The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-08

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him owe the and lead him from the the
in sections
And while the Irish preparing end to the crude
~acaures Of their believe that Of the other nab
tan of the ought be given the Let
glance hastily the Of to-day and find
few other characters who ought be removed from the with
club in the interests of fneaired culture and refinement
Take the farmer for instance tight and
rakes straw from side of the stage the other
OF fine art AS general the stage farmer mpersonated
caow whose knowledge of the farm consists largely
OF imagination and who doesn't know whether
cred with cuwors bo whether beardess ought
be treated with prngtoot harrow hatonc The stage
farmer buys hghnngrods in Act of total stranger with city
clothes and polish his mustach Act he
tracts the attention of the audience by the loud
which he sincerely regrets goes I'D and
he is repairing the sender monkeywrec and up
badng himself bitter THAT scoundrel a1Fourt1 Of
July shirt bosom has ruined me- he says tossing monkey
wrench to stage hand standing the wings Ruined he SAYS
wpng axle grease in his whkers frenzy of emotion and
making signal for orchestra play something sad
Fer forty year, he with voice T forty
have stuck the old farm the string beans
and powed with rebeous did the chores with
unreliable smped economical and used d;a
ect and old days when grandchildren and in
Hammatory rheumatism to be kicked off the homestead
by dude that 7cen suspenders uses perfnev
will mighty hard fer and MOTHER he continues taking ont
large, red country handkerchief matches his da1ect and
placing several sobs in it. Yes mother into apron ont
I'll have to request her to quit reckon probably wen
little coat-sleeve myself find time; O. what
fool to let Teller in fancy socks along and pour
lot of hem-stched first and then the Other
until he's ghtnin heavy MORTGAGE m ever
thing poess And then, with a 35o-cande bower
calcium light staring him in the face he toter off stage
But what of the farmer real life? doth he do when
the pale young with the embroidered handkerchief and the
spa settled musahe along tries to get him to
lightning rods house? Does he fountain men and
justice of the and blank does he call for u
openaced dog by the of Shep Does the real farmer WA
sit right down without and sign aav tho d
farm to young man with shallow mind tight coat or does
he take the hgtoned lightning rod by rear of the
neck and kick him the front the next townh7
There much difference between farmer and the
stage farmer there is between the Ihman and the et
lrshman the real old maid stage old maid with |
screw curs and yearnng disposition German and
the stage German with dialect that isn't straight
In FACT the stage offers many deusions Take the st,ge h
glar who robs Paseboard safe night tumbles in
through window and begins by Draining an old man whom -
finds asleep the SOFA Then stumbles over , co,1.,
boes hole in the safe with carpenters auee and inserts
ten-cen hcrace There explosion can be heard IN
eight countless the members of the rush on the ecena
the burglar is caught trying find his way out The st,os h
glar is disgrace to the profession, believe the tina %
when every burglar audience will .sa =. III
and drive him from the stage q V~' = "H101 = NY
The Irish have started movement Thew are oo i
elevate the stage by elevang actor the toe Of
boot '' ' So. <..' : ''"' .'':'> = - - I5"o -
o. Paddy, DEAR and did you hear news that's 1 +be
clubbn lads with shamrock boards when the +h
for there's cruel law agn hair that's
an Irish actor and black and said who.
the cyclone when fondled YOU? II onl tod
Irish joke million bricks were Seem They're hanein men I'll
usin joke that the green' Paddy dear And d
hear the that's in the breezea! They're sthrnon, No. s
for wearn COATES The little chlder il he;
cribs longer dast be their little
long and green met with lin 81 tba
hand and said: How the Irish and
the most DISTRESSED people that seen Thev1]
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