The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-10
30 MORE SACRED CONCERTS.
ComicaI Brown Finriches the Ian
guage with a New Expression.

An expression among the sportin.
men Of Bangor, Ne, often used wheI
some event has ended IL fiZZla, is,
%'ILcIoil lie 10 more sacred concerts IN
Carmel" The expression has been
quoted Ill over the country, even as fl;
as CALIFORNIA;, but very few people out
side Of this immediat" .iainity have
heard the story o. i. origin.
\ number Of year gro there was trav-
cling through Pcuolsscot AID adjoining
counties queer character pOpuiurly
known rs "Comical Brown. "a sOYt q
wandering minstrel. who was proprie-
tor, lpadin ar;is. and business manage.
oi % little concert company, composed ct
himself, wife, TWO children and another
performer. Tie troupe travelled about
il p uig wagon 0f their own, making one
night sands ~ c,uujrT towns and VII
lay"E. whore. .rc q small admission e.,
t.er provided tae rUra'.a,a VITA tv.S
goo ou,er.Giamautg. Sometimes bust
mes. vas good, ba- often the company
W.aI ...,c r,rc', a., in.aHi."..s ci
vlU.l H4i lr l.ore Inn.i, in ticir sasis
thau q a5"ac ua--, a.i T)ui3 no. ....
ZIP a .u.res lpT @rr..irr s.n-- g.
9" '--.n., r.-.:s. ~cc.. . .4c' Was Car
m".. Sd ''..:.,. aIHr.. r..'.> orlI..c
W.-r al Ha-r.".s E.a.u AND lis con-
U.-r arrived ru"re r4c Saturday rllru-
iur, and ,A.u.iag to win ta, peoples
h,..s hy r-2. ru,.-y, hc announced that
he Uaglt civ" q .l'. y,.t .r...ilu.e.t t.!a5
evening, E, DE followed ou Sunday ey.u-
H., by a saarei concert, admission Zee
twenty-five cHlrs.
Vow, uotl;-r catcier o2uutrvwcn
liz the prospect ri getting something
iB' ua.hir", .o iII,."r whit thar some
thu is, and the news Of Browns Tree
concert ,.avtiod Ike W.'lIrc. The Whole
countryside tanned Out. PEOPLE coming
iTrCi mi. lrtiud, and - stranger IN
I"r:a,l tia. Saturday evening, Wocid |
lHyc Thought that p c!rcls had struck
,hH town o. tslt a ca5,le show W. ia
fu'l SWING. Eat il was nothing .lyYc
than Browns concert. As soon rs :.c
do.ra were opened the a"rr.n@ multi
tube maie grand rush, AM the haii .
was packed il % twiuh,iur. while those !
who were u"Gilt to GAIN adm;;tanca
STOOD around The doorway and hcarcl /
ma.e.,ct.ona upon Brown for NOT bring ,
Ing tent along large enough to hold al /
hands. Those VINO managed TO get into !
the l,Iii Were RECALLED with some excel |
lent music, aal vera apparently 50 |
much pleased that Brown felt sure that |
he mad done good stroke of MANAGE
men; and tina. shey would MI be on hand /
Sunday evening, when he confidently /
expected to reap "a silver harvest.
Sunday evening came, but the village I
appeared as completely. deserted us !
though the inhabitants had all gone on
a bear hunt, and the hall was as lone
some rs Methodist church in camp |
meeting time. When Mr.. Brown and /
his company were ready to sing, the |
house contained an audience of six per-
sons, exclusive of the doorkeeper-One |
woman and five men. Ali this was very !
tiresome to the head of the troupe, but /
he stood it like major, and went /
through the whole programme with as
much attention TO detail as though the |
hall We're crowded with critical audi
ence. He was boiling over with wrath, |
but he managed to keep his face straight !
until the end, when he came down to /
the front, and addressing the lonesome
six, began il gentle tone:
''Lady and gentlemen. / take this oc- !
casion to thank You all for your kind |
appreciation of our concert this evening, I
and there his voice became hoarse with /
rage) / also take this occasion to an
nounce that therc'li be no more sacred .
concerts in Carmel. No, sir (thumpiag /
the table,, not another one.''
And there never has.