Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-04-25

looked at me with some pity and
said, "Look here old gentleman, if you
were to start to put single on that
roof over there, it wouldn't be ten min
utessbefore fifty people would be around
telling you where you could have bought
the shingle cheaper, how it could have
been shaved off better, workman that
could put it on better than any other
workman and that the best way for you to
do would be to pull down that building
and put up another which wouldn' need
the new shingle. And if you will go to
their places of business you will find that
while they are attending to your shingle.
nobody is attending to their single. -
had read something like what this man
said, before. II reminded me of the lines
that Shakespeare puts into Cardinal
Wolsey's mouth
Cromwell, Cromwell!
Had but served my God with half the zeal
served my king. he would not in mine age
Have left me naked to mine enemies.
The Cardinal meant in humber English
for lie had mixed politics with religion)
that if be had attended to his own bust :
ness as well as he attended to other peo-
ple's he would have been better off. 1t is
peculiar trait in many natures this de-
sire to attend to other peoples business.
l suppose it is good deal because we see
so much of our own business that it as
sumes dull. routine sort of look to us,
and it gives freshness to our occupa :
| tion to pick up the business or affairs of
other people and at least give cur opinion
and advice about them if we can It ma mage
them. That these opinions are for the
most part of evil omen is not unnatural.
If we prophecy good and it comes to pass.
it gives US no credit, for the happening OF
good attracts little attention; but to fore.
tell evil is something better, for misfor-
| tune is always matter Of publicity and
of general investigation and discussion.
The cooling dove is a lovely bird. but the
bird of the idler and the gossip is the
croaking Raven.
see that you are to have Emma Abbott
in Opera. 1t will be great comfort for
Stanton, at last, to hear complete opera
company with chorus and orchestra, after
the clipped operate coupons she has been
hearing, without either. Fabrini, the
tenor, am told, can give the famous high
G. If he can, you may be sure he will, for
it is too rare gift for tenor who has it
to let the opportunity slip. In fifty years
l have only heard two tenors who could
| give it as a chest note. Nearly twenty
years ago 1 saw it billed in immense let
ters-"THE UT DE POITRINE To-
| NIGHT" And that was in New York
where opera singers are more common
than they are with US. 1t is something
one may not hear in life time, though it
is very far from giving the assurance that
its possessor has a good tenor in other
respects. One of the two heard was fine
tenor, but the other was very poor one
and the ut de poitrine seemed to BIZ all
there was in him. If Fabrini gives it, l
suppose he will do so in "Ah so fair ~
which admits of, but does not require it.
Campobello. the basso, who is with the
Abbott troupe has, without doubt, the
most flexible bass voice of his time and
can trill like woman. And for the ben
eft of your lady readers, 1 may say that
be is one of the best looking men Oh the
American operate stage.