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BUSINESS ' DIRECTORY. JOHN HEARN magi•ant<o and Comnnesion Merchant, dealer in Coal. Flour. Fish. and agent fora daily' line of upper lake titearnera, Pulthe Dock Ileac Pa. L►lit)ELL & co. 'llut,rEsnrrno. Manufacturers of Iron fence, Railing. Steamboat B ode " , ke „ &c.. stair. between 7 It end SM. Streets. Eric. M. M. MOORE. pa.ua in Grocer:n.l., Prov t,iorlll. W ital.. Liquor,. Ca nd les. Fruit. clue (loot br/ocv Locum,' AL ("Lea State street. Eric. ' _ . _ A)IERICAN EXPRESS COMP4t,NY. - orrort Rtitiovrtt to So. 5 Aced Block. StatfffPlreet. F..apwern Express closes at Ili o'clock. A.M. WeEstra • •• 3 o'clock. P M. , o. n. use.. Agent. GEORGE J. ,NIORT6SI. (Late ef the *me of ✓. !learn d r Ca..) reste.'saaraatid Ilerchant. Public Dock, Erie, Pa -.beater 4 u. 4 Salt, Fu4h, Flour and Plaster. _ _ W A LK Elt ' roan sIDISO: produee and Commission Mere/mots. second Ware House East of the Piddle Bridge...He Pa. Also—Dealers to t 'oat. S.. it, I•l3.tet.Stueeo. Fish. Lino. and Idene Slone. Iron. Stoves. eamtng.. - ALL.. ice.. with itiplarp.Low. .4 (atilt toes for ph:tying either tt - y Steamboats. Propellers. SCI10011CT!. Ot b) Rail Road. • L. P. it t KYR. L. !I w. H. K:sigINLTON. . . Watchmaker and Repairer, Dealer in iVate hes, Clocks; krielry, Musical Instruments, Looking Manes and other Fancy Goods. " Store onadoor wesrof the Reed Rouse. 17 ARBUCKLE dr. KEPLER. thArri in Dry Goods. Groceries, Ilarda are, Crockery. ite. No 3. Perry Block, &ate Pucci. cane, Pa. A. M. ,JUDSON. • 41-rna.ry AT laikllF between.Brovemenew Hotel and the reed !louse. u; otain. G. ANDRE. AIEEntofJ. Andre Offeuhach—Depot of Foreign MUSIC and mu sical Merehandize, wholesale and mad. No. 19. Su. WI St. lb. flieuinut mnvt. Philadelphia. DR. C. BRAVOES !wrote:AN and fit ao►ov—Wfire eoruer of State and Seventh Streeut Re.idruer on Eighth Street. between French tand Holland. Erie, Pa. M. SANFORU•& CO.. , • 'leviers in Gold.fsiher. !lank Noses, Drafts. Ceetificales of De pos.‘ &e. eight Exchange on the Pf lue trail cities roustautly for sale. (Ake to Beatty's Block. Public Square. Erie. - - t7t4EIION STUART Seisms ••to her.ort•s—orriee. corner or French and' Fifth streeto.over atocco'Koch's *wee. Residence ou Fourth street, one door castor t.se ofd Apothecary Hall . R. T. , *Sc SONS, kiss ecinetanny on hind :a full supply of Groceries. Liquor... ebannlery. Provisions. Produce. &C . Ike.: and sell* Wholesale Reuel as chap as tbe cheapest. No. I hi. Cheavoide Erie. Wht. S. LANE. Attorney and Counsellor ICtt Law. • Iterehrflonary. army and Nal y erli.looll. Wl/oil Lauds and dittos .-a ha,r eztra-paynd all miser biomes emeasted to me shall receive prompt and faithful attention. Ofike in Wright's Block oil State street. over .I. IL Fulleston's ton. f . Erse bet. IL OLIVER SPAFFORD. 1)1'.)ok seher and itaaioner:and Maandadasner of Mast Santa and 111Vriung hk.comer of the thastiesd RUFUS -REED, Daum in Engliati.Geman and . 1 11aneriean flardwateaad Code ry.. Nails. AnyOP, Vieea, Iron aad Steel No. 3 Reed flown': Erie. is. • L. STKON I Orvice.Loor Door writ of C. B. %% - LX)CI'. J. L. STEWART. Ospara will. Dort. A. Itri sr. t•levinth near Saasafraystrers. Res sionnee. ou Sassafras. one door north of Seventh rol. C. 61EGtL. iC and Retail deater•tu Groceries. Provisions. Wises. /liquors. Fran. ke..ibe C. of French and Fifth throcis. opposite the Farmers' Hotel. Erie. • • J. GOAL P Miacir•wr Tarualk, aad Maki Make —Simi. No. 1 Poor Peppier' law (up-aiaira, l orer A. k J. 8. Wither!' Grocery Store ) State Sira Erie. Pa. , J. W. WETMORE. ATTORNEY AT LAP% la Walkees. Office, ou Seventh &rem Erie, ra HENRY CADWELL, soirrrit„Jobber. and Retail Dealer In Dry Goods. Groeetries. Crockery, Glassware, Carpeting. Hardware. Iron. heel, stpilms. ice. Fstunre Stores etate Street, four doors, below lkown's HOW!. Ertl'. La. Also—Anvils, V lees. Bellow r, A ite Annt4 Springs, and a general an.ortg of Saddle and Carriage Trimmings. S. MERVIN SMITH. A TSOlLlitlf ►T Law and Juotiee of the Pelee. and Area for the key Mow !Mutual hire Insurance Company--4301ee 3 doom wen of Wriithls more. Erie. Pa. GEORGE H. CUTLER, Arrorter Law, Girard, Erie County, Pa. Collections and other business &untidy' to with promptness and disnatcb. JOSIAH KELLOGG. Forwarding k COMMISIIIOII Merchant, on the Puhlie Dock. east of - Suite street. 0 016 gait, Plasma and White Fish. conmantly for sate. I. ROSENZWEIG &. Co. Wmurvii a •11b Baratt. Daimmu in Foreign and Domestic Dry Good.. ready Boots and Shoe*, &c., No. 4 Wraght's Block, SL2 meet, EPIC. KILLIAN'S 3c. IWRIGHT Banker and Exchange Broker. Dealer in Bills of Exchange Drafts. cern Oconee of Deporite. Gold and silver coin. &e.. die # arc W2ll him,' Block. corner of Staie-st..aorrublle Square. MARSHALL & VINCENT. - ME!!ME;MKM - 261-11/CRAY WHALLON, ATTMVITY •ND COCIISILLOIL AT Law-411fre Over C. 5. Wright.; store, entrance one door west of State street, on the Diamond. Erie. C. - M. TIBDALS. DIALIER in Dry Good,. Dry Grocerieg, Cruckery. fiardwanreire., 111.1'brapaide. Erie. SMITH JACKSON, bastes in Dry Poodo. (;raxries.ll rdware, Queens Ware. Lime; .Iron. Nails, 4.e.. OA, l'heanside. Erie. Pa. WILLIAM RIBLET. C. amirr MAIM' Ulioliter. and Undertaker. corner of State and serenth streers. Erie. EDWIN J. KELSO & CO. a Forwaurdwg.rnaduee and COaltnisilo Mere hanui.dealers j... 1 coarse and inne salt. Coal; rtaater;Shinr o ies, Am. riddle doe k. vie.a aide of the bridgc Erie. _ __ G. LOOMIS & Co dhatiaa tw Watcher, Jewelry, ;Silver, German Silver, rimed and ardanaja Ware Cutler). Nl nary and Fancy r4rodeolllate street, nearly opposite the Eagle Hotel. Erie ' Looms. CARTER & BROTHER. Wirocessur and &Stall dealers in Drugs, Medicine 'Points, Oils, D)rstuQ■ Clars, ace -, No. 6, Rced Mouse. - JAMES LYTLL, - leassiowssts Merchant Tador, on the public ispuur, • fear doors wen of !kite street. Erse, D. S.,CLARK, W111014110•Li •oo torrait. Dealer in Groceries, tronskints. Ship Chandler). titonr-n are; etc. ice No. S. Bonne!! 