The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-11-05
SeIsstsS Storp.
MY isNl& s4s Lows,
BY MAMIE LEE.

circumstances took mo early
away from school, and tho Christ
mas that | was sixtoon found mo
at homo again and once the now
year was in, how l counted overy
day till February tho 18th, whom
our thoatro re. .oponcd at Dim eford.
The longcd.for timo camo at last,
though my mothor's hoalth pre-
vented her going, she most indul.
gently allowed me to 70 whenevor
it was possible, and among our
many friends thoro was nearly al
ways somo ono willing to take
charge of me. Fred my brother, to
my great grief was absont in tho
city, and | almost fancied that his
letters touched in a slightly super.
cillous manner on our count try thea.
tricals. However, that did not af.
feet mo much: ifho was enjoying
himself, so was I--rathor too much
so, as will shortly appear.
AS every ono knows, in every
country company there is u "lead.
ing gentleman" and, whom | havo
said That, | need scarcely add that
with the especial loading gontlo-
man ofthat season l foil hopolcssly
in love. Ho was a very young
man--rumor said, belonging to a
good iamily-and certainly n man
OF more than average ability, |
mink now ; tho very finest actor
II at over trod the stage, I thought
then. 1t makos mo feel quite hot
oven now, after SO many years
have passed away, to think what
a fool | mado of myself about that
man. The stage had no interest
Tor mo when ho was not upon it;
the other arac tors had no
charms for mo; tho other men of
the company were moro sticks in
my Dyes; tho funny man who
said disagroablo things TO my hero !;
the villain, who stood between
him and tho object of his affec.
'I""s co, happy ohjoctD; the eld-
crly gentleman, who so often had
TO curse him or scorn him, and
sometimes kill him-thesc | hat.
ed; while tho lady who played
Juliet to his Romeo, Pauline to
his Claude, and dozen othcr SIM
llarly delightful characters, O,
how l envicd her, and how jealous
L was of her! If 1 could havo had
her figure and her nose, and tho
chance Of fplaying hor parts, how
happy | should havo boon l did
not know then that she was ton
years his senior and had throo lit
tio children and drinking hus.
band Mt home; and thather fine fig
uro was altogether u work Of art,
as much so rs her acting or else
L should not havo onvicd her so
much perhaps. But my passion
grow as the season went on and
when tho manager announced to.
ward the ond Of tho month that
in consequence of tho great sue.
; coss of tho company tho season
would be prolonged another fort.
night, no words could express my
JOY it was a respite from misory :
for that, it seemed to mo my life
would be after ho, tho leading gen
tleman, was gonoaway. Then-un-
expected happinoss-l saw him
Oft the stage, cncein shop, twice
passing our house for II walk in
!, the country. The last timo cried
out to my mother: "rhore's Mr..
| Fawsott" so loudly that ho heard
, mo, and, turning, gavo mo a half
smiling bow. On That bow l lived
, for days. Ifany ono who roads
this has evor boon in my state Of
$ mind Cat my ago, too, rcmombor)
thon they can realize what l felt
i if thoy mover havo boon wildly il
lovo with an actor, thon thoy cam
understand my condition, and it's
d not much uso trying to oxplair
it.
> Tho fortnight, like evory othoI
timo of happiness, drow toward
an end. BY coaxing and pcrsuad
IS ing l had managed to got to th'
- theatre noarly ovory night tha
last week, and 1 folt growing dos
porato whom Iheard announced on
u of my favorito plays for tho las
Il night Of tho season, and for tho beu
atof Mr.. Fawsott. If only coul
ID have joined tho company then an
, there, l would have dono it---any
thing, so as to be near my idol;
~ stand AS q page besldo him, to, NAV
3 him speak to mo roughly on kins
i, ", anyhow would do J; and then
& perhaps, as + grew tailor and ole
! Of, TO play tho lady to his loyo,
: Why tho very thought tnrne
I my bead, and I resolved that h