The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-09-12

loo. We have sweliered in the osv tins
and melted a. night There has been no
life in US. Men Vho found it difficult t.
exist during the dsy. and whose duties com.
PEELED them to work during the night
msuy Of them in clcse apartments, heated
rot Only by tho blazings Of the MONDAY suq
hut by the terrific heat given out from the
{ q, lamps of the nidDigh' hour-know bst-
tar what it il than themOre fortunate fellows
Nho, taking the early trains, epesd their
WAY to the magnificent beaches thai line
Long Isls,ds ocean or sound shore, and
TIE COUNTRY RESORTS
with which the Hudson and Connection.
Rivera Ere made beautiful. ON one
OF the fellows VINO lead tso
hyes IN that reepfc.. There are
days when am compelled 70 stay in to va.
One of them wss Monday lsst, when storm
duty compelled me, in be dtst sultrines CT
ihe summer. 10 remain every night in orisr
that 1 might attend and sit thrOu.s "a g 70 H.
hour fist representation of Oscar Wildss
idio,ic Vera" / had como into town from
l., ng Besch in the morning, and, expecting
rsibCr & co0llsh DAY, wore bustonsd up
veet srd d buttOned up coat, leaving my
thin fspDel fy-away coat and ioa cut vest
and gCsssmer trousers and straw hat with
holes IN it, in ny rooms in the ho.el. Wall,
l paid Tor it. I went to the Union Square
TIeEter with about 1900 other tools, AMI b.
ing conscientious in tho performance of duty,
l II manned there from the rising of the cur
tain until the Anal fall thereof. Rot, with 8
capital Z, ia the one word which exploits
Mr.. Nisde's play. 1 don't iatend 10 dIs-
cuss it in This lester. You will have az op-
20 tunity OF seeing snd judging for your.
self, sId have an ices that after is il
prur ed and condensed and made tclorsblv
human il will be q drawing piece on the
road for week a. time. / never in ali
my lie suEered such mental depression. 1
was never SO oyerhested physlcsily. l vs.
tpiiopslly favored. | hsd broad sisi-
Gu ons side Of me sud sn unoccupio1 50.
Oh tho other, 60 that there was 10 physic4
* ntsCt to annoy me; and L am free to as,
II 81 l took my mind a. clear of PREF diics
pro or con as u piece of utterly BLANK p4pe..
The impression produced upon me
is as follows: There is bu. one WOMAN
in the play, aid no woman that
Vss ever crea.sd in sn authors im!g'.
nsiion or on the face Of tns
earth could or can entertain 1890 mea ana
wCmen BY defamation solely. Sscond, there
is no dram e;ic action throughout the play
Il Consists of series OF lectures, essSys
lhees. There is but little dislOg1s, shsfs-
fore. As 8 matter Of fact, character Gf:er
cbal actsr took the centre OF tie stage, the
otters retiring to q conveniel: distance and
busy ing themselves or not, "a their indi-
vidUsl lRclinalions prompted them, and the
mol ologue went on. When tha! monOlogue
Wac done, the orssor retired TO his part of tbs
Stage az q, another taking his place, delivered
his little tsy. Third, the story is not con.
necttd. Fourth, the incongruitiez Ia n punt.
Ing bro not only absurd, but astounding in
the face OF the Wanted tact and knowledge
o. The author. For instance, In the opening
scene there appear the following eXtrsordi-
may combinations On one side of tho inn
is sn enormous fire blazing furiously in an
open fireplace; peasants, innkeeper, and 90
On, clad in thick furs. top boots and other
psrsphernAlis of extreme winter are there
with Vera, whose costume is that Of q sum-
mar day. The doors are flung open and
through the spaces we behold field Ofgrow.
ing corn. This is in the depth OF winter. IN
8 later set, / think the last, the new Gar
with the windows thrown open contemplat.
ing nap, A,ngs himself upon q sofa, his
head toward a tremendous Ere, saying Sc hs
does so. "After an hours sleep L Will take
my slsdge and visit Vera"
sLEDGEs ARE USED IN WINTER
on snow and ice. Windows ara never Ion
open in win;ry, stormy nights, even in RIs.
tis even by Cars. This particular Car
bad an idea that the love OF the psopla w.s
the best guard that King could hsye. So,
on the first night Of his reIgn, he dismisses
sll bis guards bsiofe the people know waeth-
er they were to love him or not, and, placing
his 81 eco coo or S3,0o00 600 crown upon q
three legged table in front Of the fire,
coolly throws himself upon the sofa TO
take rest. Vera comes TO slAy him, and
In her hand carries q dagger poisoned
for that purpose. Kiss she hes sn)R shoss
urcn her tiny feet2 No: q shoe. Does 6ae
wear a tuflined cloak, sealskin coat, .ur
mittens or any indication Of the winter with
out the palsce2 Net sn indication. On taa
COL trary, barehesded and barearmed, she
jumps in like gay canary with a-we!ir |
doL' know exect!y Whist you cal IL, wha.her
is 10 q Mother Hubbard or . Grace Hath
away or Kass Gree1swsy dress, puckerei
up in the bosom, with q walstb and nearly up
70 tie arm pits, and short in front and b.
hind, such as iItle girls wear. Advancing
toward the prcstrs.e monarch, who lpPar-
emily lad tho isculty Of falling to slsep 10
simultaneously, and, despite his o1orm ous He.
brsic nose, without O snOre, chs hold the
poisoned dagger aforesaid kigs in sir, and,
instead Of driving it to the monarch's hsart,
she then and there spostrophiaes liberty, de-
livering an Grafton, partly 10 ths flies, partly
10 tho author in the box. partly 30 tie sud,.
ence, but presumably 70 tbs Psomp.sr, on
ne rights Of the people.
No nap lasts forever. The Czir awoSe. and.
seeing in the would be-sssassin TIE womsa
he loved, sprsng towsrd her. Toe assassin
disappears. The woman meits. Taking her
round the waist no leads her gently TO tbs
op n window, when she ssks dim whsre ere
his susIds The moon streams in with q
bread and steady light, and he, replying,
Gays, dearest, the love Of the people IL tbs
Kings safeguard" and she, aware tbs. her
con. pirstors are in ambush outside, hearing
q none, tays, "Whst noise is thst3" aad he,
regardless Of the moon and its incoming
beams, replies, assuring her that "such noises
sra common, dear one, in night so full of
storms 50 this"
You SEQ the point Of course. ] an sorry
that you won't have the full benefit of the
incong ruities which will DO eliminated before
the play gets as far as Boston; bat, DESTROYS
of being a Vera-cious chronicler, must tell
YOU of the scene which struck my funny bone
very hard. Little By little the womsn who
-o.llx, Loud Tho Gxar euacuun he "a hix MAJ