The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-07-11

glory and shine forth mid the valleys
of the everlasting Rockies She made
an impression on the editor, l think
(those actresses are such winning
things-he was a bachelor, and long
way from home)-for he told Laura
Agnes that. if saying good things OF
her would bring her good luck, then
she might count on a house that would
do her eyes good.
When Laura posted off to see about
the hall, l took occasion to mention
The little history of her that | had
from the freighter. and that l thought
it my duty to inform him of the state
of Laura Agnes finances that be-
lieved she owned just half dollar
and half interest in a small church.
The editor was a man noted for bis
kindness of heart and desire to see
everybody prosper. and he only repli-
ed that if she was down We must help
her ON her feet again, but that We
must keep her mistortunes to ourselves,
for if they were made public it might
work disastrously to her. [ had never
thought of that before but it is a fact.
if YOU have ever noticed. that. when a
person is down very few take interest
enough in him to help him up. while
one that is already up is always being
lifted still higher. Hence, it is best,
| suppose, to make believe you are up.
whether YOU are or not-at least, |
have heard card men say that if you
only hold pair Of deuces sou must
make believe you hold four aces. and
it will be just as good as though YOU
did. don't know much about these
things, hut | believe | could hold four
aces with better satisfaction than
could two deuces.
Well, Laura Agnes returned to the
office with the cosmetics fairly run.
ming from her face, bearing the an.
nouncement that hall the was secured.
and that we could 60 on with our
good words. The paper was to come
out that afternoon. and Miss Steven
son returned to the wagon to gather
together her little baggage and wait
the appearance of the paper. feeling
satisfied that she had found friends
i'm strange land. Then we went to
work and got up the posters. They
were immense. They could he seen
afar of. There had never been sucn
an artist on that side of the range
(the bill said), and probably would
never be again. 1t was the only OPP
portunity. Now was the accepted
time to see aud hear the great Laura
Agnes Stevenson. Come one, come
all, etc.
In the meantime Laura and her tag
had taken rooms in the highest
priced hotel i'm the town, and she was
treading majestically to and fro on
the balcony, where she could be seen
TO the best advantage from the
street.
When the paper made its appear
ance that afternoon. Laura must have
been astOnished to learn that she had
PLAYED before all the crowned heads
of Europe, had crossed the ocean and
startled the greatest cities of the east
with her wonderful acting. cit must
be remembered that the people in
that far away mining country didn't
pretend to keep posted in stage bust
ness, and they did not think it strange
that they hal never heard of this
particular star before.) But, above
all Laura must have been more sur
prised to learn through the local col
umns of The New Northwest that to
her money was no object; that. hav-
ing already laid away an abundance
for rainy day, (this must have been
news to the church,, she had come to
the mountains merely to recuperate
and get away from the excitement
of the stage, for time, and had only
consented, at the earnest request of a
few who had heard of her fame, to
give an entertainment at Deer Lodge
That evening nearly every man in
town, married and single, took sup
per at the hotel, ostensibly to get a
square meal, but in reality only to
get SQUIRE look at the wonderful
Laura Agnes Stevenson.
"OPERA MAD, OPERA MAD!,"
OR