Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1909 — Wouldn’t Stand For It; Not Even in Roselawn, [ARTICLE]

Wouldn’t Stand For It; Not Even in Roselawn,

Percy Longfellow, who has been trailing with McKnight, the hypnotist, until he thought he wAs some pumpkins in the mesmeric 4)12, loaded up with a bunch of local subjects including the other stranded showman named Pat Courtney, and went to Roselawn Saturday night to entrance the people of that city. Percy loaded the bunch here and after they reached .Roselawn they proceeded to load themselves, according to the evidence that comes from that city of sand and cheap whiskey just over the Newton county line. There was no very great rush for tickets to the great performance which was billed not only as a hypnotic demonstration but which was also to consist of several specialties, introducing some histrionically inclined local luminaries in black face mimicry, but about 50 people presented themselves at the town hall. During the course of the evening one son of Jasper who had a hankering for the stage was placed under, the spell and told that his future wife -was some place in the audience *and that he must go down and pick her out. He went down from the stage and after a time picked out a good looking woman. It proved that the ft J. t ‘ -i selection was married and was accompanied by her husband. Roselawn chivalry won’t stand for any jokes of this sort, not even at a theater and the irate husband let drive with his right arm and sent the hypnotic subject on that part of the anatomy that mother used to ply the slipper on. The mule Maud may have a reputation as a kicker but she is a gentle animal compared to a Roselawn husband when he Imagines that some one seeks to tamper with the affections of his wife. It was not necessary for the “Professor” to snap his fingers to bring his subject from under the spell. He came out all right, all right, all right, and also went out all right and he is probably “wenting” yet so far as the show business is concerned. He said he had always understood there were some hard knocks in the show business and now be believed it. The other “artists” did not rush to the rescue of the upturned Thespian but retreated behind the scenes and the show came to a sudden termination. Undismayed by the experience Pat Courtney went to Brookston today to see about putting on the menagerie at that place, but' since Percy was injured at the college it is probable that the show has seen its finish, for which the Brookston people may feel truly rejoiced. The Roselawn receipts totaled $9, and the money was respent with the grog shop there. ”7