, 1879-07-07
with the children; tho changa Will do thom good.
and yo4 will fnako honeymoon trip regularly hc*
tween The otyco and Tho houss. which mother will
keep during my ahsoneo."

tween INC pIlc6 anu tub Huuaot #AfEh AhVtuct HI9s
keep during my Absence"
There IL = man In our town md hu Is wondsons
mnd. son,o months ago, though he had pscslons'f
borne IN nnsullled character, ho wruto trnKcdy
In four acts which he submitted to nloca manager,
whose name tout Of reehrt for hh fa'n'ly}w!ll bo
suppressed 30 long ho Glands tha ctRaEb regularly
twice nday. Ths manager il an old bird who has
no des,e to be cAught with anyhodys cnaG. and
no he hnt turned osos all thu pngos Of the n,ann~
tctpt to sec That nnno Of thcni wero phatea To-
gcther, ,--malennnt ynahg Authora frequently taso
wny 1T putting np Jobs ef this sors on managers,
AND then slowed II Away IN tho deepest plscon-
hoio beneath h,a deAk. Dy.and4h5 tho aathor can't
sonnd and asked tho manager what he Thought q
"'Tretn Summer Donnet md Meat-Ax," ths
hintor!eAl tragely which he had loft for his ncrnsal
''o," said tho mannRer Without tho s1ghtes
fear Of Heavens .hundeFbolss. thuugh thunder
storm equai In intensity 10 extra session of Con-
gross at tho tlme raging outalda. II WAS vo.y
much pleased With It, indeed. The th'nr oscnFo ID
grand; the plot ts carefully developed, and
brought by legitimate methods to bold and salts.
factory conclusion: tho UNDER plot Ia symmetrical
and-and compendfous, II unhy b. allowed tho
expression; tho characters arc caat IN Tho tragic
mo1d Of fashion and tho Blaks Of form, and Alto-
1etcr It IN ono Of tho closorcst things havo read
fos 4 long time. Tharo Ia only ono dtambntk to
it-thn 1rst two acts scem to me 10 drag. Tho ac-
tou il developed feohly. And, though tho last swo
acts aro vtvia and kaleidoscope, I'm nffatd the
pioce would drag" -.
tbs author, somewhat disappointed but nevor-
thcless hnppy at having received 10 valuable crt-
ictsm from 10 admirable aonrcc, took his manu-.
sctirt aud departed. md subsequently contfded his
experience to friend ''not wholly nnconnccted," !"
as tho English reporters aaY, with tho daily press.
10. that's all ropny ycock--ho'a been presenting
you With tff-gi.ng you tatry donation party.
1Io never read tine Of your plaY-thoJ all do It,
moan they ali don't read them. Why. onc ot tho
Justlcoa clerks on tho West Side proved that onco
when ho stitched together AGO folos OF cancelled
chattcl mortgages aud ring 'cm In On every mana-
ger In Chicago IL hvc.act comcdy on tho mode! Of
| Tho School for Scandal md oyory HanageF Ia
Chicago declared that there weEa seorea Of dpltn-
did and brilliant pAsaagen in the rlny. but that Il
| WAS too lonR--ouEht to be cut at least hnlk" :"
| ''O, but TINT great and good manager" said tho
young dsanatist ''cannot tell lic; bosidos, hls
| erltieisna on ''Tween Summer Donnot and Meat.
Az was just, Ihlnhys thoueht myself shat tho
action 1aggod At tho hfaL and that did not fairly
rise 10 tho hight Of my snbject TIL taa third act. 1t
IL Impossible that he should havo so willfully do.
cei.ed ne.''
~ will te1l you whAt to do, eAld his fscud !
t'juat Jou tear otf the fJahcct Of your play and
| mt on new ono; toll him tts y light comedy Of
| modern society, and zee what ho'll do.''
~ will DO so," said tho dramatic author,
"tuough am ashamed to doubt the truth Ap1
mhxnan!nity Of that noble man," 11a did 10, and
| told tho mAnagor ho had written another place,
"OconomoWoc," which b. thought wonld make
. hlt
~ will look over It, my dear bo-oy," said tho
genial manager kindly; II think tho ruling de-
sldcrntum Of tho American stnge 1s tho want oE
such plcco; and, II yours is q good enc, why,
there ase millions In It for both Of Us"