Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-12-16

tifully, for it was not often that bird
was so easy to pluck.
At the hour appointed the aspirant ap-
peared at the school. She was con-
Quoted up stairs and handed play
book of Hamlet.
LET me hear you read the soliloquy,
said the teacher in a condescending
tone.
The little lady read it as well as she
could, but was frightfullV nervous. At
its conclusion the autocratic instructor
looked at her obviously.
"Dear, DEAR" be cried. Every poor,
very poor, 1 am afraid you will require
a great deal of training"
He got her to read several different
things and then her lesson was over.
He had not ATTEMPTED to instruct her in
any way at all. The next day the pro-
gramme was the same, and week had
passed before he put her In the class
with his other pupils.
The aspiring amateur thought she
was very stupid, but her hopes revived,
when she found that she was 10 rehearse
part.
For four days she rehearsed and then
her term was concluded. She knew
about as much as when she commenced,
but he was 500 in pocket.
He suggested that she should take
another term, and incidentally remark
ed that the play would be produced In
a nelghboring town, when they were all
up IL their parts.
a part" AT LAST.
He had touched the spot. She would
really have an appearance. The idea Of
II haunted her in her dreams. She was
81 the rehearsal very early the follow
log morning with another 81 % bill.
-Four days before the production the
manager explained that il would be
necessary for each one OF his pupils 10
sell ten tickets al 81 each, and donate
$40 toward defraying the expenses OF
printing, railroad fares, properties,
rent, etc.
They all cheerfully submitted. and
the shark cleared in the 0eighborhood
OF $500 in this manner.
Finally the sventful night arrived.
The whole company, as he called them,
went TO a small town that is not 70 be
found on the map. The two bill boards
were covered by hand painted posters
announcing that the company would
appear for one night only.
The performance went on as smoothly
as could be expected, and every one was
delighted, but the shark. The, house had
been very fair, but on the homeward
trip be sat in the train apparently In
the deepest thought.
What's the matter?" asked the as
pirant, approaching the scowIing mon
arch.
"Oh, nothing. Everything went
wrong" Then be smiled sweetly az the
inFeuue and added:
"Of course, the performance was
good, very good, but the house, my
dear, the house"
what was the matter with the
house?"
"Oh! it was terrible. You, OF course,
do not know how heavy the expenses
are, but my loss will reach $500, / am
sure"
The aspirsnt expressed her sympathy
and went away. 1t preyed upon her
mind and she mentioned il to one OF the
other girls. They were all flushed with
the excitement of their late appearance,
and got up a movement TO ''chip in"
and make up the loss.
The following morning the shark re-
ceived a neatly addressed envelope with
two 500 bills in it, and a nice little
note from his scholars.
After he had bled his pupils for an
other tel N, they began TO grow imps-
tient, and he saw il would be necessary
to find them engagements 10 bis first
contracts it was stated that when COM
petent ha would supply them with en-
gagemen&.
The a rant became very impatient
She wa red Of going down day after
day ans ver gettinE any result and
- Alb Saw that she WAS Inclined 10