THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , APRIL 8 , 180i T\VENTY PAGES.
GRACEFUL WOMEN SPEAKERS
Ohatmcoy Dcptw'a ' Opinion of the Sex as
After Dinner Orators ,
COMPLIMENT TO MRS , BALLINGTON BOOTH
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In HiTX'ir-l'rllU or IVnil-
tlllll ) I'llKlllOtl ,
"I do not see , " /ld Chauncey Dcpew the
other day to n reporter of the New York
Herald , "why women should not become
successful nfter dinner speakers. There Is
a possibility of them becoming even moro
popular In this art than men. 1 do not
know but what It would bo a lucrative pro
fession for dome bright , clever woman to
adopt. Hut It would not bu worth thu ef
fort It would cost unless thcro was especial
talent. "
"What do you consider the requirements
for n successful after dinner speaker , par
ticularly In women ? " I asked.
"Ono of the first csiontlals to build upon
would bo a 'ready thinker,1 combined with
fluent nnd graceful speaking , a pleasing per
sonality , a Hparkllng supply of wit and
humor and well studied diction. All these
attributes are absolutely necessary to a suc
cessful after dinner speaker , " ho replied.
"Ono of the finest after dinner speeches I
over listened to was delivered after.a theat
rical supper , Just as the gray mill of the
morning was giving way to daybreak , by
Fanny Davenport at the Hoffman house.
Fanny was then In her prime , and a pret
tier picture I seldom look upon , or a pret
tier speech I seldom listen to , ns she stood
there iiddresslng the dinner party. Her
words and movements were poetic , and the
talent displayed phenomenal.
"Mrs. James Ponder of London Is another
brilliant and entertaining after dinner
speaker. She never falls to please her most
fastidious hearers.
"Lady Evans , who was Miss do Grasso
Stevens Van Wart of New York , now -wife
of Sir Francis Evans , Gladstonlnn member
for Southampton , England , made all the
after dinner and afternoon speeches for her
husband , In his absence , during his last
election , and she proved to bo a universal
favorite , a fascinating speaker , and very
much sought after as an after dinner
speaker. "
"Brooklyn can boast of ono or two won
derfully talented women who are known ns
successful nfter dinner speakers. But the
very best after dinner address I ever Hs-
totiod to by a woman was delivered , unex
pectedly , by Mrs. Balllngton Booth. If she
would adopt , thu profession to the exclusion
of all clso I think she would be the greatest
success the world has ever known among
women after dinner speakers , and equally
as good ns nny of the other sex I have ever
hoard. Her well chosen words are forceful ,
still dainty and poetic , her attitudes arc
graceful , nnd she would nlwnys bo the mag
net of a dinner party as n speaker. She Is
original , practical nnd entertaining , and I
predict n bright and successful future for
hOr In this calling , should she ever adopt
It. "
After hearing such glowing accounts of
such praiseworthy women who nre before
the public us nfter dinner speakers from
the crowned king of after dinner speakers ,
I sought an Interview with them. The fol
lowing Is what Mrs. Balllngton Booth said
about her Ideas of women us after dinner
speakers , her experiences nnd why she does
not follow U as a profession :
"I am quite sure that Hon. Chauncey
Depow Is far more qualified to speak upon
this question than myself , hence his opinion
would bo fur moro valuable. Still , as I
have spoken occasionally In what might be
described as after dinner speeches , and as I
have very definite opinions upon the sub
ject , so far as I am personally concerned ,
I will give them to you , lest nny misuuder-
. standing should arlso concerning my work
In this direction.
"I have not done so very much after din
ner speaking , eight or ten times at the most ,
and then only when I felt that there was a
good opening and opportunity for Introduc
ing the subject of my other work to people
who could not bo reached in any other way ,
and whoso Interest and Influence might bu
made materially useful to the lost and out
cast onus whose cause wo champion.
