, 1876-07-04

~ tno father q our SANDY. Having ropentcd Of
ta1,t, tf eafy T.ckedncss md especially Of 's br-
tg1,,--s@eycsstnK @ thu scrIpt,ral uoshod. eNofd.
Ing 70 which the prodfgal souglit out tho father,
"CDf. sTAHborTtEh
is tho legal ntlylscr md friend of 1fr. Horton.
l;orn 70 the South, md inlucd with notions Of
southern callvalty, he hRs certain sentiments Of
llonor to n)l'ci, hc scnaciously. adhescs. flis
anyth!ns for which he IL prepared to hold him
ae!f MtssponsbeM;oofsonally tesnonsihle" wtl
6osae ia an enbotliet satlrs OF the
Which formcrlY prevailed nt tho South. lie Is
not coward, In the physical sehec, no Is an
iialucl,ool, for all Ut which he holds litinsolf
Irresponsible, personally responsible"
: Mr.. Morfos, 8r., and Cat. Stdrtotltt have
como 70 tic rancho It'll soarch Of tho missing
Sa'uiY. They arc received with distinguished
mics, ate .l!ttntssed tor tho night lii accordance
With tho invariablo Mexican custom, a. those
wlio lsavc sccn II will testify, thu key Of tho
n ,s a,t 10 ca g - t tas G!es: s
retired, he returns to tho lower Qoor, n.l, wtth-
out bcing observed, witnesses
4 LOVERS MEETlH1
betvecn Jouftd and John UakAur1t. The latter
tells the Elrl TINT ic 10 utterly unworthy oi her
lovc-that he 10 d gambler, tlespisctl OF All men
aud that marriage Wilt, hisil will involve n
sacrifice OIL her part Of all that women commonly
snts Hesitation, thai that she vii surre,ler every: T
thing 70 be with hin. 1io bcgtns to relato tho
story Of hts t!fc llas reached the climax, and Is
about to pronounce Ills own name. which sllc has
nuyer heard, when he observes old lforton, who
llas been intcntly listening and Is now satisfied
TINT The protligal son stanfs before lin. 0uk
hnrst, Without Informing Jovita that
AN EA7EspKorrEn
ia h!ddcr IN tlu apartment, sends her to hcr
inBpface and asks Lin llts business. Tho latter
addresses oakhurss rs Ills son, and de1na,Mls
obedience Of l.isn. lie promises II 0akaMrst wll
return notnu and lige resppctahly for year that
sant Of her father. 0akAnrst agrees to tl,is ar-
rangcmcnt reluctantly as tho only means oi OBJ
taiMing the woman lie loves without involving
her disgrace. When .lorfla rcturus sllp fiudH
her LIVER sone, aud In Ills p1aee 9fa Norton, who
pf1icss lsas bcon assured. AZ thu curtain de-
hcends tic truo Sandv Morton Is heard without
singing drunken allatcliaB u song,
T1IH SECOND ACT
fa the "1hy1 Of Red Guseh" slightly altered,
Sandy ldsos 1ftss .Narv, the schuonistrcss, at,tl
protects her from tho ubtrualyn attentions Of
Col Startott'a. ae ilalf lovus and half dcsp!aua
Sandy. Her aequn!nt9nse wital Col. Startoi!ae is
mike llcr on behalf of old Horton {Sho turns out
to be her unclc) Of hume for ltao and com
potency. It soc,ns that old Horton l,at cllcctct1
her father out Of l,is property, and driven her
seeks to lnake tardy rcparatlon for Tho wrongs
he has done LIS Nary, who at FIRST Indignantly
rejects tho ovcrtufcs made to her. Sandy
urges her TO accept them. sho hositatcs. III
the midst Of her pcrplexttios tho woman they
md !ntrusts to her lIttlo Ion,mM ono Of tic
scloolmlstress' favorttc pupils. We viii not IT.
tempt to improve up6an tho .s.Iayl Of Rcd
Qulchn by trlltng how the schoolmlBtrcss learns
e Isl Is his soa. suce K to " say tas hu so ds nay sy
determines to nccopt the trust, and carry San
dR's child to the homo Of Sandyts futleg, old
Norton, her uncle.
