Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-03-30

thirsty summer.way farer. Accordingly
when the announcement appeared in
| THE HERALD last week that a solid
| chunk of bliss was to be carved out of
times course for the especial benefit of
this mud environed burgh there was a
sensation. Best suits were at once in
vestigated, grease spots touched up,
| buttons sewed on this last was an i'm
portant item as Haven was coming, and
funnyisms have a particular hold on the
Lancaster man-and everything placed
in the most brilliant kind of repair.
The house that greeted the Star Alliance
company supporting the brilliant artistic
Miss Aida Lawrence-see small bills
on Monday evening was much like an
old fashioned pepper-box revolver heavy
in spots but extremely weak behind.
The reserved seats shone up in some
| thing like force, for what society man
would ever dare take the fair object of
! his alteration to the theatre and fail to
take a reserved seat, but the muslin
plaster appearance of the rear benches
| made them look absolutely lonesome.
The play is too old to need mentioning;
even the thought of the date of its birth
makes rheumatic pains fit through
ones joints. The exact period when
honest little Maggie Mitchell first
switched it on to the topmost wave of
popularity has been stated but it is too
bad Il strain on the memory to try and
recall it. The play is old. not so old
as Maggie, and good, still not so good
az the little lady. 1t is not everybody
that is prepared to present Fanchon on
short notice, but it is fair to say that
the troupe Monday evening floored the
| thing on square Roman Greco strug-
! gle, best two in three and no fouls
I Haven, first in the hearts of city amuse-
ment lovers was there in all his beauty.
enhanced by variagated jacket. short
pants. pointed hat and tears; As usual
he brought down the house.
1t was long time before the audience
could determine whether to laugh ~
the old witch (Mrs. Lawrence) or take
a second breath and admire very good
bit of character acting. AS the major
ity were not troubled with the asthma
they took the second breath. Aida
Lawrence captivated those who enjoy
n good piece of emotional acting which
from the applause appeared to be entire
audience crosswise and by sections.
In fact everything went smoothly
except when French turned that
double C. below-the- voice of his
loose. Then there was trouble until the
people got used to it. Our respectable
! party remarked to his neighbor that he
didn't like thunder showers SO early in
the season, while beauty on the other
aisle forgot to cast side long @lances at
good looking drummer opposite as she
remembered that this was her new
spring hat and Fitzxerxis had not
brought any umbrella. In the course
of an hour or two they got used TO
French, at least they did not rise more
than an inch or two from their seats
when he made remark and then every
thing went lovely. Taken altogether
the troupe is very evenly balanced and
ought to draw good houses. Tuesday
night The Ticket of Leave Man was
presented to fair house Now that we
have settled down to the fact that the
troupe is a good one, Haven as funny ri
ever, and all the rest just too sweet fol
anything it has given us world OF
trouble to account for n feeling of un'
certainty that trickles through the sys.
TEN like rain through a 1.-TWO for ha-lci
II dollar umbrella. 1t is the band
Prof. Joe makes the cat-gut wall when
he once catches the crowd inside, but
how in the great unmentionabe is /:
fellow going to know when to go after
his girl when not a solitary toot Is
heard. To go too early would force him
into bankruptcy on the candy question:
while to be too late is as objectionable
as soft butter in July, or Milwaukee poo
at Dodr's. With this benediction cor
tanning a hint for interested parties anC
. word of advice to all to make glad the
hearts of the strangers within the city
gates with full houses. The HERALl
draws back into its little she'll and imi
tatcs the pensive clam.
EVER since Nick took up his abode il
The court house that institution has beer
doomed. The spirit of larceny BROOD
over all and parties acquainted with thu
drift of affairs when entering its portals
see that their coats are tightly buttone,
up and their hands on their pocketbooks
The HERALD has tried its best to husl
the matter up, but when even the sheriff
is relieved of his pocketbook right IL
his own Office it is time to speak out
TIE HERALD man noticed whole car'
Of Gloom on Lanes face when he mad,
his regular daily visit on Monday, anC
inquiry disclosed the fact that the OFF
ciul pocket-book was missing. The
newspaper man expressed sympathy
but knowing John predisposition to fit
of Observation-Disclosures when in this stat,
of under the weathernes he advised,
moved little nearer the door and vowe,
that he would never enter that court
house with y well-filled pucket-bool
again. Like Rachel mourning for he
children. however. Johu refused to h
comfurted All this time the Teportc
had Loyalty tried 10 keep down the feel
ing that some one in that institution
was guilty of petty larceny. lnvestiga
ton, Ms it afterward proved was unnc
cessary, the pangs of guilty conscience
took such hold upon the purloiners
going for them. figuratively speaking
as bulldog for small boy in an appl
orchard. until weary with the struggle
they peDitently returned their prize will
the explanation that they had found i
living on the table and took it AS a joke