, 1859-10-14
PATAooNIAN nRoTHERs.


and am William Waldur and we call ouraelves
the Patagonian Brothers, because Il looked well in
the bills, and pleased the public. We met by
chance about six years since on the rQcecourse at
Doncaster and 80 took sort Of mutual liking, and
went partners in tour through the midland coun-
tics 1knew nothing Of bis past lie nor he Of mine,
and never asked him question on the subject.
am particular to have this all clear from the be
ginning; for I am plain man, telling q plain
story, and want no one to misunderstood . word
Of what am about to relate.
We had now grown 90 expert that we resolved
to better ourselves, and return to London, which
we did somewhere about the end Of February or
the beginning Of March, 1855. We put up at q
little inn in the borough; and, before week was
over, found ourselves engaged BY Mr.. James Rice,
Of the Bevidere tavern, at salary Of seven pounds
q week. Now, this was o great advance upon all
our previous gains and the tavern was by no means
bad place for the founding Of theatrical repu-
tatiOn. .H rr
Situated half way between the west end and the
city, surrounded by densely-populated neighbor-
hood, and lying in the very path Of the Omnibuses,
this establishment was one Of the most prosperous
Of its class. There was theatre, and concert
room, and garden, where dancing, and smoking,
and rifieshoOting, and suppereating, were going
on from eight till twelve O'Clock, all through the
summer, which made the place special Ayorite
with the working classes.
Here, then, we were engaged, (GriHiths and y
with promise that our salary should be raised, Il
we proved attractive; and raised II soon was, foE
we drew enormously. We brought out the perche
and ceiling business; came down In the midst Ol
fireworks, from platform higher than the roof Of
the theatre; and, in short, did everything that
ever yet was done in our line-ay and did II well,
too, though perhaps II Is not my place to say so.
At all events, the great colored posters were past
ed up all over the town, and our salary was in
creased to fifteen pounds week and the gentle
man who writes about the plays in the Sunday
SnWb was pleased to observe that there was no
performance In London half 90 wonderful rs that
Of the Patagonian Brothers, for which take this
opportunity to thank him kindly.
We lodged (of course together) in quiet street,
on hill near 1slngton. The house was kept by
Mrs Morrison, respectable, industrious woman.
whose husband had been gas-ftter at one Of the
theatres, and who was now left q widow with one
only daughter, just nineteen years Of age She
was very good, and very pretty. She was chris
tened Alice, but her mother called her Ally, and
we soon fell into the same habit
Imay as well come to the point at once, and con-
Ess that loved her. ! also fancied, before many
months were over that she did not altogether dis
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