, 1869-04-18

play. It wsA no slight Iaatter 70 dtt.r,ulac upop
The ny, and It Eea With sonssAlnz Of cha1rin
taat ! io1na thst Haeoath bad not hsen bill upoa.
woold haVe been IN tumenAo n-roesa pzrslcalafig
70 tht o4nquet kcfnt. The hlI hATin2 been d..
cided on, NC next Important ktep vas the c4ss ol
soy. I'D u jaius you'd ass,y H = h.rs spp:afsd = I'd
Ta9r ,s ne nn%ner q ssrt,ants 1ot 81
ne 1nt3p1nA Tnty sn possessed tho SELF s3f.
Ncieucy Of Bntom, the Weavet, and cried ont
With one nscott:. - Let mo plzy the lion" In
filed and ~e proceeded with the rrhearaals- Thnse
NsIc fnund 70 b. vcsJ pleasant and diTertloS A.
than Ia lamilla.s.,ns tho scsors With thc!r llneA
The plaJcIz showed about u much conception OF
their Tals as South Sea lslAuder might Of II
eesased rss. 1s .esex aa a I'd 1is IL
saps a s.nsd nsi ~ e; ns s elaass :" IL question q
player wa2 len to LIS Own Aeslees- II ~ssA con.
paI1uvey easy matter for the ladies 10 select and
arrange thclr drenseA. but for gentleneu. who do
ing, adding and amending, the txsk wzs not pleas
ant They hAc TO depend upon professional COS
tuners Hhosc stocks we're Fcr5 suggestive OF cast.
other contagious diseasea, and wondering who
had worne the garments last, kad whether he
esaien g reece e tbcir eu.toncTs roucsy. Tne ply.
e1 were al wcI1 dressed. especially The ls1lcs,
who were ycJ much dressed indeed They had
Aimed II prttttnes2 Of costume rasher than at mp
| t.rCrt1stentas and hnd succeeded admirably
After mKny announcements Ii to the Htna when
| the play lhou1d be prtsEutcd, and as mary pest
5toneEoensA, certain evening was namcd a1d the
curtain rang up upon the performance.
Then CAME The ttJ1nX time. Such Ok the CON.
| p1ny o. hsd bosated most of thclr ability 10 face
! An sndence suddenly lost htart, and it Was with
the ntnost difficulty that Aided " tae frantic
whispers Of the pIpnptef1 theY managed 10 gtau-
! mer ont their l.nc1 Little piecez pf bukiaess
wEcih had been pEeF 1ouAlJ agreed upun, and we're
thought quite the thing, were entirely lost 81h&
Of; and the funny man, Ehn WIS 10 indulge IL BY
play, which We Ill thought excruc$aunfiy coEaica
| and comfort hia fxoe Into K1imxces worthy Of
GFpA1d, looked II s1her a. deacon When the
le44anK mAn WH1 wanted he WIZ fpunf p1Jtuz
Eko On hix o~n accnunt-the Juliet Of the oe-
r Ion being fnr the 1once 3 pretty B0abrttre
no, n her little Irritation behind the sceue4 far.
fot that her appearance on the boards Kouln he II
I'll necessary. The scrnez refnaed to sntft and
The curtxtn Ike the house. obauaatelJ refused TO
come down. The play draEXed mserahfy, and be-
fore the completion Of the mt Act the Temporary
| mAnaEe1 thought Ut Initiating tc1or At 4 Late
opti2itc Performance In this city, by saying 10
ihc orchestra, "Sow, well take the fnsle, Il you
ule1se-' II ws9 suggestive and u1ottHJtnT fact
t9kt y only apr!anse given wAs u the set1n!aa-
tion Of the performance
play. I sclnowle4Igr M1stf ! complete failure,
and am no longer aLGit.nit Ct fisklling the dfa'
Masic tsa1s. hM eontsnt IL play say hashtse paft
| upon the worlds 6tagc: aud wnen tht Ehoss Of
nv dspare.I aspirations rrcaents itself. star,
and and ~ sadly. henee. hor1iIie shsdow! UnFea
nocktFT. hence!" ODK1tf.