The sun., 1901-03-31


The old gentleman was always very kind
to me and had the oldest pet name Tor me
| eyer heard. lie used 70 hail me WIN, WIN,
: Where's my crummie glIl' Well 'Tuh-
me, how are yOuy
In answe to my amazed look he explained
one day that Il was lo. kshlre iet it NJ ana
meant plump or round faced The only
time he ever cursed mr was when he gave
me the cue IN the wrong place, as he Openly
admitted ana went on too soon in con~eI
uuanDc Alidp he sWOrS % the ar seemed
blue my | Ks shook uudc" me- dd not
know whether 10 speak or not lie rose
and putting his arm about mo, lel me on
the stage II was playing ms daughter ana
as We crossed the stage this is what he said
the words in parenthcSrs being a,ides 20
me the other words being aloud Tor the
audience.
What in hade > My little one CNou
double damned foolp Ny bird what bring'
You here les what the blankety, blank
nation does bring you here. cyummlH Hifln
Get back 10 your nest dcarie' tAnd stay
there damn youp" as he gently pushed M"
oil the stage Next day, when the p'ompter
showed him his error, j." admitted il ~ once,
He knew mu'h ,o"row and t'ouJle, ana
before that last long streak 0f GOOD 70 tune
came 10 HIM in New ldrk in Hazel III x"
he knew time Of bitter Iovel " tllll
had died a sweet and noble woman ana
tho loss was terrible Ia him. ! was lnSt WIZ
ming success in the East when ! was duin-
founded one day at seeing Nj 'ouIuo,h
standing bowed and broken before me ask
A star dear G cd could such things hapnen
to a star; I was so hurt for him for h.- nrcN%h
pride When could speak ! simply i1,I Her
and mvself) were trying - live on u -.
oh" he cried. "crumlnie girl-"hy don .
YOU demand your rieht--roqr name !, ShoT al
every ones lips yet YOU are hungry! ShdiI
I speak for vou9"
Poor old gentleman could not let INN
30 empty away. took onc-hal' oi my rnt r
money and handed it to h m ! dar'd n9'
askmy landlady TO favor mo further than lhn,
His face lighted up rndiantly-it II might nave
been hundreds from his look ,,A.,. o.
the penny You can III spare IL i see thnt,
crummic girl--hut. oh. my lass II : w"rcr
TO soc another hungry than IT Is to hunger
yourself-l'H pay II back "
His eyes rlled he paused long, then he sad,
patheticallv: Some time, crumin'e XVI
some time" ~
passed awHy--rnany Of them waves went
over me sometimes, but they rec"ded before
nv breath was Oult" gone lnlHe w.
hettering q little and then, one day whrh
came home from work 4 man had calico
in my absence an old man. who had ley y 'h'N
little packet-and OH he mad been =" 'hN''u'
for its snfcty' go,
opened it. TO find s?5 all in Nils Of
ones ani twos--such a p1th"ti" story th's"
small bills told they were for the crnhmle
girl. with the thanks Of the obliged 'harI"s
He Lad kept his word he wa~ tho only
man In this profession who over repaid me
ono dollar Of borrowed money VI" 'GuI.
dock was Ike some late rpenhg .ui thAt
requires a touch Of iro>t for - sv"olenhy
Ia his old age he melowcd he brcnn" rha"t"
OF speech his acting Of strong. '"ViHe 90
his profession in life. and honestly mou'n"d
in death he would not hay" asked NOR"
MEETINGS WITH nsNpMA>N
Occasionally one person united two lines
of business, a, IN the cas-" OF Mr> B'a i~haN.
who PLAYED old women and heavy business
both, and when anything happ"ns 10 IS-
qualify such a person ior work ihr neon
veuIcnCe i, Of course. ve'y great NJ"
Brndshaw was very stout, hut he" ram"
wan delicate IN tho "Nt'onr, and he' H"nu""
ankles w-le unable to bear IN" sr"H' N"lrht
and one Of them hrokr or COur-e. th1i
meant n long Wing NJ in dry dock for he",
and any amount OF worry for ever 50 many
other people
Right IN the middle Of her imprisonment
came the rnEl cement oi the G." actor.
Herr naniel BandmJnn u" vs. 70 opHn
with Hamlet, and. gracious heaven ] was
cast for the Qu.cp N3Nc" j. took good
deal In the way of being t~ked 10 DO >t'arge
parts 70 startlr no. lut the Qp'', NoihCr
did il | W., iu-t nicely past 10, bat oven
dircd not vet lay claim 10 l.. hnn Was 10
go on th" -'agc for the ,"rIou, NhakeSp"ar"an
mother Of star
'Oh. ! ouul'nt'"
Cant ho h"pod no one "l-"; crovl"d
NJ Ill-lor Just study Nour me, I.h'
away md 30 the hc't Won can
| ohprnl We he'd hoard much c' VIZ Rau'-
munH ~ his originality his .mr"'n"-i'
and | had hrcr very luNl"n, to- So" MN
h't.r trat ca-t however would gladly have
deferred tho pla9sur"
1he drendod morning cam" Mr Ramaji ta,,,j
evea looked giyantic We woe darF-shnn"d
n. had rrukly. sowing hair. h'- eye N''" -
/ the curious red-hrNvn color Of rln" 'N'-' '-
4 rut He was largo Of voice I'rrN ~ r"' nr"
There was n greeting. a few lr,rodurtUn'.
3 and 'Iru rehearsal was ON. 'ud soon. "h. 80.