Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-12-29


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I see by the daily papers that the
Divine Sarah Bernhard is seriously
III. A few years ago l met her. l
was press agent for one of the thea
tiers on the Orpheum circuit and she
was billed to make her last appear
ance in this country. She was then
after she had her leg amputated and
she had had her leg amputated and
was wearing an artificial limb. 1 was
standing in the wings talking to her
as she was about to go on. She was
an old woman, bent and wrinkled
but with bright eyes. She was billed
TO play "L'Aiglon" and take the part
of young boy. AS l stood talking
to her l pitied her for 1 could not
imagine such a thing as this old
woman playing the part of youth and
believed she was endangering her
past reputation in trying to do so.
She received her cue. A TRANSFORMED
ton took place with the dropping of
the cloak in the wings. 1t was not
an old woman who went out on the
stage but youth. youth full of vim
and vigor and the joy of living.
/ stood with my mouth agape watch
ing her. | could hardly believe my
eyes But that was her art. She not
only acted the part but was the part
herself. For a whole week | watched
her. talked to her and marveled.
When she left she gave me her auto
graphed photo. Wonderful would
hardly do as an adjective describing
her for she was more than that but
l know OF no word to take its place.
What is there about the atmos-
phere around Christmas time to put
such funny thoughts into some edi-
tors brains? Just imagine what |
Idaho would be like If the rabbits
here were like the Atchison Globe
says they are in Kansas.
wild rabbits. with horns, says tn,
Atchison Globe. are terrorizing a
north Of town. They
fear no man or beast and seem al
most immune against bullets. 1t is
reported several children up there
have been attacked by the rabbits
and are now laid up with wounds.
The bites of the rabbits seem to be
poisonous and in some instances will
cause infection. Bill winkler. who :
Is six feet and two inches tall, admits
that one of the rabbits attacked him ,
he other day and that he had to
Exert all Of his strength to escape.
THAT rabbit made wild leap in
o tho air, grabbed me by the throat,
md was choking me to DEATH" says
an. Winkler. "Superhuman IN action
nd in strength that came to me be-
ause / was frantic was the only
hing that saved me. grabbed The
abbit by his hind legs and pulled
nth the strength OF a Hercules or
trangler Lewis, and got him away
rom my throat But ! did not sue
oed In killing him because bis head
eemel TO be as hard as diamonds.
81 also true that one Of the rabbits
based nay ban out OF The pasture
ie other day when the bun came
p 90 ihe house De WAS covered with
ifs and decorations and ono q bis
pen had been scratched out 10
ae the most doelis bun eyer saw"
Albert and ~ Handss killed one r
the Wild rabbits ou fhe Wlnkler !
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