Sunday morning globe., 1901-11-03

AhAHANNAt
There was "Dick" Waters, who
played various parts and the piano;
who gazed at the stars and wrote
poetry by the yard when he should
have been learning his lines And
there was Manning; Lawrence Man.
ming the iunimitable, the manager and
all-around heavy man. Classic Of fea-
lures. tall Of statute, brilliant eyes and
coal black hair, he was an ideal stage
manager end though he was an ideal
tragedian, there was difference Of
opinion, however, on this point.
The ladies were quite interesting in
their personalities and were good
friends to the last. As l think Of it all
now 1t seems almost impossible for so
many people to have pulled together
so tremendously barring the discon-
tent at the failure Of salaries to ma
terialize as desired and urgently
needed
First was Miss Ellen Vockey, a lady
of some means and some talent, but
too conscious Of these possessions to
utilize either to the best advantage.
She was gracious refined and earnest,
but too well assured of her success to
strive for It, Still she pleased the
public, as a rule, and so all was well
for the time Then came Marie
Wheeler. the soprano, Jamie Langley
and Marie Flood, and, at various times
there were few other ladies who did
not remain with ms to the end, and
whose names have escaped me. Al
together we were family quite con-
tented with life and able to bear and
forbear until It was pleasant thing
to be so long associated together as
we were. Perhaps / shall have more
to say Of these friends later on, but
for the present will close this chapter
by the hurried reference to the final
break and separation of the company,
and the fate of some Of its unfortunate
stranded members, myself among the
number Still there was nothing to
complain of I'm my lot Several weeks
travel living az fairly good hotels,
pleasant associates and valuable eX-
perience had been my privilege, and,
instead of being sorry for the venture
and worried at my present penniless
condition, was real glad, and did
what ! could TO cheer up poor little
Mamie Flood, the most helpless mem
ber of the company. A charitable
lady of my acquaintance took Mamie
to her home and gave her room and
board until a letter to Mamie's peo-
pie brought some financial aid and she
went to New York to clerk in a candy
store. She was a sweet young girl,
and ! was real glad to know she had
found a good berth, at least for the
time being. She went away, and save
for a few letters soon after reaching
New York, I believe her friends here
never knew how she finally Jared in
the Metropolis.
went to Norfolk and joined an.
other company heralding themselves
as the mighty white Raiahs" Per
haps some Of you may have heard Of
them. the Norfolk people never did,
save on the flaming posters. for after
two weeks most lavish and eXpen'
sive advertising. the night before they
we're billed to open an indefinite en-
gagement at the theatre i'm that city,
they suddenly disappeared So did my
hopes of additional theatrical fame,
and even Of a livelihood.
Here was a nice situation. Alone
and I'm a strange city with but two
dollars I'm my pocket What should I
d. indeed? In the despair of the
moment I decided to sell my clothes
and buy a suit of male attire and
tramp from one town to another until
got worn tnen to save my money
until had enough to get back to
Washington and live as best ] could
until reinstated In my newspaper posi-
ton. Here again my Thoughts turned
to the first love, as it were, and It
seemed to be my only stay and hope.
Strange It never occurred to me 70
apply for even a little work on the Nor
folk papers. but Il didn't. No sooner
thought than done. My clothes were
sold for what they would bring, not
much. indeed and cheap suit OF mems
clothes bought in their stead. How
can I describe my feelings as | stepped
out into the street for the first time
In this strange garb, and felt sure
every eve of every living thing was
fastened upon me in surprise and de-
rision?
OF course ! had made the necessary
changes in my gait stare and personal
appearance. having had my hair
clipped to the regulation male style
and having practiced before the mirror
the (supposed) facial sternness Of look
and surveying eve Of the lordly sex:
but, for all this. / felt the nervousness
and treDedation Of spirit natural to
my sex in the anticipation Of unknown
danger rather than i'm the actuality or
crisis of real danger itself, for IT. has
been time and again, and too often
demonstrated to be doubted or dis
puted that the average woman win rise
equal If not SUPERIOR to the average
man in the resignation or co)lness
with which she will accept and meet
the inevitable; or where the fate de-
creed is unavoidable and fixed. And
in many Of the most alarming situa-
tions which this metamorThosis in
volved me. found that 7 Eas not de.
fcient in this characteristic Of my SEX
(To be continued)
II Pekin recalls Miniaer Wu we
would be almost justified i'm turning
the hoodlums loose on the Chinese
laundries.-The Star
Why? Because the Chinese govern.
ment deems II wise AMI DrOnpr IN mako