Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-08


Crown with 1;ssss E's.S,y ES9Ss. ySSs brow;
:. God "tn keep you then e. now; ,
THE TWO TR0MBoNEs.
grom1 London Society.
Mr.. Whites tho respected parent
Of our hero, Mr.. Adolphus Whites
was an opu1ent Berkshire farmer, who,
before retiring from hie business and
leaving ittp lds son. AanciedIa visit to
the great metropolis would have the
effect of sharpening the wits of that
youth, IN opera*ion of which that Young
gentleman sto6d greatly in need = The
son jumped atthe idea, especially when
he learned that he vas to set forth on
his travels alone. With the parental
blessing and his purse we'll filed, Mr.
Whidaes, junior, duly arrived in Lon
don and installed himself in economi-
cal quarters in Savoy street, Strand.
The theaters, of course, occupied a
large share of Mr.. Whifaes's attention
during his stay in London, and the
neighborhood of stage doors afforded
him q vast amount of satisfaction.
The sight of professionals in their
every day costume was to him o source
OF great qualification and his delight
when he made the acquaintance of a
prominent member of the 0chestra of
the Royal Dash Theater, exceeded all
bounds. He vowed eternal friendship
Tor him on the spot, and there and then
ratlfied the agreement by entertaining
his new acquaintance at q recherche
supper at the Albion. Our story opens
when Mr.. Whites and his companion
Mr.. O'Leary by name-had been al.
most inseparabie for the space of six
weeks. With pain Mr.. Whiffles had
lately observed an expression of settled
melancholy upon Mr.. O'Leary's express.
i've countenance. and had resolutely de.
termined to divine the cause. i
"You are ill., said our hero, one
evening after they, had supped at the
hostlery above mentioned, and were
quafang various "whiskys hot to pro,
mote Digestion,
Mr.. OLeary sighed, shook bis head
sadly, and emptied his glass by,way o1
.''.'Your supper has disagreed. with
you-you have eaten too MUCH" con.
tinued Mr.. Whites, tenderly. " -:
| 1T isn't the supper that worries me. >
observed his companion; "it's the sub.
stitute."
This mysterious answer, puzzled Mr.
Whihies. He thought it over serious,
ly, then gave it up in dispair and de.
manded an explanation. Mr.. O'Lear,
vigorously puffed at his cigar and pro.
oeeaed to enhghten Mr.. Whifles.
It appeared from: Mr. ,O'Leary's &C.
count that it was customary in the
Royal Dash theatre for the mailaeement
to allow various members of the orches.
ira to absent themselves from time to
time from their posts in order to attend
concerts, or other entertainments, on
the condition that they provided eff.
cient substitutes to fulfill their ordinary
duti6ss' Al q rule these substitutes
were hard to find, but Mr.. O'Leary con.
fesged, with tears in: his eyes, that nj.
though he Searched high: and low, :fo1
some unacceptable reason he could
find no one able or willing to supply
his place at the theatre while he wae
absent to fulfill q most profitable en-.
gagement he had accepted to play at q
fashionable West End concert the en-.
suing evening" Without a moments
hesitation Mr.. Whites threw himself
into the breach and profered his ser:
vices,
"stu6l''s replied Mr.., /, O,Leary
Eude3y; =, "what do you know about
Nj. whifles con1da't z.eIl:aa:. He was
quite certain of what he didn't know,
but that he refrained from mentioning.
There was q painful pause. MI. r.OTeary
smoked silently on for: some time. now
and then darting a searching Glance
upon tue anxious face of MI. Whites.
as it he was revolving some great
scheme in: the innermOst recesses o1
his own mind, but as yet scarcely sav
the manner in which it could be carried
out. Suddenly:
IT have it. Thanks, Whites, m,
boy. accept your generous offer.
You shall be my substitute" said Mr..
O'Leary.
To say that Mr.. Whites was deligted
would not feebly express the state Of
his mind. He grasped Mr.. O'Leary'.
hand and shook it fervently. He trem
bled already with excitement. Hi.
proudest hopes were about to be real
lied. He would be admitted behind
the scenes of q theatre. Words failed
to convey any idea of his feelings, as hi
pointed out there were two trombone
players in the orchestra of the Roya
Dash Theatre, he himself being one
and that for the especial guidance O
Mr.. Whites he would summar1ly stat,
the case as follows, presuming thu
after the rising of the curtain on til,
first piece, q performance upon the tw,
trombones heralded the approach o
the william of the piece. Further, hi
(Mr. O'Leary's) experience induced hin
to believe that in a crowded assembl,
one trombone would probably make a.
much noise as two and ali that Mr.
Whites had to do, after announcing t,
himself as Mr.. O'Leary's substitute
would be to:.take his seat leisurely i,
the orchestra, and, when the cuftai,
rose, carefully watch the proceeding
OF the other trumbone player, and iini
tate his every movement so that, i,
, reality, ono trombone would make nj
the noise, although apparently t,v,
were being played Lastly, he advise,
Mr.. Whites to bo careful and to min,
: what he was about, US the IL. der W.,