The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-07
began . ,aia. N a very acnpsrs,c, quiet way.

Okoh W Nuhht Nv ~ VIZ Lu'thtffHtfs uutfN NhNs
] knew the ny mptoms and braced..
" II Is good weather he sal with a long pause
between The words. There Is no SNOW on the
late, A.s-a h. He was of. lie raycd a, the
road and The country aud the conductor and the
,nc Az, b NV o w uo III "ISmnmm.u M"n mm'
thing. H." wouldn't stand II.
',,Poosh the train poosi tho train hc screamed,
keep quiet Just then a boy came though with a
Frisco paper, and there MAS n big cut u my man
on the hrsi page. Itsavcd Us. fic quic,cd dow
porter his dear friend, and embraced The con.
ductor, said | Was the pearl among managers
and his hearts solscc.
Another II my mrn raised Cain on The way To
Frisco, The prairie got on his nerves. and b"
insisted upon my doing away with H. From iho
timc he landed IN this country he kept longing
for a sight 81 Niagara and the %prniri"s and M
Indians lie saw ali three, and he liked tho Falls
snd The Indians, but about two days Of tnc prairie
finished him, Hc went 10 pieces completely, ""
kept grooming Its enough 10 mrkc a man rIt MS
throat and ! wouldn't have been surprised to
have had o pianist with a severed jugular vein
llrft on my hands. couldn't do a thing b qulct
him They always hate the long ride To Frisco.
They aren't used to such distances. and they
loathc tho things TO cat That's always tho moan
Of our foreigners, They can cat American cook
cooking for them but in small towns and on tho
road that Is impossible. A good many of them
cook all sorts Of mcssrs In thcir own rooms. It's
a funny thing. though. that they all seem 10 take
% american pi'. Americans aren't alone in their
liking for pic l ou'ln't b. hired 10 cat tn stuff;
but ninr t'nths Of my foreign stars rcvcl in H.
We have 10 get on, AZ every station and buy pic,
,iliS' as in Germany every on" Jumps out ard
I'drinks bccr.
ON used to have queer experiences in Western
concert tours; but everything Is very conventional
out there now, ard the hotels and opera houses
in all towns u any size arc very fair. The funnl
est Western stand ! ever made was in ,\ustln,
Austin was her native town. M Mackay had
found her, up there in the mountains, and had
sent her abroad for a musical education. She
succeeded, MADE a name for herself In EUROPE,
and Austin was bursting with pride. Sh" came
back 10 America, sang in tho East, rith great
SUCCESS; but didn't go West The Austin people
and had forgotten her old friends. Nevada heard
about this feeling, and on" day she came To me-.
We were in Chicago, and she was 10 go back 10
Europe almost Immediately,
~ want 10 give a concert in Austin, New she
said.
Il almostf"ll out Of my chair. 7, isn't possible
iii me-, i, possible
"Th" e rrsr would BE- enormous. We could
never stand it.
81 dom, ask you 10 stand it. will pay every
thing any amount only take me- thrrr. rhcv
say | am ashamed Of th"n. | will show thcm,
Well, ,sh" got hrr way, Thought; VAS sheer
lunacy; but Nevada was willing 10 pay the bills,
So W" went, We had To leave our privat' ear
several hundred miles from Austin and lake CON
mon coaches on a narrow -gaug" road that climbed
like q ny. About four or Ave stations h fore VIC
s'ru,s Austin people hrgan to board IN train.
Did Emma come they'd ask tho cnn1uctGr
back and tell the. people Un the platform n.d
everybody would howl for Emma until Nevada
would 60 oit ana talk 70 them and shake hands
with everybody she didn't kiss. \. cool share
o tbc crowd wcntt1 Austir with us. but /, wasr't
anything 10 the crowd that net us at the station.
EyGtybody in The towrAnd all ,ic country round
had turned out, md thcy were tho que rest crowd
/ eve, saw Miners srd cowboys and indians
and ordinary conventional pcDple, all shaE"n
UP together, and all will with excitement by
that '.nr ! wasGlad We had come. wuskaying
the time Oi my life et somebody cise's cS pcaSe.
Talk stout enthusiasm ! mover know what 1t
was before and ! never heard anything Ike
topped N H. car Fycryholy yelled Ter name
and Chccrrd aud chccrcd, and ST" @3lDl and threw
Kisses and laughed and Cricd There wasn't
an" fake about it wouldn't have believed
there could Ne So mach geGuinc feeling any " here
/" tho world i gave nc a well ,casOurd mar
agCr , brand ncn thrill up and down my back.
There was only one carriaE" ia Austir then;
and We had I! drive quite = distance 10 the town,
Nevada ant ! hal the carriage, aud the rest ~
the company went along IN big wagons Thea
came the crowd on hprscaaci, in wagon, and on
foot We i!ryc along = i;c,liSa mountain road
at n gallon ahd every iitlc distance elong the
way there were bouircs burning. shy. it was
grc't Nevada didn't get any rest before even
Ing, The crowd wanted hcr and 1t wolld have
her. She must have kissed I'll tho children in
tG,jlu and a good percentage 81 the grown pco-
pie, ahd by Joe. she acted as L she like it |
Nf'.i All''Ah Nv . NV ~ 81 bhN INV q Il VIZ
woman, up thcr" in the mountn Ms We gave
the concert in the church. The minister and
J. with the assistance o. tho whole population.
rL'Abo re- he seats aud mad" ont tickets Tick.
cts sid AZ 50, but the housC wouldn't rcgiu TO
hold the crowd. and almost any o!d rricc vas
o'Icrrd 10Y scetS Wien the d,3r" op"rc'i there
was u stampede. TIER" were inty rcn !. the
crowd 10 every woman Most 90 them kent u'
nix lClt hats ard wore their trousers tucked in,D
liEh bots They zion I pay an attention To
tie alicS .lSt walked over he high backed
SCOTS Stood in the pulpit aud II wa funny
and making iuT front BOWS, regardless uf the
number on ,hcir tIckctG
Nevada hHd "rmc - her svcilcS' clothes with
her. an came out blazing will .cHcl7 and wear
iEC Il PARK gown 'ha; had coi her S2.COJ.
never expect 10 hrlr apything again Ike the
Ercctnr tnoy gave her; and | kaow she'll a"vcr
again sing 49, she did that night she glng and
sang. until acr vuicc literally gave od aud ,hc
crowd saw ihHt she couldn't keep II ur any longer.
Then iGcy ciCcrcd and started for ilc stage
in q hunCD, Nevada spread uut her hands and
told ilcm that If they'd wait until she wcl;
end put on a heavier, high-ncrkcd gown. snr'd
conc back and kiss thcGr all ald ciyc every
on" ~ them y piece ~ her wedding cake She
had Just married Dr. Palmer, and shc jGi packed
" trGnk ful - Wedding cake u take to Austin
She, ran o' - TIE dressing room AMI in q !i'l"
while cane bark in = darn gown VI" brought
TIE lake IN IN hir pans, ana she fulfilled both
her plJMisc~ Tic crowd was wild With dCli~it
anG would h :yc WhupTci II up all night Il their
FINN" hadn't told them 4le Hls worn on.
The NcNI morning thc Wu0lc town tUrrr ON
- tahc w. 70 The station and, though TIA; was
ht"cH vcNrs era. | Goilcvc the mountains mus
nc cCIplnc Yet with thor GOpi Nv E|ma" Ne
rnda said Shc woIlin't have missed thst visit
ir al the money she would make that Season
"a. II wGS, b" long Ids, tGr "in,t cn'"rt.. mink;
experience I've haI in my "rr"cr aS . manage"