The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-05

their face-and they'll pick up the man
as dead as Julius Cesar"
After that, 1 used TO 60 night after
night, with certain hideous raseina-
tion; but, while it will be remembered
the "Destruction OF Sennacherib" had
tremendous run, 1t will also be remem-
bered that not single life was really
lost during its representation.
1t was only a few weeks after this
modest first appearance on the boards
of "rhe Mal with an Aneurism" that,
happening to be at a dinner party OF
practical business men, sought to In
terest them with the details Of the above
story, delivered with such skill and
pathOs as l could command. regret
to say that, as u pathetic story, 1t Tor a
moment seemed to be dead failure.
At last u promin ent banker sitting next
to me tu ned to me with The awful ques-
ton: "Why doRt your friend try to
realize on his lite insuranceW l begged
his pardon; didn't quite understand.
80, discount, sell out. Look here-(af-
ter a pause )-let him assign his poiIcy
to ms-ivs noL much Of u risk, on your
statement. WeIi-pll give him his five
thousand dollars, clear"
And he did. Under the advice OF this
cool l.headed-l think l may add-warm-
hearted banker, "rhe Man with an
Aneurism" invested his money in the
name OF and for the benefit of his vile
in certain securities that paid him
small but regular stipend. But he still
continued upon the boards OF the the
ater.
BY reason of some business engage
menJs that called me away from the clLy
did not see my friend the physician
lor three months afterward. When
did asked lidings OF The Man with the
Aneurism. The DOCTORS kind face grew
sad. "I'm afraid-that is, l donJ ex'
actly know whether pVe good news or
bad. Did you ever see his WiieW
| never had.
swell, she was younger than he, and
rather attractive. Que OF those doll
laced women. You remember, he SET
tied that life insurance policy on her
and the children; she might have wait
ed. She didI'L. The other day she
clipped with some fellow, don't remem-
Der his name, with the children aud the
$1,000" 49,.
with poetic promptitude.
"No-tnat is-not yet; / saw him yes
terday," said The doctor, with consclen-
tIuu5 professional precision, LOOKING over
ms list Of calls.
"Well, where is the poor fellow nowr
"He's still at the theater. James, if
these powders are called for, you'll find
them here in this envelope. Tell Mrs.
Blank Pll be there at seven-and she
can give the baby this until 1 come. Say
there's no danger. These women are an
awful bother! Yes, he's az the theater
yet. Winch way are you going? Down
town? Why Can't you step into my Cal
riage, and Ill give you a lii, and we4l
talk ON the way down? Wen-he's al
| nd -un1-In
member the OBSTRUCTION Of Sennachel-
. ibr No? Yes you do. You remembe.
that woman in pink, who pirouetted in
The famous ballet scene! You don'L? ?
: Why yes, you do! Well, l imagine, OF
course don't know-ips only sum
: mary diagnosis, but l imagine that our
friend with the aneurisln has attached
himself 10 her."
"Doctor, you horrify me-"
There are more things, MIR. Poet, in
heaven and earth than aAS yet drearnt
of in your philosophy. %Llsten. Ny
diagnosis may BIZ wrong, but tnat wo-
man called the other day at my office to
ask about him, his health, and general
. condition. 1 told her the Lruth-and she
r tainted. 1t was about as dead a faint
1 as l ever saw; l was nearly an hour in
t bringing her out OF it. OF course it was
the neat OF the room, her eXertions the
. lprece ding week, and l prescribed for
nef. queer, wasTL "! NOW, IL were
: writer, ana haa your laculsy, Ia MAKE
something ouV O. ..4aL-"
But how is his general healthW
t 80, about the same. He Can't eyade
what Will come, you know, at any mo-
ment. He was up here the other day.
Why the pulsatiou was as plaln-wuy
/ Inc entire arch OF the aorta-What, you
get out here? Good-Dy."
OF course no moralist, no man writing
| for sensitive and sticLly vlrLuous pub
=. lie could further interest himself in this
man. So dismissed MIN Az once from
my mind aud returned to the
} literary contemplation OF virtue that
was clearly ana positively defined, and
OF Sin that inyariaDly commenced with
r capital letter. That this man, in his
awful condition, lowering on The verge
of eternity, should allow himself to be
8 attracted by-but it was horrible tc
E contemplate. ....
vi Nevertheless month afterward was
: returning from IestIvity with my inti
e mate friend Smith, my distinguis snee
s friend Jobling, my most respectable
\ friend RJbins0n, and my wittiesL trieL {
0 Jones. ILwas clear, starlit morning
$ and we seemed to hold the broad, beau