1110ek, Erie. S. DICKERSON. Pt•-•out •Mb StiltnEnt--4 Kt.% at his residence on eleventh street. opposite Use Methodist Church'. Erie. - • -7•—• JOHN 'H. BURTON & CO. ItiNol.l[Ja w I , IID RiTi/1 denlimmin Drop. Medicine., Dye emu Groceries, Le. No. 3, Reed Hose. Erie. DR. 0. L. ELLIOTT. Resident Denton: Othee and dwelling In the Beebe Block. on the East side of the Public ria l eaam dquare. Erie. Teeth inaelvd on Gold Plate, hunt one to an court NNW. Cartons teeth tilled W , ti. Wire Gold. and restored to health land usefulness. Teeth Cleaned with inauturenta and Dentate so an to leave thew of dellue,d clearness. All work warranted. LETTER PAPER . ruled and &dam, Puolseap, note piper. let ger and note envelopes. transparent and hailer watts, Let' CT , 31. &C. J. H BURTON & C.O. • • stale GOODS, NallirCsoooll. Itrt •brave been receiving this week trona New York a lift v • meek of Dress Goods, ens. Shawls, Blankets. Gliove.at. &P . for sale al low prices. B. c.towr.u... ; ;..r..a.r ) 31.1t.c.--31 .• THE ERIE OBSERVER EiffM!! ZEE 13getni tinif 311 TOO 1!008--T - 6; PAT. We were so poor when baby -died. Aud mother stashed his shroud. The others in their hunger cried With sorrow wild sod loud We wire so poor we could cot pay The man io cazry him away. I see him grill before my epee; - It lies Orin bed; • . And mother Whispers throuightber albs. ••T'be Intro boy is dead." A hide bal l ot, common pine His come wail—and may be mind They laid our little brother oat And wrapped his feral in w And as the, turned his bead about. We saw the solemn sight. And wept as hide childrou 4nd kissed the dead awe in hi sleep! We looked our last upon his And said our last good bye. 'Whale mother laid blur In ;gage Where those are laid who T; The sexton shoved the box a r Becat,.e we were too poor to y. • iVe were too poor to pay a bei And couldn't gets pail: And when we drove bum to ate gravel A wagon held us all; 'Twos 1 who drove the hoise. and Who told my mother, not Suety. We rode 'Ion: the crowded tcliwn. And fslf so tone and dricr. That oft our tours Cutoci, traehling dew* Because nor/leads were near. ,r The folk~ were strangers--selflih mean. Who hadn't lawt a baby then. • We reached the grave and. laid hintl . them, With all the deadinrouud— There was no priest-to say a marts. And bless me holy ground. 80 home we went in grief and paiu. Out have was never home again. Aad there he sleep* without a smug- To mark the peered spot;. ' But though to all the world unkuowp, / 14 us 'tis ue'er forgot; We mean to raise a Inoue loathe day. But moor me are too poor to pay. FARE AND FORTUNE. I Frau 6l.letwood'• Magtzimie. Coiscludad. I . . cm ui . . Through a very dark passag I groped my way up a very narrow stair.and emerged a lest into sma ll cham ber, in }Which a man . about fifty years of w sniok j iug a puny cigar. lie was, very tall and thin, with a smell winking eye placed oi ssch side of • reposterous ly longmin his shin was she very long and prominent, end pro j ected considerably beyond the yellow silk hand l i kerchior which formed the ornament of hie, seek. He wore a dark green coat and buff waistcoiit. and kept his fret on' chair. and eyed them from time to rims, as if hew very ar a ry proud of his boots. " ' 1 "Igori int, sir." he said, but net taking the cigar from his mb. , "Mister De Dewing. I preiresser" 1 b oded to this petite adores'. aita it Miaowed the convetion by saying. "what do yits w nil" / I, "I went you. air, to hear me tread a Utigedy on which I hivesiistetwed • many months' labor; find perhaps tat will find it adapted to the powers of your very'udented company." ' "Tb i tre skint loch i company for talent In all London," bivep ° ed. "l slot one of the asses as carte for Mr. Siacreildy and Mr. rhelpe, end them. I hava man is t i t this co tiV paay - as can roar three times leider as either of the • r found him in * sand -cart iertry. and ply 41 him ehtteen bob a week." "Idionbt,, sir," I said with a smile, "wiser., .....g is the hest qualification of • tragedian." "Def yes?" be said: that shows ell pat knew, about it. Vlchen does the pit apples!! 1314100 !Why, wives the atterars, to be sore! . When did you ewer bear a sin gle ba d follow a quiet speech hke'thia here that yes and I are w making to each dtbeil I tell yes there's mi. thing is be doe* without aped langs. and Mr. Muting dale • aye hollow as if bii had a speakiiirtrestipet in his th e at. But let's beart •0 me of your play; I'll tell 7 t in fivei minutes whether it 'd do." Asi scrolled the mannifeript be lighted a (refill cigar. willed himself mem comfbly in his chair. ind- reclining hip head en the back. rave to a casual °Weever the appearance of being 1 asieso. • "Them's two of the cassidest fools I slier heard in sey life." !ha said. when the •Iruid and bid *doodad bad openefl the first scene of th , pill. "Alt thitilbout stars and rises meet be cat out. fo you make Kofr - graated that nomde at tea shillings • week can do iMti i i 4 to abiluile." I sibmitiod in *deuce tighis criticisms!. and went on. i f•Fts-Edward will Nave t stand this,!' the said, whoa I had finiabed the first WO of pasrion itetween the rival brothers. ' "Why, you halts glees as winch of the fat 'l t Numbest* as to the firet!parturnsar) You will have make! Mister Horn sing such smaller ; titan that." "I hought you said tds. Martingdalp 'gained great ap plause by his powers or voice." . "Ay. bat be never roan in prIWO Illf Fits - Edward. Whiiii . Fits-Edward is off the B ge. diem Martinet!. i se can do as he like., and gelerally crack* • lamp or two at the tlights; bet when the leading tragedian is 00 the boars. be sever rises ONTO an ordinary talk. There furs. 