Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-08
Whites. "I wonder when the fellow
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J. WOuUCI WuCA 1CAOW
is coming to begin"
The little bell tinkled again md
again. Mr.. Russet stepped upon the
stage with some amount of dignity
and left it without any, under the i'm
preston that he was q trifle too soon
The stage manager, gentleman Of
excitable temperament and much ad-
dicted to the use of passionate Ian
guage, who played one Of the principal
parts in the piece, rushed from his
room, discharged on the spot the inof-
fensive "super" who, unfortunately
happened to cross his path--went,
half a dozen at q time, down, the score
or SO of ricketty stairs at the imminent
hazard of breaking his neck, and, ap-
pearing at little door under the stage
that led into the orchestra; demanded
in unmeasured terms what the-very
bad wold-Mr. Lovejoy meant by such
conduct, and why the excessive rude
observation-he didn't go on9 Mr..
Lovejoy was too astounded to reply.
He could only point in silent wonder,
to the two tr0mbOnes. There they sat,
putting and blowing vigorously, but
with no result. Thu stage manager
jesticulated Violently; and nearly had q
fit.
The audience, unable to comprehend
what was going: on before their eyes,
Missed loudly, and finally: the curtain
fell: Then Mr.. Loveioy gave vent. to
his feelings: he leaped from Ills seat
and rushed towards Mr.. Whites, who
painting after his upaccnstomed exer-
tions, was wiping the perspiration from
his face, wondering what on earth was
agoing to happen next. No sooner,
however, did he perceive the angry
conductor advancing toward him, than,
with an intuitive perception that some-
thing unpleasant was about to occur,
he made precipitate rush through the
little door and sought salty under the
stage, hotly pursued by Mr.: Lovejoy,
who opportunely- came across the for
eign gentleman quietly sneaking away,
ana=fell upon him tooth apaanail. The
fMtin gentleman, being ' choleric,
kaoeted -Mr:--hovejoy !; down. Mr.:
Lovejoy being by no means deficient in
!Ptuck Iegained the perpendicular and,
IN the language of the ring-let the
foreign gentleman 'have it." That in
dividual next seised the, astonished
WHITES and endeavored to drag him
before Mr.: Lovejoy, in order that he
might undergo condign punishment,
when the foreign gentleman slipped;
they both fell, and the two trombone
players mysteriously disappeared.
They had fallen down an unused. well
-nnder the: stage, M, Whites under
most. There being but little water,
they were soon extricated, and, fortu-
nately, no bones were broken.
The two gentlemen-after a rather
exciting interview with the stage man.
ager-were shortly afterwards permit
ted to take their departure:
Mr.. O'Leary, next day, was duly in
formed of the disaster, and lost his Sit
uatiQn. The same fate -befell the un-
fortunate Plufaer, who, it5appeared up.
on inquiry, was really laboring under
some severe indispesition that threaten
ed to confine him to his bed and be
ing naturally unwilling to lose his SAL.
airy, he provided substitute, like Mr..
whites, utterly unable to play, and to
whom he gave, in effect, instructions
almost identical with those given to
our hero by Mr.. ,OLeary..
= Mr.: Whites returned to the home
of his ancestors sadder and a WISER
man. He has never been to theatre
since, and never thinks withouta a shud-
der, Of his terrible adventure with the
Two Trombones.