, 1879-01-12

she Iicv. Mr. WALTON, OF Shepherds Chapel,
VS. ENGAGED in fcryent prayer. 4 hilarious wor-
lie hand, and, watching for favorable oppostuni-
,y when ..c c1eErylnnn's head was thrown back IN
earnest devotion. let ~ the moist weed, which
ftruck fair in the face OF the human mark. The
PRAYER suddenly slonpcd and scene ensued. aud
IaxvEa was taken before resident Magistrate
aud dnel s. and costs. This reminds one that u
,ro,aipent Southern preacher has scid that the
oalr time lie ever sclt like laughing In the pulpit
WIS when he saw man in the cutlery drop ou'd
cf tpbacc. in the tace Of 4 sleeping man IN pew
on the ground floor OF tue chntca-
"Yes:' saia venerable Driton, Coclzney Of
The Cockncyess, to writer, hohad shown him
the item above, "it is getting we'll on to fifty
years since saw something like that, and quite
rs funny, in London theatre. The play was
Richard and the Richard was EDMUND
EEAS. The theatre was packed, and every one
in II was under the spell OF the actor's magic.
The play was almost over,-in fact they had
come to the tent-scene in tie fifth act, Ellere
Il thard bids RateT.f leave him, and everybody
Is preparing for the rising OF the ghosts. Well,
III the front ruw Of the gallery could see one
a1:tre7 OF tae drama. fairly wrought up by the
players passion aud cxoectation, clenchius
tie front Of the gallery with his hands,
asd leaning away OFT over it. staring
Gownwards, with his eyes protruding and
his mouth oncning. Right beneath him, in the
pit. was another a1lmircr OF the drama aud the
actor, as intensely wrought upon by the mimic
fcenc, who, with h:s mouth and ewes wide open,.
was staring inward as intcntly. And just at this
Instant. from the unheedinS jaws Of the man in
the gallery fell Z tremendous quid. I traced its
fight throu.h the air, ant-kerslap!- down it
came fiat in tie eve of he man in the pit. He in
the gallery started back, awakened from his
9uo1-epn3 frnr7
Jumped up: and: turning to the gallery, yelled,
tl'll give IS to any one III show me the son
OF I sca-cooi that dropped his tobacco-quid into
nv eye This incident aud exclamation, as
you may naturally imagine, coming right
in the middle Of the extreme tension
to which the audience had been wrought up, had
= tremendous effect, and every one in the house
fairly shr.ckcd and doubled up with 1aughter,-
eycn the actors on the stage could not control
thensclgcs,-aad tie curtain had to come down.
Finally, when every one's sides were sore, and
lie audience was too exhausted to laugh my
more, i; was RUG up again and the plav proceeded
perilously but decorously till Richard, Catesb1,
Ratci1, and the others came on. Then there
was Z gurgIing giygle heard in one or two quar-
ters. chokcd off as by desperate effort, till the
precise passagc vas reached at which, little
While before, tne 1atal qulo hao 1ai4eo,
when simultaneously every SOU present.
remembering the exqnlsltcly aosuro m
c'aeat, made one conEu's1'e a1tcMpt 10
restrain himself, AMI hurst OUT IN a roaring gu1
saw. The fountains OF the great deep OF merr!-
ment we're broken up, ana people ho"leo,
lusged themselves. lay back IN their Seats anu
grew apop|ectlc. Down came the Curtain AGAIN,
and ~hcn Mt last the audience was worn oat' IL
was oncc more raised, and the play went on
This time all went nicely, the fatal line was
passed. and there was not q smoker, when one
fta:o old gentleman in hox' WHO had never
smiled through the whole oFdcal' but had
sat IN deep disgust, having oeeh commun.oe
the conclusion that the conduct OF the audience
was shockiagly ridiculous: soi]oquizcd aloud in
still! small voice. distinctly audible in the hush,
What fools!' This brought back instantly
10th the precedin" scenes, pus the old gentle
mans mental PROCESSES, and scream went up
to which the others we're whispers. The end OF
it was they had to leave the play unfinished aud
put on farce. ycs,' said the old gentleman
,e1ectiycly, "lct ,naa Get Gull -of tobacco In