The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-13

one This. however. did not bring the proceed
ings to q peaceful and poetic end. II only pnved
1 o,,iN way i Ter ne entrance OF third reverend,
hulreu. IKE his predecessors, In white and
GT9 Es SreoT Vim az enormous gray bGsrd
and while all trembied and covered
before him., he raved for ten minntes in tho
harshest and most dscordant voice that il had
ever neen our misfortune to listen to. To such
wild heights did it occasionally rise that "A little
girl. who had hitherto slumbered peocefullv ON
pench clothed solely N her Innocence. and n
small chain round the loins. from which de-
pended silver medal, woke up nfTrighted and
added her feeble pipe to the many walls OF the
evening. Finally the outraged reverend dis
covered. 10y some inscrutable means that Ram
was the incarnate son OF God, and had there
lore. q perfect right TO break the stick. Menace
and invectve ceased. blessings took the place
o. curses, and all became peace aud harmony
me newly;marrled couple departed in boat,
perfect of its kind, n most boatlike boat. but
only to be reached by repeating tho miracle OF
81; Peter and wal king on the waves.
IL would scarcely be worth while to follow tho
play minutely to its still distant end. The prin-
cipal remaining incidents were the banish-
ment OF Ram TO the Jungle. through the machi-
nations oil wicked mother in law-his family
relations were too mixed to be understood or
explained-the abduction OF the heroine, and
her appearance In mid-nir over the stage, In n
chariot drawn by prancing stecd. and guided
by her wicked abductor. Thus unnnturally
situated she gives uttcrance to the longest and
most heartrending wnil OF the evening, while a
nondescript bird. OF huge dimensions, made
furious war on the wicked driver Of the chariot.
without the slightest visible result. Then there
came lamentations from Ram on the loss OF his
WIFE in which he styles her the jewel OF his life
and the pearl Of his heart. and so thoroughly
exhausts every epithet OF tender regret that
II was felt to be n relief when an I'M
lucky scene shifter fell from ladder in
the wings to the vacant space that should have
been occupied by the orchestra, and found
his involuntary acrohatic feat hailed with far
more applause than had yet greeted the mean-
choy Ram. We had been led TO suppose that
troop OF monkeys, guided by their god Hanu-
man. was to play an important part In the de-
nouement OF the piece. and at 8 o'clock in the
morning we were disposed to hail with delight
the advent OF band OF long tailed. shril-voiced
apes. Any fallacious hopes. however that their
presence inspired were speedily dtspelled by
our Hindoo friend. who informed us that the
adventures OF sta required some four
or five more acts for their complete
calculation. In despair we made a rush
Tor the door, were captured. and led
back by. the relentless manager, to listen to a
speech from the stage. delivered by a Hindoc
OF our party. who had been pressed into the
service to supplement- tho imperfect English oil
the actors. A brief reply from one OF our party
n few more words OF compliment from behind
the footlights. and we gained the open air and
left the suspended play to resume its course
We heard that after our departure many and
furious were the battles between the demons
and the monkeys great tho display OF magic
and OF exorcisms and that finally Ram and sta
reunited melted into each others arms, be
meath shower OF sacred leaves and flowers
that descended from heaven for their especia
benefit r. u.