Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-29

the cards from the flames and, with his
mothers assistance, soon had it neatly
addressed to his parents, with his own
name in parenthesis below. "Ah. here
we are he smiled wickedly. Now We'll
go in great style to the party. Well go
late so that all the other guests-the few
who were lucky enough to get their in
vitations-wiI have already assembled.
Then our host and hostess cannot do
anything except to be friendly"
So the days flew on and the evening of
the Pigs party came. The news OF 1t
had reached the ears of those whose In
vitations had been destroyed by Bristles
and his wicked mother, and many mar
veled at having been so sighted. for some
of those who thought themselves ex-
Guided from the Pigs party list were the
Pigs very warmest friends, and they
could not explain such slight.
The twelve guests who had received
their invitation through Pinkey arrived
at the hour named. and half an hour later
the Long Tails rang the Pigs door beli
Pinkey admitted them. Did you tell
your mistress?" whispered Bristles in
the hall Pinkey shook her head. then
said: But I've been sorry ever since
that I allowed you to take the invitations.
sir. for if anything happened to any OF
ment Mr.. and Mrs Pig stepped to the
reception room door to greet the arriv-
Ing guests. and you may believe they
were dumfounded to see the Long Tails
there But. being well bred hogs, they
greeted the intruders civilly, though not
cordially, and Mrs. Pig said DO you
know that we are entertaining in honor
of Snouty this evening? 1t Is his birthday.
The Long Tails mumbled something and
said they wished to pay their respects to
Snouty and to wish him many happy re-
turns. Then they pressed themselves
into the reception room, bowling right ana
left to the guests assembled pretending
they were of them.
Half an hour later Mrs. Pig went to
the dining room to question Pinkey. Say.
Pinkey," she said. "only half Of the
guests have arrived, and it's now an
hour past the time for them to be here.
And as / know them all to be prompt in
keeping social ENGAGEMENTS fear some
thing must have happened. Did you de-
liver the invitations exactly as l told you
in person? You did not trust any of
them to the mails, did you? 1t seems
very strange that only half of the guests
expected have arrived. And, Strangest or
all, the Long Tails are here, and they
were not on the list of invited. l cannot
make it out.
P1nkey began to cry andhid her face.
"Oh, Mistress Pig" she walled. Il
shouldn't have done i'll know l
shouldn't. But at the time 1t didn't seem
wrong But every day since it has been
in my mind. and 1 have feared some
harm might come of it," Then Pinkey
told the story of the invitations and how
Bristles had got them into his own hands.
Mrs Pig called to her husband, who was
made acquainted with the facts. He was
so indignant that he could scarcely con-
tain his composure. Those people shall
be shown up-and at once" he cried.
Then, accompanied by his irate wife.
Mr. Pig walked boldly into the midst OF
his assembled guests, and, with naSning
eyes on the three Long Tails. he exposed
their mean trickery, sparing not a de-
tail And, now, sir and madam. and
also your son." he said with biting scorn,
you will probably find 1t convenient 70
waved his arm toward the hall door,
which the weeping Pinkey was holding
open for the intruders to pass through
After the Long Tails had departed Mr..
Pig was busy at the telephone for some
time, calling up the twelve guests who
had, through trickery, been prevented
from coming to the party. To each. IN
turn, he told the whole story, 'and all
declared that though the hour was late.
they would dress and present themselves
in due time. And SO they did, and soon
the Pigs spacious parlors were ringing
with gayety, conversation and music, Tor
the Long Tails had not succeeded In
doing any harm except to themselves. But
they would henceforth be ostracsed In
Corncob, and they fully deserved 1t.
came one Of the finest readers that the
American stage has ever produced.
Forrest continued playing juvenile parts
at the Walnut Theater till 1921, and ON
the night of January he took his f1rst
benefit appearing that occasion as
Octavian in 1.-The Mountaineers."
After the season at the Walnut Theater
Forrest leased the old Prune Street Thea
ter, situated on Prune street. below 9th
avenue. There he appeared IN the role
Of Richard Third
But the duties of manager were too
heavy for the boy actor; also the confines
of Philadelphia seemed too small a field
for him, and he went west under the
management Of Collins and Jones. actors
and managers of the western and south
western circuit. This was In the fall
of 1922.
One of the hundreds Of discouraging
circumstances which marked the early
career of Edwin Forrest Is given here as
an example OF the trials the hopeful and
ambitious young actor suffered. On one
occasion he and his company travelled on
foot from Lebanon. Ohio, to Newport.
Ky. a distance of twenty-five miles. At
Newport the company gave a perform
ance of Douglass" and just 81 was
taken in at the door We are not told
how the company managed to get out or
town: but Judging from their manner OF
getting into town. we infer that they
journeyed forth as they had journeyed
in namely on "Shanks' mare"