Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-05-09
DAILY APPEAL.
sUNpAY Mo oRNTNG. p. MAY9, ls5s
The PATsGONIAN BROTHERS.

fihs, aud l am William Wsidur; and we cal
ourselves The Pstsgonian Brothers, because
looked well in the bills and pleased the public
We met By chance about SIX years since, OF
the Tsce-course at Doncastsr, and 50 took I
sort Of mutual liking, and went partners In Z
tour through the midland counties | knew
nothing Of his past life DOR he of mine, and
never asked him q question on the subject.
am particular to have this all clear from The
beirsysTc millions IS sa Rlsln nan, telling plain
sti i1crease In private deposits EoiWthstsnding thi
,umustion there sppears 70 be an abundance Of sol
" a silver IN eircustion ID ali the channels OF trsd
ihnd plenty EFcie, and In wall street, the banker
I Wchange specie for bills At PC dis. While I'M
usnense smaunt q gold s LOCKED up IN the banEs an
tlihduAwn from business operations. dun, inectiv
nditon Of trade Dust cuntinue, and u nav b nsani
nnths before the outward ourreut q any strength
lqoiic e1unisnoe must materially StrenEihen before M
distribution OF capital take place when Il nmence
X efct viii spread through every department of indus
with Errat rapidly. and give an impetus . specuia
and enterFrze have reziiEd for lonl
sne The o0utTsciien and economy which have marked
present revulsion indose 'althy and sound basis
recovery The country Is full Wheafh white eveIy
R Is living al the post rduoed expense Mere pro-ue-
" ard less CONSUMING is soing en- and with this gair
pth0th ends b. long before reaction sets IN
a 70 better and more cive times Is realiz7d
I e weekly bsEk ststemenfs. showing an Increase it
"uon very little Interest n nnEnciSi crclss. Il
plooked upon for TIE present - matier Of oourss bT
Is Dot appear % b generally understood Some stocs
cust1rs mske earts 70 pat favorable constructor
York SOD LShtUn O-5s s- Sa.s, s m tai
] found leisure &c improve We knew each Otn-
er's weight and strength now to hair, and
/ grew holier with experience; so that there
! was scarcely new feat brought out anywhere
! which We did not learn, even 70 the peTchs .
business, and the trick Of walking, head down
/ ward, on a marble ceiling. The fact is, we
were admirably matched, which, IN cur profess
sion, is the most important point Of all. Our
heeht wss the same, to the sixteenth Of an
/ inch, and we we're not unlike in figure. II
Grniiths possessed a little more Muscular
strength, was the more active, and that dif-
ference vas in our favcT. believe that, in
other respects, we suited each other equally
well, and | know that, for three years and a
bali, which We had spent together (eounting
from our first meeting az D0ncsster down to
the time when we dissolved partnership with
the circus fOlks,) we had never bad an angry
word Grifiths was steady, saving, silent
fellow enough, with little gray eyes, and heavy
black bT0Is. ] remember thinking, once or
twice, that be was not quite the sort OF person
I would Ike for an enemy; F; but that was in
reference 10 no act Of his, aud only fancy Of
nv own. For 1yself, can live with any one
who is disposed 10 live with me, and love peace
and goodwill better than anything in the
world
We had grown 30 expert that we resolved to
better ourselves and return TO London, which
we did some where about the end Of February
OF the beginning Of March, 1855. We put.up
at q little inn IN the borough; and, before a
week was over, found ourselves engaged BY
Mr.. James Rice, of the Belvidere Tavern, at a
a salary Of seven pounds week. Nov, this
was a great advance upon all our previous
gains and the Tavern was By no means a bad
place for the founding Of theatrical reputa-
tioB.
Situated halfway between The west sud and
the city, surrounded by a densely populated
nsighboThood, and lying In the very path OF the
omnibuses, this establishmen. was one Of the
most prosperous Of its class. There was
theatre and a coneeTt-roOm, and a garden,
where dancing, and smoking and riAe-shOoting
and suPpsT-esting were going en- from eighttill
twelve O'Clock every night all through the sum
mer, which made the place special faVorite
with the working classes.
Here, then, We were engaged, (Grifiths and
1, } with q promise that our salary should be
raised if We proved attractive; and raised it
soon was, for We Grew enormously. We
brought out the perche and the ceiling busi-
ness came dowa in the midst of fireworks,
from a platform higher that the roof Of the
theatre; and, in short, did everything that ever
yet was done in our line-sye, and did it well,
too, though perhaps il is not my place to say
80. At all events, the great c0lored posters
were pasted up all over the town, aud our sal
sTy was increased to fifteen pounds a week
and the gentleman who writes about the flays
ia the Sunday Ssab was. pleased 10 observe
that there was no performance in London half
so wonderful az that Of the Patagonian Broth
ers, for which take this opportunity 10 thank
hin kindly.
