, 1881-08-20
A COMEDIANS STORY.


DoltoH HaHttsu limit.
One evening the present writer was sitting
ut Il table III the Parker House with Manager
Stetson nud the comedians, Stuart ltobson
and MT Goodwin.
There lad been SONIC business between the
three gentlemen. which l,avlng been salts
factorlly arranged, cigars were lighted aud
the conversation turned upon lighter topics.
"Jolln." said Robson, III tllut squeaky
voice Of his So we'll known to audiences, "of
all the 11lolley you ever earned in your life,
which lnado yan feel the best y
..rhe first t'.ousal.d," returned the Innn-
agcr, promptly. "Whe1, found had tl,at
much alleaA, it seemed bigger to me than
Vanderbilt's bauk-account would to-day"
"And you, Nut 2" quericd ht.
SWELL" returned tho boy with tho auburn
lair. "the greatest pleasure ever rot out Of
money WIS tho first timo ever drew salary
FROM b0x-0flice. II wns under your tnal,-
aSelnent" said he, looking ut Stetsoi, "and
the amount was $40 week."
II remember distinctly" said the manager,
rs hc pulled hts cigar; "llobson was thestar,
and the play WIS Law In New York;"
"Yes," chimed III Robson, "ald sou lad
the cheek, you young yagaoond. to give an
Imitation uf inc in my own rfece."
"Dut thou sou know you gavo Inc per-
missio1,," suggested Nathaniel, erinnlnely.
slow cDnl1 REFUSE" returned tie little
mai. with the white teeth md the blue towels,
"whcn you asketl1ne OIL tue stage. before tho
audience. willie they were bowling for It !?
WINS obliged to submit OF they would have
torn the house down."
"Ilow lid 1t happen "' asked Stetson.
"l'll tell y0u," responded Robson. brtskly,
"Thfs Innocent young chlckeh-Ae was only
III ut tho time-was playing some sn,All part
III which lo was allowed 10 giyo limitations
OF prominent actors. Of coussu the iMita-
tons went we'll. an4 my gentle Nat was col.
hiring more thunder III that sceno than was
by q lolG shot But tho rnscal wasn't satIs-
Aed-he WIS itcllIng to get ut n,a; SO wllat
does he do but htro boy to 10 into the gn!-
lery ono night, aud Just us ho was !llak!ng Ills
oxlt, sling out Justify, 'Glve us o1,e Of Rob-
bersou! Stuart Rabbersonl' OF course, tho
aut[lellce took II "; there Wt!s ITO gettlng
taeIe 1f y ,nan being guyed to t.is f''ce hi Ills
":ALaut as cheeky thing Us l ever heard
OIL Fsia1kia sIi"a[d ,ss s,etso sgt calculated oDson
"anl only to tltnk never suspected Tic
blonac-headtd sinner OF putting UP the joo,
until le confessed :i'e Wllolc thtng to me a
II plcaJ guilty,S sud NAT; "but really
thlnk tat one Ut tho NELSON'S Ut my au.iacity
wus NY utter Ignorance ut stagu etlQuei. ]
merely felt could initiate, ail4 wanted to
yet q llack ut everybody saW. Iluwovor,
Hyya ny i''Iiq9"''ee a;aq ''et 'ss own reward afew
YES" sn!l 1lobson, "you Rot 50 stuck np
you wanted Sid for tho getOllu week, Al1
John. wso. wouldn't sta1sd my NONSENSE of
tl!at Bprt, Tired you Out.''
And quito Property" stturncd MT. ut
did llu u Freat tlttl Ut Eo4kl.-hOk only t0uk
the cOlicclt out 0t INT, but aet4ally advanced
my tMtertsta Du yum know tic next salary
you sM!A lue ~
"lfm atraiu Two forgotten" replied tho
"Ons hundred a1a fifty week., eighteen
months latsr, when | causo on with Ainttlu
:. :" / remember It now" said S.etsun, '.altd
must Mtlnle 1t WIS ruther EcAty 1klp III y
year All1 4 la!!,-tr0tl ten ~ v Hundred hipd
"iloiy slosesv' exclaimed ltobson,. "it
t8St 5t s M; ss fs SstSoS Ss' s VIII saHt W wv %
tSatl tSaS oaHbt %isS Il sa'sak' ao'1 heap better
"6lMply on account Ut tho tsules," said the
| nlanager; "ill tAusu aayx arsistle Metlt
wasn't rcwardel-uowa!iays 1t ~ nlUtDugla-
ly.-insl!aps ,overFewaFstesl,"'cn ~ continued lit,
pulling Ills cignr c0nteMptatively,
"SAh. how uase-astt sou SAy Alt artist ts
oyAh lpWnlauesl-yuu, Gne vi the ptNuted
bAh.hDIleFa who e4lst BY our talents
Wheru-ah would yUu b., eAls, wlillont my
trivnt, Goodwin. ulAl myself. alnt NtherS Ike
| Nar Wuesss-ltl, snns NAere-uh ~ alh lob
! pus Qa that expression Vt iAteuss tesuclly