Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-10-02
THE FREE PASS FlENo.
He Makes the Life of n Theatrical Mas.
aEeT Weary.

aEeF Weary.
This, said IA theatrical manager, lis
very pretty town, il ought TO have n
hall built around IT, that might reflect in
the sky so that the surrounding countries
could see and admire Between whiles.
when you are not being stood up and sand
hagged for your faoney. they stand you
up for passes. Upon my honor was in
troduced to a man on Monday and on
Tuesday he buttonholed me on Fifth
tvenue and sand he would like TO come
down and see us SO YOU shall, my
boy, said the box Office is open from
sto aud your dollars are always well
come
Another time | was n sort of en-.
forced escort 10 Young lady who was
belated and had missed her friends. ]
knew her slightly, and, as II gentleman
should. offered to see her home. There
isn't blessed relative she has that
haven't passed into this house, and only
the other day the young woman met me
and said her sister was going to be mar
ried, and wouldn't give her a box, so
her brother in law -to-be could give a
farewell stag party dined at a first
class restaurant last week, where they
serve second class meals. and the clerk,
as he struck me for two dollars, re-
marked, You might just as well use
the other side of that check to make me
out a pass.
Il chucked an infant under the chin
the other day and said il was the living
image Of its mother. ] got letter from
| its father the next day asking for two
seats at the matinee, and please. he
added keep the third chair vacant If
you can. Baby is going along, as it is
nurses day out. and the little fellow
may want TO have his mothers knee.
Another day in crowded street car
exchanged my seat for a strap, to which
young lady was holding on. What do
you think, she came into my Office only
this morning and wanted to know If |
wouldn't be SO 'perlite as TO give her q
seat in the theater also. She thought
was so much of a gentleman she didn't
mind in the least asking me.
My pastor begs for passes. My land
lady demands them and pays off her
milk bin with them When treat a
man he looks ms if he expected pass at
the bottom of the glass The street car
conductor thinks one ought to go with
every fare pay him. Young women pre-
sent me with roses, wearing won't
you-pass-me-through-the-door sort OF
expression and their brothers walk
along the avenue with me and call me
my boy and want TO know what night
me and sis can find couple of seats.
Then they take some other fellows sis
ter But for the cock Of the cake walk
give me fellow on Fifth avenue whom
asked Monday to send me down some
things e. . ID
I'VE don't trust theatrical people at
all, my dear sir We find il doesn't
pay. wanted the things sstraightaway
and with difficulty made up the sum ont
of the change in my pocket. The next
night the gentleman was at the theateT
door just as came forward.
81 suppose it's all right he said
whats all right said |.
"'Oh, you know me You did bust.
ness with me yesterday. Isn't it all
rightY
"a dRln't wait to say word. hut
rushed home and for five minutes
yelled blue devils up the chimney of my
fireplace. after which went back to th'
thcater and for two hours couldn'
break the line of people waiting TO
! passes.
Then the manager. signing wearil.
, and wiping his perspiring brow. wrot
, on the margin of newspaper. Pas
Mr.. Jones and party 10 box" When h
finished he whispered: My best girl
mothers divorced husband, who at tn
present time is standing in again witt
the old lady. II things continue bloom
, ing there will be double wedding
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