Telegram-herald., 1889-07-15

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Iis3es Ia the evening
it szs = great oocaslon, aud the new
opsra wSS a complete SUCCESS Helen
never sang more beautifully. IN the
great ara Jusg before her tiight With
Pans she brought the house 20 Its feet
by her dramatic singing and acting.
Uncle lAghIfoot Myers leaned out Of his
box at al angle that ILnperlled his life.
and waved his opera hat. shouting
.'B4ava~ until be Was hsarse- West
Hastings. who occupied prosceaium
box with his sister, Mis-. Dick Griswold,
stood up and applaudei with An elegance
that was remarked by every one IN the
house; and Mrs Dick not only threw
the bouquet that lay on the railing Of
her box, but unpinned the bnGch Of
rosss at her corsage and threw them Al
the prima donna's feet Mrs Vsnde-
water Tod. who occupied the next box.
not 10 be outdone in enthusiasm, took a
large diamond star from her hair, and,
pinning il 10 a bouquet. threw il with
excited fingers at the singer; but il fell
short of It's mark, and, striking the
venerable bass viol player on his bald
head, bounced into the orchestra The
house roared with good natared laughter
as the old man, after feeling his mead 10
See that the skull was not cracked,
picked up the bouquet with its precious
addition and handed it To the smiling
priina donna, while the family circle
shouted and the boxes waved their
handkerchiefs. The ushers were worn
out carrying ''noral tributes" down the
aisle; and, altogether, such q night had
meyer been known,
The most excited person in the house
was Rush Hurlstone. BY a lucky
chance he was standing in the wings in
all the dignity Of his Trojan armor when
Helen made a sudden exit. Coming
from the brilliantly lighted stage into
the dark behind tho scenes she struck
her foot against a carelessly laid gas pipe
and almost pitched into his arms He
put ont his hand and she caught hold Of
it quickly. The thing did not take half
a minute. "Grazie," said she, lightly,
thinking Of course that he was one of the
regular Italian chorus. Then she passed
on TO her dressing room followed by her
maid bearing her train, and her aunt,
who had just throw n a wrap across her
shoulders Rush blushed scarlet under
his warriors beard. He was afraid the
men standing around would hear the
humping OF his heart against his tin
armor. When no one was looking he
raised the back of the hand she had
touched TO his lips and kissed it, and
then he wondered how he could have
been such fool.
When the opera was over. Rush thought
it no more than polite for him to accom-
pany Mime. Celia and her daughter home;
but when he went II look for them he
found that they had gone as soon rs the
dancing was finished. He was not sorry,
| for now he could lir~ar around the nlace