The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-22
A GREAT scHEME.

All tneAtfteat men know how diftit uu
 II .s Ia successfully pa, an eating scene an the stage. of course Il ls not hard Ia l SC, a table and have patty oi men and women gather around n and pretend ,o cat. hat the,f efforts to appear natural arc painful to the audience. Daring 1 very witty eousef satson. one man ~ho ,s bAshiul, puts p,ece ot bread ln h,s mouth and ehcws u fos a while and then by stealth takes |, GU, and the oharming young lady on h,s iigh, makes te,n, a, drinking tea. while the old man psetcnds te cat psrce ot meat. Thts ends the meal and the audiencs Y STsa m IT several days ago. tall young fellow. poorly dscssed. ~eat to stage manager and sad
 Captain, was at youi show the other nigh, and liked all ui il bu, the eat,ng i act. Ina, was unnatural and al sou,ae made the audience tc~i bad
 l know. the manager fepled. hut there .s no way of rcmedy,ag the th,aI We must have an eating scene. and ean only make p,esense of Il al best The actors. you know. ca, suppe, Jus, before gong ,o the theatre and are not hangty.
 thiak, oapa n. tha, can improve that eating seeae. re-n.gh, have good beet .teak, plenty ot bread. good butter and al necessary ummings. ioa'lI have to 'hange your play li,,le. bu, that will improve u. us, as the patty sldc ~ill susc the table ia be dsseI,ed. When they all run out. ~,ll hop through tho window. sit down to the table and help myself ill show the audience what | is to cal won't see the people, bles. you haven, had sny,hing to ca, to, three days. and I've go, pretty iAu appetite, le, me tell you.
 My dcM aii es' la,ined the dell sh,rd manager, that IS capital ,dea tou~ around ,o-ngh, and i'i turn you loose when the suppe, panty runs from the room He there an tune, and nind you. don, ca, anything between nos and then
 Don't be unrasy There IS no hkeh hood oi my eating anything. ioi haven't done srihom eating A a meie loke. Iii ! be there"
 Ina, nigh, he made his appearance ;. promptly The supper scene came on i and the audience began ,o feel unea,,. when nnisr caused the ac tors to lump ur and leave inc dining room Then The hangfy man jumped through a window i and sn do~n to the table. lie d,dnt 1 take A iattlc p,eae of bread and che~ II ! g,ngerly. He oro~desi A To, of beei into hts mouth aand ground Il like the geau. inc hangsy man he sas He drank A cup oi coffee a, one galp. and w,th one sweep oi hss knife he made hall pound of butter look like the melancholy days, ihc saddes, of the year. had come to stay. The aadi.nee be. anne en,ha,as,,e Men ~hD uAutliy ~ent GU, fm dslnk during e iing se.nes. applaedei and tho i gallery boys, thinking that gena,ar tramp had ~lihoa, ,he knos ledge oi ,he manager siipped onto the stage, yelled m lus,y sdnts,,op The ia5ie WAS soon lcAted, and Ly the tlme the pany frturnri. ihe tramp h.d ! gone, carrying ssh h,m a loaf of bread
 Let me congratulate you sad the manager, who was oyegoyed al the efiee, of the scheme.
 Thank you Do mi part well ["
 "0h, splend,diy. Say gan, you to travel ~ith me
 "To do what :"
 "To eat"
 ssothing but ca,
 That's zii.-
 The sey Job I've been looking for ali of 'ny iie, cap'n." " Bu, you must e<i only si night when you make pass ai the table" -Tm your man. Hov wish nay poor wife bad lived is woslA have dei,gh,ed her to have known that had nothing to do but cal have keen hsngry all ny i,ie, and no~ shAs fortune kyoss me, cAnsos expsess the joy feel, bss ssy, esp'n, should like to have . msAsnee occasionally. vas born to create . se- fosm- vas intended so shov that tAs