"If I have been successful In this style of
speaking It has , In my opinion , been en
tirely duo to my theme and not to mo ns a
speaker. My life work and my religion nro
vltnl nubjects , burnt Into my very soul by
God , nnd ns I speak always and only on
thcso subjects I talk from the heart , not the
bend , of living truths , not fancies or senti
ment or fiction. To talk naturally nnd with
real ( not assumed ) feeling , are two great es
sentials to public speaking , and those who
live In their subject and speak out from n
, , /tfS , heart Inspiration nro bound to lose solf-
consclousnoss , und being moved themselves ,
carry their audience with them without
Xthoy
effort. Besides , wo believe that God , whose
message wo deliver , If wo deliver It faith
fully , will Himself Inspire our hearts as Ho
did His messengers of old. "
"I should Imaglno that dinner Itself was
the greatest hindrance. In the way of after
dinner speakers , I have never taken part
In such a , dinner , but I Imvo been on hand
at Its conclusion to fill my part of the pro
gram. My first reason for this Is that I am
n Salvationist , and costly banquets nro dis
tasteful to us , ns well as Inconsistent with
our lives , which ore consecrated to God for
the seeking Und saving of the fioor and out
cast. I should feel the shadow of this In
consistency bunging heavily over mo while
I pictured the need , misery and sorrow of
the poor , had I Just been partaking of costly
viands. Consequently , speaking is far easier
nnd can bo done with less effort If ono lias
eaten sparingly , nnd I think this applies to
the brief nnd sociable nfter dinner speaking
ns well as to public platform addresses. If
you nro to speak at nil , you must speak
well that Is , you must do your best and
make n mark. You must do something
worth doing , even If the tlmo allotted to
you bo only ten or fifteen minutes. In my
opinion these who talk only for the sake of
talking had bolter remain silent. "
The French nature , which apparently In
many cases Is thoroughly superficial nnd
keenly anxious for new sensations , provided
they are unlquo nnd pleasurable as well , has
lately been moro than satisfied by the "ill-
vorco dinner , " a species of entertainment
that could not by nny possibility pass off
with the slightest degree of success In any
country other than Franco , or In any com
pany other than a French one.
The Invitations tell the party Invited that
they nro expected to dlno with Mine. A , U
or C In order to celebrate her happy libera
tion from Monsieur A , B or C , says the Phil-
ndelphla Times , nnd sometimes to offer con
gratulations on her approaching marriage
with Monsieur I ) . It apears that It U not
good form for a divorced man to give an nf-
fnlr of this sort to a mixed company. Ho
Is privileged only to Invite his men friends ,
bin the women may rejoice openly nnd
freely and their friends of both sexes are
expected to bo Joyful with them.
It Is said that the desire to glvo ono of
these unlquo affairs has made It positively
unsufo for a woman to Introduce a husband
worth keeping to another woman. Fre
quently an engagement precedes oven the
divorce , though such n peculiar state of af
fairs , It Is needless to remark , Is of too
Fronchy a description to over be understood
by nations who hold the marriage tlo In
sacred reverence. The flip and trivial way
of looking at certain matters that to us ap
pear most consequential gives the French
nation Its reputation for artificiality , and Is
the tplrlt that prompts and carries out such
affairs as "divorce dinners. "
For the nonca fluffy tresses are the style.
Women were wont to brush their hair
down , now they brush It up. comb It up nnd
blow It up with a fan to produce the effect of
thistledown nnd corn tassels , says the New
York World's hairdresser.
The hair Is first done up dry , then crimped
nil over and finally dressed , the colfturu
being suggested by th style of the hat.
There Is a quantity of bottled stuff for the
head to'.Iut , but by nil oddi the best , cheapest
and most satisfactory Is lavender water.
Tro alcohol , which Is the "body" of all
till t waters , refreshes , If It does not en
tirely cleanse the scalp ; It stimulates the
action of the islands , nnd. ns It evaporates ,
tlio offensive odors of porapliatlm nro carried
nway There Is Just enough oil and fragrance
Hi the lavender flowers " "
to "dress" and per
fume Iho hair r.vtm It allowed to dry ,
without combing or brushing , U leaves th
hair dry. glossy nnd comparatively sweet ,
which nothing clso will dp ,
Violet water , too , makes a nlco shampoo ,
but It lacks the essential oil of the lavender ,
and , moreover , It Is not ns refreshing.
These waters nro only recommended for
well-kept kcads of dry , coarse hair.
Kor the vast 40,000 who have not the con
veniences for good grooming and brushing
bay rum will be found excellent. When the
water Is all over the scalp rack the hair
with n coarse comb anil then brush until the
head Is red , hot and clean , and the hair Is
dry nnd fluffy. For naturally oily tresses
this Is one of the quickest methods of dry
shampooing.
