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AN UNWRITTEN EPISODE IN THE
Life of Lola Montez!!

A scene not in the bills, in which, as the "Commercial" would say "the most naive, natural and graceful actress that has ever adorned the boards of the National," the famous Lola Montez appeared in a character well adapted to her peculiar histrionic powers, came off in this city a day or two since. With our usual determination to keep the great public posted in regard to all the news of the day, we proceed to lay it before them.

On last Friday evening, M'lle Lola called to visit one of the acquaintances she has made during her sojourn in the Queen City. The party whom she favored with a call, gave her a letter of resignation which had been placed in his hands by Mr. John Jones, the travelling agent of "the Countess," who had suddenly become dissatisfied with his situation and determined to leave it. Some conversation in regard to the character of Jones, and in the course of which she took occasion to reflect rather severely upon some of his conduct, ensued.

The old phrase--"talk of the devil and he is sure to appear," does not always prove true; but it did in this case, or precisely at this juncture, in came the subject of the conversation--Jones--in propria persona. An animated colloquy followed the principal subject of it being a young gentleman attached to her "suite," in what capacity, we know not. Jones took occasion to speak in a manner decidedly derogatory to his character.

A "scene" ensued. M'lle Lola so far forgot the dignity and position of a "poor lone woman" as to inform that defenseless gentleman that he was a son of a b---, and to spring on the unfortunate Jones with the combined fury of several wild cats. That appendage joined to "her little arm," usually styled in plain English a fist, struck the defenseless gentleman a blow somewhere in the vicinity of the upper story, so heavy that he was pitched several feet, and is said to have perceived an astonishingly large number of stars from the effect of it.

The bystanders interfered. One of them held the "gentle lady," who continued to breathe out a series of invectives and explosives not precisely consonant to the injunctions of the commandment which forbids profanity, but which we decline to lay before our readers, while the remainder of them picked up what was left of the afflicted Jones.

In the course of the melee, Lola tore up two checks (paid to her as her salary for two evenings, one for $84 and the other for $102,) for the purpose of giving those present, full reason to understand that she wasn't actuated by any love to the filthy lucre. Jones left for New York on the following morning, a good deal the worse for wear.-Cin. En.