'oat with all that 'are abort tellitig the north wind that it may ;MA navies. be never ghat) subdue the pee rage of • victorious sea-ki g.• Yen meet let Hengist take' that hire lion ey the bear mad teach it the might that dwelt in a warrior's arm. ; Beeend-rate actors take liens! by the beard . --m'ad ,bat; as why should they?' I had so reason atand for any seih noodle prose d lugs towards a lion. or ity Other Salina! en the part of r. i i i Martingdals; and sai I' oughtit possible to tritasler thepeech to a superior so!or; and with a nod. end fresh ,t i puff (smoke. the menage signalled Ms to p rocee d. RhoM any further interrepticso I. finished the second act. I I went oil with thetird, andteSk the tourcontin ued Oence fur approval. , I pre.all the effect I could to 1 ' the *peaches. I `was soft ;and pathetic when I read the speebbes of Edith, andfancy I Might have stood a com epetition even with she stentorian Maningdide in the part ..; of um boisterous Horse: but my audit.), was isspertnrha -1 Mein his chair. He se jsr movad--hill saddealy. when I claimed the roll of pap& he sat upright, and taking the cigar from his lips. mikid ine if 1 beit'dea... ~ . • "Vert inly." I said, slitde nettled; "most or the Peo ple ire killed, and all ! the resit neiserablie-1 don't see what more could be added." ! Well, I . trouble myself abort their things." he said; "for I leave judrisbets of plays and all that port of thing. to Ginger the stage elasager,! if y like I* Imre yowe play. he shall read It in a short tin . and let you kaoill'wbother be can cobble it lute eh . But bete, area GiSger himself: :be can bid - dplay by bait a page." Mr. Ginger now madi his ap ace--a red faded. dissipated-looking was; verya abbi y dimm ed. and lil remarkably dirty. 'i "I'm glad you'reimme. Ginger." begs "Heirs'a a yawing gent has bees readies a the lest two been. bet it might as well of parliament. nor bless the sylable of ij eon! . 1 b • Lit somas fall M graad-sounding words and plainly of work. Something could be mad* of it. perhaps. if we eat it down into two sets, or pat hl songs sad dames, tad made a 'mole' of it." sallauq. th - e gentleman stand anything"' inquired Mr. eanfaing through his nom, and looking 'split hilly at me. , • •1 have stood • goad deal already." I said; and you may grass frees that whether I shoUflio.ls from standing it hi wiry. Pray look al the play; and give your opinion." TO h that makes a great different's," Okra, 'look. iasi at ma with more respect thaSte htid shows on his first entrance. Ho tamed over a few p goo, mumbled a speech or two. nodded his head id @ppm al, sad in a very few minutes banded the manuscript to the manager. sad tad, "I would undertake to run it for a fortnight certain. and goaraatee it for fifty pounds." " I ."Would that please you. Mr. De Baking?" inquired the manager. • i "The offer." 1 slid, "I underatcad tt be this, that You will produce the play, and pay me My pounds for oTory fortnight of its run. 1 expected certainly, a different ar rangement, as I had niede up my midd to a payment down— heist"— Here the two gentleman, who bad ex egged looks if siotprise with each other for some time. ' t into a laugh. "Ho! he: you expected to be ' . did you? ' $ should like to know what for? I should like to know what right you would have to take my money for doing you the favor te make your name as famous as Shakepeare's. Don't I take all thetrimble, and pay for scenery, lad act ineand.dresses—and everything' And yet you.weat me, besides all this, to give you a lumping sum of mon ey. I never hear tell of such a thing; did you, Ginger?" It was quite evident, from Mr, Ginger's expression, that such a thing had never suggested itself to his Unpi l e mattes. He eared. as if trying to command • view • the astonishing propoaitiou„ bat evidently in vain; for af ter as effort to understand my words, by*epeating.them to himself, he turned in a hopeless manner to the mana ger and asked, "Does the young geademen really expec t to get money for his play?" "Shatopeare wouldn't get a fording." resealed the manager, "if he ware alive at the present moment. As how could he, svidaYuch • vest airmail to Inky for scenery and dremes, beside thirty shilliogla-week to many of the actors? They had nothing bath board is those days, I'm, told. hang down from the collies, with the name of the place written oar it;—all very'good;—bliard eighteen penbe;--esaine of the place a peony a letter. !tut what bevy we? If the town be Attalla, haven't we temples and churches and whole sets of old mei is kilts, and woods and academie.. costing neilend of arstiey; cod pro gesterone. and heavies. with no lied of sppermsseratisel So :hat money sta t ist left fat the manager. with his rent to pay, and sacra to keep. and wardrobe to furnish? Why, sone. or eery little; and I should thick it a most impertinent proceeding in Shakopee's, or any Due eke. i i that had merely wri t a with perhaps a half-penny worth of ilk on two-penn. worth of paper, to thins any of the hard-eirued profits manager ead.aitor." "Yeti will observii. sir." 1 said "that the author"— "Has nothing to that with' it—ad more then the carpen ter tat laid dawn the floor of thiii theatre has to do with the micas that take ilitc• apes it. The author furnishes the deal boidsts; ad we, air—vat are the people that does@ upon them; and I supposSaa audience tose'lcouro sear ter look et the +eke.' but at the legs of tar cape d 4./. 