Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-21
ADOUBLE-STAR A ILLUSION
THE COMMON MAN AND THE COM
Elan CONGLOMEEATED

AD0UBLE-STAR ILLUSION
THE COMMON MAN AND THE COM
E.>IAN CONGLOMEEATED
How Sorely was Once Tempted, just
for the Fun of the Thing, to Play a
Trump Card Accidentally Dealt TO
my Hand in the Game of Social Life.
- BY EDWARD PAYsoN HALL.
#=%# " Fo, Tie Sentinel.
#%@These fm Sc eing fellows with the
! big glass eyes, the dictatorial astrono-
smers, Occasionally condescend to squall
out from their celestial heights at us
.pur- blind terrestrials that they have
'f56tff d stan which to our pitiful peep
ers, (mole and bat affiliated as they.
are,) may appear single, but which, to
their transcendent telescope vision, isa
!, ,res6ked INTO two stars. Standing be-
side the picture of distinguished
comedian in a photograph gallery,
looking-glass was once held up before
my face by lady, when 10 the the
atrical unit was multiplied by two,
and, mirdbiie7 7dictu !! the star of come
.tly and the. ewspape reporter inter
sehangeably became each others doub-
les or counterparts. The analogy was
that of striking personal simllltude
offset by the glaring fact that we were
not both stars.in the public Estimation.
While on an official visit, as theati
cal reportera to the green room OF the
New Orleans Varieties Theatre, the
manager Informed me that leading
and very brilliant comic actor, whose
1 first appeafanceS there for that night
had been adv ertised the entire@pre-
vious week, had failed to arrive on ac-
count of tt e car and steamboat routes
from the North. missing connection.
But he said that, like Mr.. Vincent
Crumhles, bis invention ;pnld always
readily, bridge, over dramatic gaps !;
and that Ire was going to put. a long
winded French tragedy on the boards
to occupy most of the allotted time,
and then. finish with q very bsief En-
sgish iarce, which be had himself writ
: ten, and whicf he described in busi-
ness-like way to be '.just long ,enough
to fiji the bill He requested me to
look over the manuscript Of this little
farce, and to commit the words and
I prepare TO take the part Of its princi-
pal character while the tedious TRACE
DIV was being enacted, assuring me it
was "prodigicus' short and easy and
as "soups" or iubstitutes were very
scarce,' he would take it as a special
favor if | would thus help him OUT
As it was my first appearance OF
any kind in the .glamourlof. .foot-lights,
after | had made my bow to the au-
dience, for fear of breaking down 7
put on an extra loudness Of voice and
a fearless air Of boisterous bravadd
that fairly astounded pit, gallery,
dress circle and green-room, and
brought down the house" with ju-
'bilant and rafter-splitting encore
From my earliest boyhood l had re
joiced in the possession of comical
trait of.erking back my left foot in q
kind Of fspasmodie kick when anything
amused me in, talking; and this very
original feat pleased the audience ia
mously-they seemed to think it ex-
travagantly funny The second OF
third time | jerked up my foot thai
way, the tide Of cachinatioh roare6
like a deluge, and down. game the bo
quets-a perfect cyclone Of 'em-hal
burying me in a sea Of bloom. | gath
cred up both arms full Of the big pc
sizes, and, stepping forward is the foot
lights amid the most. vociferous shout:
Iif admiratinis Z bowed again,a Chez
after cheer went up, till | began K
suspect the truth my audience were
under an INSTRUMENTATION in theil
4 man Just then boquet about the
size Of a 4lalfbushei measure, evident
| ly badly aimed, struck me full in tn,
face. 1t SO blinded me 1 couldn't se
to pick if up til.the manager had sen
! it back to the donor, a beautiful lady
.gnd the swhnle.theatre shouted Is,
"Look out It's coming again
This time I caught it fairly in on
2 sshanA As lit eainej aid als0 caagat (shal
| tell it y the eve of as pretty VIC
: man az evetthe sut5sAonei upon, (wh
bad throEp the .cboapet,9 az, well as
kind ct ga1lapp1ng, feYsErsof regard fo
her at the same moment.
When the performance was over,
hfeandthe manages lying nnsa sofa i
Il, the e.gteen foplA ,'h5 5star eal con yulse
with laughter, and beating himself a
teasthe nanner of aiie Student whor
&. the King of SPAIN n1sawselyingt on th
4 i grass. in the royal park, reading Do
I Qufxote.. fIeti seized. my hand an
: shook my life nearly out Of me.
ss's = By. By Gisesyhrgs, aold .felloW'p' he Z,
. claimed between his outlaws. "The
took you for the distinguished but N
t sent stdrt isFo have" never seen him
bait sIrthink fyasnands sbey1aust be twii
r bfssisr e. Il tfa.s assaS i3ls ts ies An
ii he laughed on .aIlar or most Ilmmode
atelysf s.tsfe se.iaJ sds spodsEels's
q s. Next morning aai L + raceiavedsai sssia note
q d strange .lady's hand writing, polite
!, requesting me to call on her.at the S
!, Charles HOTEL repaired witho
e delay to the hotel parlor and plesentt
E.my card; when in a few moments II
:. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. thrower of the pr
us vidlis mig htMas .4shefea ilt6 ssmy pre-
enee:s - :. .sasai.ns..; = 81 ia s&e
-sAfafiy BnhTkF She very. naive
ii and if:i began, ess;f sIe You pe
i sessed? What 'kind sof. a rornfcal era
all are yeansapI -t1 noAs asis Qshaes stran
: r 1sane s ssstE y6aasio chan
IS i your naine, e even after it had been
2 the. printed bills f5r a whole week p
a Ny mcntal vision was now as bad
!, dazedr as nay eyes we're sswien the
"a s'qhet struck me ; E. was Seeing sta
sss sure zndhseertain.; amy tongue "