The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-02-22

nurls his kElTo into the center OF the
stage, where 1t uuivers n defiance as the
curtain falls. In his anger and excite
ment the blade failed to stick in tho
stage and bounded into the orchestra,
the handle hitting tho double bass
player on tho top OF his hcad, which
was as innocent of hair as q billiard
ball, go as the curtain came down the
old fellow was stamping about and rub
bing his bald pate TO the delight OF the
audience.
~ realized now that the storm had
burst in earnest, and that o total
wreck would soon follow. Knowing
that could not nvert tho catastrophe,
and having no desire to face the
tragedians wrath, like a polite but dis
loyal captain / deserted tho ship and
went IN front to SEQ it go down. Byron
says of battle: oh, what sight to
him who has no friend or brother there!
to which Prenti tice adds, and Is not there
himself.' The latter was now my case.
was not there m ysclf, and / did not in
tend to be, SO from tho secure corner OF
an upper private box / watched the
progress of the most disastrous perform
ance had ever seen.
"As the curtain rises on the last act
the tribe of Metamorn should rush
through the opening in the woods as
their leader calls them; but by this
time tho braves werc so frightened that
they had become domoralized, and as
tho foremost rushed through the opon-
ing in the woods his long bow got cross
wise between two trees. This not only
prccipitatcd tho rcdslSin over 1t, but tho
entire tribe followed, tumbling head
over heels into the middle of the stage,
l tremblcd now lest the big Injun'
would refuse to put in an appearance,
At last, to my relief, the audience
auieted down and Forrest strode upon
the stage. If remember tho story, at
this point Motamora's wife and children
had been stolen away and murdered.
His pnthos was flno, and by his nagnifi-
cent acting 10 reduced his audience to
attention and enthusiasm. ALI was
now going we'll, and looked forward to
a happy termination Of the play, which
l was thankful to know had nearly
reached it's climax.
"A funeral pile of burning fagots was
then brought on, at which some palo-
face was to be sacrificed. Tho two In
dians in charge of this mysterious-look-
ing article set 1t down 80 unsteadily thnt
large sponge saturated with flaming
alcohol tumblcd off, and rolled down tho
stage, leaving track of fire in its wake.
Put it out' said Forrest, put it out"
whereupon the two Indians went down
on thoir knees and began to blow al
ternately in u see-saw way, singoing each
others eyebrows at every puff. The
audience could not stand this oomical
picture, and began to break forth in
laughter. Let the thcatcr burn! roared
Forrest.
"At last one tall Indian, supposed to
be second in command, majestically
waved off the two who were blowing,
and stamped his foot with force and
dignity upon the flaming sponge, at
which perfect fountain of burning
alcohol spouted up his leather legs. He.
caught fire, tried to put himself out,
rubbing and jumping about frantically,
and at last danced Off tho stage in tho,
most comical agony. Forrest made o,
furious exit; the curtain was dropped,
and the public, in perfect good nature,
/ mingled with the crowd
as it went forth and never saw an audi
enoe at the end OF flve-act comedy
wreathed in such smiles