The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-21

ne FChid D-d'rr ~ Col. FrsFs Special Arfi'f.
An uousual nNr'orm1nce came on n, the rehearsal
o. the Opera Boune at tive Grand Opera House yes
lerday morning. Col. Fisk suddenly nrpearel ano1
the stage and approaching Max Maretles e" CON
ductor OF the orchestra, called him Jnc sSc. wnen
the following conversation cnsrcd;
Col. Fsk-What are you dolss hcrc' Didn't
tel YOU that you cou In 4oid ~our place here, nm
lea YOU attended To !our business, and let other
musical ouero lens s'ouo'
MnH-ve. You say, sarc' Vat does yon mean
Col F.s,,-Dd-'t tel you four weeAs ago that
II Va cpauctcd At the Nilsson concerts, you coull
sct fe;An your position here'
coz i FisLwe e wS Soa S% emt h have % two @ string. to
your bow, unless you &c, both o. them somewhere
else besides here 1aont lalve M things with any
here I nave a rirhi 20 conduct dis orchestra. /
col. Fisk-Why. YOU imou lent thief. you have
no more ri,lt here tlan call boy.
Na1-luu call ne iietf
Col. Fisk-les. youare perfect deldlelt snd
want you 10 go out Of here at once.
Max-l viii show you dat I nave one bi; right
No soone- had Maretzek maio this last remark.
than he began making q series OF clawing gestures
looked AZ him in astoptshment and slowly backed
acros, the stage. M,reizeN foloNei M, and con-
,nued iis feline gesticuanou1. The Colonel con.
inuod his solemn retrogres,iou until his broad bac
came In contact witt liece OF secner', when,
seeming TO discover thFi lis asS'ilant meant mis-.
chi,f and lat forrclrnce had ccased to be vir
the he dashed the back o. his opcn let hand against
MIR =. crr,n OF bentvo'pucc: and n moor Max
o. rev up both hands To guard his Cr4nium, the Col
orcl dealt him atcrrhc rghtLander IN tnat portion of
his bod where Max stores his and sent him
Nv ns a ~ spread eagle hall across the stage
The olorcl then followed up lis blow In q manner
which hrCa ned to he dc,cterous to he imprCssa-
rios beauty of c1uutononcc; hut bystandcrs inter-
feted, md Max got out of the way. One Of his
eyes seemed inclined 10 80 into mourning over the
occurrence on the SPOT, and by tris time II has
doubtless donned ample tabtulehts ut woe. COL
Fisk showed no RULED plumase Whatever. anil came
Oh rom this, his frat encounter with foreign foe
withouta scratch. MareiZck sent him word TINT
| he should immelltely despitcl second to him
will challenge.
| III anyboIy comes to me With any such mes.
sage" said The Colonel. " I'll thrash him. We fight
no duels here; but have muscular hospitality in
readiness for ANYBODY who comes to this esiab sh-
| ncnt for hostile purpoe oees"
"Inever saw such ha lucnated ass as MorCizek." ."
said Col Fisk, tali On hour afterwards. "The fei-
low actually seemed T. tnitk "a staid .ti'l Pni let
him sUoil my pretty facet was there every such a
prcpos 'erous notion entertained by rational be-
| ing, lie had no.idoa how much store set by my
beauty OF eOuutcuance. Poor fellow he'l begin to
| understand nos, that when say thing mean It.
/ slall have 20 I We him arrested a. public duty.
| lie has treated the member ui the company shame.
| mly I've been inquring into his conduct, and
hud that cY are ousands OF francs short by
| OF his extorlions Slcn he made the engagements
with them. Having closed the imuressario's bright
eye, l now must curb lis high career.