The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1878-12-25
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gsIGSDEEs KISSES THE s'EsIN-
CESS.

Win IOlQeQ arms anu green Slih
tights, and men in mailed armor,
aud last Of all that "lovely bully"
as Pistol calls him, Rignold him
self, with his lofty stride, his Stry-
ver-like shouldering Of every one
off the stage, his carrying Of chest
and waistband six inches before
bis chin, his opening and glinting
Of eye, his rapid and chewed elo-
cuuon, his continual affectatlon Of
naughty, backward casting Of the
head - Rignold, the lady-kiiler,
the heart disturber, the affection
smasher, the hope wrecker who
haunts the dreams Of school girls
given to eating chalk and slate
pencils, aud over whom troops OF
matinee ATTENDANTS sigh fora week
and then put his photograph away
among the gallery Of the loves
Booth, CoghIan, O'Neil, Vivian
and the rest Of them-half uncon-
sciously making room as they DO
50 for Montague in another fort
night. The play ran on through
court and camp and battle and trl-
umphant entree into London, and
as the blonde hero rode in upon
the stage each side of his white
horse "Cr;spin," l felt our little
country girl start and imagine
how the arrow had struck her
over her watch pocket. And then
the closing scene where he lays
siege TO the Princess Katherine o1
France, the character taken by
pretty Eleanor Carey. With fore
boding | looked forward to the
Rignold kiss, fearful Of its effect
upon the throbbing Imagination al
my side. l had heard a young
lady say the day before that hel
idea Of happiness was go be
wooed with the Rignold kiss, ane
another boast of having put his
hand to her lips just before he let
on the boat when be played hi
last engagement here, and feared
lest our honest hearted little frient
should get more RignoId than wa
good for her. had heard Of th'
kiss as "heavenly," and [ wa
afraid the sight of Paradise Nigh
turn the brain Of any but an old the
atre goer. Well, the wooing wen
brave!y on, despite the French tha
was broken IN pieces over it, AM
the Princess played little trick
with her head and the corner o
her mouth, and King Henry, in
most becoming suit of crimso
and drab, slowly swung her roun
by the hands, drew her head upo
his shoulder, upturned her chi
and kissed her for one, two, thre
four, five, l could not tell you hoy
many seconds, and a low sigh stol
out from the dress circle, and
gentle and long-drawn 'a-a-ah
from behind the hushed fan
} while the gallery shouted "Ilme
and pretty Eleanor Carey's soor
to-be husband, had be seen /
must have been carenrlpg roun
the lobby making efforts to put
head on the picture of Georg
Rigaold. | stole a glance at OF
country girl there, expecting
find her entranced ; but no, not
all. Like the stoutly sensible q
, that she is, there she sat smoot
| ing her gloves over and over
her embarrassment, and then ST
cried Indignantly, "lsn't that no
riblc r' while the woman behlI
u.s. the mother Of four chlldre
safe from the contaminatlons
e the theatre in their nursery
/ home, gazed enchanted throug
t her lorgnette, with silly murm'
t and half articulate coo up(
d her lips. l saw Rignold II
other day shorn OF his stage ira
4 pings, and good, honest lookl'
. man he was-a large man with
small moustache, and po especl
gorgeousness Of eye, but [ took
y respect for him, seeing him off t
T stage, because lie was stra'sl
forward and manly Ill appe;
ance, and had lost the air
Il putting his vest forward at t
8 expense Of his chin. But a
~ for these fellows OF the 1c(
lights whose claims to public taV
d, are based upon their being lad
ze killers and the pride OF tho ma
nee, who study a part to plea
soft and shallow femlnlnlty, a.
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