The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-18
IT WILL NETEE BE PLAYED
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press
"By gumw
MIR. and Mrs. Dcfoc sat before Il
chccrlnl fire in thcr home the other
evening. There had been long peri
on OF silence, when Mr.. Defoc sudden
ly exclaimed us above.
"What is IL, dcar% she responded.
SAY, we've got tired Of playing
games, and what do you say TO pri-
vatc thcatricals2"
"Ilow?'
"Why, well get three or four of Inc
| licIShDorS 10 join in, aud wen meet
at each others houses and have reuu
lar plays"
"rhat will be splcnlidw she gasp
cd. er
| Changed if it wont! Wonder wc
never thought Of it before. TWENTY
( dollars will get all tho scenery we
want, and each one can furnish his
own wardrobe. BY gum! we've got
tho idea now"
Ivy hat sort Of n play could we
play?' she asked, rs he marched IN
and down with tragic stop.
81 have it-aha," ho exclaimed 40
he stopped short. "Don't ynm rs, w
member started to write a play about
five years ago? Pll finish it, and wen
bring it out. Now let's sec how the
characters run. There is the Count
Dumdoff, who is in love with Gcral-
dine the Fair. I'll he tho Count, Of
course, as he is tho hero. lie kills
four mon, rcscucs Geraldine from sew
cral dangers, and there is good deal
OF Kissing and love making, and Il hap
Py marriage"
"And Tll be Gcrallinc.o
"lou! on, YOU couldn't play that
part. She must be young and viva
cious. Let's see! | think Pll cast
you Hannah, who keeps q bakery
near park in Paris"
"Pd like to sec myself plavinr
Hannah in bakery, | would!" she
dcfIaEtly answered.. "If you can play
Dumdotf [ can play Gcraldinc."
"Oh, no, YOU can't, my love. You
arc little stiif in the knees, and how
you'd look throwing yourself in my
arms as tho Williams pursue. | shall
| dine"
'"Then thcrcIl be two Gcraltlincs of
us! IT YOU can play Dumdof with
your lame back and catarrh, l know |
can play Geraldine with this little
lamcncss in my left knee"
! NOW you listen to reason, Mrs.
Defoc. You aren't built for a Geral.
dlnc; you are too fat; your feet are
for it,"
"And you'd made pretty Count
Dumdotf, you wouldp she fired back.
"Iou want to get that crook out of
your back, that bald head shinglcd
over, your mouth repaired, and vour
eyes touched up with II paint-brush!
think see you killing your williams
"WomanI do not anger me :" he
said, in dcep-toucd voice, as hc rose
up.
dine, cthcr!'
"Gcraldinc! Why, you don't know
q sky-bordcr from tlatw
"Dumdotfl And you don't know q
Skye terrier from tho big fiddle in the
orchcstra!w
hcrcp 90
"Thcn you needn't! Whom 1 play
Hannah in tho bakery to lot YOU lug
and kiss the Widow ID. or any other
woman all over the stage, you'll be
three or four Count Dumdohs /"
"Iil burn the play, jealous woman !"
"If You don't, | will, vain mani"
Then they sat down and resumed
their former occupation Of looking
into the fire, and tho disturbed cat went
back to her dreams.
SENATOR Vest, Of Missouri, has
made the best speech, so fur, on tho
Kellogg case. uc is q wonderful ora
tor, full Of wit, sarcasm and law. Ho
speaks off-hand, aud with great inten-
slty and alcrtness. EIe is q very short,
thck-set mana truncated giant. His
hair Is almost flaXcn red and cropped
close. Excessively round shouldercd,
nc appears almost humpbacked. Tho
tiity years old, ho does not look over
forty. lilo is Kontuckian by birth. =.
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