New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-13
4 STUET EY HENEI IHTING.

E,ern"a n 71c 7te'te 1.0'~,. fo." nc darr i,gD-,a
When va. paving 10 EYr.H. df'wn, Uncle
Dicks Darling" ar o." GHc'v Theatre, my dear old
friend j. l.. Ioulr va. the bright particular star Of
that entertainment, and Adelaide Ncll-on W's thc
" Daring" NDH, LF friend Iooo, among many
nu liant uullics has notable faculty Tor br -uc--,
aud in the invention OF captivating poster, and n.nu-
att handful. hc had q. that tine no equal. Fray
don't Think ;at h cares for such arts now. lo" hc0Jg
agO d- cr,d their vanity when alter playing Tor
week in certain place. he met the local bill printer
f. whom ht IId paid Tot o. m,nry-ald "ho greeted
him wish. " Hello Nj Iopie! how long have You been
here SUI before This a"ahcnlng, bis ACTIVITY III
ADVERT ing Vas e1t,cme. one II bis Ii.a,an emmett
Ua4cdIiu. once much moved, when leaving "a
town 4, find his posters covered with the ammo Ince-
ncnt Ioolc is coming - aud the climax of torment
reached when, going t. bod that night be found
this stimulating legend pinned Oh his pillow" Wei, my
mdciItI.1blt TREND was not content with PLAYING
-apcIbly in Uncle Dicks Darling" lie busted linn
set with all OF devices to p0pulafilc the per
iormancc. lie never went anywhere without bundle
Of labels in ms pocket and, n lac happened 10 be ~
church. police court any ether place OF fashion
able resort hc 10 leave behind him touching
mcmeuto sticking in some prominent place. 10 the
effect that j. L. Toole 10 be seen at the Gaiety
Theatre in " Cucle Dicks Darling every evening
Ana have Lately been crcdbly informed that one of
these labels pleasantly adorna the tombs OF the
FharaOhs.
About this time died William Brough. one Of the we'll
known brothers who did much good work for the
stage aud periodical Literature. No doubt you have
read the genial rcCollectiOns of item in EdnunC
lates'8 "Reminiscences 10 poor William Brougbs
funeral in a cemetery a little WAY out OF London
Just the kind Of day when the gloomy REMINDER that
are all mortal becomes most oppressive. We our
dear. dead friend laid III the earth and turned
AWAY wondering whose scene with the gravedigger
would come next, the prO,aic suggestion made
that perhaps decree Of physical comfort mig ht be
got 0ut Of little bot brandy and water. This idea was
embraced with aiacrity, aud while We were thus CON
sDiing Ourselves "a ucIghboring inn attention
attracted by crowd surrounding Object lying i'll the
cutter NJ friends fertile brain was awake at once
20 We quickly made way to the spot, aud found
that some tro-lhirsty soul, tempted by barrel Of
shirts which had burst III the street. had drunk not
wisely. bat too well.
The crowd stood gazing at the body in helpless
gay but my companion knew his cue at once. Push
ing III, way through the thrUng followed by me, his
adniring assistant and suggesting that be was a
DOCTOR he knct beside the fallen rev iler whose shirt
collar lie but1Icd felt bis pulse, Lad hand on his
heart and performed with impressive accuracy Tue
whole professional routine. The people watched tho
process with sympathy and confidence, and whom my
trcnd said, It's not very serious can soon put MN
right again there hum Of approval and adnlrl.
ton. Feeling in of his pockets, the doctor
took out something which le applied TO the patients
forehead. From another pocket lac produced some
thing else and applied to one check while third
pocket yielded further lmedicament Efor the other
check. Then. looking round with thoughtful and
distracted air one hand lcOverng the face OF the
patient with the other he removed cap from the head
Of a gaping and bewildercd boy. aud deXterously
placed IT on the bepasered vsage Of the PROSTATE