TI1H Third ACT
winds up the story aud unraye1s nll the peFp1cx-
fties. Sandy reaches tho house Of old 4NoYtou
and f1nls thGtc, usurpfnE Ills own place, hts
deadly enemy, John 0dkturst. Instead of kill
ing John, as he ct first thinks Of doing, Sandy
dy's part 10 sustain tho dacoit which Is bcing
practicel on old Horton, but John resolves Is
l,ut an end to It., afarY md .Iovfta meet in tho
1rawing-rooln Of old Iforto'.'s house at M oven-
1sionP f Psi} }o With sn i GTsn 9epaos Il Ill.,
party, by conscnt of the two men Of Sandy Dar,
Col. Star11tae unexpectedly brings forward
Sandy as tho truo pr0digal, and lolds himself
aeses 5 ayos ro e e. sae1 o
lar TO leave Ills homo forever. Joplta's papls,
struck by TIC manly md chiyalrous bear.
ING Of yohn, resolves TO hayo llln for SON.
tn-law, whether or no, and oil lNorso,. himself
Tho author Inns enlcavorcd 10 discriminate
hts characters shurply. and has produced some
effective contrasts. INtss Nary. tho school
mistress, is shFewd American woman,
degree, BY her intellect; Donna Jou;ta.
on the other hard, Is woman Of sentiment,
,Ehosu Will tnkcs orders directly from her heart,
Oakhurss: tho gambler, Is o cold, calculating
man 81 affairs; SANDY, his victim, Is an ONO
1lcxaMder horton, Sr., Ii MI c1eycntll-hour
Chttstlatt not above suspicion of hypocrisy
asort Of refined Ctadband; his antftyps, bon
Jose Caatro, Is an unrcgcneratc spanlard, will,
cral minor cEaractere, chief Of whom Is Hop
Ling, Chinese las1ndryman. 1Ic Is tho tnif-
rect 1neans Of Identifying Sandy rs tho tr,lo
prodigalt having washed his linen at tho mines,
gan to cat husks and llvo without iincn. 7Sp
Ling ia not content with giving his Testimony
grotesqacly for t!,e payment 81 small i'Itl ill
e tw en mo- of 81 sandy disaS ns4an oukhn,,aoa
SaM1y df9!toi-arc tlnpereonated respectively
by G. Il. Thorne, Jr., aud ]. Il. Stodlart. Mr.
Robson, owner of tho piece, win sreate tho
t: character Of CoE Calxgpa. Siaraotsh. Thnso
no fear Of the fato ct tho play II It depended
entirely upon him. II tho rsat If tho ply sue
cecds, COL .Star1osas will bo moro famous in
hls wny {atd II is III original wayl than Col. Sei.
ters. Miss Cla9tun will bo tho Afiss Mary III
tho occasion; Miss Laura DOM tiashlng 6ru-
1.cttc now acting IN New Yurk-tho Snanish
beauty ponua Jovisa Mr. Morris is to be dIsx-
a,der Horton, Sr., aud Mr.. Hamilton Don Jose,
the Mexican I,arent
It IL not possible In the limits OF ncwsparcr
article to convey an llsa OF the fclicttous Ian
guaEo IN which the dialogue Of tho rlay Is
couchel. Mr.. lIarte Is q s,sastcr Of expression,
md no ono Of h!s prose- compositions u more
wonderful ~ i ners specimen Of skill IN the
speech which ought to have had u plme In tho
"ldyl Of llcl 0ulc!l." The pathos Of It tlciica
description. TAore arc also inn,ly quaint turns
@! expression Bueh as Mr. llnrtu llas intor-
spcrsel Through his sketches and shurt tales,
mud lts hunlor poryadcs and enlvens It MI.
Mat,y Of tho situations seem 10 bo full Of lra-
matte vitality, but for 1ual opinion Oil this
point VIC shall hayc ~ walt.
TIE INDIAN WAR.