Richland beacon., 1873-05-17
How Sheridan Paid His Debts.

SHERIDAN was peculiarly sharp in eva
SicnS OF dues and sheriffS. The charm of
ms manner alOEe was irresistible. Tay-
lOr OF the Opera House. used to say Of him
that he could not pull of his hat to him
| in the street without it costing him fifty
pounds. and if he stopped to speak to him
1t was hundred. Once when creditor
brought him bill for payment which had
often been presented to him before, and
the man complained of its soiled and tat
tered state. and said he was quite ashamed
to see it-''I'n tell you what Ia advise
| you to dO with it, my friend" said Sheri-
dan; take it home and write it upon
parchment ~ He once mounted horse
which Il horse dealer was showing off near
| a cOffee-hOuse at the bottom of ST. James
street, rode it to Tattersall's and sold it,
| and walked quietly back to the spot from
| which he set out. The owner was furi-
Gus, swOre that he would be the death OF
him. and in quarter of an hour after
ward they were seen sitting together over
bottle of wine in the coffee house. the
horse Jockey with the teaIs running down
his face at Sheridan's jokes, and almost
ready to hug him as an honest fellow.
Sheridan's house and lobby were beSet
with duns every morning. who were told
that Mr.. Sheridan was not yet up. and
shown into the several rooms on each side
of the entrance. As soon as he had
breakfasted he asked. Are those doors all
shut, JOhn?' and being assured they
were, marched out very deliberately be-
tween them, to the aStOnishment of his
self-invited guests. who soon found the
bird was flown. He owed large sums to
Holland, the architect of one of the hand
soonest theaters in the kingdom, of which
Sheridan was the manager; but the poor
man could never obtain settlement or
even an interview on the subject with
Sheridan. He haunted him for weeks and
months at his own house. at the tIe.iter,
at his usual resorts. but he was nowhere
to be seen. AT last he tracked him TO the
stage door, rushed in in spite of the OppO-
sitiOn of the burly porter, and found the
manager on the stage cOnverSing with a
party of gentlemen whom he had invited
to show them the theater. Sheridan saw
Holland approaching, and knowing that
escape was this time impossible, put Il bold
face on the matter. ''Ah my dear fel-
lOw." exclaimed he. you are the very man
| wanted to see-yOu have come most
apropos., am truly sorry you have had
the trouble of calling on me so often. but
now we have met. i'm few minutes | shall
be at liberty; we will then gOintO my
room together and settle our affairs. But
first you must settle an important ques-
ton here. Some of these gentlemen tell
me there are complaints, and loud ones,
that the transmission OfsOund is defective
in your beautiful theater-that, in fact,
the galleries cannot hear at all, and this is
the reason why they have become so noisy
of late" "SOund defective. not hear.'
reiterated the astOnished architect, turn
ing pale, and almost staggering back.
- Why, it is the most perfect building for
sound that ever was erected; I'll stake
my reputation on it: the complaint is
most grOundless." 80 say" retOrted
''but now We'll uring the ques-
ton to issue deiinitively, and then have a
paragraph or two in the papers. Do you,
Holland, 90 and place yourself at the
back Of the upper gallery, while stand
here on the stage AMI talk to YOU" Seer
tainly," said Holland, with the greatest
pleasure" A lantern was provided with
a trusty guide. and away went the archi-
tect through a labyrinth of dark and
winding passages, almost days journey,
until he reached the distant and elevated
post. snow. Mr.. Holland" cried Sheri-
dan, ''are you there and ready!" YES"
was the immediate answer. ''Can you
hear me?' Perfectly, perfectly, Mr..
Sheridan :" ''Then | wish you very
good morning." SO saying. Sheridan
disappeared. and was two or three 10th
of before Holland could deSTfSebe deSTfS he was able
er long interval u his lair again. 1
to chase the Was Was but one debt paid by
.,e e.sSsai-the debt Of nature.-Kate Il.
SanbS,7a, in GALAXY for May.