The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-03-11
From the Detroit Free Press
A YOUTHFUL THESPAIE.
Painful Result or Having a Father
who will not Appreciate Shakes
pear.

A few days ago young Guriey,
whose father lives on CrUgiIau street,
organized q theatrical company and
purchased = dime-nOvel play Of Hum
let. The Company consisted of three
boys and hOstler, aud Mr. Gurleyis
hired girl was to b. the "Ghostii II
the troupe eOaIi guarantee her fiftv
cents q Light Young Gurley sudden
ly 0iDpmed oct as professional, aud
when his mother asked him tn bring
IN some wool he replied
fn0ug1 | am penniiess thou eanst
not degrade me ~
You trOt out after that wood, or
III have your father trOunee YOU !'i
she exclaimed.
The tyrant who lays his hand up-
on me shall die." replied the boy, but
he got the wood.
He was out on the step when q
man came along and asked him
where Lafayette street Was.
"D)omef for certain time to roam
the earth ~ replied Garlsy in q hOarse
voice, and holding his right arm out
straight.
''I say you'll Where is Lafayette
street ?'' called the mau.
"Ahl Could the dead but speak
ali ~ continued Gurley.
The man drove him into tine house,
and his mother sent him TO the gro
Gerry after potatoes.
u go most noble duchess" he said,
as he took up the basket, shut nv
good sword shall some day Avenge
these insults %
He knew that the grocer favored
theatricsl1, aud when be got there he
said
"Art thou provided with = store Oi
that vegetable known as the 'tater,
most excellent Duke -
what in thunder do you want 81
grOwled the grocer, a. he cleaned the
cheese-knifs on 3 piece OF paper.
: The plebeian mind is dull Oi
c apprehension :" answered Gurley.
"DOn't try tn get of any of your nOn-
sense on ms or I'll crack your empty
pate in y minute ?'' rOared the grneer,
and "Hsmlet' had tn come down
from his high horse ami ask for peck
Of potatoes.
"What kept you so long ?" asked
his mother, as he returned
Thy grave shall be dug in the ey-
press glade p' he haughtiIy answered.
When his father came home at
noon Mrs. Gurley told him that she
believed the boy was going crazy, ard
related what had occurred.
81 see what ails him." mused the
father this explains why he hangs
around JJhnsOn's barn 80 much
AT the diEner-tRbie young Gurlsy
spoke of his father as tha "fllustrious
Count" and when his mlther asked
him IL he would have some butter
gravy, he answered
"rhe appetite OF a warrior can not
be satisfied with such nonsense"
When the meal was over the father
went out to his favorite shade tree,
cut sprout, and the boy was asked tn
step out into the woOdshed and see IL
the penstock was frOz N up. He
found the old man there, and he said :
why, most noble lord, 1 had sup
posed thee far away ="
"Pm not 81 far away but what I'm
going to make you skip J" grOwled the
father. "I'll teach you to fool around
with ten cent tragedies Come up
here"
For aOJut ten minutes the wOOdshed
was full of dancing feet, flying arms
and moving bodies, and then the old
m took rest and inquired
There, your highness, dOst thou
want any more ?i
"Oh no, dal-n0t q darned bit ~
walled the young manager" and
while thu father started for down town
he went In and sOrrOwfully informed
the hired girl that he must cancel her
engagement until the fall season.