The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-06-30

Two OiVS per poll poyuDlc IN tlckets uo
their full value. No suitable brush Yves
70 be found md an old broom was
finally pressed into service. Next two
small boys were hired on promise of
q ticlsot apiece nnd. rnounting step.
ladder, tho indcfatignble agent bespat-
tered himself from head to foot In putt
ting up tho paper. It was hard work,
and, before night, his back WINS nearly
bro,scn. fIe had tho doubtful honor,
however, Of being followed about by
nearly tho cutiro colorcd population OF
the town, who gaped In admiring Won
der ut tho goudily-colored paper and
the agents ingenuity in utilizing the
old broom
The paper up tho reserved scat sale
was arranged and the town .'dodgcred"
with small bills This brought on
another night The pext morning was
passed BY tho agent in bod, rs he was
almost paralyzod with wcarincss. Aris-
ing at noon ho proceeded to talk shop
the only method now left him to
furthcr excite tho populnce- He talked
oil afternoon. rapidly und necessarily,
to anyone and everyone who would
listen TO him. Until at night he.
ran ncross the leader Of the town
band, with whom he made diclser to
havo the band play in front Of the cpc-
ra house In consideration of their be-
ing admitted free and ono extra ticket
apiece. Tho following day ut noon the
company wos due, and at eleven o'clock
tho agent reached the depot, q mile out OF
town, and, seated in tho midst Of will
dcrncss Of cotton bales, waited. by tho
time tho trainwas due his thoughts.wcrc
suicidal, as, after mentally summing
up the compony's expenses in the town
and comparing the sum with the prob
able business, he could see nothing but
overwhelming disaster for tho doomed
players On the oticr hand rose the
uncertainty Of their coming, Us he had
left them playing to very small houses
and the chances were that they could
not raise money enough TO leave Little
Rock. However, to his unspealsable
relief, the train finally pulled in with
two members Of the organization sa-
luting him through tho windows. His
doleful nisgivings were partly realized
when but eight members of the com
pany stepped OIL tho train. They OK
planned that Our Eoys" could be done
with eight people and, as clipchcr,
they added that no more of tho coiDpa-
ny could have corne anyway, ns getting
the eight thero hnd tccn pinch. Pro
cecding up to and striking the main
street tho company were greeted BY tho
extensive ln.! ;.sM.:' siil.Ig The nest
,:.}vel :..e;r e:ca c,.c- .os.eo u:'o.i. Mua-
t,.... D~ron:o.t /, Isrr,;t. !!o.o toghlan,
Avn I>~..;i." Gli. Nor
) .. .Ssa:->rn. .hna;I "..s'.i Tiffany,
s>:., .;.;., a!ns:' AH.'c sosi. ONcill.
ace .,p, .-oi.,oii, -t:aeS, ;su.ly, ana a host
of others equally we'll known. stared
thom in the face from cvery poin. of
to appear in Our Boys"
that evening". The sale ut seven o'clock
TO. six dollars and half with
prices OF City cents and one dollar.
Proceeding. after on early supper. to
tho temple of last resort, the company
arranged tho stage and assisted the
pooh-Bah Of tho thcater to light up
This wus q simple affair, as foot-li2lits.
aud all other lights consisted
Of tlllow condlcs- The manager and
agent took their stand at the head of
the ancient stairway, and awaited the
public's pleasure. Two riclsety chairs
and nn old rygoods boz comprised the
box Office. THE disoordant footing Of
tho band without distracted any sad or
thoughts they might have
entertained as to tho immediate future.
and at 8:l5 p. IN forty-four dollars had
accumulated Just about enough to
square all debts Of tho agents contract
ing in tho town outside OF board bills
and return trip to Little Eocl.. AS they
wero obliged to go ahead the manager
back upon the stage and
preceded the entertainment by appear
ing IN front Of the curtain and diplo-
matically explaining how 1t happened
that twenty artists were billed and but
eight would appeor. After thoroughly
lnystifying end muddlin2 tho audience
he retired, nude up and 'Our Boys"
was presented.
Arriving at the hotcl aftcr the per-
Torrance council OF wEr was held.
Their tctol cash consisted Of not quito
seren dollars-this TOTAL being n;n.c up
from their slight pocket change and the
few dollars remaining Of tho door re-
ceipts Of the night. They had, after
breakfast next morning, when they
hoped to leovc Tor Little Rock, an eight
dollar board bill to meet. Then came
the difficulty Of railroad farca. Not
much. TO be sure, but they had it not
At this gloomy hour tho agent. sudden
ly recovering from o brown study,
darted from the room and shortly re-
turned bringing with himthe marshal,
to whom, In the presence of the entire
company, lie appealed in long nnd af-
fecting spcech relating to their pccu-
mary standing.
Tho marshal never weakened until
the Dfrcut nafheticnllv refoiycd To the