THE STAGE-STRUCK MANIA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1055, 22 April 1882, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE STAGE-STRUCK MANIA.

I A terrible epidemic is sproadiug over Louisjville, Kentucky, says a contarnporaiy, arid-unldss Mission got under control maybe attended with Ithe most' deplorable results. ''One'half .the girls' of. that city are-' stage-struck stark, staring stage-struck! : Hundreds of Ihe residence's haVe Ibe'en Converted into amateur playhouses; : where woiild-be female stars tear their hair,:and rave, and split. the air with their arms, and stalk majestically across imaginary, stages to the imaginary music of imaginary; orchestras amidst bursts of.imaginary .applause and showers of 'imaginary, bouquets. In the dry goods stores lybung ladies rush up, to the counters with inspira« Ition 1 dropping from their eyos 1 in' groat hunks, 'and in'hollow tones command the affirighted clerk jto " Haste thee, cringing vassal ;'pr-r-r'-roduce an' br-r-r-in'g into ourpr-r-r-r-oscence thy 'sixty-fivo cent, hose!"' in ice-croanrsaloons 'maidens shovel the cooling cream into lovely mouths and sweetly murmur to their escorts, j" Now, be mo faith, Orlaado, butis't uot a nectar fit for the gods? Speak, me.beloved,, is't,not a idainty'dish that graces bur festal board?" and 'practical.Orlahdo replies, " I bot you!" On the [street; car the maiden stalks forward towards the 'guardiihdhowls,'"Whatj lib! there, charioteer,, 'give me; I pray thee, diminutivo'coinfor this one' tloilar bond, an' I will upon the'instant require jth'ee for thy sorvicos upon this journey." When one of them catches a flea, she' holds her victim at arm's length and roars, " Ha-a-a-a 1 I have 'thee at last, vilo craven! For many nights -thy visitations to me chamber have..br?r-r-r,-pugkt unrest. Now at la-a-a-st thou art in rae clutches and Twill shower- thy' thr-rico accursed, head. Dio, vile ingr-r-rato, and may tlie'sOothingilres of perdition engulf thy quivering'sbul'fbr 'everiiior-r-r-rei'- ; Then sho opons lierfingersalittloto'getagoodsjuoeze at him, and'the-flbahops out and goes home to tell his friends about it.: -Tliey have got it bad, nndnono of : tlie old-established methods of treatment seem to avail.- ■■ ' '';/■■'■■