Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-03
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Comic
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~ EUGENE Whitman Taylor
c,,,,.ioht. 1901, by E. ". Taylor

al -, as he looked sadly across the
INC LoteI room at the soubrette.
Il .lI.. commence with" remarked the
,,renile. 'the manager OF the lean
Ju'1r+oiro company has skipped with
hep.h and left us with nothing but
lhe t.,,a,yIndge that we probably never
'n y, NO able to draw the salary which
WIN Ion dine US for the last three
weeks 49,, =
-,,rob,e fact that the proprietor of the
P,Ts,,iIIe Palace hotel has cOnfiscated
~ Tho haggage of the company and
savs he will hold it until our board bills
Maid Southern Indiana Is many
~ and weary miles from Broadway,
va our cash assets, as l have ascer-
.oined by trying to borrow money from
aoh member of the company, amount
Is Tho aggregate to 1885 cents. Now.
hot are we to do? We have talent,
hrt what is talent without makeup or
uIcs? We have plays, but what are
r,avs without scenery or costumes"
"We might start dime museum and
LOT YOU be the star freak" said the
comedian. who had been aroused from
q ouiet nap by the Juveniles prattle.
~ rather fancy that museum idea"
said the juvenile, assuming an air of
meditation. Now, here's a scheme.
Well put you on exhibition" he said.
pointing to the comedian, land then
start a voting contest among the I'M
married ladies' of Riggsville. Votes
cost 10 cents, and the lady receiving
the most votes would be publicly mar
rIed to you in the hotel parlors next
Saturday night. We could charge 80
cents admission to witness the cere-
mony. and-who knows?-perhaps you
might bring eighty or ninety dollars"
"rm not a bigamist," said the come
dian In his most dignified manner, land
even if were not married l certainly
should refuse to spend the rest of my
days In the town of Riggsville."
you don't appreciate the glories of
self sacrifice" the juvenile remarked
sadly. Now, we would give you fine
sendoff We would borrow those cos
tunes we used in Don Cesar from the
landlord and arrange a genuine eight
zenith century wedding"
"We'll talk nonsense later" growled
the heavy 81 hear the dinner bell
ringing. Let us eat while we may"
In short time the little room was
deserted save for the hero and the
soubrette, who had professed to have
no appetite. They looked mournfully
at each other for several minutes be-
fore the silence was broken.
I'D like to wiring Deans neck" was
the heros savage remark. Il wouldn't
mind it so much If he owed me only
my back salary, but, to get me to lend
him that $500 I'd saved for our mar
rage and then run away with it," He
put his head in his hands and looked
the very picture of theatrical despair.
Don't worry, dear" said the girl.
Perhaps we may think of some
scheme which will help us all out of
the trouble. | may be thinking of one
now for all you know" This was said
timidly and with an appealing glance
at the hero.
III dlldlu " lCii yOuS tAC
soubrette went on rapidly. And, any
way, it isn't my scheme altogether.
hope that you won't think | am I'M
womanly to think of it, but what do we
care for these Riggsville people? They
never would see us again, and 1t prob
ably would take us back to New York.
and we could be so happy together"
When you get ready to divulge this
scheme Of yours, you will give me my
cue to listen, won't your said the hero
sarcastically.
Its just this, dear" The girl turned
her head so that he could not see her
face. You heard them joking about
The wedding and all that. Will you do
it?
DO you mean that you will cheerful
~ abandon your claims and sacrifice
me to the elderly maiden ladies Of
Riggsvile at 10 cents voter asked
the hero, with the same sarcastic in
tonation.
Don't be stupid" said the girl But
why should we wait until next season.
Oetore we are married? Why not now?
why not She stopped, looked up at
nlm doubtfully and then hesitated.
why should we not arrange our mar
rage as he suggested? We might make
regular theatrical eighteenth cen
fury wedding and have the rest of the
company in fancy dress. To these peo-
PIE we would be playing a comedy
WIN serious climax, but to us, dear,
II would be real romance and none
Tue less sacred were the whole world
sazihg at us. 1t does seem to me that
would CO." she added thoughtfully.
Inc hero sighed. II don't know that
! am SO much opposed to it. AS you
say 1t would be none the less sacred
70 us. Why not allow these country
pumpkins the privilege of paying so
SentS apiece to see fancy dress we'd
Society people pay admission
..es Tor the weddings they attend, only
lucy use salad forks and olive dishes
aOr tickets instead Of half dollars. /
'eany think the price is too low"
. rerhaps 1t is, considering that this
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