1 ./.. ' - 01. . Olagoirt , "I was not aware of • the «adoMe ID which original works' were held." 1 said; folding op the manuscript.— "I thoright theatres!were opened for the encouragement of the 'drama--and'!— 1 CE ME they are: but why shoild j the encouragement be all en one side? Why shouldn't the drama be started for the encouragement of theatres? 11 don't like all play and no pay—eh. Ginger?" "Then'l.witbdraer my tragedfr." I said coldly. "only thanking you for the trouble you look in hearing it reed.', "Don't mention it." replied loatalbea; didn't at tend' to what was acid. I only coonted the number of scenes: and perhaps you don't-know that you cheap thirtyitwe times, with fifteen diirerent fiats." "Moab* ?liing gentleman will gain experience as well as interposed Mr. Giii a r i r. who saw me take my het !sad prepare to go: "be.u t sly understood lour pro posal.'" "Well. explain it to him yoUrself. 1 think it's nu eimenion liberal, end what I wouldn't offer. let Me tell yes. le Balwer et Sheridan Knewles." Montitikan is so pleased. with year work." said Mr. , ateger. itas empowered. •ltitst ke will not edict to give ism ave large sem io esee of success; bat bin es panties ariseireat in bringing nt a new play. that he requites somei sort or guaraotoe against lose. This it fah wiene r. you wilt grant, is theji,aa• of an unknown as tbor." u I bowed to this; and in fact it appeared very »mono . . **Wolk sir. Mr. filootalbse 'rill Five you four hundred pools& for your tragedy; If migist and Horse"— Here I sprang up and ook Mode in a vehement man not with the generous umnerse. :—"Receiving from yob fifty iponods towards prelimi nary, ex . peusekadd the said sites of four hundred pounds E a to be made Op by sightly papas ta. beginning ow and after. the thirtieth night, at thn to of firs potted/ for oven. night on which it shall 4 Ducted." don't know." I *aid toptitatingly, staggered by the imposed advance of fifty pound.; ••1 mast consult • friend beets 1 close with this Mist. j It ceftainly•is tempting. H; l ei sassy sights dried you think • good Play hkoly to rO I" • 0, that is a matter of chance," replied the manager "The Measly Milkmaid had a 'run of a harlired asd iiis ty nights, and 1 have known unmitigated 'screamers' go on for three hundred; I should say. at au average, yeaS. tragedy may run a hundred nights." By a rapid calculation. 1 aladesat that there were sev enty nights at five pounda sectired to me by this calcula tion—and once mere I shook ltands with the benevolent fosterer of ttrismatie genius; MO saying I would see him again on the morrow. and give him my final answer. 1 descended the dark steps. and stuoildod over some per son halfway down. What win to be done, in order to raise the required fifti pounds, and to secure the kenefit of a run of seven tyl, nights? Three hundred at d fifty pounds, besides the fame of a successful dramati. were by no means to be' thrown away, and I laid the hole matter before my me AIM. Ah! it was a happy consultation that we field that night. She had the money- in her drawer, prepared for thc housekeeping and expenditure of the next three months. so there wu se datlicnity about giving Mr. Moe tallnor the sem he required. Thu month of use-payieg eights would soon pees. and !ken there weeld.he seventy eights—me menthe sad a half—of fame and furtutoe?—;. What were we to de with that profile at the end alba( finis? Wee it tee late yet to to ti Oxford et my men ez. pews, and support myself in giood style while there; by • tragedy every year? Or..abould I , p into the medical profession, or enter at Lincoln's Inn? Or—as my owe itMliestiou suggisted to melohoeld I persiet in airy thy tintention, and make my appearance in llamlet?— ding many castles upon diem various foundations—a ut bi pri . c , a baronetcy, the cbanevllership, a same like_ K el and a lodine bke Gluvick's—we at last deter. sal ed to esteem the, present "petting. at all events, sod a• the uses to be made of nor gains to after-consider atkr . - With ma new and g y five-pound notes In my keg I proceeded next day o the Stepney Star. Thine the manager_ play to use for Welt as iet I understand; eir O,NW•RD..a:I SATURDAY MORNING, , APRIL 3,1852. emombieg ha a hall pone, which acts magnetically 4_ on all who coats into contact with the bearer of al. The very door•keiper, a half•starved-lookiat man. who salt oo • three-legged steel at the private eatranci to Me theatre, rem with alacrity. when I appeared. sod payee • sett of smile., The maps-shifters touched their paper coPs so I pissed the wing where they,were at work. and "Come is. my dear sir!" min prooesneed in • viary cbeerfsl sad friendly voice as I gave • tap at the main gor's deer. • Us saw fraud my foss that I agreed to laterals: "lisle% the mosey I value." ha said. "for this haws fifty posed wool psy for the coleus of the scenery; toot I wish to have gestlemes. and nose bet gentlemen. con "toed with my 'hewn; • and a little secutitt like Mu keeps Om star select. Besides. what is it hits , hi/ but • Ism? for yes see bow semi it is paid hack aria. with threo ee few hundred pounds added to it by way or 111- tercet." maids/ It • ••0' sat:Acton , arrasgennet. sod beg to place th " seas' ha year . baud at miett.'t 8. saytls, I sire tbs puree towards bits; but be bold up Ws • I . tad nroiled with asset of horror. "Yen don't know business mi well as I de. Mr. Drip bowing. and you don't Iteew the dekacy I kitl_ on all these matters Isfpeunds. shillings. and peace. lossiUg mouthful'. Let me sign the agreement I. accept year tragedy'first, and then I can eerily accept year deposit" i r He drew out a sheet of paper. "Now this here." 4 continued, "is the agreement drawn oat by old Gin . I can't help thinking him 100 hard at a bargain: bat et at can you expect from a fellow like he, that has 1°• anointed with gentlemen and ladies, se you and 1 have dose. Mr. Dipbowingl and. therefore, I have altered i.he clause which *delays your receiving your' nightly pity meats -till the, thirtieth night. Yee shall receive your vti pounds, sir, every night after the eighteenth; and Iw' b. for both our sakes, it may run from here to Christinas twelvemonth. , But don ' t say anything of this to Ginger —he is always blaming nte fur extravagance: , an d as, he is treasurer and book-keeper, I meat not quarrel with him about his barglins."l . I He signed Use agreement, and put my notes in ibis' pocket. "Yoe are now entered PO your dramatic corder; and u It first woof. I beg you to consider yourself free to this theatre. You'll come and see us, Perhaps, to-niglit." I said I would. and asked i f he bad given Magid sad Horse anotben perusal . • ten minutes he hid, "I sent it to Fitz-Edward, who is ten minutes behind his time. He is always unpuuctual. is that Fitz-Edwird. 0, you're hare. sir." he continued. as the tragedian at this moment glided into the rooni— "The call was for twelve o'clock, and I fins you tbesi pence. The slither of the new play. air. I introduce yhu. kr. Dipbowing, to Mt. Fitz-Etlward." "yea shan't have a copper ferthiag—Sii. my resorts to you—A pretty old rascal you are to insipt en forfeits. when the nodes ironly stuck up in the inorning—l have read your play. sir—And you are nothing, but an Md clothes Jaw. to talk about your paltry three-pence& in presence of a stranger.—l have the greateat pleasure in (waking your acquaintance, and hope it may be unitunlty advantageous," • To each et these observations he attacked the pre*er look and action; scowling. std speaking with a Very husky voice whenever he - Midreseed the manager. Pod ending he a very &chatting Manner whenever be spoke , to me. ; . 1 •••Year i tins is &realm my dear fellow." said „Mr Montalban.who was in high good homer.,, "Say no more pir about it. I beg. but tell what you think of the plai r " -, "I think very highly the play. sir." Here I fele i my cheek glowing with a mend Mashes. "The. cbarac ters are. for the most t. well drawn; but it wants can- Construction, itud with* that, yea know. sir. language is of no use. Ind characterilitellective." "In what respect is it lo deficient; in construction?" I I inquired, "The interest is too di ;wed. sir. llorsa.in my opinion. ought to be cat out altog her. and I would °snidely shor ten Edith. The Druid's *poached are too flowery. au# is the fifth act klengisi has sodoubtedly - toe Viols to do." ••Why. sir, I interposed. 'lie doss susrytbieg tbik io done; he rest.ues Edith from the burning temple; beide feats the confederated Batons; he reprimands llorsai he soliloquizes one)* state of the world If the sun worn to be extinguished. I don't see whitlows he could possi bly do. unlesit he bad the whole 'act to himself." "PotiMps. ,sir." replied Mr. Tits-Edward. with a map*. "that might not ben bad idea; but as you wish, of costae. to concentrate the interest in the principal charemer. it is quits out of keeping to give each a very prominent sense to Edith.. that when she recovers. first from the &lut ing fit into which abs was thrown by Horissre appeanutoo. and then from the insanity into which shiewas drivel by the Deis she heard of me. That is sate ;tojwing down three rounds: sad that is what I can't affoi. Feintikigs and madness are great advantages the ladle. have 'leer us. and warmly admissible in a regular Woman's pile." suggested Ophelia as a Proof that insanity was sonte• time* admitted inn seceadary personage in a tragedy, ••O. Bhaksposto—nh. clover wan. no dOubt." said ?if,. Fitz-Edward; "but gr sL allowenees an always made fir ban. A groat osa—but ntiU 1 think be may be Pa provood." 4 "Do yen set Hamlet. sir!" I inquireiV • Fitz-Edward frowned. "I am principal tragedian. sir." he replied. "and have the round of all parts of ? the kind.. I thought I was better known 4 1103 e; but libe llee,* it all tidies from a • yof Mr / . Macreadyl I have every remon. sir, to belie • that bovends home from America, every week. a set of i amens attacks. that ap pear against me in the qlepissy osciiid, a detectible publication;which I neva see. and core. disregard.! "Oh, of course." said Mr. Moe ban; "who cihres what a halfpenny paper says? And yet. r. Debowiag." be added is • lower key. "it might not be bad move if you send the editor five shillings occasions ." "Corrupt the press: air?" I exclaimed;—"The purity of the press I. the palladium of Briish bberty. lf that foentein of fame. of justice. is difileihat its very ource; what are we to expect? " . • ""yhy, favorable notices. mod puffs that do • • • ." replied Mr. Montalbait; "bet. i for my part. Iw' es the ere fountaihs ',MCA keep themselves clear. fur the do ao more benefit to a real good thing than to a precires bad one. 1 know eorrup-ed . 