The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-22
From the Detroit Free Press.l
YOUTHFUL THESPIAN.
Painful Results of Having IA Father
who will not Appreciate ShaEs-
Peare

a few days ago young Gurley, whose
father lives on Croghan street. organized a
theatrical company and purchased the dime
novel play of Hamlet. The company con-
sisted of three boys and hostler, and Mr..
Gurley's hired girl WAS to be the Ghost il
the troupe could guarantee her fifty cents
per night.
Young Gurley suddenly blooined out as
professional, and when his mother asked
him to bring IN some wood he replied
Though am penniless, thou canst not
degrade mel"
"You trot out after that wood, or III
have your father trounce you !" she ey-
claimed.
"The tyrant who lays his hand upon me
shall die.' replied the boy, but he got the
wood.
He was out on the step when man
came along and asked HIM where Lafay-
cite street was
"Doomed for certain time to roam the
earth y replied Gurley in hoarse voice,
and holding his right arm out straight
81 say-yoa Where is Lafayette
"Ah. Could the dead but speak-ah :"
continued Gurley.
The man drove him into the house, and
his mother sent him to the grocery after
potatoes.
81 go. most noble Duchess" he said as
he took up the basket, "but my good sword
shall some day avenge these insults"
He knew that the grocer favored theatre
calls, and when he got there he said:
art thou provided with store of that
vegetable known as 'tatcrs, most excellent
duke 2"
"What in thunder do you wantl' growl-
ed the grocer as he cleaned the cheese knife
ON piece of paper.
"Thy plebian mind is dull of comprehen-
sion !" answered Gurley.
Don't try to get off any of your non.
sense ON me, or I'll crack your empty pate
in mnute!' reared the grocer. and
Hamlet had to come down from his high
horse and ask for peck of potatoes.
"What made you so long 2" asked his
mother as he returned.
"Thy grave shall be dug in the cypress
glade ~ he haughily answered.
When his father came home at noon Mrs.
Gurley told him that she believed the boy
was going crazy, and related what had oc-
Cured.
II see what ais him." unused the father !;
"this explains why he hangs around John
sons barn 30 much.
At the dinner table young Gurley spoke
Of his father AS the ''illustrious count"
and when his mother asked him if he
would have some butter gravy he answer
ed:
"The appetite Of a warrior cannot be
satisfied with such nonsense"
When the meal was over the father went
out to his favorite shade tree, cut a sprout,
and the boy was asked to step out into the
woodshed and see if the penstock was
frozen up. He found the old man there,
and he said
"Why. most noble lord, had supposed
thee far away!
'I'm not so far away but what I'm going
TO make you skip - growled the father.
an teach you TO fool round with ten cent
tragedies Come up here ~
For about five minutes the HoOdshed was
full OF dancing feet, flying arms and NOV
ing bodies, and then the old man took a rest
and inquired:
There, your highuess, dost want any
more 2"
"Oh no, dad-nol darned Bit" walled
the young "manager," and while the IA
Their started for down town he went in and
sorrowfully informed the hired girl that
he must cancel her engagement until the
fall season.