The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-04-21

Ah0oe n0k oO89.
0 fairest Of the fields, and INST to come
To breathe your fragrance into heart and
As in the days
70 lured the Pilgrims through the forest
Like woodland fays,
esayiuE che sncvs that cling about 70 still,
That pushes on,
Win . persistence no reverse can chill,
-Bos,o. rranscrsps.
4 CASE OF SOMNAMBULINM.
A couple Of winters ago went to
Rosemere for . week and found Q small
party assembled there. Ned Stapleton
and his wife, old friends Of mine; Paul
Ryder dramatic critic of the Weekly
PoixA0n); little Miss Sally Creamer;
Madge Holton. with whom I have
6irted any time these ave years; John
Legion's cousin, Lucy Freye; and the
pianist, Payne Wilkinson.
I knew the pianist tolerably well In
the city. He was . quiet, reserved,
shy sort Of fellow, given to blushing.
and very much devoted to music.
When Johns cousin Lucy passed the
winter with the Stapletons. Payne had
given her lessons ON the piano. just for
the fun OF It, so they were pretty well
acquainted; and Mrs. S., ike Q woman
- she was. had determined that they
ought TO make . match. / myself
thought they might do worse; but
hardly expected it, because they were
both 90 diffident II either had made
the least advance, 1t would, no doubt,
have been we'll received; but Payne
would never forget his extreme delica-
cy enough to evince the faintest sign
OF partially for Lucy before others, nor
would she risk the appearance of for
wardness-that terrible bugbear to
sensitive girls enough to allow him
private opportunities Tor expressing any
affection he might have felt.
The consequence was that although
everybody-E g., Mrs. Stapleton and I
thought they would make an excel
lent pair, they seemed to avoid all
chances for such an arrangement most
studiously.
On the occasion of this visit, we were
al unusually good-humored, for some
reason or another, and had most glo-
rious time. We instituted . variety of
new games-some of them concocted in
my own fertile brain and most hatter-
ingly received, and the tableaux Vi
wants, ETC., arranged with wonderful
dramatic skin by Paul Ryder. were be-
yond IN description. observed, q q
curi0us Psychological phenomenon. that
he alwly0 confrived to give Salhe
Creamer soubrette part (which she
acted most bewitchingly), and took .
character himself that required . quar-
Tol with her, . subsequent reconcilia-
tion. and a course . kiss. At rehearsal
he insisted ON having everything real
on the stage, 90 far as was possible
especially the kiss. Payne Wilkinson
was too dimdent for the drama-and
Lucy Freye was too useful. The former
preferred TO execute appropriate music
bstween the pieces and during the
tableanx. and the latter occupied her
consummate taste IN the arrangement
Of dresses, making up of faces. etc.
One night We had . grand play,
/" written expressly for the Rosemere
ITALIAN Association by Ryder; wherein
I w. Lord Ponsonby Elphinstone Tin q
fur-tximmed coat and yellow gloves).
to Nadgo HoIton's Comtesse Marie de
Chaasefigre (sweet in powder patches
and peach blossom brocade). Paul waa
yuy valet with great deal Of gold lace
md impudence), and-ourious chance
{Sallie Creamer was lady y's-maid tc
Aadazne II Comtesse with oae Of those
oomical. little aprons, with pockets Just
big enough for three fingers). We had
some impromptu scenery, cleverly
painted. In imitation Of architecture, by
Legion himself; and all our arrange
ments were on . much grander scale
than. usual. Indeed. instead of the
draw-curtain we had formerly used w
contxived worry elaborate drop, to de
scend In stately folds upon the scene o
our histxionic friumphs; and whom tn,
prompter's bell rang fprompter, Lucy
Ffye), and the curtain arose, I walked
upon the stage with as much trepida
ton - II Il had been at the Academy o
Music instead Of at Rosemere cottage
and the audience were the elite Of New
York instead Of my own friends and
their simple neighbors-a score Oi
whom had been invited In to witness
the grand performance.
WEkinson elAyed . brilliant and
artistic overture, and the play went OF
finely. We were all well .'up in oul
lines" - the actors say, and the ap
plause We received was most encourag
ing. had the customary troubles Il
wooinG and winning the wealthy widow
Of the Comte de Chassetigre, and m,
valet had the customary quarrel AM
reconciliation with the femme-de
chambre-including the customary kiss
Twice only there was little embarrass
ment, when the prompter neglecte'
her dutiesL Once she forgot to promp
Madge, who could not think Of he
epsech. commencing:
(" Hal some one come&-shall re
store the miniature. or shall I keep it
(Takes locket from table, L.) No;
must hsve this Hfeless image-thoug
fate has severed VI Qaughs wildly
this must be buried with mer'
She got - far - some one comes;'
but there she stopped. Instead OF g
ing toward the table and looking upo
the miniature. - she should, she turne
and cast an imploring glance at Luc
Freye, who stood behind . pape
column. holding the play in her hand
and gazing with unutterable sweetnes
upon Payne Wilkinson, who leane
gracsfully upon his piano, watching tn
piece, quite unconscious Of the sdmirs
lion he was receiving.
The interruption was only for . me-
msnt and very few observed It. Mr.
Seopleton, who did the ancient an
schemine aunt, In . turban and spects
cles, and myself. saw not only the at
gtr>ction Of our prompter, but Its caus
likewise. and smiled significantly 1t on
another.
The second disturbance was at th
close Of the first act, when the musi
began, end the characters formed in
ta6leau. Here Lucy was 90 absorbe
in the lingering. tremuious meiod
which Payne had composed for tn
scene, that che never thought Of ring
- her bell. The boy who had charg
q ths smtniA-stxing outside waited