The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-05
An Actors Holiday.


commodated with bed and board. He
was answered afirmatively, and as
soon as the guard and the other out
side had been refreshed, and both
guardians of the coach had been sat
isfactoriR tipped by Mr.. Rossiter,
and the True Blue got under weigh
again, Mrs Welder led her guest into
the best parlor.
Well this is jolly p exclaimed the
actor. Quite set | declare.
Real holly real fire real-no-no1
lnas' NJ, Sir, replied Mrs. welder,
smiling, that would hardly do IN a
public house" ~ ..... ....-.
% Perhaps not. if you are the wait4
ing maid said Rossiter, saueily.
I'm the landlady, sir, observed
Mrs. Welder, rather staidly.
$ | beg pardon I'm sure, said Ros--
sitter, quite politely. l ought to
have been sure of that. My bedroom,
think, is over this, is it not?"
Yes, sir" replied Mary, rather
wondering how a stranger could have
known that.
"Then be good enough to let one
of your Cyclops yonder take my two
boxes upstairs, as / hope to be your
guest for nine or ten days" said ROs-
sitter, smiling.
We will try and make you com
Portable, sir" said Mrs. Welder,
smiling also.
And now, if you please, I'll have
some bread and cheese hate tea =
and as Mrs. Welder was going, he
added" with some of the old stingo,
Maryl"
Mrs. Welder fairly jumped when
she heard herself addressed by her
Christian name, aud showed all the
surprise she felt by her rounded eyes
and opened lips displaying her small
white teeth. Such a pretty mouth she
had, and
Mouths were made for kissing"
says Barry Cornwall. So, Mr.. Ros-
| sitter, before Mary was herself again,
seized her pretty cheeks between his
hands and gave her a smack that
sounded like the blow of a hammer.
Mary gave a scream, as Yas9highly
What, Mary-dear little Mary
Sharpe, have you forgotten quite your
old playfelloW, joey Ross ?ae1'i .......
| - NeverI" was all Mary could say.
lai" Ten years ago went off from this
village" .i Di. .5"i
With the vagabOnds?"
Yes, I believe that is what we
strollers are called by act of Parlia-
ment, but since then | have become
one of his Majesty's servants, and can
dine at St. James's Palace whenever
it pleases me.
/ 20 old
playmate from head to foot, and then
to sum up her estimate of him in the
word LAP
I'm so glad to be here again,
Mary I've looked to coming for
years, but somehow or ether | was
always prevented"
g." And we've often spoke of you, .
said Mrs. Welder. "Old Speedwell
you remember him = your old
schoOlmaster-Went to London some
four years ago, and said he had seen
you he was sure, In one Of the great
playhouses, looking so fine-but you
were called by somebody else's name. .
! Yes, Mary-there was a clever
actor called Ross, so | tackled tier
to my name ard became Mr.. ROssiter.
- La Joey, how could you do so !
You always were bold chap-but you
must be hungry" and without waiting
a reply, Mary hurried out of the
room, and soon returned with "a tray
covered with such bread, cheese, and
E butter, and bright ale, that it is al
most luncheon to think of them.
joey Ross showed that he fully ap.
preciated g" the good the. gods Col
The Three Horseshoes } provided,
and when he spoke after several min
utes his mouth was still encountered
4" Never tasted such bread anC
cheese-never-since / left CraySfOrC
don't make it anywhere else half al
+. good, and [ IN a judse-I've made my
dinner off a " twopenny buster and F.;
pen worth o beeswax as we used tt
say in our probationary days"
/. Mary was little puzzled to under
stand her old friend, but she nodded
and smiled as though he were full,
comprehended
Well, Mary, how long have yol
1 been married?-the coachman, Jus
before be pulled up, told me you wer,
landlady here"
I've been married two years come
next New Years Day"
: An. lucky John Welder!" salt
! joey Ross, with something like a sigh
T I've thought of you again and again
4 until [ d almost written you a low
letter. | useG to fancy what a prett,
i woman you must have grown, ant
, then-lucky John WelderI'
The actor was surprised as he locke,
- at Mary to see a cloud upon ne
/. hitherto smiling face, and he guesset
all was not well. He had wondered
certainly, that Mary had not made