The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-04-13

the advantage of being with a good
company. It will not be long before the
public hears from her.
'It has been my experience that the
French, Italian, Spanish, Mexican, He
brew-anyo Of the southern races-possess
this nalneless abandonment, this per
sonal magnetism, as it were, i'll excess
of any other nation" continued the
speaker. And where il is found in an
eminent degree il Americans they gen
orally have Somc strain of foreign blood.
Americans make unsurpassed character
act0rs-tiat Is, when We wish to per-
senate miners. westerllcrs. New Ing
handlers, farmers. darkiCe, %,iT Of the
various p1lses Of typical American life.
we find aLlplG material right aG hand.
Ii, however, We wish to depict Il draw
ing room scene with setting complete
and to the life, We mast call on u for
aiCn country for tho actors. It IS Il lam
cntable fact that, * far as tho stage j.
concerned, we must 60 to England for
our gentlemen. For some reason the
leisure class in AMERICA, the men Of
breeding and culture, when choosing a
profession, do not select tho stage. 1t
may be that the calling OF an actor Is
not looked upon, Oh this side OF the wa
ter, as sufficiently ~diGaiied; but, be
that as it may, Of eli the applicants for
h%istrionic hoaors i'll this country only a
few Of them are recruited from the
ranks of recognized gentlemen's IONS.
In England - Is different. There arc
numbers of younger son there who
have no money, who arc debarred from
going into trade on account Of the fam
lily csautchQon, who have not the men-
tai ability to become doctors and law
yers, and TO whom the stage offers a
practical and Interesting solution of the
dilemma. They make first class actors
for the parts we need, because they pos
sess tho Il indispensable qualification
of having come straight from the draw
ing room, bringing their faultless man
ners with them. New York Sun.
Il saw d queer trick III Chicago the
other day said the drummer as he
lighted a fresh cigar and pared his nails
| with his pocEcthnifc.
Of conTso two OF three Of the group
wanted to know al about it, and lie
/ continued:
Zone Of yea let me have q clean 81
bill fer q moment. All, that's a daisy
Of Q bill-inst off the press last week.
Now, then, | lay the bill face down
ward on the foor-thus. The chap who
! did the tric,. was not professional Jug
| sler, but lie I'd it with n~eatness and
dispatch. | don't sag I can do it myself,
Int I'll try"
"Dut "i...t is tie trick?"
"Why, / take my knife and cut the
bill lengthNise-so. Then l cut it cross
wise-so. That divides the bill into four
cqna! portions, doesn't it?:'
Every one III the group answered that
it did. and the drummer gazed at the
pieces awhile and said:
The trick is to blow tho pieces to-
! gether 30 that the edges will unite. The
Chicago man did it, bat Just how !
couldn't find out. Let's see. l will now
blow. Ahsthey do not unite. will
blow again.
What in the Old Harry are you try
ing to do?" demanded the owner Of the
bill.
Why, I'm trying to blow the pieces
together" innocently replied tho drum.
mcr.
But you can't do IL"
"No, l see ] can't. The Chicago man
did it, but I'm not on to the trick. Here
are the four pieces, and I guess you'll
have to get q bottle on mucilage and 8
sheet Of paper and paste them together.
Awfully cute trick, but Ilcan't do it.
Wish | could, but I can't"
And, strangely enough, the owner OF
the bill looked at the pieces. and from
the pieces to the drummer and back,
and then called the drummer a double
dyed idiot and walked Off with the decla
ration that he'd like to punch some.
body's head.-Detroit Free Press.
Has Fun With His Coffee.
"Some folks can't drink coffee unles.
it's hot" said Mr.. Goslington, land
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