The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-12-01
A Green ,Un at the Theatre.

Some years since | witnessed rather a
strange scene in Shakespeare's tragedy o.
''Romeo and Juliet" it was at one of the
Western theatres The piece had passed
off well without interruption, until the last
scene. The character Of Romeo was exact.
ly enacted, and loudly applauded. The
very model of the lover was before the tomb
iof Capulcts, gazing upon the mo:ioniess
form Of her who had SO attracted hi spirit
to that undiscoverable country where juliet
has gone Just as he exclaimed, tIIere's
to love-" and at the same time raising the
vial which contained the poison to his lips,
a stalwart young countryman jumped upon
the stage. seized him, dashed the vial from
his hand, crushing it to atoms and yelling:
"You darncd fool, she amt dead. Only
been takin' medicine. Didn't ye get the
parsons letter?". 'H tal"fs 4a. .rasHs
"Srrah!" growled the enraged tragcdan,
while the whole house shook with laugh
ter. 48 @7 ##oa .E#@ #9"a# e,t
"Why yer gal amt dead 1 tell ye, The
way it was they wanted to make Julie mar
ly that chap thar" (pointing to Paris,
"whose business you've jist settled, but |
tell you Julie was spunk-she got her back
right up, and vowed she wouldn't do it, even
if while she was lyingin in the vault, the ghost
Of the other feller whom you kilt, should
kick her brains out with the bones of hen
dead cousins. Wal, her spunk was up, and
she took the stuff the parson fixed, SO sht
could play possum I'LL you got home. That's
the way it war; replied the countryman
giving the desperate lover tremendous
poke in the ribs, with his elbow, and at the
same time losing his hold. go aa5a 1u 'sa.
"HelPs curses on the fellow!"h muttered
the raving tragedian, as he stalked hehind
the scenes. sac n E-s rF. #ai n aEe e."
oval, now," said the countryman, Il ont.
ing the audience, ''if that amt a little the
dod darndest meancst cuss | ever did see,
l hope to be swallered. That's allthe thanks
/ git for stoppin' him from pizenin hisself
Hope to be tarnally smashed if eyeryI 60 10
interfere again when feller wants to mur-
der himself" he continued, as he Chamber
ed back to his seat, just in time to prevent
his upper story from coming in contact with
the curtain as it descended. .s.s ,.Gu ss
or Parodles,a general thing are rather
indifferentreading. The Rejected Address
ses," and 'Wsrrcnniana" however, are bril-
liant exceptions to this reremark. One Of
the mos: happy native exhibitions of this
sort that we have seen is a parody upon the
Scottish saag of--'Jessie the Flower o.
Eunhlane" written by distinguished furist
in Pennsylvania. t'"g "S a7t "5"2 7a@a2
'Oh, shweet ish dc lily nit its prown yellow
blossom. ' pa" ''" D" rin+
Und SO ish dc meadow all covered NIT
''a green; ~ "'.5~' '"l '' ,.f" W"
But noding's SO shwect, nor yet sticks in
posom, '' VS." @"" t' ~.
Like shweet lidde Katy yot lives on de
plain; T" @sas' ~" '"# T74s an.
Shse, pashful as ary--like her dere's not
'meny; yg1 hT taT 5. ~ Il
s, She's neider high larnt, nor yet foolish
nor vain. f s.g.....s,. ,....,,.4...
Und he's great villain, nlitout any fcelin,"
Dat Would hurt vonce my kitty, yot lives
bHH on de plain"7abap Ei'.ta o. h7a .2t'ni
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