A little fine scent of violet , lilac , hyacinth ,
sandal wood , valley Illy or Egyptian Illy
goes a long ways as a hair cleaner. A
tabluspoonful Is enough to perfume and bring
out the natural glosi of the hair , but It Is
not cleansing nor to be used on oily hair.
Somebody asked Miss Ilcnfey , the parlor
reader , who had Just finished n winter's
worlc In this city and gunc to California fern
n long tour , how she found her fashionable
audiences In the matter of appreciation ,
says the Now York Times. "Tho nvcragp
fashionable audience , " she snlil , "It vciy
sympathetic and caiy to read to ; tlm ox-
ccptlonul Is politely cold and hypocritical ,
and llko n. stone wall lo tlio reader. A
person who has never tested an audience , "
she went on , "can Imvo no Idea of the dlf- .
ferenco It makes ton performer what the
response Is. One of my best patrons , a
wealthy nnd well known society woman , has
mo frequently to read at her house pri
vately. I find on such occasions herself
and ono or two other women , never more
than three , In full evening dress , awaiting
me. They are all Intelligent , cultivated
women , but these evenings exhaust me moro
than nny other work I do. I cannot seem
to move my hearers. U Is not the want
of sympathy of numbers , for I read one
evening to an actress alone , and she cried
and laughed nnd fluttered In response to
every emotion of the sentences. I do not
know what It Is , but It Is there. Another
hard reading Is that I undertake for
families.
"Some of the most Interesting work I
have hud this season has bpcn In the pub
lic school course managed by Hon. Seth
Law and Kellx Adlcr. Over In Seventieth
street and Klrst avenue I read one evening
to an audlenzc mainly of the parents of
the school children. I used the 'Tulo of
Two Cities. ' There was little applause , ex
cept for the peasant scene , but they fol
lowed me closely , swaying In their chairs
and answering the ( luu passages with their
eyes. Another of these audiences , mostly
hoys , showed the power of George Rliot
They understood Adam IJede without knowIng -
Ing why. And here , by the way , Is a
curious bit about Prof. Oliver , the mathe-
matlclin of Cornell. He chanced to be ono
of my hearers at a reading not long ago ,
and I noticed that he led every laugh. I
wondered whether It was a scientific fact
that the mind of a mathematician moved
moro quickly than other minds. I should
llko to know. "
The seats In a Broadway cable car were
all occupied the other day when a pretty
wpman , escorted by a man of distinguished
appearance , entered. There was n mo
ment's pause before a gentleman sitting n
few places away from the door rose and
yielded his place to the lady. With a
courteous "Thank you , " she took the seat ,
and both men raised their hats In further
recognition of the act of politeness.
After a short rldo the lady and gentle
man got off.
"Do you know , " asked the husband when
they reached the street , "to whom you
were Indebted for a scat Just now ? "
"No , " wonderlngly replied the wife ; "do
you ? "
"Yes , " was the quiet answer ; "he was
the man who defeated me , " nnd. If Mrs.
W. II. Hornblowcr made a vehement ex
clamation , Senator David H. Hill must not
abcribo It to non-appreciation of his cour
tesy , but to the wifely loyalty and pride
for which she Is famed among her friends.
A writer recently contributed a paper lo
a magazine on the subject of "Child Study , "
advocating Its Incorporation Into the cur-
rlcttll of our colleges and universities. The
writer has been forestalled by eight years
In the Mothers' club of Milwaukee , which
sprung Into being and has existed for no
other purpose than to comprehend the child
In all his phases , physical , mental and
moral ,
The first department of child life was
comparatively exhausted very soon. BathIng -
Ing , diet , hygienic living wcro studied nnd
comprehended , and tn about n year the
club passed from a discussion of the
physical welfare of the child to a considera
tion of his mental being , and the members
dived down among educational problems ,
taking ns the basis of their work liain's
"Education" and Spencer's work on educa
tion.
In this connection the local schools came
under Inspection and criticism , and the
woman's school alliance was born to a dis
tinctive work.
