New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-26

MS acquaintance put themselves down at SO
much, and had gone in and won.
81 never argue said the other, without
attempting to answer him; ''life's doosid
deal too short for that sort of thing. If
fellow begins that sort of thing, l stop him
at once by offering odds against his propo-
sition. Don't you see, it brings him to
point; practical, and all that. Then, too,
there's the chance of little excitement
being got out of it. Bet you Eve to one in
fifties you don't do.it in six months; ten to
one in ditto don't do it in three"
"Ell take you" .
"Good,' said the other, deliberately
taking out an elaborate memoranda-book.
GAIL sorts Of little transactions here; every
one Of 'em shut some fellow up. Know
Peyton? Big, positive, Scotch brute in
Guards? Said other day in club, Jack
Saltmarsh gave FIVE hundred for the bay
ponies Rosey Watson drives. Knew they
weren't worth that. Told him so. Con-
tradicted me, and began argument. Bet
him two to one | was right. Peyton tried
to draw off; knew he was wrong; only said
it for argument. Beastly Scotchman
Kept him to the mark, and booked the bet.
July 20.-Eighteen pairs of gloves with
Mrs. Balfour.p Contradicted me about
Mario's age. Bet her Directly. Couldn't
say any more, you know August s.
Old Jowler said he could tell the vintages
of all the wine in--club, iby smell. Argu-
ment. Bet him. Stopped argument"
august Sven flyer with Haldane, that
the receipts of his theatre would fall short
OF hundred per night after three weeks
run, Haldane positive the piece would
draw. All puff and brag. Bet him. Got
him in regular hole" august 1S.-Bet
Tom Fletcher FIVE pounds he would get
tired of Baby Fame in three months, or that
she threw him over within ditto time
Here you are. august 21.-Bet Algy
Bates ten to one in fifties he don't get
married to five.and. twenty thou, or an in
come Of seven hundred per ann. clear,
within three calendar months from date
above" VIII that do ~
"TeR fifties: all right" So the bet was
duly entered, and Dick Winslow, who af
fected fashionable Indifference to every.
thing, but in the matter of business was
particularly shrewd, then took his de-
parture.
Then Algy lit another pipe, aud pulled
himself together to think the matter out.
Now it so happened that about this period
Va WI DdtSG CAAGlCuGGs NC " lC-
late, had fallen in love. Not for the first
time, by any means, but the first time it
was accompanied with the idea of matri-
mony; for, with Algy, the TIVE generally
meant something very different, and had
nothing whatever in common with each
other.
Miss Rose Chumley had been "doing,"
the "leading business at the Theatres
Royal Liverpool and Birmingham for
some two or three years before she at
traUted the notice OF London managers.
At last paragraph appeared in the Era"
announcing that Miss Chumley had &C.
cepted a liberal offer made her by Mr..
Stun, of the "Parthenon," and would ap-
pear on such and such night, in "new
drama written expressly for her by Ferrers
Brown, Esq.,
The first night came, and the "Parthe-
non" was crammed to the roof A new
piece by Ferrers Brown was always inter-
esting; and then the fact Of its being writ
ten for an actress who was unknown to
London audience made it still more so.
Miss Chumley, rather nervous during the
first act, while a running commentary OF
Every poor,n mo power, n"oh, this'll never
do" very weak Irregular FROST" etc,
went on from the expectant critics sin
front - then a remarkable exhibition of
feeling in the next act reused the audience.
From that time she gradually worked them
up and held them in her grasp till the
strong denoueue1d in the last scene, when
the curtain came down on thunders of ap-
plause, and Miss Chumley quite overcome
by her feelings and the bouquets. Alger-
non Bates, sitting in the front stalls with
Potts, the critic of the Sunday Magnet,
was enchanted. He saw at once that
she would "rise." He must be in
troduced to her without any de-
lay. He had plot in his minds eye then
that would suit her style to hair; no clap
trap and studied artificial poses, no showing
the whites ofthe eyes and hysterical sobbing
business everything natural, unaffected,
but graceful. She was " chawming" Potts
said; and that was something coming from
Potts.
{" How well she keptit down in the first
act. There's intelligence in everything, by
Jove! Then what a good listener she is
By JoYe, sir, it's treat, positive treat y
And Bates was all in glow of enthusi-
asnn. Visions of his new comedy, with Miss
Chumley bringing down the house, kept
him broad awake all that night.
Now, although Algy had not succeeded
in getting publishers, theatrical managers,
and picture dealers to acknowledge his
great genius, being people for the most part
cruelty practical in their notions of the
business Of life, be had always
found an indulgent audience among
the fair sex, generally succeeding
in causing them to regard him as a man
whose talent had been slihed and prevent
ed from asserting its proper position in the
world BY the malignant envy and spite Of
his enemies in power. For Algy was pos
sessed Of that gift which surely should be
placed before all others genius, talent
energy, are trides in comparison with the
faculty of pleasing women. So he consid-
| cred ii only necessary for him to throw bid
I handkerchief to Miss Chumley, and did moi
admit the possibilities its being returned
with thank iIaa nh a5 b.
Algy, therefore, enyeloped in a complete
fog Of smoke Of his own manufacturing
naturally thought Of Miss Chumley At once
4 The only difficulty was the income: the
actresses salary at the '.Parthenon'i al pres
ent could not be more than Eve pounds mel
week; and what was thatl Il must be in,
creased by another ten before she co1ld be
put on his list. No, Miss Churnlev was oul
| of the question, "Great pity, because ht
really did-eh : yes, he really did -pshaw
can't afford that sort of thing nolon Their
he put down all the girls with money b,
could muster, and found that the list wa.
not SO long as he had reckoned. The TIME
OF year, moreover, was dead against him
everybody was away from town. Hemusi
go In pursuit but where, and who should
he pursue 1t was aditicult matter, They
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