New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22

Much Of tho embOnQOut- tic ladF
renorter would rcmark-that adoras hc.-
bert CortheH. who has a light and airs
part in THE Crinoliue Girl at the knick-
erbocker Theatre. was omUonpo.nIed on
q farm in either Massachusetts,. Vermont
New Hampshire or points east And there
was a whole lot more that has since
given way 70 the rayagcs Of time Worn
and exercise.
He made his first appearance on any
earth I'm Boston. and when he had grown
TO some extent his father who was IN
business i'm the metropolis Of culture,
shipped Herbert off to place that was
so back-to-nature that il could not have
zone any further back without topping
souarely into the middle Of the Eilzabe'I-
au era. Il was farm with regular COWS.
u gular horses. regular farm products ana
ocular green grass sometimes ana resu-
lar brown grass other times.
Either il was that when he was elevsh
hc could milk fourteen COWS or lie could
mix eleven COWS when he was fourteen
Figures are such nuisance they Won
suck. anyway we haven't any table by
which we can determine whether we re
right or wrong. On other subjects there
IS no end OF tables For instance. ON
all BROOKLYN elevated stations YOU can
find Weighing machines which tell YOU
how much YOU should weigh - YOU &c
This tall or that tall. and how tall YOU
should be if you're this Old or that old.
But there is nothing to indicate how man"
COWS YOU should be able TO milk at any
given age. height or weight The world
may be growing better. but we can
believe il in the face Of that.
II was a nice. soft job that Herbert
rad on that farm lie could 20 to bed
any time he got through with his work
And ne had plenty OF diversion. The lotto
club used 10 roregather about three times
week and many thrill was to be
gained I'm the tense struggle for the ed
rrcush ON that was awarded TO the WIN
nor. The club couldn't meet more ire
ouently than that. one had 10 rest up
between times. for after contests Of that
sort ones nerves are absolutely shred J..
There were six years Of this full life .or
Herbert before he felt himself being called
down there one night to 30 10 the the
ayter and. almost like the cabman VINO,
on his first night OF in ten years, roGc
around with another cabman, Herbert
wont 10 sec THE old Homstcad.' In the
middle OF tho second act. Denman Thomp-
son having shot the rural appeal over
pretty thick. Herbert Quivcred with emo
lion hurried from the theatre and made
Tor the farm again.
But 10 wasn't the same 10 him lnthat
one dav the pure air Of the fields had
gone from his lungs. the love for old Dob
bin had passed from his heart and his
finger. had lost their cunning. He couldn't
milk even ten COWS. lie was farmer no
more No nc was getting 10 be regular
city chan.
lie knew this when ne pushed the over
coats and bonnets aside and looked at
himself iu tho cracked mirror. His clothes
DIDN'T seem Il part Of him. They bore IN
dtlhly tho hucolic stamp.
Ne for fashionable buds" said he
So he purchased seersucker overcoat
and a pair ~ shoes which CULVER. the
vel known travelling man, had ordered
ont hadn't called for And in this glorious
garo ne blow a kiss 10 the farm and
breelel into Boston. When his father saw
Tho fashion plate push open the ancestral
door he sroauod. went white and collapsed.
What 90 ne cried. on recovering con
sciopsness els this the son ! sent out TO
ull The field. rake the meadow fresh with
nay and bring home the bacon? Mercy
on me- And mercy on him. too To think
nat after all these years he should re-
i0rn unto me looking like German come
oan Al. me! An. him.
and aw rats ." said Herbert. "Slip
mo some money. II you don't like my
Spirit OF IS apparel. so l can 80 on,
ana SHOW up Berry Wall"
That ! shan DO at once and right
N"hnsiy' said the father. Rather wouio
hat ron ~ mine should work for
''rsc payton than that he should wear
mem there clothing Go. my son. and buy
pine,hing YOU can wear on the street IN
he daylight"
hat was the FIRST and only touching
Gene % its kind in tho Corthell house
n'n' Clothing no longer became sun
fct Of discussion between fath.r and son
'"fbert vas always ready 20 buy ans
rev suits father would pay for.
i~ some years Herbert had ycarned n
~ what he would for the stage. lie had
achieved small local reputation for say
"t 'unny things and doing funny things
4oh AZ going 10 pawtucket. r. J., which
vas Who're he got his start.
"ofnt-smphasis is unneccssary-tf troupe
vas playing Pswiucket IT the time. II
as not very heavy aggregation In thu
"~usr OF artistic class. # made no per.
>'Subie dent Ia the drama, except on thc