Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-18
ADIEUX TO MARY ANDERSON.
BOueicsult Talks Stocks and Art
and Crltlcises "DlpIOmGcy pa
''Bluegrass Grip on the Ar
tistic Course.
New York Graphic,l

New York Graphic.l
On entering the apartments of
Miss Mary Anderson, on Twenty
third street, the other evening, to
bid her and her father and mother
farewell on their departure for Eu-
rope, a Graphic representative found
that slim gentleman with con-
spicuously bald head was taking his
leave Of the family. 1t was Dion
Boucicault, the dramatist. 1t
seemed impossible to reconcile the
familiar figure Of "The Shaugraun"
with that which stood there, and as
much was said on an introduction
to him by the fair tragedienne, who
indorsed the remark by adding /:
"There is not a trace Of Conn in
him. All my illusions are destroyed!
Here has the thoughtlesS vagabond
hero been giving me such advice as
'Polonius' gives Laertes' when he
is going abroad, and now we hear
that the thriftless fellow we so often
admired in his rags is no better than
man of property. 1t is shame
full p
81 was telling Miss Anderson,
said Mr.. Boucicault, "that a young
actress should avoid marriage. The
priestesses of our art should be de
voted to celibacy. The audience il
n husband that is never out of tenn
per-always a lover, liberal, faith
ful and always at home. She can
not serve two masters. An actres;
should live among the illusions o.
life as long as she can. Marriage
and its consequences are realities o
the realist kind"
'But is it true that you specu
late?" asked tie lady, with pertina
cious curiosity; "Lbat you are wis
in stocks and shares?"
81 am no speculator," he replied
"that is, l have never gambled il
stocks nor held a share that was no
paid for in full and kept as an in
vestment."
1t was suggested that Nevadt
mining shares were speculative, an,
that he was said to have a larg
risk in Consolidated Virginia an
California.
81 invested three years ago j
those mines, not very largely" r(
piled Bcucicault. "Since thel
having never withdrawn anything
but allowed each months dividend
to buy more stock, the accumula
ton has increased q feW hundre
shares into several thousand, Bu
they cost me nothing. For exam
pie, last July 1900 shares wel
bought at $24. On these We hav
received during the past year twelv
dividends of 81 each month; s
these shares have paid for then
selves already. Surely, that is
good as New Jersey Central or Er
or Reading, Or a score of other g
curities."
care you not afraid the bottol
may fall out of the Comstock Loo
one Of these days ?"
"0f course it will. There mu
be an end to it some day. Yc
can't 90 on forever taking thr,
millions a month out of a pock
without emptying it in time"
"What do the bonanza kim
themselves say about it? "
know them, believe ?"
"Yes. They say nothing; but
they bought few weeks ago a co
trolling interest in a mine adioinii
the California, called the 0phir,
is presumed they thought there W
something left in the pocket"
"Why do they refuse to avi
themselves Of the great Sutro tu
mel? ?"
&" Because Mr.. Sutro asks 7
centage on the produce of the min
We have offered to pay him what
costs us to pump the water to t
surface. Why should we pay h
for the use of his tunnel more th
we can do and have done the wc
for, by other means? But" 50
Mr.. Boucicault, turning toward
ladies, "this discussion can be
very little interest to You =
should ask your pardon for int
ducing it."
81 keep wondering" replied II
Anderson, elf all authors h,
heads for business. Thought q
were above it and were always
ahe clouds
"Not ut all. There are many