Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-02-01

her; she came and told me, just as came off
as Macdafin Macbeth. went to the man
sger and told him that the man must leave
the place at once. The manager said it
was impossible he was son Of the noble
owner Of half the town; bis father was then
in the house these things must be endured.
said that they should not be endured ; and
that if he would not protect the ladiesin his
company should take the liberty of pro-
tecting my wife,
Sand how did it end?'
"Why, l went 10 the little beast, titled as
as he was, and kicked him out at the stage
door; did, sir. though you would not think
y TO look At me now"
"And the manager ~
"Came and thanked me. Said he was
much Obliged to me he had more annoy
ance from the complaints Of the girls about
that fellow than any other cause He rails
ed mine and my wife's salary that same
week.
1--WE went on very well for some time. I
began to find l was not star. Once or
twice went up to London and heard some
of the best men, and found that could not
equal them. / don't know more painful
sensation, sir, than that attendant on the dis
covery of the limit of your powers. Every
man, not blinded by conceit, who is over
thirty, most have felt this. There is limit
to our powers; other men have more
some less, but still it is every painful to feel
conscious that the eminence that man has
attained TO whom you are listening in be-
yond you. Young men-very young men
feel that what man has done they can do.
1t does not last. Most men at thirty know
their place well enough to tell them that
they will be in the ruck of the wheel of life
"Well, some few years after I was mar
ried, the conviction came TO me; / knew /
could never be star--a great actor. II
was not in me. ! was simply respectable
one. could take any part, and do that
part so that was not laughed at but there
| was stopped. / could go no further. /
never could raise the enthusiasm of my aud
ience. They listened and did not disap-
prove but when played leading part,
the boxes did not let and the pit was not
full. could not help it, yon know. / can
safely say never went on without know.
ing every word of my part. ! was always
correct, and in the second and third parts
did well. Stars liked me. They used tt
come down for benefits occasionally, ane
used TO say, Let me have Gowling will
me; he's safe man-never too forward-no
clap-trap with him he's not snowy, but he''
Safe Now, you see, praise is good thing
but when man has dreamed for ten year
or so that he is to be the star OF the theairi
cal world, it is rather hard 10 wake up ant
find a star Of no very great magnitude tell
ing him he's very good background t.
show that stars light. All, me !-thos,
hopes of youth-how the large bud bring
forth the little flower"
"Still, Mr.. Gowling, it was something no
to have failed utterly. There must be back
grounds, you know and there must b.
second parts as well as first"
"True, sir, true and human nature sool
adapts itselfto circumstances. Three month
after knew / was no genius, the ambition
TO be one left me. / was content to do m
part, and enjoy life. had four children
three boys and one girl. That's her child
poor little thing y And he stroked tn
head of little Alice caressingly, while sh
PLAYED with the buttons on his coat.
"The boys, of course, we tried to max
useful in the profession. Christmas was
family harvest; all were busy then--a
making money. You know that the pre-
fession is not favorable to health. The es
: citement-particularly to children-soo
wears them out. know, often and offer
I've seen my boys as imps and that kind {
thing, and felt the life was too fast for then
Late at night, 10 60 from the hot theatr
e into the cold night air was a sad trial
the constitution, and children are not ol
: men. You cannot persuade boys of twelv
: and fourteen that they ought to wrapt the
throats and not run out into the cold ;
$ night. We could not, and We lost tw
of the three boys within a year of eac
= other. Lung diseases the doctor said.
r carries off good many of these childre
g you see, in the Christina pantommes.
d often wonder whether the house thinks
k those kind of things
It "And the other children p
/ "The boy left our company when he WI
e about eighteen, and joined another as secor
d gentleman. He was as good an actor ;
e his father and no better. He thought
5, was genius poor boy, as his father hs
a thought before him. He had no experin'
= to teach him SO he thought he was i'll use
is and left US"
q "And what became OF him.
"At first we used to hear from him no
RI and then there was long silence, and b
: ....,L.- .,.<.-.,11 barasalf Jra,Jr,,llx- obo,