'eut long enth. and gotvery very hide maim for my money. Here • sixty bei•INIKUP eel Spelt for thio gentlemen of the press. Wilma we have • very tilting performance. and could fill the house-with a paying sodience, don't they; or their &Mods, come with their sixty orders--i slailhug apiece—three pounds--amid pocket eightee• pounds a week of my mo sey: And perhaps; after all. notice as is throe line% er even fel fault with the whole perforthasee? It's jut the NMI as if I gairi 'edi the Icois; only they would tura up their pesos at the bard cash. bat taketheii front seats w)thaU thedlgaity of it set of gents as his paid for their admittance." • ' "Aod yet. sir." said thei tragedian. "it; veslile't de to quarrel with We pram Them is the Steppes Drop ScSas. a remarkable stair mad hstallipat pekliesties. judgments are always to be depended ism" ••11e,writes iu it hisoselil", whispend the maaage to we: "aud cuts up poor Martiagdide in the swelled way • possible." "Ar for ate.",l said, scarcely atteadie Heatalbso's explanation. f•I will keep fres of the prsi4i 4 11 will neither belly nor bribe. bet trust faintly for seams to the merit of the play all the genius of We perforsiters.'rl 1 • ••W tI am diii. sir." replied Mr. fits-Edward. soh seed b,t the compliiiest. "shall net b. westing." Ike shook hands. ..*.Now. , I eesedade," . M a dd.o . "yes will attend to the irw Mats I how* metered t. r.. yes. and pm vti t lfebertwe Horse wail Edith dune iodine Meeks wpieee." ••,1 will see what am ho dime wrihmsett demises( the emend eoesposities." I replied. es I iiieive4 the mese script hoe Ms hoed. sad wished Mr. Fits-Edward coed meraieg. •Ifois eie what a life a essiesei l s is." mid Mr: Mentalism whine we were spill elm *4 wield Cu rather keep a lesetht asylum than a etret ,if it weren't for the atteehment I feel td the stage. role I have to appease. sad the. 'Sod temps exercise. would wear oat soy ether men in! Come ia." be added. in a voice of than brings yea hire bothering me is this nano eettli mg important basins", with as anther of The porno*. who had ripened the door at th dos. new MOO isle the loom—s little worn sad AR. dreamt! in • girpeekinied silt mast bonnet. with 's white veil &Polded over the her flee. rerralisig nothing of her counts month sad tibia. The veil she threw sp. bright sod very angry Gym upon the mans "You will never learn politeness. yes i tolerable old swindler." she began. "and I give you Mr notice I won't stand any more of year inspertinene . if Clinger ha's% spirit enough to revenge me. I wit show yea I have spirit 'apart myself. Your sonnet. she said. tensing to me. "I believe we met on the !stair yester day?" • "Thee de la Rose?" I timidly required. - "The same." she said. *lib a stage courtesy; "sad delighted to hoer we are likely to here eoulethiag novel frosts your mi." i ~ "1 was loot aware." I said, "the secret lita spread so far." ••Oh. Ginger told me." she replied!silk a smile.-- ••Annabella has Me measles, and who was so ber last eight for a weeder, gave me a abletkh of Edith." 1 looked a little eoufused. 1 suppose for Mr. Paws talbau Haw to the rescue.. "Asa de la 11.45 e." he said. "is married to Mr. Ginger. anti has eight ahildrem but we salt keep her stage.mtmelui the bills; iv!. as she is our youthful heroine, we don't like tles pit to fancy tliat Juliet and Dsedemoua have beau married for fifteen • years." - ••Fourteen. Mr. Momalbati." she interposed. ••1 was woddad almost in my infancy. before j dgmem had es padded. or emus had some into . ; , 'oils head— a creature of impulse then as no a ,?reruns oils the expiation been." When she pro • • .• is word judg mentohe looked wise; when she spoke of be; foolish little bead, she tossed it as if she had been still fifteen: and rebels she quoted Lady Itaudolph's melancholy has from Douglas. she put on the most dismal expression 1 ever G&W "1 am enchanted with the notion of that noble Saxon maiden; all fire and paeiiion—all tenderuesiattd despair: Ah: Mr. de Acihun. if yen had seen one before fate unit ed in. to Mr. Ginger: I feel as if it were a portrait, and have mode up my mind to do every justice to your, ex cellent creation." "Then." said Mr. Montslbw, "we witl put the play in rehearsal at ones. and in a week from this time. per haps. air, you will do to the favor to tome and judge of our two first aists." • • •••nst. atom nes-ZawSnit.'• I I .ad:l•lis ploppeod seam attentions." "CI! did het" interatited Miss de la "then 1 keels , what he wanted Too to do; to eci • uish Inc air! Bat he shan't. I have s, mast f • in the gallery as be has, and I'll show pitipor "rit—l wYll— ageisst the pretensions sf a equate • ibis lake that rascally Mr. Snook"— • ”Oho." I said—. ••Why. Snook is -his saint. 'I recollect bias as call boy is • hsta r at Nnetiagbass. - and many'is the time I've semi his' vulva little free coots oat of the porridp. , pot in Macbeth. 'Ms shan't distiriab we a single acreage—l'll have •entnal; sad as I. dyiag. I'll die kith say !oasis os thestatt" • ve **Ner Pits-Eilward. 