The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-01-22
THE Journal.


"FATHhR COME zoiaA.n
sssSon In q sobhr-- 7i,riliink sIi.lct
ts.raely produosd "A Good Hint f0S
tha t4ezt Iableaux 3 Entertainment.
A . iens give LIS j, aips ac-
eoput Il the siueipg y .Father Come
Hose 4. one q DE music haiIsifr London:
HaviBE rsuohsds sthe- hali We paid an ad-
missioa les of eix pence. There was very
neat stage, with gandy draw scene, side
wings and q t0leFably good orchestra. In
The stAIls - the chsirmsn, TO keep order
over as mOtely an audience as ever was seen
out Of the gallery Of the Nictoria Theatre.
'CoatsFsi seemed 70 pradOminate, All sp-
Peaped Plentifully supplied with porter, and
ali were enjoying their Pipes 70 such au ex-
tent n 10 make the place almost snffocating,
lof there must hsFe been an audience sf
nearly Eve hundred A niger walk round
was lust being finished, and The shouts Of
encore, Whisting aud Stamping OF feet made
the hall perfectly bewildcri1g. kuamo was
announced nom the ehairInan, which We
oOvid not catch, aud amidst clapping Of hands
and Stamping Of Sect there was buzz Of
sThis Is the songl' The Waiter called load
Va
aud duly executed, all seemed to settle
down quietly 70 listen 70 the song. There
Was the symphony, and another .buzz Of
This isit and We began 10 feel anxiOUs
Pnsseptly female came in front of the cur
taie, anIidat graat applause, sud cammenced,
sFdihof, dear iatber, &c. Every Eord Hss
distinct and she sang The ballad With great
feeling. III order, however, to fully describe
the srsne which followed zzsh verse, It IS
ueeeasaEy % give Little llsry's' song: ~
.Father. dear father. come nome With me new =
The elook IN tbs ateeple strikes onei % aig0nRl
You RremissEl' dear father, shat you would come
As soo5 ss vour dsy,s vorF was done mel .-iri'
Our IRE has gUne out-5ur home Is an dark, fii
And mothers been Watching Gince lea, ~
with poor little Benny 80 sicli IN her AIMS lI3
- And no one 70 help her hut ne. iiuf l-.sts ra
lrse Come homes ecIne homes cone home. refrf
'-,ii Please father dear iather, come home" 1853
Al ths conciuaion Of che last line the drop
sosas dEsW up, disclosing tbe Ether sitting
atthe door Of public h0use, 10 dfuBksu,
bemuddiod state, with pipe and pot be-
fore him. Little Mary was trying TO drag
him from his seal, q The same time pointing
20 q curtain bsEind, as she. took up the No
frsiu from chs lady, and toachiugly sang,
eO0ue home etc. This other curtain was
nov drawn aside, disclosing 4 Fretched room
n which tho mother with poor, sickly
looking boy 10 her lap, and IN the act Of
feeding him with 8 spoon. simultaneously
with tbe drawing Of the curtsin, the lime
tight was brought 10 bear oE the tableaux,
giving them truly sisitliDg effect. After
4 mo9eut or two the act drop came down,
and he lady proceeded;
s-rsther. dear fasBes, come home with me now,
qaThe clock in the steeple strickes TwOl Gong,
NE ulsI9 6as -rovn colder, and Benny is worse,
But Be has been calling for you. -
Indeed be il worse, mother says he wiH die,
: Issrhapr before morning shall dawn lul fr'it II
And this is the message sc sent me TO bring 7sI
p Gone quickly or be vii be gone. "A
Ilfe Come home, come home, come home, 'r3
sifl Please father, dear father, come home"
TIE act drop rises sgain, and now the
child has hold Of the pewter pot, trying TO
take Il from the drunken parent, and, as she
continues the last two lines, Come home
Aealthe ether curtain is drawn Bside, and
ws next see che child stretched oct on its
mothers Ian, and, as It Just raises its little
head and falls back with q gasp with the
lime light rejecting strongly upon. it, there
wa q reality about the whole terrible to
view. Sobs were heard coming from sll
parts Of the bah, coming from tbe female
portion Of tbe audience, While tssrs trickled
down many 9 male cheek. We bave seen
sSussu- HoDelY,,, The Stranger Jane Shore,
East I.yhns, Sa6d s0lheF aaecting pieces
PLAYED, but never before did We witness such
a scene ~ general cTJlng; TIE PrinciFzi
k<hthfs icaIIsd - mind The pict1rs % the
Sister Of Mercy With the dying child in
Ser lap, and the death was fearfuliY Dstural
Ezsn ths LADY whO- sang The zsong vas al
Eected and could scarcely. proceed with the
sh;rI rrarras Z ~ ALL 60 Aa4ft
s-Fathsrs deaE fsther,come home with me ugw,a q
fqhe eloek ID the steeple strikes Three! lgong
The houss is = ionely, ne hours g lony, =
Fu poor Vsepi1g mother and me 81 Es
Yes We Sre elone-poof Benny is dead,
And gone with the angels ofliglIt
And these are the very last words that he said
want . <iE1 FaTa7 god night - ar
Come home, COME hoIIle. come home,
Please father, dear father, come home"