Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-01-12

Mr. Russell stepped upon the stage with
some amount of dignity and left it with
out any, under the impression that he was
a tritle too soon, The stagc-mamger, a
gentleman of excitabe temperament and
much addicted to the use of passionate
language, who played one of the prin.
cipal parts in the piece, rushed from his
room, discharged on the spot an inofien-
sive super who, unfortunately, hap
pencd to cross his path went, half a.
dozen at a time, down the score or so of
ricketty stairs at the imminent hazard of
breaking his neck, and, appearing at the
little door under the stage that led into
the orchestra, demanded in unmeasured
terms what the-very bad wOrd-Mr
Lovejoy meant by such conduct, and why
the-excessively-rude observation-he
didn't go onY Mr. Loveioy was too as.
founded to reply. He could only point, in
silent wonder, to the two trombones.
There they sat, putting and blowing
vigorously, but with no result. The
nearly had fit. The audience, unable to
comprehend what was going on before
their eyes, Missed loudly and finally, the
curtain fell. Then Mr.. Lovejoy gave
vent to his feelings. He leaped from his
seat and rushed towards Mr. Whiffles,
VINO, painting with exhaustion after his
unaccustomed eXertions, was wiping the
perspiration from his face, wondering
what on earth was going to happen next,
No sooner, however, did he perceive the
angry conductor advancing towards him,
than, with an intuitive perception that
something unpleasant was about to
occur, he made precipitate rush
through the little door, and sought
safety under the stage, hotly
pursued by Mr.. Loveioy, who oppor-
tunely came across the foreign gentleman
quietly sneaking away, and fell upon
him tooth and nail The foreign gentle
man, being choleric, knocked Mr.. Love
joy down. Mr.. Lovejoy, being by no
means deficient in pluck, regained the
perpendicular, and-in the language of
the ring-let the foreign gentleman shave
it." That individual next seized the as
tonished Whifiles 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 myste-
riously disappeared.
They had fallen down an unused well
under the stage, Mr.. Whifiles undermost.
There being but little water, they were
soon eXtricated, and, fortunately, no
bones were broken.
The two gentlemen-after rather ex-
citing interview with the stage-manager-
were, shortly afterwards, permitted to
take their departure.
Mr.. OLeary, next day, was duly in
formed of the disaster, and lost his situa-
ton. The same fate befell the unfortu-
nate Putfler, who, 1t appeared upon
inquiry, was really laboring under some
severe indisposition that threatened to
contine him to his bed; and being natur-
ally unwilling to lose his salary, he pro-
vided substitute, like Mr.. Whiffles,
utterly unable to play, and to whom he
gave, in effect, Instructions almost identi-
cal with those given to our hero by Mr.,
O'Leary
Mr.. Whiffies returned to the home of
his ancestors a sadder and wiser man.
He has never been to theatre since, and
never thinks without shudder of his
terrible adventure connected with the
two trombones, s,-LoHdoR Society