the savag'However that mav
be , Patti still clings to him , and he like the
sensible musk-Ian that he is , ke-ps up the
cling on his side , und thus keeps the divine
prima donna from looking askance at any
other gentleman , even if f-he hail the inc'ina-
tion to flirt a little. Thefunuv part of it is
that Nieolini doesn't seem to realize that his
attractions are gone , so far as the public are
concerned , and sti 1 thinks that his vo c" of
the past is a voice for the present , and that 1 e
can charm the ear of an audience with as 'i.tle '
< llort as he ouce did , that all he has to do is
to s ing before an Amer can audience , aud the
dol ars will roll in as of yore. "
"So you think that Patti may come over yet
this season. "
"Well , it wouldn't surprise am one if she
did. "
"What do yon think about Langtry , the
lovely lily of the Jerseys ? "
"Oh , Langtry will g-t back pretty soin.
She wa * somewhat milted with the treatment
she received here socially , but she couldn't
L-xpcct anything else after the Fred. Gel hard
allair. Next time she will have more discre-
t on , and will probahiy get more invitations
from the select circles than she did before.
Freddie , by the way , isn't half as much of a
iludc as he was before he went to England.
[ Ic ouly returned a short time since , jou
know , aud the bovs say he is considerably
: hangcd. He.had trouble enough in America
us the especial cbampiou _ of the Lily , and I
shouldn't be surprised if he got somewhat
snubbed by the Lily over in her own countrv.
Just let the girl ? get the boys away from home
' "
Lwo or three thousand mile's , aud "then there is
sure to be more or less snubbing. That is a
noted fact , aud Gebhard wasn't any exception
i-obably , to this rule. At auv rate it was
tio.iced that he didn't have much to S'iy about
he Lily's actions while in England , aud kept
iloof from tinfray about her between Lord
Lonsdale and Sir Charles Chetwynd in the
? ark at London. It looks very much as if the
Lily had given him the cold shoulder when
he got him over in her own country , and had
hosen a champion from among the many
EnglishSirs , " "Lords , " ' aad "Earls" who
TREODIE IS HOME AGAIN .
re popularly supposed to be in love with her
m the other side of the watei. Nobody ever
icard of Gebhard over there as her champion ,
.nyhow , and whether he or she got tired ot it ,
iobodvknowsbut evidently there is an end
o the Langtry-Gebhard flirtation , and Freddie
ias settled down to life in a much quieter
ray than before he went over the briny deep ,
le doesn't attend the theatres as much as of 41
ore , and seems to dress in quiet colors and
ie the leader m the new order of male attrac-
! ons known as t'ie "Mowers , " which it is
laimed will choke off the dudes of the past
ew years. According to all accounts the
'mower" is a more athletic and better formed
epresentative human than the dude , and
loasts of breadth of shoulder and strength of
: alf , features that the dude never cou d mus
er up. Gebhard has a fine stable , and it is
aid will devote more time to training blooded !
tock than in nurturing lillies In the future.
"Will the Lily draw good houses here wher
'he comes over do you ttsink ? "
' Drawl Yes , like a porous plaster. Any
hing English that vou can brng to New
fork will draw. All that's nece = sary is to la-
) el it English , and forthwith it becomes fash-
onable in Gotham. Nobody knows this bet
er than tueatr cal managers. This s whj
er Wallatk always gives Enal sh actor
actresses the leading paits in his tiom ,
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THE J.ILV AVILL DKAW. S ,
companies , and why his two theatres , tl e Stat
and Wallaces , are considered the natural
home of all Engli-h compaui-s. Wrallack is
shrewd , aud ready at all times to meet the
wan s of the public. If the publ'c craze took
on Hottentot fever I hen Wallaek would hava
Hottentots , and with lust as much ngularity
as he now has English actors. "
' I see Emma Nevada has retun ed. "
"Yes , Emma arrived last Sunday , with her
bran new husband , imd seems to t e Very hap
py and chirpy over it. Emma didn't have any
Empress tarrange her marriage for her , as
wad the case with poor Patti and the Uaron ,
and so wl 1 probably be much happier than
Patti was in m r connubial relations. I had a - ft
Iriend who cro-std the ocean with them in the "
steamer Ems last j ear just after the Doctor
had met the prima donna , and it evidently was
a love match if my Jriend can be believed , for
she says that the big Doctor Palmer and the
little Emma Nevada were the cynosure of all
eyes on the steamer at that time , and the w .y
he used to lovingly t'e the strings of her hat
before they went on deck , and the manner in
Hhuh she looked into his eyes during tiie per
formance , aud the great d filculty he hud In
getting the knots so that they would stick at
all , after numerous effort5' , convinced every"-1 .
