Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-22

press representative for John Drew that clever manager, formerly newspa per scribe projected many bright para graph explointing his star Among the anecdotes and ''dog stories" which he furnished reporters and space filters was one which was written in the form of fable, and which he asserted had emanated from the clever pen of his star. Up to the point of the fable the actor followed the Aesopian model, then digressed in most original man ner The fable read as follows: "A fox, just at the time of the vintage, stole into a vineyard where the ripe, sunny grapes were trelfised up on high in most tempting show. He made many spring and jump after the luscious prize, but, failing in all his attempts, he mubtered as he retreated, Appendicitis not on your life! "
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 Among the hundreds of Eugene FieEd' stories told is one which, though affording him and a number of people some quiet amusement, was rather trying to his wife, who, though proud of the notice her clever husband re- ceived. wished no part of it bestowed upon her quiet, retiring self. They boarded street car one day in which all the scents were occupied with the exception of one at the front and one at the entrance. Mrs Field took the former and her humorous Hege the lat ter When handing dime to the con ductor who proffered nickel i'll change. the poet, who loved to get harmless joke upon his wife, said in tones audible to most in the car: I'm i ! the one wearing the beautiful new brown silk dress" The eyes of the passengers all turned upon the pretty, blushing lady at this description, but it is said that though she threw him disappearing glance it was softened by suggestion Of good natured ln- dulgence and mirth, even though un- desired attention had been given her, and the fact of the newest of her raj ment had been brought to notice.
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 The other day an actress who has prominent role in one of the forthcom- ing Broadway productions, overheard her husband making an engagement with one of his friends to sit in lit tie auief game the following night, ap- parently forgetting his promise to take his wife to visit some friends that same evening. Its time to be getting on your Tuxedo, Harry, said his Wife, as he lay comfortably on the. .divan, snok- ing his post prandial perfecto; we don't want to be late at the Stewarts. Harry who had been casting about in his mind what excuse he could make for not accompanying his wife, yaWned and stretched himself as ii in the last stages, of fatigue, then, with an appeal | l<-- ~s.1 ing look at her, said: Say, dearle, you can't imagine how tired am-you know rehearsed from 10 this morning to tonight, and I'm all broke up. l Now, Pm sure you don't mind going over to Stewards by yourself, do you, dearie? Let me stay home and get 1 good rest for to-morrow's work-thats I a dear" The diplomatic wife who is known among her friends to be won- edrful manager of rather cratic hus- l band. thought an instant, then said: I ssAII right, dear, I'll go alone; where 1 do you want the latch key put?
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 1 Two little tales of Henry Guy Carle ton, the playwright, were recently told I at one of the clubs where little knot l of actors was discussing a recently 1 discovered cure for stammering. l Though this clever author has an i'm pediment in his speech, and of which 1 he is not in the least sensitive, it does not lessen the charm of his conversa- tional powers, for as a talker on all l subjects he has exceedingly few su- periors. One day an acquaintance of a few weeks said: T hope you won't consider question I'm about to ask an impertinent one.' ''No question | you could ask,'' said Carelton most 1 gallantly, to the inquisitive lady, l '.could possibly be an impertinent one. What is it, pray?'' T just wanted to l know said she, If you were born with that stammer?" "Oh, no, in deed, replied the playwright, T did not begin it until about a year or so later, when I began to talk" When CareIton was introduced to a prominent gentleman, who also was somewhat troubled with stammering, the new ac- l quaintance, after a few moments con- versatioh, smil1ingly said: ssI n-n-notice, MT Ca-ca- carleton, that .y-y-you and I s-s-speak English wi-wi-with the s--same ac-ac-cent.'