Connecticut western news., 1873-09-05
VOL. III.

| I've been marr1ed, and had one chile
 "a rl-and I'm widower. I was
 married young, like most professionals
 She was in the third row of the ballet
 and inclined to be stout but she didn't
 last long, poor soul she had apo
 plectic fit one night, and died in my arms
 in the green-room. was very cut ny
 at the time, because she was as good
 wife as ever wore ring.
 1 My darter was as good-looking a girl
 as you'd meet anywhere; quite different
 from her mother-not in the beauty
 line, because she was nice-looking too,
 but in size. Rose was very thin. She
 followed in the same steps as my old
 woman, and 1 got her an engagement at
 our theatre. Of course she feel in love
 girls always do at that age, seventeen
 with as rising Q young fellow as l
 wished to see. I was proud of Rose,
 and I was glad it turned out so and
 what's more, he wasn't ashamed of me,
 although l was only super, which
 made me proud of him too. He was
 very jealous of Rose, and wanted to
 take her off the stage and marry her at
 once but I objected on the score of
 age. I asked him to wait a year, till
 she was little older, and he took my advice-rather unwillingly, I suspects, If his face was to be believed /; but he didn't say so, for he always gave way to me, because I knew what was better than he did.
 One night Rose gets a letter sent around to her from gent in the boxes, a-asklng her to meet him outside, after the performance. She was very much hurt about it, for it was the first insult she'd received they gets used to these things in time-and brought the letter to me. Just as I was a-reading it, up comes Charley-th her young man and Rose snatches the letter out of my hand and puts it in her pocket; but not before Charley had seen it. He looks surprised, and he says
 "What's that p says he. '--.
 sOh! nothing," she says, playful like, and runs away; and he turned away too. but not in the same direction.
 When saw Rose again, I says
 ''Why didn't you show it him?" I says. t..@
 ''Oh, father!" she says, sshe's so jea1- ous and if he'd seen it he'd have thrashed the fellow," she says, ''and perhaps have got into arrow, and I didn't want him to do that"
 'sShe gave me the letter, for fear he should ask for it; and put it in my pocket, never. .a-thinking no more about
 When work was done for the night, me and two or three others used to make our pipe and pot-which was half-a-pint O fourpenny-at a little pub, round the corner, close to the theatre, where we was known and respected. There we used to talk over the events of the eve ming; and sometimes, when things was slow, we'd even condescend to talk poli- tics, but not often-we left them frivi- lous subjects to people as hadn't the sense to appreciate art. While we was there that night, in comes gent rather mopsy; he swaggered up to the counter, and calls for bottle O champagne, and then asks us to drink, which we did-we never refuses that. We'll, he was a-going on about one thing and another, and at last he says .-4.-
 ''That Rose is a nice girl" ... lpricks up my ears at this, and I puts down the glass of champagne as I was just arising to my mouth-the glass as he paid for-but I never says nothing. Then he goes on a. boasting, and says as he was a-going to see her home. I jumps up, and I says
 'I'm thet lady's father, and if I wasn't | a old man I'd knock you down."
 Then turns to my mates and tells | 'em of the letter business; and takes it | out of my pocket, and hands it to him, and gives him 8 bit of advice as he | wanted. He was in that rage, that he | was just a-putting up his fist to hit me, when Joe Pulter, one of us, foored him. Then we handed him over to police man. We was rather excited afterwards, what with having extra half-pint, and the champagne we drank afore we knew who we got 1t from. ..'
 Charley used always to see Rose home after the performance, and stay with her till l come; but he wasn't there that night, and Rose said he hadn't come with her as he always did, and laid the blame to the letter. She was naturally cut up about it, and said
 I'll tell him how it was in the morn ing." ... .., -,
 But she says
 "No If he can't think me true to him without proofs, he sha'n't at all."
 l seed 1t was no use a-arguing with her, so l gives in. My little beauty was very proud, and liked to see it; but I never thought as how pride would turn love over as it did; although ought to nave known better, a-seeing so often how Pauline had such narrow escape of it.
 She was very pale next morning, and her eyes looked like mine do sometimes when ain't got enough water to wash with comfortable, and leaves the color I'll h11t that, knowed, because Rose was 8 very tidy girl. I never says nothing, but I goes on a-eating and not pretending to notice anything different; and by and oy we goes to the theatre. I was very curious to see what Charley would do: put he only just takes off his hat-Char- ey always was a gentleman-and turns lway again. This here made me feel very queerish, and I didn't know what o make on it.
 Things went on in this here unfortu- late style for a week. Rose was too proud to explain, although I wanted her 70; but no, not her and there we was. One morning she didn't come down to breakfast as usual, so l goes up to her bedroom and says
 Whats the matter, my beauty ?"
 Oh, father" says she, "I don't feel 'ery well just now. I dare say shall ,e all right tonight"
 But her hand was a-trembling like @ eaf, and her eyes was sunk; and when come to look at her close, I was stag- ,ered to see how she'd altered in them I ewsdays. I
 It hustered me more than should g. l bought; so I gives her kiss, and tells ] Ter to lie down uI1iet and off ooes to doctor. He comes and feels her pulse, l nd such like; then he calls me out on { he landing, and says she's in high tate of fever, and must be kept very Luiet, or he wouldn't be answerable for l LlIhara ha ha1coaa ce.l-i.ac. a-ol, =