, 1877-09-09
The Walking Lady VIII Not Be De-
priVed Of, Her. Part if She
Knows It.
An Explanation OF the Plot by
the Old Man of the
Company,
With a Few Reflections on the Ethics
of Beer Saloons.

uIfhe0, as lie Walktu atoLs55 Liz Gs4uGHs4h Csbe4'
day OH his way to the afternoon performance,
s'What fearful thing it is to be handsome9'
sand distinguished suggested Stuart Rob,
son. s'Yes, yes, Of course" said james, who
was pulling face as long Us Booth in Hamlet.
'tIf was as good looking 4 man US YOU"
said Billy Crane, ''I'd give thousand-rd give
my boots for your chances for the season. What
luck some fellows have in this business. Look
how the girls are crowdlng in to the matinee
"All is not gold that glitters,'' sighed the
pensive james, ''and the gay world whichlaushs
over the frolcs OF this mimic world Of ours may
haply never know the thrilling story OF passion
and Of woe which, in the appropriate language
Of the morning newspaper. eliminated III the
sensation Of Yesterday"
Crane wcpt.
'sTo think" said Billy, "that 1t is possible
such tragedies should be done, that SO much
good thunder should be stolen. love thunder.
Rob- he proceeded, wipins his eyes, II love
thunder. I love funerals l am the male Ida
Vernon OF America 0! give me death or give
me ecrapes. What is life without scrape!'
''Gentlcmen, said O'Neill, who had his ere
on the crowds Of ladies hocking III, 'egentleulen,
you arc tacctious. l must 60 and dress for my
part"
He went through his part as usual and came
out on the sidewalk ut O'Clock and leaned
against lamp-post, and sighed. 4 crowd OF
sidewalk. "How interesting he was today"
they we're saving. How charming it must be
for u man like him to be the hero Of q romance!
q that were 4 man and an aetor!"
':Ah!' sighed O'Neill as he leaned on his
cane, sshow little you giddy t1rong knows OF
the sorrows Of the great. They envy me. l
see it, but they have ceased to interest me.
This heart is stone. ! SHALL
"Comc and have drink, Jim*"
The speaker was eWspaper man, anu ne had
an evening paper In his hapd containing di-
luted statement OF the bill filed BY Nettie, the
alleged first Mrs. O'Neill.
* Please be intervicwed,' y said the newspaper
man; "Jamie, Jim, Jimmie, do, 40 open those
marble jaws and let them creak. Say some
thing-say anything, don't care what it is, SO
long as it is said in human language"
i Sir,'' said the young and promising actor,
Il I have nothing whatever to say"
Have you read this statement OF the al-
legeda"
t.It is,' said he, "mercly an amplncation OF
her charges against nc, and these 1 have al
ready stated are false. have concluded not to
say anything more about the matter. The pub
lie can draw their own conclusions. They can
believe whatever they please. This business
will be arranged in the courts and Will be de-
cided the1e.'
ss'Then you decline to open your mouth any
mores"
:'Supper is served at the Clifton House about
G'' he rcjoined, * shall open my mouth there.
Good day.''
sErr1E's STORY
was related by an evening reporter, but it is al
together too pathetic for repetition. 4 Tn1u-
me interviewer soucht and found her door. and
rang The bell, but, happening to take hasty
glance at the evening paper again. he burst into
tears and went AWAY, He would uot-no, not
if his situation depended upon it-iuvauc the
sa,,ctity of that home where t'eyc1 the gold
fishes IN their crystal aquarium, - says the Post
reporter, "scem to appreciate the calm peace
that surrounds them" The story Of Settie IS
ycrv sad, and would be quite readable if boiled
down. 1t has. however, the fault OF mistiness
and length There are few good touches in it
here and there, but the language is common.
place, and at times exaggerated. He lonscd
for freedom from his sclf-imposed burdens"
appropriate. Again, 'swarpcd to thanklcss
constancy to one man who knew not
how to interpret love-" is alto
gcthcr too higliilown. However, there
which Walt Whitman might have written. For
example: In 1874 child Was born-'' How
concise how full Of tender meaning! And
again: 1.-THE father abandoned It ana its un-
protected mother" This is equal to anything
in Victor Hugo. However, when she INDUCES
estimate mothers love-" it is impossible not
to suspect her Of deliberate plagiarism,
Turn we now from this narrowing scene to
one more vongenial to the popular heart.
knights Of the round table gathered in circles
in the dizzy actors' retreat, aud
TOLD PAP"
the centre Of attraction. sold Pap" is the man
who knew Jim O'Neill when baby, aud who
dandted hin. on his kuee. It might have been
a question of beer, or simply one of foryetiul-,
ness. but it is certain that last evening .sOld
pap'' had not the slightest recollection OF Jiu
O'Neill it the capacity OF bootblack
II never said anything uf the kind u said Pap.
aWhy, sir, regard Mr. O'Neill US one OF the
fnest-oue OF the youngcst,-why Of course he
is the youngest leading n,an: here Jake, d
Jake! Jake Murray when did Jim-"
''For the love OF Bcaycn, don't ask that per-
son any questions, Pup We don't want to hear
tie private history Of every actor on the .Amer-
lean stare. Tell us, was Jim O'Neil i boot
black, anItiid YOU really pick him out Of the
gutter and bring him out!''
4s Never said ANYTHING OF the kind" ouoth
Pan. or course brought him out, but be was
no bootbIack, He was only fle-cuttcr when
knew him first, and put him on the boards
at Cleveland. Yes, sir, Jimmie, although saw
it 1nysclf, Is one Of the tincst-here jake! oR
Jake! you remember Jimmie in--''
tWeEl, let Jake alone, Pup. What about
Nett:c! Who is Ncttie! Did you daudle her
on your knee when she was an infunt like
Iimniet,,