The Newtown bee., 1879-08-20

"eXcuse my lnterrupt1ng your feSt1V1ty. l beg you will not let me disturb you. l intruded accidentally" -
 "Perhaps you have as good right here as ourselves" said the red-nosed man, with merry twinkle of the eye.
 Are you the owner of this charming spot?"
 "No, sir," replied Gerald, with a smile "I am only the nephew of the owner of this spot; and allow me to bid you as much of welcome to this place as I, only the nephew of the proprietor, may extend. Did 1 feel at liberty, l would ask you into the house."
 Enough said, young gentleman" cried the red-nosed man, with wave of his bread-knife. And for the hospitality of the forest, sir, permit us to requite you by inviting you to 8 seat at our board-sward, I mean"
 Gerald sat down amidst the strange, merry crew, and was soon perfectly at home.
 " And now, good sir," said the red posed man, using the same quaint phraseology he had already adopted, '' in return for your confidence" (Gerald had told his name) "let us inform you who we are. We are q company of travelling Thespians-in other words, strolling players. rejoice in the name of Horatio Bivvins, and am the manager of these unmanageable ladies and gen. tlemen. That melancholy man in the suit of sables' is our low comedian. That black-eyed lady at your left, MT. Forester, is Miss Jones, the best cham bermaid in the country. The other lady, Miss DoXie. is our walking lady. My friend in the red waistcoat does the high tragedy. MT. Wolf, Mir. Forester. Therest of our troupe have gone on be- fore to engage hall in the country town to post the bills-to propitiate the edi- tor-and to bespeak favorable hearing for us and for our tragedy"
 "Ah, you are happy, my friends, :" said Gerald, "while l."
 Are you unhappy?" cried the dark eyed girl, laying her hand lightly on the young mans arm.
 ''The most miserable dog aGve!' cried Gerald.
 "How?" exclaimed the manager, in his deep stage tones.
 My uncle wants to set mo up in business"
 "Hang business!' said the ruddy- checked gentleman, MT. Wolf.
 "And he wants me to marry a rich widow"
 Hard-hearted old hrlnks!" cried the black-eyed girl, winking slyly at the tragedian.
 "In short," said Gerald, "we must part. I have been casting around for a profession, and I don't see that I can do anything better than turn acto1."
 Sir" said MT. Bivvins, your good star led us here to-day. You're born to shine upon the boards, sir. Are you up in any parts, Mr. Forrester?"
 II know fifty plays by heart"
 C Romeo, for instance?" -4
 Every word of it,'
 "Then we're in luck!" cried the man. ager. What do you say, MT. Wolf. Two firstappearances for one night. It'll draw like a pitch plaster. There'll be a twenty-dollar house. You know you
 
 me. Well, you take Tybalt, and let Mr. Forester take Romeo"
 MT. Bivvins then explained to Gerald that they were to play Romeo and Juliet that night to introduce debutante, Mrs. Mortimer, to a generous and dis corning public. Mrs. Mortimer was a romantic young widow of splendid tal- ents, who had run away from the tyranny of her friends in New York and just joined the company. She was beautiful and accomplished. ...
 Gerald did not see her face till he encountered her upon the stage at night. Then he was dazzled by her charms. They were not those fictitious beauties which the close glare of the footlights reveal in all their treachery to the actor though they strike the distant audience with bewilderment. No pearl powder and carmine-but the roses and lilies of youth and health adorned her lovely face. Her rounded arms and shoulders shamed the pearls that rested on them. Amid the awkward figures that sur- rounded her she moved with the grace Ol tt 5uCCll. lb W StS nOt dlluCulU IOI tilC Romeo of the evening to feign an attach ment to so beautiful a creature, and be- fore the curtain fell, amid thunders of applause, he found himself pleading the cause of a real passion.
 And from this moment Le wooed the lady in downright earnest, and was ulti- mately accepted. She never asked what his prospects were, nor did he inquire into her antecedents. It was enough for the giddy-pated fellow that she was beautiful and loved him. They had about hundred dollars between them and with that to live upon until some thing turned up they concluded to aban- don the strolling company without beat of drum, and, eloping to New York they there ot mari
 Before the month was ont tbev had