Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-17

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Miss Martin practising. Halfsuppressed
murnurs disturbed the calm dignity Of the
White Conduit orchestrs at the commence
of Mrs Jennings Rodolph, in full dress, that
cessantly-the practising was the conse-
quence. Mrs. Jennings Rodolph taught
pratuitously now aud thcn--the dresses were
the result.
Weeks passed away; the White Conduit
season had begun, had progressed, aud was
more than half over. The dress making
business had fallen off from neglect and its
profits had dwiudlcd away almost imper-
ceptibly. A beneft-night approached; !;
Mr.. Jennings Rodolph yielded to the earnest
solicitations of Miss Amelia Martin, and in
troduced her personally to the comic gen
tlerpan" whose benefit ii was. The comic
aprticman was. all smil<x Az. blandbess-
he had composed duet kpfessly for the
occasion, and Miss Martin should sing II with
him. The night arrived there was an i'm
mense room-ninety-scv six penn orths OF
gin-and- water, 6ve-and-twenty bottled ales,
aud forty. one neguses and the ornamental
painter S sjourneyman, with his wife and a
select circle Of acquaintance, were seated at
one of the side-tables near the orchestra -
The concert began. Song--sentimental- i
by haired young gentleman in blue
coat and bright basket buttons. Applause.
Another song doubtful, by another gentle.
man in another blue coat, and more bright
basket buttons. Increased applause. i
Duet, Mr.. Jennings Rodolph and Mrs. Jen.
nings Rodolph "Rcd Rufin, Retire.
[Great applause. Solo, Miss Julia Monta.
que, (positively on this occasion only)-"l
am Friar." Enthusiasm. Original duet,
comic-Mr. II. Tapln, 1.-THE comic gentle
man, and Miss Martin-''The Time Of
Day. "--"Bravo !-Bravol' cried the or
namental painters journeyman's party, a.
Miss Martin was gracefully led in by the
comic gentleman. go to work, Harry
cried the comic gentleman ypersonal friends
''Tap-tap-tap," went the leader bow
on the music desk. The symphony began,
and was soon afterward followed by faint
kind of ventriloquilal chirping, proceeding
apparently from the deepest recessos of the
interior Of Miss Amelia Martin. "Sing out, u
shouted one gentleman in white great coat
"Don't be afraid to put the steam on, old
GAL" exclaimed another. 'S-s-s-s--s'
went the fve-and-twenty bottled ales
"Shame, shamef' demonstrated the orna
mental painter joumeyman' party. IS
s-s-s" went the bottled ales again, accom-
panied by all the gins, and a majority of th'
brandies.
"Turn them geese out" cried the orna
mental painter joul neyman's party, with
great Indignation.
Sing out" whispered Mr.. Jennings Ro
dolph.
''So do," responded Miss Amelia Mar
, tin.
i "Sing louder" said Mrs. Jennings Ro
4 dolph. - -4i.'-ss-E t-,xas, = =. a.
III can't" replied Miss Amelia Martin
"Off, off, off, cried the rest Of the angr!
audience.
"Brayvo!' shouted the painters party
1t wouldn't do--Miss Amelia Martin lef
the orchestra with much less ceremony thai
she had entered it !; and as she couldn't sin!
out, never came out. The general good
, humor was not restored until Mr.. Jenning
Rodolph had become purple in the face, b.
initiating divers .qualrupeds for half al
hour without being able to render hinsel
. audible and to this day, neither has Mis-
5 Amelia Martin good humor been restored
nor the dresses made for and presented t,
r Mrs. Jennings Rodolph, nor the vocal abili
) ties which Mr.. Jennings Rodolph once stak
, cd his professional reputation that Mis-
|. Martin possessed.