The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-19

beside him on the sofa, and looked
more closely in his waxen face, could
see that he was evidently embar-
raised. and would have explained him.
self further, if had not stopped hlm.
Possibly it was the dramatic idea,
or possibly chance, but a few days
afterward, meeting certain kind
hearted theatrical manager, l asked
him if he had any light employment
for man who was an invalid. 'sCan
he walk - eyes .sStand up for
fifteen minutes eyes "Then I'll
take him. He'll do for the last scene
in the Destruction of Sennacherlb'-
it's tremendous thing, you know.
we'll have 1000 people on the stage.
I was a trifle alarmed at the title and
ventured to suggest, without betray'
ing my poor friends secret) that ne
could not actively engage IN the
OBSTRUCTION of Sennacherib. and
that even the spectacle OF it might be
too much for him. ssNeedn' tsee it all,
said my managerial friend. ''put him
in front, nothing to do but march in
and march out, and dodge curtain.
He was engaged. I admit that l
was at times haunted by grave doubts
as to whether 1 should not have in.
) formed the manager of his physical
condition, and the possibility that he
might some evening perpetrate real
tragedy on the mimic stage, but on the
: first performance of ssThe Destruction
of Sennacherib," which | cOnscien-
tiously attended, was somewhat re-
lieved. had often been amused with
the placid way in which the chorus IN
the opera invariably received the most
astounding information, and witness
ed the most appalling tragedies by
e poison or the block without anything
0 more than vocal protest or command
: always delivered to the audience, and
never to the actors, but l think my
5 poor friends utter impassiveness to
}, the wild carnage and the terrible ex-
hibitions of incendiarism that was 60
ing on around him transcribed even
r that. Dressed in a costume that seem
r ed to be the very soul of anachronism,
I; he stood little outside the prosce.
. mum, holding spear, the other hand
% pressed apparently upon the secre'
y within his breast, calmly surveying
= with his waxen face, the gay audito
IS rum. l could not help thinking that
% there was a certain pride visible ever
l. in his placid features, as of one who
e was conscious that at any moment M
II might change this simulated catastro
as phy into real terror. l could not hell
u saving this to the Doctor, who wa
with me. eyes, he said, with pro
s. fessional exactitude, "when it hap
pens he'll throw his arms up abov
10 his head, utter an ejaculation, and tal
forward on his face-it's a singula
ne thing, they always fall forward o.
ne their face-and they II pick up the ma
~ as dead as Julius Caesar.
US After that, used to go night ate
!, night, with a certain hideous fasclns
S. ton: but, while it will be remember
us ed the ssDestruction of Sennacherlb
hu had tremendous run, it will also 3
7el remembered that not single lie wa
really lost during it's representation.
a. It was only few weeks after tn
W modest first appearance on the boart
~ Of .sThe Man with an Aneurism' tina
~ happening to be at a dinner party {
'ho practical business men, souSnC 10 !!
nn terest them with the details or q
10 above story, delivered with such SKI
,he and pathos as could command: r
ION greet to say that, as pathetic story,
'o for moment seemed to be des
on. failure. at last a prominent Dank
~, sitting next to me asked the avn
d 40. question: "Why don't your friend {
a;n to realize on his life insurance.! l De
or ged his pardon: didn't quite unoe
Nv ~" stand. 80, discount, sell out. Lo'
ION hereafter pause.) Let him assll
. ~, his policy to me-it's not much OF
ayy,,, risk, on your statement. Well
a.. give him his five thousand dolla
ha. clear.
10 And he did. Under the advice
aln this cool-headed-I think l may a
a.. warm hearted-banker, 1.-The NJ
a ..o- with an Aneurism" invested
'oA money in the name Of and for
.;+h benefit of his wife in certain securit
: ~ that paid him small butregular s
NC pend. But he still continued upon
ola boards of the theatre.
Bv reason of some business enga
ments that called me away from
city, did not see my friend the p
stefan for three months afterwa
had When did asked tidings of The n
he with the Aneurism. The doctors K
,een face grew sad. 'I'm afraid-that
doc | don't exactly KNOW WHeInei
rifle good news or bad. Did you ever
cen. his wife!''
alter Inever had.
lical swell, she was younger than
, the and rather attractive. One OF tn
tote. doll-faced women. You renemt
he settled that life insurance policy
AZ I her and the children; she might
waited. She didn't The other
.ould she eloped with some fellow. d.
oent remember his name, with the child
any and the FIVE thousand dollars.
| OK. land the shock killed him,
But with poetic promptitude.
At he "No-that is-not yet; saw
man. Yesterday said the doctor, with
,yerv scientious professional precision,
aiken ing over his list of calls.
5. 900 "Well, where is the poor re
raped now!''
that "He's still at the theatre. ia
four if these powders are called for, y
:" he find them here in the envelope.
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