St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-10

pantomime and tine manager was in need
of a couple of Sprites. The business
was not precisely in our way but we
required money, we had been long out of
an engagement, SO Andrew and | ac-
cepted. The Brothers Eustachio were
forthwith enrolled i'll the talented troupe
underlined as destined to support the ap
preaching Grand Christmas Spectacular
Extravaganza and IIarlequinade.
At that theatre we met Mary Brodie,
otherwise Miss Fitz-S;nclair, columbine
of the lIuddcrsfield theatre, and our
agents daughter-a pretty, quiet, and
gentle girl, with natural grace and
manner to which had been rarely accus-
toned in our profession. | might more
truthtully say never accustomed, for her
like | never saw, and never hope to see.
In our life we are but little habtuated
to refinement in women. Where it eX-
ists-and it does so in some cases, not by
inheritance. perhaps, but by natural IN
tuition, cultivated by kcenness ot obser
vation-it is sought out for Shameful pre-
terment, and soon grows polluted. | have
known girls on the stage, the offspring of
coarse and vul gar parents, who yet have
exhibited taste and tone which would
have graced the highest ladies in the
land. Questioned rs 10 how they man
aged to acquire this manner, have heard
them reply that they learnt it from aSso-
ciatin@ with gentlemen. The remark Is
at once their compliment and their re-
proach.
OF 40 such questionable source was
Mary's refinement. A. pure as she was
fair and gentle, she had Il way that COM
manded respect while it insured admra
ton. | had Eot known her long before
loved her deeply. Mine was no whin
ING sentimentality, but passion that
woke suddenly and burnt tiercely. |
knew then that my love could he as deep
and deadly as my hate; | have since
learned how closely the two were allied.
For it was soon discovered that she
could never love me III return. | think
she feared me; | know she di,iIllrd me.
My proud, incon>drrate brother, who
had >upplantrd and wrecked me in most
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well that hi, services were continued. the
sick mau not returning to the theatre
We managed with one Spritc ior Il fort
night longer, and then Il difference be
tween the clown mI sta.c manager i'll
duced the latter to apply to me to 20
on a, clown. Without Andrew | wI-
of little use as >pritc: We were arcu>-
toned to work together, and the mama
4cr thought lac could employ Us better a.
pantoniluist,. accepted the oilcr, and
became Il clown. That brought me a
little nearer. though still remotely, into
contact with Mary
But the change prp.ittrd Andrew more
than me. ~ | quickly discovered. Hi,
bu>incs. threw him and Mary closely to-
orther. and he took advantage Of il Il
strengthen his intimacy with her. They
were now warm friends. and | obScrvco
her liking Of him daily strengthen ano
ripcr. watched them sometime, ii
D the street on their way to the theatre to.
oethcr; marking all their gestures. All,
,tivin., TO divine the nature OF their con.
vrr.ation as | walked behind them at :;
short distance. ,tcalthily and unobsrryed
There were times when could hay,
killed him with a fierce qualification
, rini,t, when | sat I'D beside nv slrrpin,
brother, and thought how easy and how
delightful it would be to grasp his bar,
t throat. and choke lie out of him betor,
, he should wake. But that would hav,
t hrau too .uJd,n. tLat woulI have spoiI
$ all | waited and held nv peace,
When the n,ntomimc had finished if
rnp v... .enar,tcd from fine rest of tn,
/, ,omnanv Mary took various encanc
: mtnts as Il dancer. and Andrew and
= ,..sumed our uncertain life We saw Et
= tIe Of her during the ensuing summer an,
: ,utumn meetin@ her only twice or thric
V in London tl.roErhout that fine but sh
II and Andrew corresponded. Once. goad
= ed by the sight of letter which She ha,
. written to lin. | taunted him with hi
i love. and spoke sli.htin.ly of her. men
y tioned reports which had heard abou
r her. but which knew to be calunlnie=
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