New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-11
Shakespeaye Rewrt,rea.

We are indebted TO Mr.. Eouc;cauis fcs
permission TO extract from the advance
sheets OF forthcoming work entitled
:.Shakespeare AS He Should Have Been
for tie following seeIee, which we repub-
lisk as singularly applicable 70 our own
political drama here:
scene I.-CGWp street. Time, nit dGy,
fourteenth September. 1874. Excursion
and parties Fighting. .!!c'sms /. the
IaIx.
Enter Times
1Imes-Though am dead-heaied a: all
the plays. will not play dead-Le here.
Though ! escaped shot free a. the landing
of Builder, fear the sho. here. am as hot
as molten lead, and as heavy TOO. God
keep lead out Of me. l need 20 more
weight than my own loaded columns. !
have led nv proprietors where they have
been damnably peppered, and some Of them
are tor the towns end to beg during LIE.
But who comes here
[Lnter Prince Mae Eeneryl
This may be considered an auachronisfn,
as the Prince was not present on the four
teenth. SO historians a!lege tina: Prince
Hal did not kill Percy at all. bu. that he
owed lis death to an unknown hand" 1t
is the province, however, of poets and
piayrights to put facts as they should have
BEEN
Prince Mac Heaey-What standest thou
Ttmes-O Hal, prythee give ne leave
to breathe awhile. Turk Gregory never did
such deeds of extras as / have done this
day. l have paid Radical. J have made
him sure.
Prince MacEenery-IIe is indeed, and
living to kl.l thee. prythee lend me thy
sword.
Tmes-Nay, before God. 4 he be alive
thou gets not NY swcgs; bu. Le!e's my pis-
tol, if thou wilt.
[Hcdrars from, his rcc;d 6 ,o! 81 election.
Llanks for 1872
Prince MacHenery-Wia,: Is this time
TO jest end daily now
INreuS ii Gt hin. ard crit;
Tmes-i1 be comes IN ny way, 50. II
him make . carbcnsdo of me. IKE no.
such grinning honor. Give Inc life which,
if can save, so. If no., honor comes u1.
looked for, and there's an end. Eat.
SCENE II.-Another part of he ,Seld. Prince
4MacEn,ery and Radica! lighting.
Times-Well said, Hal. To il, Hal!
Nay, you sha.i fnd no boye' play here,
can tell you.
Enter Write Leas'.e,', pAo fights wih
Times, tc'so falls dom us il i tad sus-
pended again. Enter Prince NncHenery.
P.ince-What, old acquaintance. could
not all this ststf keep II a little l.te Poor
Jack - [wcrd illegibie in the textJ-l
could have better spared q better press
Folded and fled I'll See thee by and By.
LErt.]
Times rising s,oplyl-If thou file Inc away
finally to day i II give thee leave to osder GU.
my last new "ad" tomorrow. I am no
counterfeit. TO suspend 10 70 oe q counter
g., I,,& <n apfr
journal thereby liveth Is the true and per-
feet image of life indeed. TIE better part
of valor is discretion, IN the which better
part have waved my life. POUNDS! am
afraid Of this gunpowder Radical, though
he be dead, therefore I'll make sure OF him.
Yea, and I'll swear killed him. Therefore,
sirraa, with new wound N your thigh.
ccnle you along with ne. Taxes Radical
Or. his back.
Enter Prince .MacHcne2y and another.
Prince Ito Times AIT thou alive, or is IL
phantasy that plays upon our eyesight. l
prythee speak.
Tin,es-There is Radical. LTHro'ring ne
boey Goan.] Ii the chairman OF the Com
mittee of Seventy will do me honor so. II
not let him Kill the next Radical himself.
look TO be either Earl or Duke-OM
rcadingl-S:ate printer or city printer for
this, can assure you.
Prince NacHenery-Why, Radical ! I
killed him myself anu saw thee dead.
Tsmes-Lord, Lord how this world is
given to lying. l grant you was down,
awfully down, and GU. OF breath, and 60
was he; but we both rose in an instant and
and fought a long hour by the Cathedral
clock. II may be believed, SO. II net, let
them who should reward vaior bear the sin
on their heads. l take it, upon my ciIcula-
ton, gave him the wound of which he
died Ii he were alive and denied it
would make him eat a piece of my editorial.
Prince-Come, bear your luggage nobly
on your back, and if lie may 90 you any
grace, I'll gid it with the happiest terms
have. IElit. Times remains.
Ifnaes-lll follow, as they say, for re-
ward. He that rewards me let God reward
him.
Exit, bearing Radicn on his shoulders.
Cry Of ne,rsboys is heard.]
Bulletin Boy-Fnll account OF Democrat
ic victory over tie Radicals!
Pic0yatne Eoy-Here's your Conservative
defeat of the Radicals
Times Boy Campaign Of the Times
against Radicalism. Conquest OF the Rad
icals by the Times alone.
Bulletin Boy to Piccyune Eoy-Iou're
liar! It's our victory.
Picaytnc Boy oTimes Boy-Iou'1e sthief;
You stole our victory.
Times Boy-I can prove by NY paper
[They all tight. Times boy can not come to
time. is plundereG Of the proceeds Of ire
papers sold that day, and goes off hopling.
The other boys call atp q Republican alewstoy,
and tett to peanuts on the spOi!s % TIE
Times. They all dance the cancan. CIR
tain falls