Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-11-02
THE STAGE WATTS"

sion, the lyric art. have no great
fancy for your gin, but will drink
the toast IN honor Of your country.
He was on his legs at this time, and
bowed forward left and right before
he drank, so as t. includ"all the com
pany under his condesccudlng com
pliance in pledgipa the aT,to which he
belonged il Il product OF England.
Hear, hear, hear" cried several
voices chccrfully. The Frenchman
empticd his glass, and sat down with
a look Of profound satisfaction.
They were all men present IA dozen
and they AL appeared in the very
best humor and spirits. They were
seated in the dining room Of James
Walford, Il professional singer, and
the occasion Of the meeting was TO
commemorate WaIford's signature to
an agreement with the lessee Of the
Crcmona Thcatcr a few days ago
the document had been duly compile
ted; Walford was Ia have go a week
tn" largest salary he had yet reached,
and was to create the leading tenor
part in II new comic opera To be
sure. the trcmOna was not firstclass
thcatcr, bat NaIford was glad to get
Il leading art anywhere, and go a
week was u great advance upon 80
which he had be,H formerly earning
in u subordinate part.
W,lford himself was hardly AS clad
as his friend, for lie was the best
ratnrcd best tempered, kindcst heart
ed tenor that ever lived. and all his
friends wished him we'll There were
other rcosnus also which made those
who liked INN Glad of hi, srcrcss A
few months a~n he had lost n vounr
wife to whom he was drvotedly at
tachcd. and he was left wid0wer
with an only child, n bow of wears
old Now that his wife was rome
This bow wailhr very applc of hiscyc,
lie took fine child with linn whcreso.
ever he mipht and when hr came
home whcthorIt was trlv or late. his
first act was to visit the bow. Those
who knew him b.sl said il WIS well
u" h'd the chIld to center ms aiiec'
tous on, Tor otherwise lhcS feared ms
reason lnglIt give way,
"" was n"C"ne "i those who wear
Their hearts upon lilelr sleeves. ne
was mad" oI stubborn stun. But
then all knew that when he married
his bate wife he had given her the love
OF his whole nature, and that the
very qulctness of his manner, upon
h'f ucalh, meant Il stubborn nature
irrri''S '"ulr"'''". 40 one or wv" q,
ms most intimate friends ne mao Stld
confidently that II anything happen
cd la his boy he should not care to
live
one of the plcaSantcst things in
connection with the present social
meeting was that NJ Crattn had
come. and shown himself most cordial
and agreeable. Every Que regarded
tins as exceedingly good on his part,
for il was known to all that the
choice of a tenor for he Cremona
Thratcr Law between him and Walford.
Thus Inc had come, us it were to sigma
lie the triumph of his rival over him
self.
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Tue 10Y or SN''lNto''Si ana II the BOY
had not a very good disposition ana a
gay and airy manner, which made
him take the gifts with the laughter
OF delight rather than the gravity of
greed, he would have rum a fair
chance OF beng hopcleSsl y spoiled.
Albany Lodge was much more