About this time , too , says the Milwaukee
Journal , the Mothers' club became Interested
In the Frocbollan theories of child culture ,
und engaged Mlks Elizabeth Harrison of tin' '
Chicago kindergartens to glvo a course of
lectures before It and Its friends. From
Kroebel to psychology wasn't a very long
step , and when the club took up that ab
sorbing study many of the puzzling moral
questions that mothers have to settle wcro
discussed at the meetings. The theories of
James , Spencer and Sully wore studied , and
when the club became deeply Interested In
the many 'problems of heredity , Dr. Dirge
of the state university came to town and
lectured before It , the fathers being asked
to como In and listen on that occasion.
Much like this club Is the Mothers' society
of Brooklyn , which grew from a parlor meet
ing of half a dozen women ten years ago
Into the organization which today stands
chief sponsor for the Froebol academy In
the sister city an Institution of education
unlquo oven among Froebel Institutions and
to which educators come for Ideas from
many parts of the country.
Child study has been begun , and by the
most competent of persons the mothers.
A pretty story Is going the rounds about
nos.i Bonheur. Some tlmo ago n Hussion
grand duke was visiting Paris , and chanced
to dlno In her company. They got on very
well , and at desert they ate phllopcna to
gether that Is to say. they shared a double
almond. But the duke , when ' next day
they met. forgot to say "phllope'ha , " and
lost the bet. Ho asked the artist what
present hu should glvo her , and she added ,
laughingly : "Any animal that would do tu
paint ; something pretty , you know. " The
duke smiled and departed.
Nothing moro was heard of him , nnd the
lady liud qulto forgotten the affair , when ,
some months afterwards , the royal forfeit
arrived towlt , three enormous polar bears.
A popular woman writer Insists that ono of
the most effective ways In which a woman
may do missionary work Is that of
thoroughly training every servant that falls
to her lot. The universal plea that Just as
ono has assimilated our approved methods
she shakes off the dust ( alas ! too often lit
eral dust ) of our culinary department she
answers by the assertion that this Is n sol-
llsh view to take of the case. She points
out the obvious fact that It each house
keeper would conscientiously put her own
Interests outside the mutter and go seri
ously to worlc to revise and Improve do
mestic servants for the good of the cuusc ,
the number of elllclcnt helpers could but be
steadily Increasing. As It Is. there Is only
now and then a woman who does her duty
by the kitchen , and consequently thut
branch of homo Ufa Is slowly deteriorating.
When a New York house that has been
an aristocrat In Its time Is torn down It
proves a treasure to eomo of the folks of
the town. Doors of old house In Illeecker
and Hudson streets are proudly pointed to as
doing their normal duty In some uptown
muiiKlon , whoso mortar Is hardly dry , and
mantels and wainscoting are equally sought
and applied. A colonial mansion belonging
to the aaclot estate was. not long ago , dis
mantled , and the artist , Millet , got pos
session of the woodwork In ono of Its rooms. '
This ho had set up tn his studio , and from
It painted the beautifully truthful Interior
which forms so fine a background for his
two women In "How the Gossip Grew" ono
of his most popular pictures.
FASHION NOTES.
Coarse , pliable straws are a special fea
ture of millinery.
Crepon appears In a new guise , which re
sembles the rugged stem of old tree bark.
The black watered silk U mixed with
everything which fnahlou may lay a claim
to. It In iecn In rovers , collar bamh , bows
and vests.
The use of French cashmere Is roylved
again. It drapes beautifully , and combines
prettily with changeable tatTcta silks.
Tropical suiting Is a new fabric for trav
eling and morning gowns , It Is light In
weight and has a smooth surface.
Plaids arc coming In again. Fine llttlo
checks , with green , yellow nnd black com
bined , are the favorlto mixture In taffeta
silk.
silk.A
A new kind of fine India muslin , beauti
fully embroidered with Ivory-colored thread
In various light designs , Is being used In
plnco of lace draperies ,
A cool gray green Is ono of Ihe new colors
which gave a hint of Us existence last year ,
nnd now appears In silks and crcpons under
the name of "roicau. "
An odd and rather expensive collar band
Is formed of ostrich feathers fastened nt thp
back with a diamond buckleA tic of
white lace , gathered double , finishes the
front.
A new material called "burc" Is being
used In Paris. It la coarsely woven , llko
canvas or nun's veiling , with heavy threads ,
nnd has n fancy surface which gives It the
appearance of being heavy.
