Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-21
IFVEA AT THE THEATER.
BY SIDNEY LusKA
N as II was Written" and "Mrs.
pciNnda.h

ss~SAN IA Wendell kasch kept nellcatessen |
TX .u,y down in East Broadway, aud
a Is n. was his daughter. What with her
aae,s' M, anure, dark, waving hair, clear
~olexion, bright red lips and deep
nelpk q, eycs. prettier girl than Yetta you
~ ~ b Y, have sought far and wide in vain.
Y w 4 s'.ta was an expert needlewoman, a
" ~ ! housekeeper, an appetite-compelling
T. W. w Her taste in the matter OF personal
nMs 8ammeut was at once enlightened and
~. w ~dse She had a sweet voice, more
wy and could sing her small repertory
+ =. Ky n herman ballads in an altogether charm
gl q !, nsnuer. But when it came TO gen
~ ~. II irformation-art, letters, knowledge
y 7. a nj world-Yetta was as benighted as
4, 4 ~ babe unborn.
= ~ w. n Tsp word "theater,n for example, I'M
(. 1 w ,ssnopably had place in Yetta's
\ . w 1sr,6Dsry; but of the thing theater she
Y ~ -sr no more than she did of the nebular
n n. s II nothess. And yet, oddly enough, of
sss v, n \ dozen suitors for Yetta's hand, he
! s''7 y "a whom she looked with least disfavor
,a0.a 4T,a tragedian by profession Nahan
~, ~ < rbarel was his name, something like
~ \. II and twenty his age, and though he
siss Nh lessons in dancing during the hours
NV - Z n asylieht, no sooner did the sun set
m.,I Nesh he cried truce to the service OF
H., ~, h. &Iepschore, and making his way west
~ NJ Hnd presently rose and shone as an
4 p ~ ming star behind the footlights.
NJ 4 yshsn Zacharel had courted Yetta fer
\. TX MI ullg and perseveringlv for year and
4 ~. rrs but Yetta was instinctiyely u
I ~, tNouette and so poor Nahan's ultimate
XXI N n sim hung in doubt. Again and again
tsis- N had thrown himself at Yetta's feet and
III A. Nmlsssed his passion in the most eloquent
III \ ID ugaagc at his command and implored
n,naa M to end his agony by uttering
.s. ~ n, decisive yes or no. Again
~ Ena again Yetta had shrugged her
XII Nsspely shoulders and opened wide her
tsor. Il aatlu brown eyes and eyaded the
eflsss ~ nnt Of his petition with counter
~ n osy like this: "Eh--yes--l like you
W.. er we'll, Nahan; but tell me, what is
,Ss, n N Asnabout you for a girl 20 fall so des-
!. M HAntely in love h?N-which, Nahan
'ishgj n kk was calculated to put even holder
tter n swain than himself entirely out OF coun-
4 VIII II nsnce.
= pess- 1Ah,n thought Nahan, "if she could
sporsl h nlg see me on the stage
There was the rub. Nahan cherished
Imasctlon that, could Yetta but witness
interpretation OF the role OF Danie
r. lFkanitz, In the tragedy entitled "The
~ NlnlIlcI anu llH dohfhNNAf WV ANe%%
zoo HAst rendered invisible his winning quail
!. I'D Nina would drop from her eyes, and he
har would melt. But the trouble wa
t ,ss N bat old Mendel, whose notions OF pro
'l ~ = r silety were ridiculously medieval
bcSl Henly declined TO permit any child o
lghtb n Ms cross the threshold of theater
lani III Wherefore Nahan saw nothing for it blu
HDMrsst in his wooing, and TO trust T.
\ az n tine and the intervention of providenc
Hhithe rest He consoled himself more 0
1nrS y sss successfully by rejecting that ate
49, Al bis lot was by no means as hard as
oi Eils IA hight have been. He felt tolerablY we
lIeshs snared that his standing in Yetta's re
Of vs. a ord was several degrees higher ina
4 " X, As nearest rival and besides, he had III
sSs Y lterty to visit her, and to spend u
& afternoon in her company as often durln
tf NJ h teweek as his own engagements wouI
ad n low. Yetta was very friendly ~
ialable In her treatment OF himi anu
4, vas only when he broached the SUBJECT
", n b Ms Affections that she became ulsta
w n,,5 Nd reserved. So Nahsn tried TO
WI Nh AZ ntent and philosophicti and to pc
Il dSrs saade himself that he would deser
.ef lra worse II he should TOO eagerly GOV
colsq7 better.
~ But one day last October matte
c itached sudden and unexpected crls
Yetta was seated in the living roc
! W. aer the shop, plying her needle accoi
" 9l,, W. ag to her Industrious wont, and sinSl
g.1 b ssOlg softly to herself, when the &c
IA "a lew open--with a shrek that was g
Tfta ltsguely contrapuntal to the note esc'
rs from Yetta's throat--and in ou
III. A.s ahan, bristling with manifest and alai
rgfxcitement
Yetta,s song died upon her lips, 0
nsing hastily to her feet, "Why Nahar
H. 2e cried ewhat has happened 10 "
" somebody deadg''
ii.sh,gN "DeadYn repeated Nahan, In trei
TdsaV pns tone.
~. NO unfortunately, he Is awe,
Ang that has happened to me Is thls.
rM nye just been giving dancing lesson
hdor Silber.n
"Oh.n exclaimed Yetta, lending an
Section to the monosylIAble that mad
% duty for the sentence. ~ un'
sand.H
An expression of WEAKNESS settled
aer features; and she returned 10
saalf and took up her work again,
n Nahan, LAYING aside the battered VI
ase that ne had so faI held, approaC
~ B Y within yard of his lady love, To-
- as arms upon his breast gazed mo
sanl h lily down at her and demanded
MI sepplchral voice, ''Well?n
ncN n "Wellf" inquired Yetta, innocently
NH eheeriully.
LLH We'll, y pursued Nahan, "do you
II enat lsidor Sllhar said TO me!"
How should know? wasn't the
epned Yetta, plausbly.
y fou do know. You know very
nal you know asserted Nahan.
y es,s ietta bent over her sewing and No
Alea no retort. :,
,,., ~ \ Nathan waited a moment. finaii
s5'is Honounced another melancholy wv
& NJ eta, as innocently and as cheer
= n. before, returned a silvery
W. 4wenin