Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-09-01

ager. sending for her and offering her
the place. 1t was almost worse than
death to her to acceptsit, and to dis
play herself in such fashion on the
boards. But that gave food for her
little girl, and what will not a. mother
do for her child?1 Her illness had
weakened her voice 50 she could not
sing, andsshe could find nothing else
to do. So she, a woman of immeas-
urable pride, became a ballet -dancer-
and dds with a a.loathirlg andA horror
beyond words. It was then that ! had
seen her at the Academy.
Since then the operatic season had
closed and with it the $40 week
stopped. She had attracted attention
and men sought her with offers oi
comfort and "pleasure" if she would
dispense with her reput alton.
There was but one answer to all
such propositions. She would die il
she must, but, if SO, she would die an
honest woman, worthy of the regret OF
the child for whom she lived. She
found opportunity to join compan,
that was going 'on the road'' in a
month, with new play. For the pre-
paratory, again she went to rehearsals
without cent of pay. The company
opened at distant point, did not
prove successful and disbandcd, with
out dollar being paid, either for SER
vice, board, or means to get back
The child had been left in New York
and, of course, the mother got back
to it somehow, as mothers always do
But want, anxiety, and bodily ills had
stricken her down again, and no long
time could now elapse before. the
weary and faithful heart would be at
rest, after such struggles, temptations
and bitter humiliatons, as few wolner
can withstand for one half the time
this poor woman has done.
Yet she was "only ballet-dancer.'
Well, thank God, heavens gate vii
open quicker and wider for the bal
let dancer such as she, than for one
half of those who would have consid
cred themselves defled by association
with her, down here.
If this woman, withthe advantage,
Of beauty, accomplishments, high n,u
sical ability, and a natural aptitud,
for success, has worn out, her life il
the struggle and gone to her grave,
victim to theatrical trials and disap
pointments, what will be the chance
Of the mass of ignorant novices VIII
know nothing of the profession saw
its glittering outside show, but VIII
think that they can easily mount a
the top Of the ladder? Let them an
swer the conundrum themselves.
STRAY LEAFLETS.
Brooklyn is troubled by repeate
and important burglaries---as much a
three in the past week. In summe
there exist great number of vacan
houses, in the fourth, ninth and tent
:. precincts, which contain some of tn
finest residences in the city. Fac
+ precinct has a detective, who is SUP
. posed to 60 around to vacant house
( and see that they are all right. Ur
: happily all the precincts are SO extel
!. sive that the detectives are unable
try all 1.-the houses in one day. Ne,
| York thieves are the supposed author
of nearly all these burglaries. The
r think that they have great field ove
: there. In fact, they have. Sever;
t persons have applied, with success,
| be released from captivity in insan
asylums. Surely, the law which a
: lows such terrible errors ought to /
0 remodeled. 1t is easier now to get
0 brother incarcerated for three years
: an insane asylum than to get an
gambling swindler condemned
eight days prison.. The District A
torney seems, however, to have tho
). oughly frightened the policy deale
and gambling den keepers OF the cit
: He acts over our municipal polio
g and uses his own private detective
l. He looks as if he meant work, and r.
q suits from his work. The Bellev,
Hotel, Oh the Jersey Highlands, is il
fected with typhoid fever. All II
9 guests have gone away, and the fan
d lies Of two persons taken ill have bee
d obliged to pay the hotel-keeper S5, ,O(
% to prevent the immediate removal
the patients. The case will certain
J come into court, with curious detail