An odd gown for spring Is made In semi-
tailor fashion , with skirt and long coat
basque of fawn cloth , vest of pale pink
chlfTon , ornamented with rosettes of the
samp , nnd single rovers of Danish leather.
Etoti Jackets have taken on the addition of
circular frills about six Inches deep , which
form a basque , The front turns back In
wide rovers , and Is sometimes buttoned
with ono or two buttons at the waist.
The latest riding habits have a patent at
tachment of springs nnd hooks which will
promptly fly apart In case of accident , and
leave the rider free , making It Impossible to
bo dragged from the saddle.
The Hoiimanlun blouse , which Is now n
great favorite. Is made of whlto Japanese
surnh or Uiflota silk , and has for trimming n
velvet dog collar and wide belt , embroidered
with jet , gold and colored spangles.
Cotton crcpon Is a desirable material for
summer gowns , and It can be hud In black
and all thp light tints. H la especially rec
ommended for Itu laundry qualifications , as It
washes perfectly nnd requires no Ironing.
It Is dlfllcult to discover a real novelty In
fans , but n pretty and Inexpensive kind ,
when closed , resembles a series of colored ,
rounded frills , edged with tinsel ; thcso ac
cord with thu gown and glvo much effect at
llttlo cost.
Turquolso and odd shades of pink and
green nro seen In the new "chiffons , This
material , , when made up Into fancy neck
wear and bodlco trimmings , Is often edged
with satin baby ribbon In white or black ,
and the effect Is novel nnd pretty.
The rage for chiffon must be nt Its height ,
for It can hardly bo employed In more ways
than at the present time. It trims wool nnd
silk dresses nllkc , frilled on In narrow ruffles
to take the place of luce. And entire dresses
are made of this gauzy stuff.
"Sans Gone" Is the name of n short-
wnlstcd cute little jacket made of velvet and
jetted or embroidered , which Is ono of the
novelties of the season. It Is cut square
across the waist at the back , square In front ,
Is sleeveless , and worn over any pretty
bodice.
FEMININE NOTES.
Greek ladles had steel nnd brass mirrors ,
parasols , fans and smelling bottles.
The family boot nnd shoe stretcher , with
corn and bunion pieces of brass , is a modern
patent.
Miss Jcnnlo Forsyth of Boston has been
appointed right worthy grand superintendent
of the Juvenile Templars of the World.
In the sixteenth century no lady was con
sidered In full drcbs unless she had a mirror
at her breast. It was oval In shape , about
4x0 inches In size.
The question whether n female claiming to
bo a "lady" was libeled by being called n
"woman" has boon decided by a British
Judge and jury In the negative.
Mrs. J. Plerpont Morgan Is credited with
the Intention of erecting n monument over
the unmarked grave of bravo Molly Pitcher
of revolutionary celebrity , which lies near
West Point , adjacent to the Morgan country
seat at Highland Falls on the Hudson.
Worth , the man milliner , while not a
robust man , Is. fond of manly exercise and
spends much of his spare time In a gym-
n.islum. Ho Is arbitrary in his business re
lations with his customers and will not per
mit the selection of qny material he does
not think will bo "becoming , "
Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith of Cambridge
City , Ind , proprietor of ono of the finest
Shorthorn herds In the country , Is writing
for the Breeders Gazette a scries of able
papers on women as farmers. She believes
there Is no spot equal to a farm for at once
furnishing a competence and enabling a
woman to establish a beautiful homo and
bring up her children nobly.
Mme. Bernhardt says her most trying
task Is the fitting on of dresses. It Is Im
possible to get dressmakers their eyes being
vitiated by the long habit of the corset ,
tight body and abrupt hip and dorsal
curves to follow properly the lines of the
body , or to Indicate them In seeming to
veil them. When a dress Is a bticcess sev
eral copies are taken of It.