We loagsd (of course togetner) in quiet
street on q hill near Islington. The house was
kept By Mrs. Morrison, respectable, indus
tri0us woman, whose husband had been gas
htser a. one Of the theatres, and who was now
left a widow with one only daughter Just nine
teen years Of age. She was very good, and
very pretty. She was ehristened Alice, but
her mother called her Ally, and we soon fell
INTO the same habit; for they were very simple,
friendly people, and we were soon as good
friends as ii We had all been living together in
the same house for years.
am not a good hand az telling story, as, /
dare say, you have found out by this time
and, indeed, never did set down to write one
out before-so I may as well come to the poiut
az once ana eouress L1at 4 iOved ueT. II Also
fancied before many months were over, that
she dad not altogether dislike ne for a mans
wits are twice as sharp when be Is IN love. and
there is not blush, or a glance, or a word,
that be does not contriVe 10 build some hope
upOn. So one day, when Griflilhs was out, I
went down stairs 30 the psTlor, where she was
sitting BY the window, sewing, and took chair
beside her.
hand from working, and taking it up in both
of mine. = Ally, ny dear, want to speak to
yOn.o
She blushed, and turned pale, and blushod
again, ana / felt the pulses m her little soft
hand throbbing ike the heart Of a frightened
bird, but she never answered a syllable
" Ally, my dear, said I, 8 am plain man.
| am thirty-twO years OF age. ] don't know
how to fatter like some folks, and have bad
var hroL- He3--rrur -s, Of
dear, / love you; aud though do not pretend
that you are the. first girl 1 ever fsbcied, I
can truly say you are the hrst l ever cared to
make ny wife. So, If you'll take me, such ~
| am, Ill be true husband to you as long as /
liye.o
What answer she Hsde, OF whether sbe spoke
at al, Is more than I eau undertake to tell, for
my ideas were an confused, and I only remem-
Der that kissed her, and felt very happy, and
that when Mrs. Morrison came into the room,
she found me with my arm ciaspsd round my
dsrling's waist. I scarcely know when /. was
that first noticed the change IN John GTiftths;
but, that Il was somewhere about this time, !
am toierably certain. Il is hard to put looks
into words, aud to make account of trifss that,
after all, are matters Of feeling more than mat
ters Of fact but others saw the change as well
as myself, and 20 one could bein observing that
be grew 10 be more silent aud unsOciable than
NfNA : AN EEFiA away AANlu A1AAE q ulAAn oe
possible. de spent all Sundays out, starting
away the first thing after breakfast, and not
coming back again till close upon midnight.
be even put an end 10 our old friendly custom
Of walking hone together after our nights
work was over, and loiHed sort OF tap-rOOm
club that was kept up by a dozen or 30 Of idle
feiioWs, belonging 10 The theatre. Worse than
this, he scarcely exchanged a word with ne
from morning tai night. even when we were At
Efe hs.Hu al. Ef.v
bad been thief. And sometimes, though
am sure never wTonged him willingly IN my
life, caught bin looking At me froui under
those black brows OF his as if he hated me.
More than once had laid my hand upon his
sleeve az be was hurrying away on Sundays,
or burning off Toward the club-room at night,
and said, " GTifilhs, have you got anything
against me Dor, - GTifi .hs, won't you come
home te a friendly glass with me tO-Hightf' p
But be either shook me of without word, or
mstteTed some saikT denial that sounded more
like curse than civil answer; so got tired
OF peace-msking at last, and let hin 90 his
own way, and choose his own company.
The sumner was already Ear advanced, and
/ our engsg cement at the Belvidere had well nigh
ended, when began to buy furniture, aHd Ally
to prepare her wedding things. Matters con-
/ tinued the same with John Grifhths; but, when
! the dsy was fixed, / made up my mind to try
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and the dinner. Ths circumstances Of that in
vitstion are as clear in my memory as If the
I whole affair had taken place this morning.
Il was on the tweuty-ninth Of July, an
4 particular about dstes,) and there bad teen 9
general call to rehearsal at one O'Clock that
I day. The weather was warm and hazy, and
| | started early that | might not 90 N late OF
! tired; for knew that, what with the rehearsal
and the new piece, aud the Terrific Descent,
J l.n.-
was over. The consequence was natl arrived
about twenty minutes too soon. The gardens
had Grearg look By daylight but they wer'
plesssnter, anyhow, than the theatre; 30
! ioitersd up and down among the smoky trees
and watched the walters polishing the Stain
off tie tables in the summer-houses, sn'
thought how shabby the fountains looked wheI
/ they we're not playing, and what miseraei'
! girnrrack eopeefas were Stalsctte Caves anl
j -, rosn,ora ME Croftoea and II the other az