The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02

Rv,heway that used te ave the big cases at
the hold Baily. The hold man, he made
money. an spent 1t. an this ere boy e
made none an spent what is father made.
Il were sent to Heton, then to Hoxford, an
e went where e weren't sent
leastways not by directien-to the devil.
The young CONAN that lived an died in that
house were acquainted with me. Lucy |
Burridye. that were her real name, though !
she were called Lucinda Burrinda, the
helepant dan sews'-she were in the corpus |
de bailey at the varieties theayter IN the
Strand, | dessay you know hit?
Yes? Well, sir, were scene-shifter in that
theayter for seven years, an i've years oe-
before that at Drury Lane. could tell
you some queer stories If you want to
know somethin' Of life, you get up in the
WINGS night after night. an watch the
stage, you II see somethin' of the bad han
the good O. 'uman natur'. Why, sir, I've
seen cruelty an wickedness, an jealousy
an revenge, an kindness, an forgiveness,
an charity, Played far more real behind
the ca was scenes / were shiftin' than 1t
were on the stage or before it. One night
see a Young girl, which her name was
Sairey Podge, from dirty little street IN
the borough: she was but a pretty one to
look at. an danced like slyph, an she 'ad
particler rival, 'alf Hitalian girl, as had
a little shrew for. temper as never you saw.
Well, one night. hin the Christmas panto-
| mine-'twere last Christmas, ten year
| this girl. La Rosa, she broke down, and the
neopIe KISSED her. Well, was hup in the
wings an see it, an she ran behind one OF
the scenes where Sairey was waltln to
lump out like a fairy, as she was, an say
| to any mate, Look out for squalls there,
Lorry-them two'll fight for I've seen
girls fight behind the scenes before now
Well sir, the Hitalian almost bounced into
the others arms. Sairey drew back min
ute. and looked straight hat er. The other
was glowing with passion an spite, an my
fear was that Sairey's face was a-goln to be
spoiled, when see Sairey old bout both
'er 'ands. and card 'er distinct like cry
bout. 'Oh! Miss Rosa, | am so sorry" an
will YOU believe it, sir? the poor Hitalian
laid 'er 'ead on the hother's shoulder, an
cried like child. In minute the stage
master called out, sharp, Miss Podge, an
she dried her tears an went bout an danced
so beautifully, the pit nearly went mad with
'er. CHI. yes, sir, there's 'uman natur' be-
hind as well as before the scenes, an the
great scene -shifter above he watches 1t.
"Well, sir Miss Lucy, afterward Mlssls
Bytheway wer' clever dancer, an like
wise sometimes took a small part, for she
were as pretty girl as ever seen hon the
stage, an I've seen hall the swells, you
know They're very partikler hat the va
rieties you know; hits only the royal fam
ily, an two or three very speshul parties
as gets the hentree there. l dunno 'ow
that young Bytheway got in; but p'raps
is father 'ad done the governor good turn
sometimes 'Osomever e were hon the
stage pretty hoften, an took violent fan
cy to Miss Lucy. All, sir, my art used t.
bleed sometimes for those poor girls-to SEE
'ow bold and brazen some on 'em were' an
'ow gentle others was, an 'ow many of EN-
came to grief. No matter. Lucy she tool
to the young Bytheway, an e tried hon
hold game with err but she were too good OF
too KNOWN to be deceived. | believe sh'
really liked the man. e were terrible
, temper. No one 'ad ever controlled 1t
) ED grown up just like that stalk of muller
YOU see there. as straight and as long as T.
4 liked, an breakin out at every stage.
t Snow YOU want to know 'ow they com
r bout TO this place? can't tell you. All
4 know is that haf or spoonin' about the CIR
t for precious long time, and she playin o.
an hon with i'm, one day she didn't come
3 rehearsal. an then it were rumored among
d the Young ladies' she 'ad run away with Nj
y Bytheway The old gent an the young u
i ad 'ad a row. han the young 'un said tina
Q rather a year after came across a hemi
f grafton hagent. lookin' round on all thes
+, hungry children. said We'll try tit
1t worth the venture" I'd saved a little mt
: ne,. an when GO to Toronto applied fl
sr land at the government Office an they gay
lp me this concession free. We got ere abo,
Ie the LIST of June. han lived in the woods fl
ID some week. | tell you the musketoes WEI
es awful But you'll fancy 'ow l started whe
he the first thing see on the next lot, whel
e. that 'ouse 'ad lately been built. was your
lie Bytheway in torn shirt an trousers, no
in in round among the stumps just as'if e
d. been ut it all is life. Then bout comes Mi
err Lucy-then Mrs. Bytheway, for they'd 6
ny married before they left England-looki
al pale-like. has I've seen Mrs. Wellbelov'
ae look oftener than cared for. We was vel
nd good friends. an the young gentleman, wi
was smart as they say ere, 'eput me HI
ad to good many things, an showed me q
as to build my 'ouse, an all the nabors V
at kind an 'elpful enough. has all the peoI
ng are bout ere to strangers. Well, your
in Rvtheway was kind enough to Lucy. 81
,r- for all saw, she were fond enough Of i
ut but once or twice noticed he went of
ng Orillia an stayed away some days, it mig
s., be three or four. an when ne came ba
al again he wasn't 'imself for long time.
vs. knew what it was: it was the old enemy
II. drink-an' for the time hit made i'm anol
Ike er man.
1T, by and by the autumn came. an We {
his in our root crops an little corn an VIII
to an Bytheway laid in decent lot. Th
he came the frost, an the falling Of the leav
ald an then the snow. Such snow Eve =
MS snow teen or fften feet deep down in Il
out gully. an all as crisp an shiny as the I'm
ILL sugar, an he air as pure an the sky
in bright as I ever see painted IN Hital
u.s. scene at the theayter. Healt
zee l should think so. There hain't no doc
lose nearer than Gravenhurst, an never e
'ko- Of i'm comm up here except to Joseph J
,ver sons grandmother; they say she's nigh
APPS on 50, an took the rhematis 50 bad