Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-03-04

NOVEL INolDEST IN THE CAREER OF A TRAap--HI
GENIUS LEADS HIM TO THE STAGE.

NOVEL INCIDENT IN THE CAREER OF TRAMp-HIB
GENIUS LEADS HIM TO THE STAGE.
The tramps whom We see at the street corners
basking on the sunny side Of houses or lodging
amid tho stencil Of the city cells are viewed at
their worst advantage. oftimes boneath their
tattered and dirty garb there beats an
and unknown anmbers the sleep which knows
no waking. "Only a tramp seems stamped
upcn their very forehead, and mankind Ii prone
to pass them by without one kind word or
thought, and thus they in most instances never
rise beyond their peripatetic life. Occasionally,
however, one rises to higher plane Of exist
ence. BY some little incident or act of his own
he is brought more prominently into notice, and
the yane OF his talents enables him to enter mp
OIL now field OF life and duty--rejccting his do
pendence upon otherf, TO look only TO himself
for support.
A few days ago an incident transpred in this
city which may lead to the infusing of II new
LIE ana energy into at least one of this class of
world-waifs. II is sometimes the habit when
the cells become full Of tramps that, before COM
mitting themselves to sleep, a number will in-
dulge in song, and sometimes rare melody and
sweetness asceDds from their mingled voices
Thus it was on the evening in question. A ballad
was raised and mingling with the chorus was
emo voice full, round and melodions--a voice
which at once attracted the attention Of
all Listeners by its excellence. messenger was
at once Dispatcher by tie Chief Of Police for the
manager or the Varieties Ineatre, and when
the melodious strains OF that voice full upon his
ear he at once asked permission and removed
the possesser to the theatre, and he was put
upon the stage forthwith. At first the tramp
demnrred, owing to his uncouth appearance, but
the manager assuring him he should be proper
ly cared for he consented and went along.
True to his promise the manager made
thorough transformation in his new addition of
stars" The face of the young man was clean
y washed and frightened up, his unkeinpt hair,
which was naturally curly. was carefully combed
and rolled in ringlets such as his mother had
probably delighted in aforeJime, picadilly col.
lar was put about his neck other and better
clothes robed his pereon, willie from his vest
pocket dangled flashy chain, making the trans
formation complete and wonderful. And when
the young man stepped out from behind the
scenes and his rich, clear voice swelled out SO
fully and perfectly the notes of ''Nora Nc
Shane," the audience congratulated itself on
this last acquisition and applaudel vigorously
his rendition of the song.
We are not advised that the tramp, who hailed
from New York, has been permanently added to
the constellation" of the Varieties. On this
OCCASION however, he won for the place an addi-
tional popularity, and it is not an uncommon
wish of the frequenters there that he may appear
frequently. We're the talent of this young man
cultivated he might become famous Those who
listened to him pronounced the melody of his
voice not SO widely disaimilar from that of Mr..
Carncross, who was the most natural compar-