Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23

rain-dripping skies. The canvas top OK
the boat was not strong and 1t was thefe-
fore necessary to watch and dodge mali
cious deluges.
would like TO give you a picture of that
group, emphasize its discomforts. that you
might better appreciate the good temper
with which It was all accepted. I have
heard infinitely more grumbles from
pleasure party temporarily halted on itS
way home Again 1t was the star whose
cheerfulness frightened the experience Tor
others The trip you must remember
was taken at the cheerful hour of o'clock
in the morning and followed night OF
unrest.
IL was when the Mamie M. deposited
her distinguished cargo st Rockport that
the amount Of luggage carried doomed
large. You see Mamie dumped her
cramped and accomplishing victims at tho
foot of a long. steep and slippery HILL and
the passengers not only must toll mp this
themselves, but each passenger pulled up
also pieces of luggage, grown unaccounb'
ably numerous, heavy and quite mud
spattered Up the hill the party went az
rapidly as slippery mud would permit The
rain fell. but no one had hands for UNI
brellas and every one had loEg since
passed the stage Of caring for clothes or
appearance This procession then filed
down the main street Of Roclport, thereby
greatly amazing the Rockportians who
were fortunate enough TO be in the mart,
and rushed for the lntefprban trolley car.
which was even then waiting at the head
Of the street. The intrepid manager had
in the short space permitted between
landing and the departure OF the car man
aged to call forth q dfay and by racing
with the car-whose conductor refused to
delay the start-land the one trunk ana
other heavy luggage on the train with the
company.
The trolley took the party Back to
Evansvillew
Nearly twenty-four hours after starting,
with eagerness. from Evansville. the party
had at the cost OF much exertion and by
means OF many and unique vehicles sue
ceeded in getting back.
Because OF the washouts the railroad
refused to meet Manager Gallagher's re-
quest for a special train TO Columbia.
Tenn. II they supplied the train they
would be responsible for failure TO get
it through I'm the time promised, and they
could not promise anything about the
roads, Columbia, therefore. had 10 be
abandoned and energy directed toward
getting into Nashville, Tenn. In time for
the engagement next evening. %"
After a walt I'm Evansyille-and Evans
vile Will never be forgotten by this group
Of players-the party embarked on the
regular train, which went In a very round
about way I'm order TO avoid the washouts.
to Nashville
When the writer who, as an outsider
with nothing at stake had shared IN these
experiences and been left dazed and dizzy
by their whirls, stood IN the wings at
Nashville and watched the performance
given the night after them all She mar
veled at the endurance. the nervous en-.
ergy. which made IL possible for the play
ers 10 meet the claims of their audience.
To the visitor Il was just an experience
wonderful and unbelievable. 90 be sure
! In a short trip; to Miss Anglin and her
company it was a series OF mishaps, smiI-
/ ingly met, though they came at the close
Of a long and arduous season.
/ In striking contrast 10 the caucatures
which a carping company OF scrlbes are
wont 10 draw OF the artistic tempera-
ment' was this artists way OF meeting
really nerye-wearing events. II was an
enthusing expression Of a splendid nerv-
Gus energy, splendidly controlled and d.
rected by rare PERCEPTION OF the humOr
/ OF he HELEN INGERSoL.I.