New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-08-28

'Your pardon STRIP he said, courteous.
", moving as he spoke into the vacant seat
beside me. ut would seem that you are
here alone, as I am. If I have not pre-
you invited me thitber from over yonder y
His voice was refined and his pronuncia-
ton pure, and the courtly bow which ac-
companled his words suited well with his
slightly sig. y. old fashioned phraseology. Again
tnat distressing nervous tremor. I felt N.Y.
self shivering with excitement, and l could
with difficulty control myself enough to
murmur an acauiescence. He seated him
self without hesitation, and took a little
time to draw the folds of the heavy cloak
closer around him. regardless Of the heat
which was considerable
watched him and his curious action
with tongue-tied interest. 1 was confused,
We.struck, embarrassed in the close
proximity OF this man. Still, I was glad TO
have him beside me- as one is pleased at an
unexpected meeting with a friend among a
crowd Of strangers
''You are interested in the performance"
| asked, when he looked at me again.
Indeed, yes,' he replied, withsfriendly
content Then after a pause he added,
"Who is the playwright!''
l was silent with sheer surprise. Surely
had not heard right
Il beg your pardon said as casually as
I could.
"Who is the author of the playa" here.
peated mildly.
THE authors Why, Shakespeare
shakespeare! Who is Shakespeare"
For an instant thought / had lost my
reason. Then I looked at the stran ger,
and tried to detect the shadow of smile
lurking behind the melancholy of the eyes
and round the serious lips. He met my
scrutiny with grave, expectant composure.
Are you an Englishman, sir!" l said at
last, ''and have not heard of our greatest
poet? Even foreigners, I thought, admit
him to be the greatest dramatist of the
modern World.''
MY companions face flushed apparently
with pleasure Then, with the first trace
of embarrassment he has shown, he said
apologetically: 81 see you care for him.
but wished to discover how far we were in
sympathy in this matter''
! felt justifiably annoyed and was silent
81 crave your pardon, sir, he said
gently ut was no wanton freak. My
question had its purpose" He looked at
me penltently and was surprised at the
ease with which forgave him.
WHO was the player that represents
Macbeth:" was his next startling question.
hesitated, suspicious of another hoax
but he added with undoubted sincerity
sln truth, this time [ seek Information in
all seriousness" Then with touch of
melancholy IN his voice he continued Il
am a stranger here; have but strayed
hither by accident
He is Henry Irving, our greatest actor
l answered, trying to conceal my surprise,
AND Inc Lady Macbeth IS Miss Ellen
Terry. They have acted together constant
~, and by their devotion to the art and to
Shakespeare have done much to help us
understand him. y
And does he then so greatly need inter-
probation! - asked the stranger with a
queer smile.
do you always understand him yourself,
sirss'' replied, feeling that if the rejoinder
| was uncourteous he had willfully provoked
it.
Still the queer smile
In faith, was won't always to think
sou was the quick reply, given with more
| amusement than the occasion seemed to
justify. ssYet confess he added, more
seriously there have been things tonight,
that have surprised me. The witches, for
example do they appear such as you have
always esteemed witches!n
Personally find it difficult to believe
/ in witches = I replied, tolerantly beginning
vaguely to doubt whether my intellectual
looking friend might not after all be but q
fool with a divine countenance
SO did Shakespeare replied my COM
panion promptly, ssbut his hearers il great
part had no such difficulty. The name Of
witch bore to them terrible and hideous
significance. But your witches are solemn