The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-23
! AS HE SAW "CYRAN0"
\ By George AIDE
By George AIDE


ance of -Cyrano de Bergerac" one even
ing recently. Next morning at the
breakfast table he was telling the book
keeper, the clothing salesman and the
young woman stenographer all about it
'You want TO co. he said. You
want to go. It's all right. Mansfield
does it out OF sight"
Its something like Shakespeare,
Amt ii?- asked the bookkeeper.
NO, this is something new. some
thing just of of the bat. OF course it is
something like Shakespeare, becuz this
fellow has a hard-luck finish, but it
amt tragedy. either. l don't know
what you would caIit, but it's all right
at that"
Mansfield wears a big nose, don't
he?" asked the stenographer. Il should
think he'd look awful funny"
Funny? Yes, il is funny. l don't
think. It's about as funny as six fu-
nerals goin' into Rose Hill cemetery all
at one time. Funny"
why? Does he die?- asked the
well, yes, be does die at the finish
but that's the least of his troubles
Where be has all OF his trouble is On ac
count of this girl. You've got to ad
mire good many things he done, but
at that l wouldn't have stood for this
other fellow as long as he did"
what other fellow o. asked the book
keeper. Did some other fellow love
the girl?"
''Oh. murder." exclaimed the sport
ing oracle. pushing away the cup Of
coffee. Il see right here that III have
TO make diagram of this whole thing
Now, this is the whole business as near
as could follow it. Cyrano (Searanoh)
is stuck on the girl. She's kind of
second cousin Of his. The girl likes him
well enough, and that's about all. He's
sight, you know. He's got nose on
him that Amt a nose al all. It's
handle. that's what it is. Well. this
Cyrano is brainy guy, and he's ready
to fight at the drop of the hat. espe
cially ii anyone goes TO making any
cracks about the nose. That's the one
thing be won't stand for. He's handy
fellow with the sword. writes poetry
and so on. you know-an elegant talker.
too. and as soon Is you size him up you
can see that this horrible beak is his
one handicap. But it's someihin', of
course, that nobody can overlook.
well, just about the time the piece
opens, this girl that he's dead stuck on |
comes TO him and tells him that she's in |
love with a young soldier that's Just I
come TO join the same company that
Cyrano's with. That's an awful Jolt
right between the eyes, but this Cyrano
is game up wherever you put him, so
he promises the girl that he'll help the
thing along and look after the young
fellow. and-oh, yes. he promises her
that he won't fight with Christian"
who's Christian?' asked the stenog-
rapher.
That's the name of the young fellow
that the girl is stuck on. He's one of
these nice looking boys, you know, good
up 10 his limit. but short limit. Well,
he's a new soldier in this company, and
some of the others have been kiddin'
him and tellin' him that be didn't have
any nerve. He's crazy mad. and just
10 prove that he's all right he decides 10
rail- down Cyrano, because he's the best
man in sight. Cyrano starts to tell the
soldiers story of something that hap
pened the night before, and this young
Is GLOW, who's siitin' off at one side.
,hoots in a remark about the nose.
Nell. everybody jumps up becuz it
ouAs ten TO one that there's goin' 10 be
i KILN. Cyrano IS right on top of this
Iouug fellow in a second. and wants 10
Snow who be is. When he hears the
lame he stops that quick. Its the young
elbow he's promised TO look after. He
1oes back aud sits down aud starts the
tory again. The young fellow say, ,
more about The nose. lie
eeps IL up. you know. and the soldiers
on 1 know what TO make of il. for ms
be first time on record that anyone !
YER made any remarks about the nose
nd got away with it Well, at las,
yrano sends the soldiers out and tells
his Christian why he can't fight him.
nd then the young fellow weakens and d
poiogizes and they agree to be friends.
Now. this young fellow is a good
'oker. but. as be says himself, when
sey begin 10 talk il over. he's a frost .
hen il comes to falkin' or writin' let
.rx. so Cyrano makes a proposition
lat he'll write the letters and tell the -
,ung fellow what TO say TO the girl.
ID between the two of 'em they'll win
n out That's the part Of the play / v v
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