The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-01-26

receive u behind he scene :,
a"u eplay wasreccived with shouts Of salts.
'ac"on ny the Greenvillisns. The farce
~ was honofed by peaIs Of laughter; while
/ 'he comic songs we're duubiy encoreJ, eve.
: ny ole Of them.
ihe entertainment over, observed there
was reluctance in the audience to depa,,
-hey wanted another song. gave them
one Still they remained as if glued To
'heif seals. ! went before the cu,,a;n and
!, thanked the ladies' aud gentlemen for ,he,,
!. patronage, and informed the IN the ne ,(n,m.
: ance had concluded. They did not move
y I'hey wanted yet another sang. gave
7 mem ano'hef-aad again told them the en-
: o"a'hinen' oil the evening was oyer-in
q "'na"hg, al The same time, that the stage
carpenter was Awaiting TO tuke down the
o scenery. gentleman in the gallery. dhe
work bencb) here arose and Addressed me
: as follows:
Mr.. Sol Smith. Sir-I have been re.
CRESTED TO express TO you the unanimous
"'sa o. this meeting that you will prolone
your season. The liberal patronage be
slowed upon sou this nigh, mus, have con.
, s'hced you that We can make sometime. Of
! 'urn Out here; and | feel authorized 10
say 'na'ii You viii give us performance
Tomorrow rish, you will have house as
crowded as this
murmur of applause coufi med the
OPINION Of the speaker, aud | was greatly
tempted TO yield TO their wishes bu, b..
milking the Of certain announcements for
performances in towns further south. vas
op'seu 70 decline the invitation of nv kind
ahui'ofs aud content myself with so or 80
dollars which supposed had been contrib.
9.eo mat nigh. TO my ways aud means..-
rinding me determined the audience praa.
ua'y dispersed, each individual casting
."is'iul and sldelong slauces toward, the
sage which By this tune was besinain, TO
be dIsinanlled.
I Molioning tho doo,kaepcr 10 follow me
h'o sort q shed, ado nlng Tho theatre. |
proceeded 10 open the tioke, box 10 his pre.
scnce, while lie sa, down on bench in the
corner TO wait for his wages. | found sew.
ca tickets IN the box. aud turning 10 the
"ai'ins doorkcepcr, who was bus,y enna.
yea ~ chewing tobacco and splitting, ask.
go him what he had done with the rest.
they arc all thar" he replied, with
srcas rcmposuress0uNrns ssssvsssy' On : ooassi
oil The shed "a his clenched hands, and rails
GU about half way from the Il nor 10 bis chin.
All thcrc-ahsre :" was the natural
question that was next ptopounded,
"ln'ke box, aharyo told nee 10 put EN-"
nc answered sill eyclng The beam. Il
iad but seven here" remai kcd, 81
van; Ioknog where are the tickets Tor tiie
I0Oor $50 people lha, we're IN The house !
TO night" 6
81 tell you again they are all Thar, sir ;" .
he ansserrd sturdy, and ALLOW 'lsou, )
be safe Tor any man TO insinua,e any ding d
agln Thy character" he continued, relcas. !
ing his knee ard taking very large qud E
OF tobacco from rusty steel box aud ram /,
ing i, into his mouth.
~ do 10, wish TO insinua,c any thing a. y
gains. your character" | laid scothinph,
: bn, | want to know What you have done
ahh The tickets r
lsey are thai he again alleged, "ov
ny one OF can thar--no one passed me
s.holI giving ne a ticket, aud the tickets g
nc all thar" z
! began 10 get liille pet,ish, and asked G
he tobacco chcwer TO explain HIMSELF
There were nearly 200 people ia The 70
ouse, urged. i.
There war foil that" he admitted. ~
Well, them" | asked finally, aherc ne
&c the tickets will you explain the mys 4,
ny r. n
Ny friend, the ;ob,cco chewing door.
eeper, here renewed his grasp on his rsis
] knee, deliberately withdrew his eyes
ON the raiter, and living lhem half closed -,
4 nine, at length offered me the desired r. r.
splanaliun. thus: j.,
F." You engaged me 10 keep your door, ~,
I'd have performed my dootlcs to the best r.
my abilities, for which you are indebted T.,
mo three dollars. and want nv money.
0 person has passed INC wi,hou, ticket, 10
character is above suspicion, and no 4
Q mus, say nolhin' aein it,"
+" My good ft,eud," ventured to say, "a VIZ
az wish 10 say any thing against hay
F." No. should think not you'd better HE
I" he continued, +" for I'm loo we'll known Pro
re; wcl as was saying, you employed Sta
as DOOR keeper mark the distinction 7
| had no,hin' at all to do with the win tina,
"s-ANp THAR IS whAR YOUR lso PED 10 @
E CAME IN, you 'Iarnal fool, to leave 'em law
en-, when there was SIGH crowd comm 70
m camp meeting" ger.
paid tho fellow bis three dollars. and Ma,
I, day was lar on my road 10 the Warm 7
Tings IN the famous county oil Buncombe, tca
ere they raise the largest peaches aud the wisd
lowest children in all creation. and
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MINISTER'S WE'LL NOT THE WE'LL the
OF SALVATION W.,