Telegram-herald., 1890-04-12

village not far from Leghorn, which was
. favorite resort FOR sone of our F1oren-
tine families Although we had lots OF
fun bathing. fishing. sailing, and so
forth, our time began 10 hang rather
heavily on our hands, 90 when IL was
proposed by some OF the ladies that we
should get up littlo amateur play for
the benefit of the poor fisher children
of the village, we entered into the prof.
ect with heart and soul. We children,
I mast confess, stood somewhat in awe
OF my father, though | don't suppose
any father was ever so warmly loved by
his children as was ours By US, and thus
10 vas With no littlo hesitation that wo
headed a deputation which came to
ask him 20 superintend the juvenile
performance. Ny father was then at
the height ot bis fame and reputation.
and he cheerfully assentrd to what we
considered = rathcr bold request. and
from that timc forward vas the most
enthusiastic person concerned in the
performance. After much dcliberation
w managed to settle on the piecc which
We should perform, and. determined 10
fiy at The highest game in sight, we
chose a comedy Of the great Goldoni
called in Italian lie Smanie per la
FillergiatUrd." Thcn came the distri-
button Of the parts
Tho two young Princes Strozzi. the
lit-lc Count Ghcr1rddosca, and nv elder
brother werc picked ont as the star per-
formers of our aspiring company. and
20 thcm were assigned Tho principal
characters. To my own inward morti-
fcatrn. though uy father suspected 7
had sorno natural talent. and on my
part vas quito sure OF it, ny reputa-
tlon OF indiscriminate ''guying' proved
ny ruin. So far from baviny good
part given TO ne. ne vas only on receipt
Il my solemn assurance that / would
not trv 90 make tho others laugh. or
laugh az them myself that ! vas al
lowed 20 play tho part % servant. who
appeared for IN instant 60 hand letter
or something 81 shat sort However. I
swallowed nv chlgriu. and vas as sober
and serious over my work a Il tho fate of
tho whole performance bad depended
upon ne. We had only three weeks al
lowed tous for rehearsals and the getting
&c - our costumes. 50 you can imagine
our sine was pretty fully occupied
All wens well. however. until 4 week
before the night q che performance.
snd then came \ catas --0phs Young
Count Ghersrddesca. vho vas - play
ne principal comedy part. vas ssken
seriously l. and the doctor announced
tbat bis appearance would - an utter
i-1rossib.lity. Ny father saw circle
% hisnk faces as he read the letter con-
taininE shessd news but he soon revived
cur spirits bT eslIins IA shat n would
nd some cns 20 tsxe the Invalid place,
and thai eur play should certainly n
given. zen nay imagine NJ childish
aeilvht though vhs- he told ras thst "a
thouEht I vas capshfe - Sling 90 ~
sancv. II could rake II ny mind -
ssara re Isnr part ard rehesrse IL IN
~esk
OF cour=r dii ret hesitate = -orre1s
would rave undertaken - ies-1 bali
ao-an ieadiag parts and - I rssdily
prou, ts--d - berin ~ stndT AZ cnce ard
- -~pest sha wcrsi@ rerfsetlT on she
f,Ilowirx morning. I taiir means -
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