Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-13
Wlurtester Daily Syn.
THE BULLFINCH.
BY FITz JAMES o'BRIEy.

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This dasllng attack rather upset the pomp.
GUS old woman, who was very clad 70 gat
Grace so well married, but wanted at the same
time TO air her Importance Kamm was gel.
ing impatient at the eternal lieutenant, nor
ala ne IKE to be constantly licked with his
own boots Mrs. Sculpin, therefore, leaned
pack In her chair, feeling that her cooked hat
lad been somewhat showed over her eyes
''Reey, you're so suddint in YOUR wavs
Mr. Aamm Consider the feeling OF parient,
SIR, ana the respect we owe TO the memory OF
the lieutenant, who was as proud man as
ever stepped, and whom I've seen many and
many time, going to coort in his uniform,
ana lhere was nt-though say it-a hand.
solher man III
Mrs Sculpin, VIII you say yes or no ? Pm
pam man, and want plain answer. II
I'm too low Tor you, say so, aud let me 20 if
not say so, ana let me stay. Now come to
the port
hamm was astonshed at his own couras G ;
out the iact was, the poor fellow, like all mod
est men, was terrible fellow when his blood
was up, and he now stood facing the old com
modOre, with checks high colOred and blue
eyes sparllhS with fire.
me poor commodore toumd herself beaten
Cocken nat, epaniettes, were all gone. SO she
determined to surrender, but still resolved to
max scene OF 1t. She accordingly, to
haIlih CONSERVATION, suddenly burst into
teais, anu huhg herself INTO his arms, sobblng
Fio 99,r
axe her, hamm. You don't know my
feelings. You don't know what she has been
10 me. ana II Is my prayer that her father
VIII look Gown upon her from Heaven, and
gulue her lor me BEST for he was always look
Gu on us one OF tie best officers III the service,
and no one that saw him in uniform could
doubt IT,
Aiter TINS outDurst she kissed Kamm, and
brought IN another jug of ale, over which it
was arranged that tile marriage should take
pace immediately, provided Grace consented
after which Kamm set off for the theater. for
the double purpose of taking pair of new
boots to Mr.. Be'yidere, and seeing Grace
nome alter the performance, duty which IN
10 ina! period had been always faithfully Drr.
formed by the old commodore, who was the
terror OF all those reckless younp actors tI,ot
hover about pretty faces in a tho,,ar ''''''
1t was not long before Mr. Kan,'. orri,,,d :,
the stage door of the Mulberry Thaatar - ~
ing in his hand bag containin,y tj,o ,rraa, I'i
where's boots. An act was inst ovor ar,5 a.,
musicians, interrupted in their game of corjS
with which they were wont IN an,uso r.,
selves while the play was going on in sort
of hole under the stage. were serambIinr into
the orchestra, and sukilv timing tLo;r fnstru
ments carpenters. enpagad os,ers;I,i,, j., ~
ing the next scene. III rnalifV III
only in butno against evnrv innf9,s; N ~
son they could find under ibe nretonce Ia
they were in the wav. or nnrsring sn,,,o no
bappy stranger with great ,,a,,,s SUM- d.s I'LL
rollers which they slid effer L,n iii, o,i
ONIONS speed uutil thev Jro,o. liz, 49, " 'en
ner. when they lei lie scono d. Ivy q ~
and left him immureJ in darknesS ,Tho aa ,,
were changing in their dresSiug rooms frI
call boy was consulting the pronnt booi, anJ
seeing that the nocket booL- ond H. 800 s'"o
gold and the false viii which wor" ~ luz ~. oi
in the next act. we're all 'rradv and in h. h.
proper places The gos man yyas Gx;n,r .I'a
chandelier for fine hall room tI,o 80
aloit in his studio was putting flo fib;si,;,,,,
touches to the very Iast scena IF rho NO.
which, when the time came. womb br iowarsi
on the stage with tho collars ,v.t mon ,l,a ,,,
vas. All was hustle, hurry. commission 80 some
swearing, and corlsiyicrnhl.. .l,-,.1s
Kamm proceeded to Belyidere's dressing
room with the boots; but not finding that
great artist, saunered on the stage, and looked
about him. The stage of the Mulberry The
alter is very large, and full OF all sorts of odd
hooks and corners shadowy recesSes where
one might expect to see the ghosts of deceased
dranaatists fitting with indignant gesturing at
the Strengthening of their plays. Kamm was
passing che of those dusty corners, when he
thought he heard voice that he recognized.
He stopped Involuntary and listened it was
Grace Who was speaking
"Mr Belvidere, ] wish you wouldn't speak
so, sir. 1t is very wrong of you, sir, indeed it
it"
'But swear to you, Grace, that / am in
earnest. declare that since you have come
to the theater | have thought only of you.
You will not be cruel enough to refuse me the
small favor of seeing you home this evening, |
after the play my carriage will be at the door, |