4 seid the suieseger; tiosve tie the maaaseript is toe espied, sad let thou tight it eat their ewe Way." • With this arrangeittint I woe. of mane. ear l y well pleased. and took my kat*, with a penomMea that there was as mach acting offthe boards as on them. klimoth or was enchanted. She saw fame, and fortune fairly within our reach. " And good now. "olden, comes !sin (le." she *aid. "for I saw in the papers to-day. Stier you had gone to (he theatre. that your uncle. Colonel Bawls. has been deputed to. England ou'oome important busi ness with t.tio ministry. and ts expected in London next month." "Jest in time." I replied. ••to hear of the triumph of my pl■c.' He will perhaps aspect the dedication. I can tell him hie will be wofully disappointed. Hi is a hard beano& pleare-proud nabob." "Its loiters Cr, very short, certainly: but he the main ha is an kind as I acted expeet, after offeuding'hiar so in my maniacs: And afterwards too." she added. with • alight blush visible on her cheek. "In your marriage with the representative of the De , Bakens he could surety see nothing objeliionable." yes,-he did. Your tether was anti!. curate—mot very rich. and Hildirbraud thought I threw 'style Itaway. He mots to my husband. nor my husband to him. bet each thought unkindly of the other. Yost father isitutdo bear hinthecanse his grand- tether hid !ilia in trade; and he suee;ed at your father because he boasted about his ancestors in the time of Richard, the First." • "William the Ceaquerer."i interposed. "Si my life wu Made unhappy by the quarrels of-two such neat. relationsi And when your father Hilde brand, though Its offered as much assistance as I requir eilin money. wrote so unfeelingly of my loss that I de ahead his" aid. la 'about a mouth after I bad thrown off my widow's dress. a gentleman seat hi: - cud. and said he had come from papAin Bawls. When he was shown into the room. I saw a tall white-haired Man. suppOrting himself on a stii.k.*id ,evidently suffering moth from rheumatism er sines ether vainly cemptaist. His statue was Major Basest/0, he told use ail t h e adtentuies of his it. bow he had get au appointment is gems ceded ter nary. Margin , ' Inin a great income; buw be bad sated meauds aud.Metsanda out of it; how he bad come ha rlog 'suds of hie own, and.was aunious to \ litinisbie the {rem Obis days; and so be weald leave Iriettd•Ba fitter. sod call Mr an aztiwer opeutki the letter. sad Maud it to i contain •••Tlits la our major. old Bowater; • goad '. stud as 'Mb as • Jaw. 1 have Mkt him \wit* for biro, thsregitre marry bi with trouble you about is pea • weal to dm crusades; for b father \ 1 th t ho , be fa, me to .1 neat day...` these wor hearted folio yea are just t oat delay, and stiles. SWCOWaII W was a millet," - • I ".lalll glad you orde d the Miserable plebeian out of the heaps. 1 wish 1 bad an 'old enough to kick him down Matra." "The last time I heard let." replied my mother, "be was General Sir Alfred Bowater. and out of the most itilleenital men in India; the may be dead now. for 1 haveaTheard of himfor see ral years." • 1 time & there was a One e(ret to,my weitimes v a. rtefii\ .voice. if she would hire' been hewed to be Lady Bowater. with ell that ladianiutlieute bet as 1 know that her stir object is wishing for the • a of wealth and power was to pear them all topes my unwo rthy self. I had not a word to reply- and. after a b y, dinner. 1 berried qr. to avail myself o: my oew-foun :teller of a free adtaimioa to it. toirrsoy Soar. pooo\ , . 1 • • 1 Si SO A T LU.i a- dv 0:41 WoJaaa - at Hama may be Indy a (anti lifonrs." says KM. Ki is ens of bar admirable essays, 'ghat Providence decidedly fittsd 1101E30 far bonseboki cares, that vievarody and healthily Sappy without them; • be • Stacy. it is owe which loach observationhas ad." - W • •••21 •••• these words to serious confide *on.•- 71146 1***T'd bed he.. 1.11 of (.males, in what 'ire c lied th respectable °l'm's.% is * swot to which. we be °non referred to; for it is on. that air. , .. Pot the bappi.ess of families nairely, bet the areal of the 11.4...,k, cam an iip net the present generation bet futons ones at.. ph i i., Mane tell ne - that est one Indy in ten. in a great c tj. ma.. joys robust health. Mrs.4Cirkland, we suspect. ,asel - phased the manse. It is certain that woman g . orally, whence not coes'pelled tot, labor (or a livelihood .iremiy. neglect exercise almost ; entirely, and hence b ug. on themselves dyspepsia. nervous disorders and oth , dies*. see. To perform be4e-work is too frequently c • :udder. red degrading. Eves ,whilre the mother, id obed pee to the traditions of her You4t, condescends occasio ally' to labor, the daegisters orb brought up iu perfect I lenses. taking no bodily exer4ise i 'script that of walkin , in fin* weather, riding in calabielned carriage., or dauci g at II party. These. in 'blamer/Do can afford to hire resists. casuist demean the as they think, by .. meads labors. •,,... TO make up' bed is regarded often as xhaust in bilossa dascriPtiodt tti sweep a carpet is vi wed as worse than field worka l en lane-field; while to ecru • —alas: modern feminine lanida4., copious as it is. has . words to characterize this int.uAau and cruel task. T result is that all such flue 1404 lose what health tie • started life with. becoming feleblei in exact proportion s. .ey be• come fashionable. I In this neglect of 1 hous i eholil cares, American females stead alone. A Gereiani lady, no matter how I , fty her rank, never-forgets that fionsesuo labors condo to the health of body and mind iflike. An English lady wheth er she bo only a genilembn's wife or a dukes, • pea net despise her household. and oven though she has hodse. keeper, devotes a p4ioeicif her time to this, her us, her happ-st sphere. It le rdierved for oar publics ion fine ladies to be more choice thau even their monarel leal and ei aristocratic sisters. The Sesalt is a lessitud of mi dal often as fatal health.as illis ue*loct of bodily e eicia. The wife who loaves her houseihold cares to her ' pays the penalty which liiiii be.n affixed to idleness a nee the foundation of the