The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-03-29

The DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT
NEXT WEEK.-On Thursday and FRI
day evenings OF next week our citi-
zens Will have an opportunity of wit
Messing the best dramatic representa-
ton ever offered in Emporia. The
thrilling drama OF the ''Drankard, or
the Fallen Saved" will be performed
on both evenings by the members of
the 1. o. G. T., and a very popular
farce will fOllOw-a different one each
night, both of which, however, are
very popular and entertaining.
The members of this company have.
set themselves to work in earnest, not
only to sustain the reputation so
favorably established on the night of
their first attempt, but to secure adj
ditional commentator from their fell
low citizens. Now that EmpOria has
proved herself capable of furnishing,
from among her own citizens, a COM
pany which has excelled in excellence
OF acting, in natural and truthful in
depreciation OF the characters sustain
ed, many who make this business a
profession, we may anticipate now and
again the pleasure of spending an eve
ming or oin this delightfulsway un-
married by the Objectionable features
which deface the drama and offend
refined and cultivated taste.
We understand everything is being
done to mako the scenery and stage
appliances subserve to the interest OF
the representation, and we have no
doubt that on both mig. IS Bancroft
Hall will be crowded. The following
Is the cast. 1t will be noticed that
new name sustains very important
part in the drama, and from all we
have gathered, the public win be
agreeably surprised by this new ele-
ment infused into an already very sue
cessful company of the Good Tenn
plars: ...-....
Edward 8IiddlctOn,J p. Pinlerton !,
Lawyer Cribs, Thos. Burnell; VIM.
DOwton, w. B. Jones, Jr.; Farmer
Gates, II. V. Lee; Farmer Stevens, F.
DelPlain; Mr.. Rencelaw, w. II.
| Wheldon; Landlord and Bar-keeper,
Pierce Davies, Jr.; Mary Wilson,
Florence Lee; Mrs. Wilson, Anna
Porter; Agnes Dowton, a maniac, and
Miss Spindle, Ella DelPlain; Julia,
Minnie Marsh. FarC so
The ABSENCE OF a FIRE ENGINE
This is hard subject; first, because 1t
should never be 4 subject, and secoad,
because somebody might say something
that is NOT very complimentary to Q
certain city. 1t should never be q sub
ject, because a fire-engine, or engines,
should never be absent In yany7 town
that calls itself city; and somebody
might say something that would not be
} very complimentary to somebody, be-
cause somebody is going to censurt
the fault of somebody for not procur.
} ing a flre-engine.
Fire-engines are ipr some prospects
like money; one Is, that it is almos
impossible to estimate their value, o.
to enumerate the disadvantages arising
from their absence. twas in all prob
ability the absence of 4 flre-engine oil
Sunday morning that kept the fire frou
being extinauished, and it Is 2eVideD
| that it was the absence of a fire-engin
that allowed other buildings, Mt Othe
times, to burn to the ground in En-
poria.
Many fires in many cities have des
ltroyed many millions of dollars wort
, of goods, and many lives: and n
owing to theabsencc of q Are-ehgsnl
There Is no doubt but that the cit
= of Chicago could have been saved If
4 good fire-en2ine, worked by well trair
ed firemen, had been where the fl
: broke out soon enough. But the el
ginc IVES was reFsHr and ana so the ely w
Some of us are witnesses to the IA
that 1t would have been an easy m att
to have sated Mr.. BancrofSs honsea
store If fire-engine had been preser
!, but as the engine was absent, it W
the variest miracle that the house "
saved, even with an abundance
:, water. - -
~ 1t was by the meresr chance in q
world that there happened 70 be wat
under the hay-scales, and still mo
wonderful that any one shoald tta nk
1t in the time of greatest excitemei
have no personal interest in +
~ poria, but do think It a shame q
IA the citizens of this city VIII let tiI
a. property be destroyed every year, n
m. all on account of the absence Of an
IN giIae.v 90 AZ rrrTrr-r.
mr.. Amanrcmarked en- Sunday mofnil
In after the fire, ''The citizens Of EmpO
at will get fire-engne after the city
all taken fire and burned down. SISho
however, that the citizens yin be "
enough TO get one before the city buI
Ing for II they wait tilt then they win
ect as wise rs the man who put lock
IN his stable after his horse was stolen
ry- Enough of anyIhing Is enough,
Ich saying too much OF anything will
Bile. anything in the ground; so will
and no more, but hope the citizens '
adj take the hint ard prdOars . ass-ens
, at on short notice, so that they can q
the frs-king ON equal terms.