New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-07
THE VAIL OF 4 BANyER-BEARER.
4. MIN ism IN The staq, Door.

A. HgthisOn The St1CS DDOr.
Well. what If | am only banner-bearcr' You
Just let he get speaking part as soots NE.
that's all. Oh-It - would be all. ehf Nhy-but
there you re baby m the puriesslo1. you aiel
When you've been Gaping Of the Guard, and
Third Noble. and a Bandit keerousin. aud irst
IIancient Bard, and fourth 10 the Council OF Ten,
what listens 20 Otheller. and the NOD IL the tapi-
tai and Harcher OF Merry England, and Fecr
Of France what doesn't speak. bat has 20 look As II
he could say a lot when you We been all THIS. you
may talk! Why. should ike TO know where
they'd be without us-aLl them old sprOntIn'
tragedy merchants They'd have no armies, conse-
quently they couldn't rave az EN-, and lead EN- on
srnuits, they'd ave 20 cut out their potent,
grave and reverent senOrs-an' that I'd worry en-.
They wouldn't ave no heXclted citizens, aud -
they couldn't bury Old Ce,er nor praise BIN
neither. They couldn't strew no fields with no
deal soldiers They'd ave nobody 70 chivy EN-
when they come to he throne or returnd from the
wars. They couldn't ave no percessiOns as Tor
balls aud parties and tonemongs. why. they
couldn't give 'em. And where ud they often be
wItAodt the distant offerings behind the scenes.
aus a-comin' nerer and lou der. Why, | remember
"A eavy lead one night, rs had insulted hIs army
fearful. at Tehersal; ne stops sudden and thumps
his Drcstplate, and says, " AK, that tonmulJ
when there warnt no more toonuit than two lies
nd make IN a milkJug We jest cut on his too
mutt, ana quered h.s Dteh IN minniL Tor the
laugh come in OF. Ner're Just rs much wanted a.
the, are. make no error.
" hat do you say They could DO without me in
the noddcn drameri be- mOiden drlrmer, my
bO}. amt actin IT, nothing bur cuf-shnOtln''
1ou Just has to stand against mankel-,he.i. with
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elrr-autlY. 1OU don't want no cu"s'-hoies; JoH
don't want no action: YOU dont want 10 eAsite-
meut; you don't want 40 lungs, no heart ana no
hta.u: only lung- an soda. heart an potash brain
an seller Evcrythlugs dllOOtcd. niy boy, Tor the
mod len dramer; ami thr Oh school, al the Oh
costumes 'ud bust the sides aud roof too OF tie
swell bandboXes. where they does the new school
and tie new costumes: iaps I'm rant VI
course I'm right ana I'm IN earnest, too. Why,
my COY. II thry VA, 10 oter me al en1ingemeni ~ :
guest, I'D one OF them Gun shoot'n play = ana aSN
me 10 20 IN evening dress, I'm hlest u
wouldn't " throw up the part Trousers and white
ties cranp me. wants suit o mail M a a. erC;
"A t0onic. ANA my leg, free dagger IN my teeth.
battle-aXe IN my and. likes 10 he led 10 We
tory I likes 20 storm castles and lrampel on the
foe. | likes To hang our banners on the outward
walls. I'm a bom banner-bearcg, ami gl0ries IA
u. No. my b0y none OF your mllk-aud water
quests and such. Tor the likes OF me. An n
was the Lord Chanbernaid. Ia perhIDt mo
mouden drarmer ALTOGETHER. Them. nay seutl-
ments. II lac aont mott 10, attn ul soon De
mOddcnd out Il existence; AN we shall ave Mac
beth la two guinea tourist sut aud LCOy tue
Eleventh In nIr dcrbocrrs OH bay keI II .hc OIL
DEMONSTRATING school as got "a, ali our big actors,
an Do stand, To reason. my boy; tor coSe can q
sprcd Lis,clf in iroch coat and drorng-room lang,
Wd-c They re both on em too tame Tor what
call, real actin. ~ hat. vou have heard say - IA
b1uncr-bcarers don't act-was only machines
Well SOME on as don't, praps, bat some On rs
does. AMI 10 mistake.
Why I've been chat worl1d on when I've seen
Joan o. II1rE r0in' in perl,hcr at the stake a.
maxim that last dylD speech and Confession Dt
hers that I've felt real art 0eAt against pro-
Dcrty bGestpJte. aud felt real tears irckIn'
down to my false beard. I've been - struck with
admirashGn for some OtEelios that when they've
been a addressin' of the seuult. We felt as
dignerted rs ID been the Doag OF Nenlce hiSse.i,
and bet iookd II.
A. for patriotism. there isn't man living n has
died for his cOuntTY-WiliIng. mIfd yOU-sO often
a. have and I've strewed many bloody field ~
batel with % crnes, coIpse have. An A lar Is
regards sirperthy. its stood m my way. Tor I've
been that upset by Queen katherInns aud Prince
Arthurs and even old >hylocs Tor Grashyano does
civ I'M a dou', and Opneiias, AMI other >uherin'
parties a. I've often forgot Inv beXlts and been
fined "a tanner; and If that amt actin, | should
lec to know whst j..
Have to 90 IS the stars tell NJ Well. Of
course does. only II the stars con treat O., llAs
gent icIne %. knows how To queer their pitches:
ritEcri Why. it ai1t 80 Ye.y long since Nas
a-payin 4 Roman Llctor ~ &c Nlfginiu,. and when
We wa, rehegsIn' q il, Im a. played iappyus
Ciouigu~ called me pIl. " A. I,4ut. says ],
aside ike. Accorlln. when night cone, and b.
mikes n exit ion the third act. aud sags-lldut he
enjoy hsseif with it, And / shall su,r.y see TINT
they rcseye &C." Ac chicks h'- ger over MS right
shoulder. and turns round IS m1ye,tick as l'rld.e
10 walk 0f-weil. some ow. just then drops my
bundle Of sticks f." fu>ses, tlrt calls en- al acct
dcutle ike. and Hlppyus Clorlyus. With ms heves
n the hair. comes ~ grief. SLAP over eil. tie vas
tAe uuhapVyeSl t.orlyU, ali through tbat play -
ever you see. What did he call ne pis for, tho
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