one then that there were operatic scenes In \
store for Loth not advertised at that early /
date. It appeared that Dr. Palmer was a rela
tive of her mau'iger , and the manager beiucr
unable to come over with her at the last mo
ment , had induced his relative to do Irm the
favor of escorting her acro-s the sea , v/i'h the
1111 lerstanding that he would join them here >
in a lew d > ys , and relieve the Doctor of hia
chii'ge. By te ! : time they had readied Ameri
ca , however , theDjctor wasn't anxious lobe
relieved and it is said cabled over to the maii-
auer uords to the effect lhat theic was no par
ticular reasju why he should hurry across the
wild waves , that it was a dreadful season for
seas ckne ! , and that he need nut cjuie until
he got thoroughly icady. He dMu't , and the
next time Ni vaila crossed the ocean for Amer
ica , was last we k , and as the wife of tLc suc
cessful Doe or Palmer. "
'Harry , " \ on know even body , now what's
become of" Victoria Woodllul , your old fr.end
of Wall street and woman's righU famel"
'Victoria Wodhull friend
- my say , now
do dou't for Heaven's sake s y anything . i
about her us coming from me. 1 believe she's I (
in London , but don't know anything about it. Vi
Go and see George Faucis 'Irain. 'He'll U-ll \l
j ou all about her. " 3 * "
"But George Francis wou't t-ilk to anybody
now a-days. "
"I.e'll lalk t-j you if " vou say Victoria Wood- - .
hu'l to him. " [
"Well , inue'i obliged ; good day. Shall I i d
tell the lolks lhat jou're the manager of Un 111
SS5 com \ *
"If you do I'll never give you another \ . *
pointer aii't 3ou'll regret it.'Mark that. I ]
Good day. "
George Francis sat in his accustomed seat la ii
'
Madison Square. He alwajs < ccupies tl o
sainscat - , and is the most cheerful man in . a
New Y'irk so cheerful in lact that to hold a I ! J
conversation n tu him can only be equalled by *
a confidential chat with the obelisk In Central
Park. Bot i are hoary headed relics uf au- f \
icut time , and both could tell of many s-ghts " (
of other days if they would , yet the strange I
Hieroglyphics of the obelisk and the curious
nature of George Francis refuse to blossom Y
into confidence at the impudent arid Inquisi
tive touch of Hie correspondent.
"Mr. Train , 1 believe. "
The leaves rustled overhead , the paper rus-
UVd in h s hands. That was : il.
"I wanted to ask about au old friend of
\ ours , Mr. Train. "
The quiet stillness of his attitude seemed to
invite another questioning remark , and yet
there was no responsive chord of confidence
established between us.
"Does Victoria Wo dhnll reside on earth ? "
Slowly hut surely the swar by face and blue
grev eyes turned towards inc. and in the
"what the devil do you mean , any ow " er-
pressibn of his countenance , one could read
the answer ttiat he didn't care to enter into
jxtcnJed conversation on this subject. .
GEO. FRANCIS TRAIX MEDITATES.
Under the circumstances th'matter was not
> ressed , and I departed feeling that there were
ome thingunder the blue canopy of heaven
oo sacred to talk about , and that one of them
vas Victoria. Tram is a great curiosity to
he manv vis. tors who pa s and repass his si-
ent figure su Madison Squire , and talks only
0 the children , who are great friends with
lim. He lookl.ke a Moor or au East In-
1 an , and his remarkably dark complexion
ind white hair aud beard give him a sort of
"ather Abraham appearance that Is quite in-
erestiii. . His last ventures in the n wspa-
> aper line havn't proven successful. The Neva
Till Tweed being one of them. The Train
jitjue. which was the worst paper ever pub-
istied , and 'or whicii he served a term In
irison as a sort of effect to its publication
ome ten years ago , was the most noted of his
mmerous newspaper experiments.
SPIUTO GESTIL.
"Brettiiie : . "
There is consternation for Impecunious
heater managers , writes a New Yor > conv-
pondent to The St. LouLi Globe Democrat , in
verdict of § 43 against George Holland , the
ctor , in favor of Genevieve Brett , an incon-
p'cuous actress , who was employed in a dis-
strous venture last year. There is a special
iw in this state intended to protect working
romen against loss of wages. It provides
tiat an employer. may , under certain condi-
ions that are bound to technically exist in
early every case , be imprisoned alter a judg-
icnt is obtained until it is paid or at leest se-
urity for its payment is given. In effect It
evirt-s the law for imprisonment of debtors
o far as their dues to female employes aio
oncerne.1. The counsel for Miss Brett took
dvantage of this statut" , the judge holuiag
iat an actress is a woman working for wages.
Jready the termbretting" has gone into the
bowman's vocabulary , and the fear of being
bretted" will possibly deter some managers
rom going Into reckless ventures not backed
y sufficient capital to cover the pay-rolL
Meisson'er is the oldest artist In Paris , hay-
ag been born in ISOi He Is as sensitive cj
woman In regard to his age.
