Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-06-07
svDOui, Of the Play.

Synopsis OF the flay.
Two small boys were. looking nt the
large black and red posters on the board
In front Of q Bowery variety theatre.
The larger Of the boys wore q mans
oxercoat the sleeves Of which had been
shortened by rolling them up till his red
and Erimy hands protruded. The big
coat was open in front, revealing q con-
siderable expanse OF cotton shirt His
hands were thrust in his trousers peckets.
The visoro his heavy wool caf bod come
loose, except nj tie ends. and II rnsted
on his nose 3 His smaller companion
wore jacket and trousers that were
much too small even for him. His hat
was of black felt and of the shape OF q
sugar loaf. His eyes were round with
wonder at the stsry his friend In the big
oyercoat was telling him. II seemed to
be q synopsis Of the play, scenes In
which were pictured on the boards.
This dufer," said the boy, taking
one hand from his pocket and pointing
to the picture Of genteel man with
heavy black moustache, sis the vill'n.
It begins wild him comm on the stage,
and sayin':
"'Wat, no! Not here YETI"
"'Then an Eyetalian covey wild big
wh:skers-he's the vill'n's pal-comes
ON, an the vill'n tells him that the girl
mus be did away wild, so he can git the
Doodle.
"'How mucha you give-a?' says the
Eyetalian.
{" Five tousand dollars says the
vill'n, an they makes the bargin. The
Eyetalian is goin' to make b'lieve that
the girl is hisn, git her away FIN her
friends and kill her. While they is maxim
the bargain Dutchman comes out, an
says he: ls
'..Maybe yer don't was tink ! haf
heard something's, don't itp will safe dot
girlr H.
".The next scene is in big, fine
house. An old woman all dressed up
swell is tellin' young prig that the girl
is heir to fifty thousand dollars, an dey
don't know who her fader and mudder
was. Shewas pickedup on the steps when
she was kid. The young feller tells
his mudder THIS he don't care who her
folks was, an that he'll marry her any
way, even IL she is blind. The ole
woman goes out, and be-youtiful girl
comes in, PAWN the air cause she's
blind an can t see, an says she to the
young chap:
".1t can't never be =
"The feller he don't b'lieve her, an
tells her she's givin' him CUFF. After a
lot of coaxin' she owns up that she is,
an he spreads out his fins and hollers ::
".Then you do love me, Marie y an
she tumbles.
stThen the old man wild white wig
comes in-he's the doctor-an' he looks
at the girls eyes an says that he can
cure 'em, but it may kill her. He takes
out two bottles and says:
In this is sump'n that'n put yer
into q sleep like death, will yer risk it?'
"'Be this me answer, says the girl.
an she swallers the bottle, an tips over
on the lounge.
"Jest before the doctor is goin' to fix
her eyes the Eyetalian jumps in an says:
"'Where is mia poor childaP an he
won't let the doctor do anythin.' There
is big row, an the Dutchman comes
in an says:
"'She don't vas his child. se
's.But the Eyetalian lugs her off, an
the vill'n-he turns out to be her cousin
gets all the money.
"The next scene Is in the street. The
Eyetalian an the bc-youtiful young girl
all dressed in rags comes along, an says
she:
"I'm 5000 tired.
"'How mucha money you gota?" says
the Eyetalian, an she says she hahn t
got no money. Then he goes to kill
her, an the Dutchman hops out and yells:
"'You macaroni son of gun? an
the Eyetalian lights out.
"The Dutchman he takes the girl into
his house an comes out in the street.
The girls feller comes along, an while
they is talkin' the Eyetalian comes back
an sneaks in an steals the girl away.
But the Dutchman's dog follers him and
shows the way to the cop and the Dutch
man when they finds out that she's gone.
They find her in dive where lots Of
Eyetalians is playin' whisky poker fol
the drinks, There's u big row agin, an
the girl is took out an carried 10 her
hOfn0. In the row tne EJ ct'tllah SitS ali
chawed up by the Dutchman $ dog, the
cop hugs him off, an he's sent up fol
ten years.
sin the last act the girls eyes has been
fixed, an she's sittin' on the piazzer
The papers has been found, an the vill'r
has hollered, I'm lo-host, I'm lo-host !
The girl is sayin' how glad she'll be te
see her feller an look into his eyes, wher
the Eyetalian, who has cracked the jug
comes Greece pin along in striped togs
an says he to hisself:
"I will now have mia r-r-revenge!
"The lights is turned down, an tn
big fiddler goes zub-zub, zub-zub.
7.Then the Eyetalian creeps up an
grabs the be-youtiful young girl an hol
iers, 4 will killa you!' an pulls bi,
knife out of his breeches pocket. TIL
young girl yells, an jest as he's goin' 1
jab her wild the knife, they all rushes in
an the darkey pulls out pop an let
the Eyetalian have it in the ribs, an tn
Eyetalian tumbles down an squirms, ar
the be-youtiful young girl faints away i
her feller's arms, an down goes tn
curtain. "-Nep York Sun.