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Show ESSENCE OF THRILLS. A curious Individual has recently taken trouble to dissect the works of an author of sensational dramas, and he finds that he requires the co-operation of 18 widows, 16 sons and 2 daughters of persons executed, exe-cuted, 80 orphans of the male and 112 of the female eex, 60 blind persons and 10 feigning blindness, 22 fratricides, 8 patricides, patri-cides, 145 foundlings, 162 lost and 116 kidnaped kid-naped children. '124 children exchanged or foisted, 198 duels with swords, 168 with pistols. 2 with sabers, 8 with ton Ives and 10 with axes; 43 fires, 123 murders with weapons and 136 with poison,' 46 drown-Jngs, drown-Jngs, 26 guilty and 2 innocent galley convicts, con-victs, 80 freed and 36 escaped prisoners, 116 burglars. 206 'distraints, 79 lunatics. 28 feigning lunatics, 113 false marriages and 41 bigamists. Who will say after this that the drama is deteriorating? Toronto Mall and Express. |