woad, Intl either wilts away fr• f en sheer ennui, ur is driven into SJI sorts of fashionable follies to Hod employment for ber !Plod. If she does; not ll i ongii on the sofa, reading novels 411 day, and gratrine p ltr and more nervous every vieare, if she does uotweitken her chest and injure her oyes hy stoopiug over croichet-Srorlt, or embroidery; she &tees about shopping. or visital for the ii purpose of gossip, orshseips till nopu to re over rom the fatigues of the last niht'il ball; inn word, n on war or another. she injures hot health most fatafi... Alen find occupatitin 1. Weimar , , in hteratdre professiont . and en idle Mau is proverbialli ccs peril of soul and body. flow is it that wo venially as if they wire exempted fro lence? Want of ocOupatioues; vices, and therefore they all. But alas: theti fine :adios fall. I The pie r 1 kayo i• • month!— ! "MINI r when I am tiseti•u?" firre imams very round end.• pink liPeg Part of no. bat her 4 fined verr m great c i ii : it does. not injure them at small vices into which t mini as backbiting. enviousness. ad goo *. which if they are not es g i De the ones, ire bid eneoglii. le,_househ d calm "more gemeratty , awe:laded to. we should see ut little of them side. mid woniou in good society would • muck happier. and muchllll3o9ll . truly 'pesetas. Tlti is plain speaking; and the teoith mast bo out: It ii not befash ionable gad-abeat. rivhoi lives on false: excitant at. that wins or retains the love Of a Man of real worth. FA thou* mad times dearer ie'shei who like the wife Woirdswarth boa immortalized. does Doi cmsiJer .domestic ditties be. Death her: 1 soar ht r. orl a nearer view A Ppirltl yet p woman too; Mar 4~04411 notions hirit aadfraii • And smite otirirgin liberty." We .filar.• howevet.. tat it will take wie4 that more than all the jattraals of the nation. to rot asomer'. of social lifs.i 80. the press can. lithium, c thing. While so many !of the still under whit, suffers are laid to $o chugs of min by WONG* reunions. and other' feutioloo assemblies. lure it ch w woman h• I= There are whi aerate tnet'there .a lin tarts. a nitnaber of °Tien forlorn Benedict' and ftir dames in a limns of sin adages. may. for al con-sid-e-ration, hare tti daily provided With partners for life; few perhapi Ines that people oflrestectable pointless to soci even of rank. have instates to three enstrititen aim, Such, htire , rer.:is the fact; and -we hal a • a proved Ey the repdrt of a case in the .newspi which M. Foy. tha4rtiat marriage broker, is r ed as having got jOdgeWtent from a law court dishoudat elieut for ..£.loo. s for having uegouated rime of the niece of a imarquis. The marriage brektra, aad this man Foy e are accustomed to advertise their establashmen ter day. to the siewspaPers: and their lies, are r ally accepted by the p4pulatioa. as those of au er, a coal dealer, a hiwyer, or a physician. * this reveal a carieusetkor of soeiet):— "M. Foy, there's a guinea; 1 want to be ma girl mast boi bitadsonae, young. respectable, money." "My dear sir," esti Toy. "lei have just ea nick of time; paten AN N do Bunko sent for , day to marry his daughter. Go to bar—there dress—my foe £200.° • - . The bearer present' himself to the baron— business—describes his position—and is accept barns then nap for tire daughter. • . . "My dear," says he, this Monsieur eacestors distinguished themselves in this Cr. having keen rained bf the revolution, their d look to making and 'have amassed moo will marry hind my diter.' , "Very wall. Par" shys the damsel: Oh. joyfill day! ciiis the baron; and he kiss -' of the lady's fingersi 'When stun the sere .• .I ea)* he. i i •Oh! not ley sora.'!repl e ! the young la*. wi ' et blush; 'ant before Ott day after tornsurruw,! ly!' *<, ' *Be it so idol of my heart!' cries 1ik...-- ; 1 rite off to order dread?". prepare dedds. and ring. And the day utter to-inurrow the thing • , That, we say. is the way so which 'marriage tasted: and. we ards„!can anything be stern ci expeditious? No lots-making—so heart-tire Weeping—no difficales; everything is as total; sy as the buying of 4 pair efgloitissi ' In fact. marriage ifl Trance is a thing of in and traffic, just as mach as bus log horses or in England. Even; the marriages which a 1 without the instrunieliftality of a broker or s . qa 1 Ws so; mover --consienience—ani the only thin of sereither side. Ahd with such hot baste are ' sometimes pitched sip, that it is a positive feet and bridegroom at the altar scarcely know vac, Weirerselves are antrearated.with a married I swears that when• minim tr chereen burl day. she knew so h l de of her destined listsba s i she ad here direct pick hint. oat from be I men.she could not gave d•oe so! Yet there who are suituntshed ttiat .in Francs thee" is se ! moral ty in wedded hfe! They shoiald rather • ! ed that. with each ad abominable nystam..u...l be fosud at all. i "- I • NriMBER 471 khad. • DI is she ie tifst /, sane- or la a I. ered in ag UM of iudo- Lei evils leads them ii this. of we We O maw di* sex r Con- one that r all at- I are sot a which Is blew"- imeelves will be- • ty. and al acen- II • seen It per., au prose at j. moat 11 the mu- peeially. . 4risy at e goner, pholster- =r33 =CI d haws ed is the 'a %eater • the ad- tates hip d. The , whose !des; mud. coudanta y. You the tips goy be?' 'II • med deL/4.41- ,4 hur ride tho dou-. ere coo rrnsingly iri4g--kuo •id ea- ~T baiter rare is e ected I gi-btoker though *togs hat bride r . • who woisiding ,a.i)Ast If ...arises% people aGrpna- Ltd it tO
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