Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27
false to her lover as this woman was to

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mo; none could be-"
"But I tell you thousands of 'em
have. know one whose conduct to-
ward toward an intimate friend OF
mine was. Why should you kill
yourself because one pretty woman
has played you false? Seek another
one-a prettier one."
an vain, in vain," be groaned; "she
was the only woman in the world that
| cared for-the handsomest woman in
all Paris, sir"
20, bosh. [ know of hundred hand
solner and more tender than she ever
could be. You may think in the first
moments of soreness that there are
no other women in the world, but in a
month from now you'll be prepared to
admit how silly it was to entertain such
thought"
My eioquence seemed SO convincing
and my position 80 sound that it was
a pleasure to me to listen to myself. /
went on:
"What good will it do you to hang
yourself? Tel me, if you can, what
useful purpose will be subserved.
Either the woman has a heart or she
has not. If she has no heart"
''She has none-none."
"Of course she has none. Therefore
your death will only be agreeable to
her-will only fatter her. 1t is a big
advertisement for a woman to have a
man kill himself on her account. What
will the public say-the boys? They'll
say, "Charles was an ASA silly ass
Yes, Charles, everybody will say you
were silly ass, and everybody will be
right IN saying So"
Iwaxed eloquent; in point of fact. for
some moments it had occurred to me
that | was arguing my own case, plead
ing for my own life. I heaped fact up
on fact, added argument to argument,
with such earnestness and closeness OF
reasoning that my friend Charles at last
fell into nay arms and cried "You are
right, you are right-bid me to do what
ever you would and I will obey YOU"
"All right, said I, 'let us so and get
some breakfast.
l brought him back to the Golden
Lion. [ was terribly hungry.
The table at which we seated our
selves was neatly set, and aided ones
appetite by its snowy linen, its glittering
glassware, its golden-brown loayes, its
yellow butter.
When a thick and juicy steak with
potatoes had been served up to us, lap
ping our prisoned nostriIs in the elysium
Of its appetising odors and staining our
knives with It's verneil essence, and we
had tasted our first glass of Bordeaux,
we were rapturously silent, but our
speaking eyes said-nay, shouted: "Well
life isn't such bad thing, after all. -
" If hadn't met 20 IT," said Charles,
reaching across the table to squeeze
my hand.
eff [ hadn't met him, [ thought, as l
returned his cordial grasp.
1T was the most remarkable piece OF
luck ever heard Of" he continued; 81
don't suppose that human being goes
through that copse once a month"
remained directly silent.
"But, say, you know" he went on
as if a sudden light had flashed upon
him, "What were you doing in that lone
y pow VI viz NCOA kllaG Sdlly lOui
of the morning.
[ could not help blushing guilty..
"4ou were going to hang yourself
toor'
II was-upon the very same tree"
"The best joke 1 ever heard Of" said
Charles, as we clinked our glasses.
-Adopted from The French
Some Peculiarities Of Actors.
n, Y. Star.
1t makes great difference by wha
route John Mccullough enters theatre
for no matter how roundabout it may
be, he always follows it afterward. Not
TO do so would break the charm Of sue
cess. If he stumbles when he first en-
tiers 81 scene, if Forests sword used in
the "Gladiator," is unusually bright he
is sure OF good luck. A negro crossing
his path on the way TO performance
is good luck, but a cross-eyed woman
is bad, and the humming or whistling
of Macbeth music is sure omen of i'll
fortune. Raymond gets out of bed with
his left foot first, has only one. suit OF
clothes for C0JOne! Sellers, and would on
no account haye another. He carries
in his vest pocket lucky five dollar
gold piece, and settles vexed dramatic
point by tossing UP cent. Joe JEFF
fersOn has old clothes patched for SIM
liar reason. When he lost his "trick''
rifle awhile ago, and had to get new
one, he made the first failure of his
life and he would break an engagement
in any theatre if dog was to walk
across the stage at the first rehearsal. A
cat, however, is an ever welcome sign
of renown. Florence also clings to his
stage clothes, breads the dogand, if he
has good luck, thinks sit is the cat"
Sothern knows he will fail if his valet
by any accident hands him his wig be-
fore his coat is on. Booth never goes
on the stage without pacing three times
across the green-room mumbling over
the last speech of the piece, and will not
play IGgo unless Desdemona's couch is
set in a certain place. Adelaide Nelson
carries about her lucky, dingy silken
rag, which she hangs over tie balcony
in juliet; and insists on drinking her
poison from the same vial. Clara Nor
ris carries an empty medicine vial
through every scene. No play of
Boucicault's can succeed unless ne tears
off the cover page to the first act and
makes way with the title-page at the
last rehearsal. Maggie Mitchell attributes
her success in 'Fanchon" to an old pair
of shoes that she wears in that piece.
Eliza Weathersby has for her special
charm an embroidered rose, Paloa- Marie
the little Parisenne of Grau's opera
bouffe, is notable exception TO the
general dislike of dogs, having a pet
poodle for luck.