The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-21
CECIL OF WOODS"
SnoWbonnd Nightingale
Sings by Wirs.
By EDGAR WHITE.

tAl4tA1 gA AAE AAAAsE - efA+f - HAffHN
the tremendous Dg1ng of It's engine
settled down 70 a walk Men q ths
c1su rushed backward and forward
through tie aislss. looking anxious
The country seemed wilderness;
sssD raFlnes, dense forests. froEning
ehfs and rugged mountains
The lamps we're lighted and The
Faust Opera" rourers in the rear
coach began 10 sing Al day theif
SPIRITS bad fallen WITH tie snoE A
failure 10 reach tie junction mesni
Christmas Day in the wiles. most
distressing hing after the eagerly
lookst,foT reunion With tie folks a.
heuas ~ tlsay tnsd to sing the blues
away Bat Il Hss 10 use. The songs
eted moarnfHIly. sude>nly the en-
s3ns stopzs1. A brakeman. lantern IN
hand. entered from the rear.
~whArs are wsf asked The tai thin
naaAGsr Of the show company.
Frog Island CrosEinx. said the
brakeman tsrs<ly, The roads
Asoeked."
: NIy they watchsd the brakeman
snd anoth4r man wording outslds
With a tine 70 connect the tslepkone
siss with az instrument in the car.
This meant they were gotng 70 call ~
he nearest tsssgrapn once 30 The
nan tlsrs might notify the superin-
Isndert to xsnd the snow plOu and
men; rslisf was far away
It vzs asceFtained that the nearest
h1lp vas seventy nilsa down the liHs,
I'D that the Hnow-plows could hardly
hO1s to reach the train before morn
lnx. Az 1t waa stili showing heavily
svsn this calculation might be overly
optimistic.
Tno conductor found farm houge.
and returned with baskets Of DELI
elous turkey, chicken, light bread and
preserves. There were tanksrds OF
coffee. and cans OF real cream. HoE
the old world troubles fell under the
gracious influence Of that homely
country fare foraged out OF the storm.
And how the actors atel II was re-
past unsurpassed along the length
and breadth Of the Great White Way.
Song birds chRtted and laughed with
farmers and country merchants
They swapped yarns, cracked lokes
and became Jolly good fellows all.
Finally, their hunger appeared, Ne
Dhisto and Marguerite arose and
started song.
III you people don't mind my but
I'm in. would you fist walt 3 minute y
Tho unexpected remark came from
tha farmer who had come IN with Tie
food, and vas waiting TO take the
empty baskets back over The white
bills. lie lad been standing a. The
end Of the car. deferentially waiting
ioT his guests to get through The
travellers instantly OWNED, or
thought they did. what he wanted
and began reaching into their pock-
efE The farmer shook his head.
Tsin't that" he said; you're vel
ccma 70 the grub, glad you liked Il
But ! vas thinking being as you peo
pie ling. maybe you wouldn't mIud
gisln' some FOLKS out In the country :
bfs Of a treat Thar's people connect
ca wish this telephone In the car here
what never saw a real show IN all
their liYeg there's sick people on
that line that"
Nouph said. my friend. said Ne
phisto. bis eyes lighting up with the
nieaf you get busy now calling up
exery body on that line. This is
Christmas Eve maybe there's trees
at Eofne Of the school houses-call
EN- np II they have phones don't
eaye anybody out Then turning "a
the actoss AN you sweet singers oi
Is-er Michigan walk ny to the end
Of the car Nov. ladies' and gentle
men. our good farmer friend has made
connections with our country cousins;
Tho curtain may risei"
When the actors arose TO obey :
lady with chestnut cufls and blue
eycs. eho took The rather lnconse
quenflal part OF Besay. started TO Join
them Marguerite Of the sun.kissed
hair observed Iieesy. aud said. sweet
~
lie didn't call for the maids-in
waiting
The gentle Bessy, wounded TO the
quick. stepped back. the stately Mar
gucrite sweeping by II was mostly
before the footlights that Margue
rites injured Innocence and meekness
giowed
After brief discussion OF the Sc
Iections to be given the performers
removed the lid from their melody, Al
one finished he would step from the
phone and the following would take
his place. II was a nne performance
as all we're old. experienced singers
and each did his level best.
When the singers had fnished al
much OF the piece as II was practical
to give over the wire there came q
"Tlng.a.llng.linglingi"
A singer stepped to the phone.
rs this the train whore the sweet
music comes FROM" asked a girllsf
voice,
'"Yes-this ia the Faust Concert