Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-02-28
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stray Leaves From a Reporters
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stray Leaves From a Reporters
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The two child artists who assisted at
last nights entertainment in the City
hall, were wonders. The scene from
Romeo and Juliet" given by little
Mollie Killingbeck of Bridgeport, would
have done credit to an older performer.
Miss Killingbeck is but 12 years old.
Her club swinging act showed that her
development was both physical and
mental. Master Ormonde, whose real
name is jackson, for lad of his years
is a remarkable viclinist. Every move
ment was in sympathy with his theme.
and the GOODNESS of the boy was wonder.
full.
A piano tuner who says that pianos
frequently deteriorate, because they are
allowed to become too dry, prescribes
this remedy: "Keep growing plant in
the room, and so long as your plant
thrives, yopr piano ought to, else there's
something wrong with it. Just try it,
and see how much more water you will
have to put in the flower pot in the room
where the piano is, than you use in any
other room. Some people keep a huge
vase or urn, with a sopping wet sponge
in it, near or under the piano, and keep
it moistened, just as a cigar dealer
keeps his stock. They keep this up all
the time the fires are on"
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IN bet a new hat that there will be
frost in May" said John Delane of
Quarry street this morning. Finding
no one to accept his wager he explained
that q cold snap coming the last two or
three days in February was sure indi-
cation that there would be frost in May.
Owners of ugly dogs should have their
attention called to section 657, postal
laws and regulations, viz: Carriers are
not required to run the risk of being
bitten BY vicious dogs in delivering mail
matter. Persons Keeping such dogs
must call at the postoffice for their mail,
or, if they wish it delivered at their
houses, must render it safe for the car
rier to approach their premises.
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Those who had the pleasure of wit
Messing the production of the "Redemp-
ton" in New Haven, last evening, must
admire the courage of Prof John l..
Bonn, who is working upon the oratorio
| with the Choral society and making eX-
cellent progress. Whether the pecuni-
airy aid necessary TO make the affair
the complete success for which Prof
Bonn is working, will be forthcoming,
is of course yet a question. Gounod
| wrete the redemption" for the Roman
church of France and very properly
the name by which he wished to have
it called was not an oratorio, but a
"Sacred Trilogy." Both the music and
the text have the peculiar French
fiavori they are emotional i'll a sense
alike remote from the passion music of
Bach, and from the cooler Protestant
thought and feeling of the present day.
In no other work by Gounod is the won
| deFful health and graphic power of his
Instrumentation SO developed.
Hey, You there, come here, n sharp
voiced woman from the back steps of a
house TO a passing tramp. The tramp
plowed his way through the new-fallen
! snow to the steps, thinking the woman
had taken pity on him and would sup
ply him with lunch.
Have You any thing for me lady?"
he said.
mo. You can go now" said the won.-
an turning into the house. II just
wanted you to walk in here so you'd
break path out to the gate" And
she shut the door and bolted it, leaving
the tramp I" ''S~rov" tkS path on his
way out.
The "Sassiety" papers of Missouri
are on the verge of distraction over the
recently discovered fact that the new
Governor eats pie with knife. 1t GER
tainly is slow method, and not nearly
so satisfactory as taking the allowance
of pie in ones good RIGHT Iand while
eating it. >.~ =.