The newspaper woman finds herself often
a sort of clearing house for points from her
friends to other women. One of these
drifted in lately : "Do advlso women who
own cameos to clean them. I have seen
so many dirty cameos lately on women of
otherwise elegant appearance. They are
easily cared for by brushing with tepid ,
slightly soapy water. "
Few people know that the beautiful lace
known as Fnyal lore Is made from the libers
of the leaves of the bitter aloe , a relative
of the common century plant. This lace Is
manufactured by women , and the neces
sary -skill Is so rarely attained that there
are but about twenty-five persons on the
islands tlio Azotes who can mnko It. The
nrt needs to bo practiced from childhood ,
In these days curious occupations are con
stantly developing. A late ono Is that of
"shoebreaker. " An English woman will ,
for half n crown a pair , take your new
shoes and wear them long enough to take
off the tight stiffness that now hlioes are
npt to have. It takes about three days to
bring them to the happy condition of com
fort which poets sing of , and In busy times
she has as many as six pairs going ut once ,
wearing each two hours every day.
T. XUTKS.
England will use American letter boxes.
Australia makes horse shoes of cowhides.
New England cotton manufacturers will
build branches In thu south.
New York Is to huvo a slot machine that
will furnish gus.
Franco Is manufacturing a new kind of
fuel from solidified petroleum and other
materials.
Electrically operated machinery Is used
to n considerable extent at the Joliet works
of the Illinois Steel company.
Petroleum has been used by W. E. Crane
of Waterbury , Conn. , us a fuel for heating
crucibles In which alloys are to bo made ,
und , In view of the low prlre of petroleum
compared to coal In some localities , the pro
cess Is of much Interest.
A wonderful nugget of tin has been dis
covered in the mines of North Dundas , Tas
mania. It Is estimated to weigh 5,400
pounds. The assay of n small piece shows
that the largo mass of ere contains G7 per
cent of metallic tin.
The thickest known coal scam In the
world Is the Wyoming , near Twin Creek ,
In the Green river coal basin , Wyoming.
It Is eighty feet thick with only one thin
parting of shale near thu roof , nnd upwards
of 300 feet of solid coal underlie the prop
erty of4,000 acres.
To do the work now accomplished by
power nnd power machinery In our mechan
ical Industries and upon our railroads , says
Carroll D. Wright , would require men rep
resenting a population of 172,500,000 , In addi
tion to the present population of the country
of 65,000,000 , or a total population , with
hand processes and with hnrso power of
227,500,000 , which population .would bo
obliged to subsist upon present means. In
un economic view the cost to the country
would be enormous. The present cost of
operating the railroads of the country with
steam power Is , In round numbers , $502-
00,000 per annum , but to carry on the same
amount of work with men and horses wuuld
cost the country $11,308,000.000.
Wo could not Improve the quality If we
paid doubla the price. DoWltt's Witch
Hazel Salve Is the best salvo that experience
can produce , or that money can buy.
A TENDERFOOT SEES MEXICO
Qraphio Pictures from Real Life Drawn by
a Young Oinahan.
IN HAUNTS OF THE SOCIAL EXILE
A Thrilling KpUotlr with "llurltyV Son" mill
Its I'limlc'-llinr Clmrlcy' * tllrl Win
Smrtt Marring ! ) of Amrrlrnns
on the Kiir iH-tii ! I'liin.
MONTEHEY , Mcx. , March 30. ( Corre
spondence of The llee. ) Among all the odd
things In Mexico tlierl * Is nothing more pecu
liar than the strange American. He Is a
very exclusive gentleman and U usually
tired of this place. e\s Monterey Is so close
to the border It ls\vcry convenient for
Americans who find U desirable to travel
In foreign countries.--Ahli accounts for the
largo American colony , as It Is called , here.
In one hotel alone there arc eight gentle
men for whom It udttld be Inconvenient to
return to the states' And , strange as It
may seem , they do nothing to conceal that
fact , but are quite free In telling you that
some people are too anxious to meet them
and they fancy thpyj will not return for
some time.
When the writer registered at this hotel
and mentioned the fact that he was hero for
his health the proprietor said In the moil
Indifferent way Imaginable : "Yes , yes , of
course , I understand , but , sir , wo never
ask any questions In this house. " I was
mystified and could not real until I asked
some one what be meant. So spotting a
saintly-looking .old gentleman , I eat down
bcsldo him , offered him a cigar and started
a conversation on general subjects , gradually
leading up to the subject. At last I broke
out with , "What does that man mean by
saying that no questions are asked In thli
house ? I am here for my health and would
Just as lief answer questions as not. "
The old man turned around in his chair ,
looked me full In tne face , smiled and
said :
"You'll do , my boy ; you're all right ;
como have a drink. "
The mystery was only growing darker
ami I was almost convinced that I was
getting mixed up In an Insane asylum , but
was prepared to Investigate matters , so
followed my newly made friend Info" the
"cantina. " There he clapped me on the
back and said :
"That talk Is all right among the ladles ,
my boy ; but you know among ourselves wo
never try to disguise facts ; there Is no use ;
It don't go. "
The truth flashed across my mind. Ho
considered me a criminal. It was per
fectly evident to me that all the talking I
could do would never convince the man
otherwise. So wo drank as friends and
criminals.
