The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-10-26

BIZ Sc sin, den dat ole basksnd2p Is bs.sshf.sd
whar he was atore, on iis' sieR .sy@.rs.t:.sn
one arter anoder dat had got 'lisioss ~ al
long the shore. an dar deY lie tilt " Sl4r -
val. Belubbed breden, God bress y.@.- =. is,
keep in CURRENT
Before the dreadful boy had got halfway
through bis defamation, Miss COttle arose
from her seat, white with anger, and stalked
out of the room. 81 "a. ...,l...y. So
depend upon it, Tabitha." she said to her
sister. when she got home, "that boy was born
to be hung. The owdacious little imp OF blas-
phemy!"
| old. strolling company came along. and per-
| formed for week at the little town. hall.
Precisely how it was that these "low acting
people" las Miss, Cottles causticaliy termed
them) got hold Of Tommy JOY, have never
been told in detail; but l can imagine very
easily how it may have come about So, doubt
less, can you7-which will save me the neeessi-
ty of going into particulars. Certain ii is,
that they did get hold of Tommy, and it is
highly probable he would have run away
With them but for a disheartening circum-
stance. - 4rs's IS "a SFEEsW 1ENEg
The janitor of the hall was a respectable
old man of sixty-fve or seventy, white as a
badger, and life long resident OF the village.
He had no good opinion of theatres, but it
was his business to- attend daily at the hall.
was positively rehearsing part. with the in
tention oil performing it on the following Sat
urday night, in conjunction with the company,
asfelnale member of whom had flattered the
boy nearly out of his senses. Old Jobiniorm-
ed hr. Joy OF the state Of affairs, and the ia
ther assured the old man that he would cure
Tommy of that nonsense da-sss sfaest
What was the worthy janitor's astonish-
ment then, when the evening came, at finding
Tommy on hand, and all ready to perform his
, part-that of commissioning young ruff
; fan ina wiggof long, curling, black hair. a
f false moustache, and gorgeous Spanish cos
+ tune; disguise which Tommy fondly fancied
, would be impenetrable. But no sooner had
+ he appeared on the stage, and uttered his
first grandiloquent syllables, than he was sa.
/ luted with an uproarious welcome by the
front-seats, who recognized him at once
|, / Tommy laid his hand on his heart and bowed
his Acknowledgements with a thrill of agita-
. ton. E-@a
This sensation had barely subsidized when
anothersand profounder followed. This was
nothing less than the. appearance of Mr. Joy
{, on the STAGE as natural as life He took
Tommy quietly by the ear, lifted off his curly
I wig with the other hand, and said "Comt
+ | home, Thomasp 4 aa = s~ss1- ss&,fs
Poor Tommy was ready to shrink into his
: huge boot flaps He followed his father home
n without word, and was put to bed. Moth
ing was saiu 10 nun on. on tI Ss su2ect Dy ms IA
tner slel,, vi ,, a. any siiie W. tne poy SornE
d M o. cnan rom ms llates, ana was cuieo
: Vi MS MS PASSION lor tne stase, ~ seelleu.
: MISS So.tle was IN sort OF a horror OF &c
stacy over this lttle epiSode III Iommys ca
reer. -
|, nat ud Ieli YOU said she exuitantly
e = knew IL! y nam @Watcned that boy fol
years Ior no1ning. ~ all comes 10 pass; lie
Il DC huns yet-he wIl-mafk my WofdsE
Iommy lau oecohe Swapping iad OF SIX
d Teen, WIN great iondhess lor the girls,
: !ano1hef truinp-cara lor MISS Oottie,I Wner
e Mr; Joy removed 70 Boston, ana LOOK Tommy
WIN hin,. MISS Cottie heard OF him no more
7, ohe never dld expect 20 pear OF MIN again
except IN connection with criminal trial 1
If long reap forward.
s. Miss Cotte was older AMI yeliower and dri
o er and thinner than ever under the influence
e OF her added Ten years.
y When the maister annouhced one Sunday
y that on the following Sabbath his pulp
it would pc iilled by the reverend Mr. JOY Q
4; cincinnati, Miss Cottle never thought tor on.
0 moment that she Was doomed to see thai