The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-08-16


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Essi:l 81 mon and eSs
pesb scfibed in
scSsIs aitlce MT one gsof the
slsest ageant was
shea esls III which. IL wasne ecessary
IN laphaiit. No elephant was
The ssN Wild beastsa we're
lsei lilan alamd I'll g !, ,rnnerty man,
rect md nsnager, almost
had fits hen they thought sIof it.
passed sill the hopeless task of
to secure one, but at
an lsse slrg genpity }triumphed, as,
iusiecd. it al lway VS. does, and an elephant
d.il ya made to order of wood,
SKINS paiut and Syarnishg Thus faKtie
matte sSass all Ssysll, l but rs yet sthey
Ind found no means to: make the said
comb bination stfay Here, again, the
genius of the inanager, stage director
end property man s'stuck out" and
tWo Of the s'supes' were duly installed
cd c., one of the true and
genuine bfhoys, held the responsible
station of legs, and for several
nights he played that heavy part to
the entire satisfa faction of the manager,
and the delight oftthe audience. The
3astS lowegeS, vas a very tedious one,
ass the Elephant was obliged to be on
stage for about an hour, and Ned
Ssas rather too fond of the bottle to
geiaain SO long without sswetting his
whistle, 50 he sets his wits to work to
lind d way to carry d 5wee drop" with
him. The eyes of the elephant be-
ing made of two porter bottles Witl,
he neck in, Ned conceived the bril-.
iiaft lea filling them with s'good
stntfs IS This he fully carried out, and
elated with Ills success, willingly un-
deftSok toSplay the torelcgs again.
ht came, the theatre was crowd.
tbs aasi1izeis of tho Gun
kersc the music played It's sweetest
strains, the whistle sounded, the cur
tain rose and the play began. Ned and
the si,ld=le.gs marched upon the stage.
The elephant was greeted with
round upon round Of applause. The
eeerations, the trappings were gor-
geoils he Prince scented on his
back the elephant-all were loudly
elleered. The play proceeded, the
elephant was marched round and
round the stage. The fore, legs got
dry md Withdrew one of the corks,
J: ne hi5ad,fegs, and drank the
Health of the audience in bumper, of
genuine e lephaiet eye whiskcy, brand,
by the way, till then unknown. On
Went the play, and on went Ned,
drinking The concluded march was
10 be made 4the signal was given,
and the Jare-legs staggered towards
the front of the stage. The con.
sductorS pulled the cor Of the elephant
ito the ight--the. fore legs staggered to
the left THE foot.lights obstructed his
he raised his feet and stepped
plump into the orchestral! Down
went the fore legs on 4 he leaders, fid-
tile-oyer of course turned 1.-THE
elephant, sending the prince, closely
followed by the Asad.legs, into the
ddlesof the pitt. The manager stood
horror stfucl 1.-The Prince and hind
lsgs lay confounded the boxes in
ngllsions, the actors choking with
laughter. And poor Ned casting one
look, strange blending of drunk
sEenness, grief and laughter. at the
\ scene, fed hastily out Of the Theatre,
8Sclosely ly followed by the leader. with
stfe wreck ofhis fiddle, performing va
rious cut and thrust motions in
the air. Imagine the scene, paint it
for me, some one, if you can.
The result, reader, can you not
picture it2 The curtain dropped on
scene behind the Scenes!i" No more
pageant more Jore;legs, but every
body holding their sides; music, ac-
tors, pit, gallery and boxes, rushed
sron the Theatre, shrieking ev-
eTy breath, aHape you seen the Ell
aphaai
oR go to. meeting, DEAR said
AIrs. Partington, as, Isaac stood
smoothing his hair preparatory to gs-
ing out on Sunday. He looked down
to his new shoes, and thought of
sihe greer,sields made him sigh. A
lshing line hung ont Of his pocket,
which Mrs. Darlington didn't see
ss here shall go to?' asked Ike.
4 Since theaoid lady had given up her
seat ssiin the Old North Church; she had
mo stated place of worship. Co.
replied she sublimely, as she pulled
down his Jacket behind, go any
where's whore the gospel is dispensed
with. Such liberaIity is rare. Bigotry
Sdss;no Placein her composition, and
truth in her view, throws its
into every apartment Of the
l3edilice, like an oysterman's