NOTHING BUT MONEY.
Another friend of mine who Is young , as
well as the best dressed man In town , was
blowing himself. He said that Is what he Is
hero for , and In a llttlo over a year had
spent $15,000. Wo ate many a good dinner
together where the champagne was paid for
by borne corporation , bank or Individual at
the rate of $0 a bottle. Of course as a
guest I could not ask any questions.
Another acquaintance of mine flashed upon
mo a package of United States greenbacks
containing $2,000 , and said , "just as soon as
this Is gone. " That night as ho was
returning from a visit to his girl he was
held up by two Mexicans and robbed of his
money. He told a friend of mine ho sus
pected mo of having a hand In the robbery ,
for ho said I was the only man to whom ho
had shown the money. My friend became
highly enraged and challenged him to fight
a duel. The challenge was accepted , but by
the tlmo the fight was * to como off the fol
low had disappeared.
Another fellow who spends his money very
freely confessed to me that the causa of his
sojourn In Mexico was his attractiveness to
the women. B
"Oh , " he said , "tey are all after me.
I would bo a real goodjjboy If they would only
leave mo alone. " Hebegan to discuss the
matter and said : "Now look hero In Mexico
where the women don't appreciate my style
of beauty , I have no trouble. I attend to my
business ; they to theirs. I have been hero
six months and ImVcfl't married a single
woman. " I sympathized with him and we
became fast friends. Ono day when ho was
very despondent ho said ho wished ho were
down here through financial difficulties and
not on account of a few crazy women.
"Why , " ho said , "If a follow has stolen some
money ho can go homo and glvo himself up ,
but if I go home some addle-pated father or
brother will shoot me- and 1 am not looking
for any such excitement. I tell you what ,
my boy. If you can't play the Don Juan any
better than I did don't try It , but marry and
settle down ; It's moro comfortable. "
HAIUTY'S SON.
This story , which Is about a New Yorker
I met here , shows that oven criminals will
sometimes forget themselves. This man Is
about 35 years of ago , of pleasing address
and frank , easy manners. Ho had been
Introduced to me under the name of Moody
and ns I had no reason for suspicion I of
course thought it his right name. Ono
thing I noticed about him was that ho never
mentioned his former Ilfo except to say that
ho was a Now Yorker. But as ho spomcd
so honest and not very talkative I thought
very little of It. One evening wo were
.seated on the plaza opposite the hotel. The
conversation had taken In a variety of sub
jects , until at last we began discussing
"situations and desirable jobs. " I told him
what I would consider as a desirable position
and then Moody said : "I will toll you how
I got Jobs when I was a young fellow. It
wasn't any trouble at all then. I would go
to the office of the man from whom I wanted
employment and say I'm Hnrlty's non and
that would got mo the situation every time. "
" 'Harlty ? ' I questioned , and as I did so
the man started as though ho had received
an electric shock , rose fully a foot from
the bench , and then sank back and stared
mo In the face. I smiled. That smllo
seemed to reassure him. Turning his oycs
heavenward , his limbs became stiff and
numb the man had n violent spasm. I
rubbed his hands and face as ho murmured
unintelligible words , At last ho seemed
to regain consciousness , and opening his
eyes stared at me with a look that made mo
shudder. In a few moments moro ho
smiled and said quite calmly :
"Miles , I never dreamt you were a detec
tive , but It Is all up with mo now. "
In on Instant I realized the full meaning
of the scene. His real name was Harlty
and not Moody , and ho had unconsciously
given It awny. Ho thought mo a detec-
tlvo on his track , but I would not have
known that man's secret for $1,000.
