The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-03
THE OLD sTAoER's STORY.


from choice
But fancy drop Of Irish warm sofens and mecrs the
50 yqs ssa hsy y ali G% Scw last night 20" say ~' us
But I'm getting bit too old and fat for the lover business
All. we'll mustn't complain suppose can stick to
And Ine heavy Line van know in ,ns, old
'"N s,ocsfSs . mine '"' ~ ~"
Though, mind you, with company dozen strong
II bu.inss.l. slack It's usha'h 1T when it comes to
See p p:s,e SNs; , we travelling f'' Well yes
Why. twas only now while sitting here. smoking and
thinking over curious you may have heard
That diSws how the real thing after ali acting
and out
know IT'S true for it all took place under my eyes you
Let's &c. twas at-yes at Doncaster-about two years
Me and the sitting down at our lodsins one
when the slayey told lady had called. and wanted
%speak tOm
sAOS her up Found says for thought It's one of our
To ask me sonnet thing about tonight but was wrong
For there entered bushins up to her shrinking
,sdy IN never .ss before with charming little how
beautiful blonde she not than two and.twen-
With witchng eyes lustrous brown but an how full
And she and her boy were dressed black and she
On her naxen hair that unged In gold, the weeds Vi
widowhood.
She took the chair gave her and spoke In low sweet
could see that she was lady born she seemed so gentle
she'd had some knowledge OF the stage as amateur,
And could give her something to do to nnd her boy
oh. that's how the wind Laws. isn" thought "wer,
II she only acts well she looks she'd nicely line my
And took good stock Of her she sat with her boy be
And stroked with dainty tremulous hand his bonnie
golden hair
Btty bit her story out Long back her mother had
Aud lett her only child to be her fathers darling and
lie was in the law and thought to be rich and held
But ali he died ruined and left her destitute.
Then the only relative she had--an aunt who was well
Had ,akenhe in and had her wealthy sutton
But she loved ano,hers sailor iad-who like herself.
And when they married. her naughty aunt had spurned
They very happy at first she said, and her voice
But Oh she had lost her husband too-he was drownd
HIS ship wrecked, and all lost and now, in her
s"'a there %S Que ' IN all the world but her little charley
And here she d.oopSd her head poor girl and her voice
Hem hem coniound the smoke how gets in fellows
Than ul h ana eyes .,,,,,,
/ and dalsd she said.
Aud wen think aushI but VI him seemed treaehery to
But by andby for the sake of her boy douby pre-
s, eioas and dear 49,.
She thought Of go,erness place at last but then they
And ave w her only darling now would almost break
Little by little her things had gone 10 meet their daily
Till her home too had to be up and all seemed lost
Then thought how she loved the stage in the happy
And how well she played as amateur-at least they
told her
shed called at all the theatres she knew but twas si
novice had no chance at all where veterans tail
travelled here TODAY
To see # could take her on in however humble way
should nnd her quick and willing sue said. in all want
And All she lodging for her and
Shed rohins lett but her weddinsrins and one poor
And. oh there was only the workhouse mand here she
Well there. the parsons give 1t sometimes poor
Hut whatever faults may be my boy amt hard
There tile m,su. acr,ins too with little Kid On
And i~ciL III, wsepin. business somehow always gifts
And the end oft was that took her super. to
Ana found her board and lodging with and shilling
She hsped the different ways and did II CAPT
Ana We nt her on in little parts where she hadn't much
But quicker study never knew. and she'd some
1 thing better and higher
could r that she MAS an actress horn-the woman had
She i,ok WIN the public from the FIRST and with her
And r ,".S' s .t iSSs and
ladys place
Some Of our aie. Wa. Jealous like when they see her
ANA Nd To- snceT at her rims AMI weeds, and
But she ws' gentle, oblising meek this on
And they ~ of EN- got to love her at and amo.,
worship the Md
She seemed transformed with passion and power when
once ,le got On the stage.
and Mrs Mo~IraS. a. she was called. came to be quite
she only % show herself for cheer. to thunder out
She ALWAYS was good Tor three recalls VI night and
iva, the best DAYS work ever did when lent her =
Is, J",e .ir a. Constance IN king John" that woman
And a. for uphea where she sings that song before
HARDENED old stAger as 1t brought the tears to my
eyes
one nsh happened to be in the front when she
r~"; IN hHS, Lynne and she'd Just come with her
She's supposed le Lady Isabel to have wrongei her
But taxi, The ro,,rne,s place disguised! after he thinks
She'd GOT to the browning OF ALL where the mother
Her arms 10 her ,'rg bsx
And the house wa, hushed in pit, and awe when saw
Then .tasser aud turn AS white death and put her
followed her and there close by in the pit looking
49, pale aud tim
Wa. tall youns fellow In naval dress who had only lust
He 'praus 10 the aud bounded on and YOU can
20 Ates, Alice 20 20 Harry dear" and she swooned
away Oh his breast
think for The moment the people thought twas part of
but her story you See had been whispered about and
And nel'-ah talk Of scene. my boy such cheers you