The times., 1897-04-18

Digby Fell never loses an opportunity
for one of his characteristic remarks, as
an exemplification, the following incident
can he quoted. While in company with his
wife one oI the + AL River hoaJs, en- route
TO Boston from New York, they occupied
one OF the deck Staterooms on the starEoar1
side of the boat The Pilgrim. Incontra- dis
tinction 10 MIR. Bells possession OF nerve
force, Mrs Bell is OF an exceedingly nervous
tempermenr. a lways antic ipating evil
and ''crossinG the bridge in advance -
and in fact thorough aia1Iist, which is
painfully evident on wHter trips, and on the
short ride to Boston, Mrs Bells weakness
in this particular was markedly manifested,
she on this occasion, ON account of crowd
ed condition OF the boat, combined with
a rather high sea, while rounding Point
Judith being particularly fearful.
Mrs Ben occupied the lower berth in
the staterogIH. while Digby was snUCly
and safely ensconted in the upper. and at
about 2 o'clock in the morning, while
peacefully sleeping and dreaming OF con-
quests to be achieved in The City of
Beans in their presentation of Hoyt's
masterpiece, "A Midnight Bell he was
rudely awakened by Mrs. Bell 5 hand grasp
ing him, and her voice trembling with fear.
saving: "Digby. Digby, for heavens sake,
wake up! wake up! We're in n dense for,
the ship has run aground, ,ile water is
pouring into the holes made by the rocks,
and the donkey-enEines are pumping, but
the water. is fast gaining upon them"
Dighy raised himself in his berth, list ened
for a few seconds TO the scnrryfng feet Of
the sailors on the upper deck above his
head, the hoarse cries OF the officers. the
responses OF the men, the steady throbhing
and puisating OF the donkey y-angincs on the
lower deck. and becoming convinced that
his wife's fears, for once. were like the
ship. wen grounded. quickly invested Mrs
Bell into two Iife-preservers, and quickly
drawing on his trousers, shoes and over
coat, rushed upon the deck
In his absence Mrs Bell hurriedly gath
cred together everything portable, hastily
tied them in Mr.. Bell S macintosh. and at
tached that to another lfe-preserrer, and.
is Mr.. Bell, returning from his investiga-
ton. reopened the door Of the stateroorn,
turned to him with a blanched cheek and
trembling voice, inquired: Can we be
saved?'
Digby quickly diyested himself of his
outer garments, and, without word.
sprang back into his berth. Mrs. Bell
alarmingly cried, For Gods sake, do
not keep me in suspense. Tell me the
worst. What is the situation?' With a
long, whitening glance, Digby turned his
face TO the wall, and in ironical tones, said
Tied to the dock at Newport, taking off
freig ht."
An interval Of about ten minutes elapsed
ana then a white slender hand reached
into the upper berth and small, very
small, voice broke the stiffness of the
cabin and said: II suppose shall never
hear the end Of this" which was respond
ed to from the upper berth by the single
ejaculation, Never"
Since this episode, which occurred last
fall whenever Mrs Bell attempts to draw
upon her nervous force or gives voice to |
an expression of fear over. some antici- |
pated event, Digby uses one expression,
which is happily effective in completely |
checking it's further advances, and that ex- |
preston is, "Tied to the dock
They do have high old times in Paris |
They go in for the most dignified and |
d affairs with strenuous aban-
don which is as confusing and mystifying
count from a correspondent of how the
head and front of the critical guild of
France, Francisque Sarcey, was treated
at a lecture: Papa Sarcey,' the much
loved and much hated Partisan critic, |
recently had a rather disagreeable expe-
rienee during lecture about comedy by
Plautus, which he delivered in the Odeon
Theater. Arrived at the end of a scene,
he exclaimed with a triumphant mien.
We'll, are you not pleased with the scene
have just read? Is not such a first act
very chic?' The answer was an ear
splitting yelling and kissing from the
parquet and galleries. An ironical invi-
tation TO sing referred to Sarcey's attempt
1T a previous occasion to sing in public,
his voice is anything but trained.
The friends of the critic, who were as
as his enemies, opposed these