"Moody. " I sold , "I'm not a detective , "
Ho turned to mo and asked , "how then did
you know my name was HarltyT
"Why , " I said , "you Just told me you
wore Harlty's nBn. "
"Did I ? Did I ? " he exclaimed ; " I'm a
fool , that's what I am. "
And then ho began to laugh a wild , hys
terical laugh , and I left him. That night ho
disappeared , and I have never heard of him
since ,
CHARLEY'S QIRLS ,
Charley had a room adjoining mine , but
ho was so occupied I saw but little of him.
Once I asked him If ho was married , and ho
said , "no , not married , but living. "
"With un American or Mexican ? I asked.
"Hoth , " ho answered.
Shortly after this Charley suddenly loft
town , and the day 'following ' I answered
many questions as to his whereabouts. A
Mexican woman hung' ' around his room all
day , and when night Oamo a young Ameri
can woman about 25 years of ago , remark
ably good looking , called and Inquired for
Charley. In answer tu her questions I told
her he had gone horn * . This was very un
welcome news to her , , at ) aha Immediately
dropped Into a chair and fainted a.\yay. I
rushed about crying for help , but as no ono
came , I doused a pitcher of water over her
and she soon returned to consciousness.
She stared about In a very Idiotic way and
talked of Charley In a very compromising
way. At lant Ehe became furious and used
such language aa only a Texan woman can
use , To make a suitable climax In her
tlrado agulnit poor Charley ho pulled uut
a little pearl-handled revolver , and brand-
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BARKER BLOCK , OMAHA , NEB
Islilng it In the air , told In detail how slio
would blow Clmrloy's brains out If she were
ever fortunate enough to moot him again.
I did not argue the case with her , but now
siiKKoHed that she RVO ! mo the gun for safe
keeping. She bald , "Yes , you can have It
to remember me by , " nnd , as I pocketed It ,
bho drew from the mysterious folds of her
dress a bottle of laudanum und before I
could catch her hand she had swallowed
the contents.
Now , 1 am a bashful man before women ,
oven when they bolmvo themselves ; but
when ono faints nway , pulls a revolver and
poisons herself all In five minutes I am un
nerved. There she sat with an empty bottle
In her hand and I was petrified. Uegalnlng
my wits I ran for a doctor. Ho returned
with me , pumped her out and said the only
way to keep her nllvo was to keep horawako.
I thought the nmtttr over and could not. sco
how I was Interested In keeping her awake
or allvo either. She wasn't my girl. Why
didn't Charley taUo cure of his own girl and
not leave her around as a burden to other
pooplu ? These questions of course remained
unanswered. Thcro was no ono else to keep
her awake so I undertook the Job. I brought
her out on the plaza and walked her up
nnd down , which was no easy matter at
first , but after a time she seamed to walk
mechanically. The doctor bad promised to
relieve mo at 11 o'clock , but * at 12 hu had
not arrived. So I hired a cogidor to walk
her about whllo I went to find the doctor.
When I found him wo returned to the plaza ,
but nowhere could wo find Charley's girl
or the cogidor. At last wo Inquired of a
stringer. Yes , ho had seen a policeman
leading them to the station , We reached
the station Just as they were shutting them
In a coll. The doctor explained that the
girl had been poisoned and she was returned
to us , We then brought her to the doctor's
house and put her In charge of the doctor's
wife , and then I saw tlio last of Charley's
girl.
NOT ALL ALIKE.
Of course I have only pictured a few cases
where the Americans are not of the pro
scribed Sunday school order. These nro the
exceptions , not the rule , There nro many
Americans In Mexico who nro just as good
citizens as the United States possesses and
are an honor to our country. Yet thcro
are so many black sheep down hero that all
Americana uro under a cloud of suspicion ,
and Mexican society has been so often Im
posed upon by these people that now they
treat Americans , who have no letters to
prove their Identity , with marked coolness.
Many Americans have come down hero every
winter for years , bringing different wives with
them each time. This naturally shakes the
confldenco of the natives anil now they are
perfectly Justified In protecting their wives
and daughters from such men.
Texas 1s so convenient that a man who
expects to stay some time In Mexico will
stop off there and marry a woman on the
European plan Onu woman , who Is hero
now , has posed as the wife of throe different
men In two winter sojourns In this beauti
ful country. I have heard that this record
was broken by a woman who possessed ttii
same number of husbands In one year.
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