The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-06-28

create another sensation. / don't expect
to be on hand then. Miss Ella Beasley, as
Titania, wore handsome spangled tarletan.
Mrs. Eyeline Foley as Ellen Douglas, white
| Swiss skirt and silk bedice. The Trio
Miss Cora Tete, white Swiss; Miss Efia Bar
| ton, cream brocaded satin; Miss Lillian
Jones, white Swiss skirt, red silk basque;
Miss Rowena Foley, white Swiss; Miss An
ME Munson, as the lady who, by rotary
motion, prevented her husband from put
ting his nose in other peoples affairs, ap-
peared in cream overdress and silk skirt;
the little fairies wore spangled tarletaus
and gold silver shoes Miss Florence Jones,
lilac nuns yelling; Miss Eugene Tete,
black velvet trimmed with gold; Miss Vio-
la Beasley, blue nuns yelling. The habil-
inlents of several ladies who appeared in
| the Gypsy's Camp tableau are necessarily
omitted, as much on account of my stupid
| ignorance in such matters as my inability
| to "catch on to the shifting hues and I'M
| known fabrics. hope the unmentioned
| fair ones will pardon my seeming negli-
gence, but shall endeavor to keep out of
| their reach all the same"
| If my report of the first nights enter
| tainment appears rather meagre, and the
performers consider themselves sighted,
can only say that my position in the crowded
assemblage was such as to prevent fair
observation, and 1 suppose that i'll the ex-
| element natural on such an occasion the
management overlooked the fact that
heightened, enthusiastic and intelligent
scribe was present to note down the events
destined to become, historic. Therefore, if
in any case have particularized, the aid of
other eyes or specs has been required.
An early'attendance was rewarded by the
occupancy of very desirable location, and
was congratulating myself on my good
fortune when some half dozen ladies swept
in and was swept out. A second venture
placed the undersigned somewhere about
the centre of the hall, from where partial
view Of the stage might have been gained
had / the moral stamina to have held the
fort. But, alas!-and one of mature age at
that--soon stood before me gazing down
upon my diminntive organization as if my
soul was her own private property. Not
syllable did she utter; there was no &C
casion for words. Her eyes emitted the
language too plain to be mistaken or ig-
nored. I had no idea of disputing her right
to that identical seat vacated. Sachem,
you would have done the same thing. Any
thing that any other live man can accom-
plish can do, Or try to: but this was not
question of bravery; it vas. Or world have
been fool hardness, and ] object to perse-
verance in that line Of business. I have
weathered Cape Horn three times and on
the last occasion was engulphed among ice
bergs for six weeks, and if necessary would
venture again. have g fit, died and bled "
in the late civil skirmisf1, and [ have been
" snatched bald-headed by Texas cy-
clone; but am firmly convinced that a
repetition of such pastimes would be pref
cradle to dispute with that lady of the
glittering eye. repeat, got up
Fortunately, or otherwise, by the time I
had secured my next position the house
was quite full and / was able to hold my
own, though it was no enviable place for
a short-haired newspaper man. In my
front was seated young lady of about Al
summers and 1876 lbs, whose constant and
only expression was '.Oh, how1ovely." At
my right were three infantile chatterboxes,
who paid more attention to my affairs than
was devoted to the stage artists. Behind,
politician of red-hot sentiments endeav-
ored to start up boom for Bayard against
the Plumed Knight; while in too close prox-
unity on my left lounged a native of Italy
who had evidently feasted recently on
6rst-proof garlic. Great Scott. Placed in
such disadvantageous situation, it is no
wonder if I have failed to do justice to all;
but on a future occasion I shall endeavor
to attain better success, for, should ] be
called upon to report proceedings. nothing
less than rocking chair placed in one of
the wings of the stage will satisfy my yearn-
ings for reserved seat
I have also omitted any reference to the
Sunday nights concert for the reason that
experience of the previous evening was suf-
fcient to deter me from attending, but re-
ports convince me it vas well patronized |
AS am about closing my letter infor-
nation from a reliable source places the |
gross receipts of the fair at $1,000; the ex-
penses will probably amount to $1,000 or |
perhaps q trifie more.
feel void within, and naught else than |
a blackberry pie will qual the cravings of |
Yours truly, Y. A. P.
Stories on the Road.