New York Clipper (Apr 1895)

Founded by I FRANK OUEEN, IBS3.' YORK, SATURDAY, VOLUME XLIIL-No. Prie* IOC«nta THE OL D CIRCU S TENT. wRirm vom m nw toir mrm, BT MOKBOB B. ROeENPELD, All tittered, In * beap It lies, All nlldtirei) and decayed, And jet I tUnk ot clown go wlee Wbo once Iwnutti It plaied; Ot apsngled (ctobats wbo atroTe To win their plsadlls grenil; Tnejokee, tlie qaipe, tbefiup of wtilptv nw blare ot biuen banil. All, all, now to oblivion mnt I Hen Ilea tbe poor old circus lenil Bentatbit tbe ring master anode, Wllb proad, diattngae air; nie carelcade bere proudly r>de, Tbe eqaeatiUn detwoalrl Wlierv at« tlie raBdeg round tbe itngt Tbe langbter and tbe cbatt Tbe'eape, tbe eprlnga, and oiber tblngg Well known to acrobatr All paat, an ancient, dim erent; Yet, bere la tlili old circus lenti Iba glorj and tbe glare ire donel Tbe Uneel now Is dust! And yet tbe lot ot eveijone la this—bnt mould and rasi! Onr Ufe, a clrcon, at lia beat, Ithaaltat«nt,llarlDg, And tbere are lips tbat gin Ibe Jeel, And bearts tbat lauib and alcgl Yet Lite, wllb all Ita Joys eoon spent, Slow cnimblea aa tbe circus tenti LOVE'S RAGE. VRimK AFTaBTRBOXRHAir rORTIIBMnr TORK CLimR, BY PAUL DOYLE. It was on a morning In early Autumn, attbe cono' try seat oC Count Holmeo, In tbe nortbem part ot Bobemla. After master and mistress bad taken breakfast to- gelber tbe coont klased Ills wife on tbo fortbead and pi«pared to go Into tbe woods gunning. "Walt a moment," began tbe coddKhs, "I bare sometbing to say to yon, Oswald." Tbe conni looked at bor wllbaalonlshmenu Tbere was all at once eometblog atrtnge and barsh about ber; her wbole manner Indicated a cetteln emhar- mssmsnt Sbe bad risen and slapped Into the adjoining druw- Ing room, Into wblcb ber husband now followed ber. "Whatla tbero then so Imponantandserlousr" he asked, seating blmself on the window sill, while tbe countess bad taken a seal In a lltue amcbalr. "Sometbing of tbe greatest Importance to me. It you have noticed me In wme meaaate lately yon will ■catcely be astonished ai myoTertnre, which I bare Iboagbt oTer carofoliy before brloglag It to your at- Uon." . "Weur" "Oswald, I want to geta eeparaUon trom you." Tbe conut sprang up and looked at her wllb a startled axproalon of countenance. "You are airely Jesting, Vsleskat" be murmured. "We hsTo lived very well together, It seems to me; and I don't remember that toe least tbUig has hap- pened of lata that could give you a cause to come to such a reaoludon I" "That depends on wbst you call a cause," implied IbeOounteaa. "It Isn't alwaya necessary that some eolous occurrence should have happened, accord- ing to my way ot tUoklog. The life we lead bei« Is simply ntolermble to me, and to be frank with you, Oswald—you bore me." Tbe Oount began to walk op and dowa the room excitedly. He wonid have been prepared for any- thing else ittber than this tnm, for be k>ved Ua wife, and bllherto had never observed anything In ber tbat would have led one to Inter achangeUihsr aentlments toward him. And now she wanted to leave blm—and Juat at the moment when she appeared more beandtnl to blm than ever In the embroidered nvlfffep, an Oriental belt clasping tbe slim wslst, whUe a Utile lace cap crowned tbe halt loosened, carelessly gsuiend up golden blonde balr. "I lion your" be cried. "That sounds almost like a wicked Jest l In no law book In tbe wortd wlll.yoo And It written that tbe husband most amuse bis wife; and It he borea ber, that l» by no means a ground tor aepanilon. And besldea—have you any cause to complain of met Certainly not i You know how much I love you, and that I today, altar a manled life of Ova yean, am still mom mad- ly In love with yon than before our wedding." "Perhapa that Is the very reason you lioro me," rejoined the Oonntess, smiling. "Can then love bore I" "To be snre—too much as well as too Ultle. In- deed, It Is a question whelber the lallor case Is not the more advantageous, tor IndliTerence always at- tncla." "No, Taleska, yon cannot be In earnest, and It you were, I wouldn't release you so without further Miemony. I am so bappj with yon that I really do not see why I should lose you on account ot a moni whin, Ihaveglvenyoutullfr<edom,giidaedevetT one of yonr caprices and passions—so thera la abao- lutely noreason why we ahould pan." "If you don't let me go volonlatlly, then I will simply runaway from you." "Valeskal" cried tbe counu ■And then, aa ha approached ber and dropped upon bis kneae before ber, he went on: "'Can you, whom I love, whom ladore, rvallybeso hoanieasr No, I cannot believe III I beg you, do not leave me; believe m«—It Is no mere pbrase on my part—I cannot live wlUwot yont" "Yon will have to learn how," replied tbe connt- ese, while an arifnl Jeer cnrted her llpe. "No, no-« thonaand ttmea not" ntumed the count, stringing up; "I shall never agm to a sepa- ritloik—never-never^nererl" "Then listen," ranmadlbecounuas. "Sluca our <1shes are ao dltvctly oppoalle, I will make • Pnpoalttoa to yon, which gives both paiUea the same chances. We «1U both nndertake a distance •Me ta(«th«r-tar Initenae to Bndapesth at meek It no «!■ iken I win aabolt, and allow mjaalf to he adored further by yon. If, on Uia oontiaiy, I win. then you wUI consent to the aepa'rallon. That Is a truly fssblonabls solution for a sporting man and sporilng woman, such aa we are." Tbo count renecied. He knew Indeed that bis wife was an excellent rider, who atcourslug threw all gentlemen Into the shade; hat In a dbuance ride It depended much more on the endurance of tbe bone and the rider. And there the cbances were de- cidedly more tavoreble to him than to her. '•Very well," he fald nnally, "I accept yonr prnpo. Ritlon. So we will undertake together a distance ride to Budapcslh, and. In fact, with precisely equal chances, and beforehand everything most beaettied In writing." Excelleni," replied the countess. assure you. Of couno, yon will keep tbe matter a secret. Now, listen. You know that lbs countess and myself are preparing for a boneback ride to Kudapeslb. Wo an lo start tbe day after tomorrow. Well, It Is of tbo gnvest Imporunco to me that her mare. Flora, which sbe Is to ride, shall break down on the way. I have no further explanation to give yon. Simply bear this lo mind—aomo kind ot slow poison must be administered to her, that will make her sick without killing her; and that will cause her lo break down after we have traveled a good dis- tance, and render her unable to proceed. Ilo ihU, Pedro, and I will reward yon wlih a handsome sum ot money. You have had consldenble experience at doctoring horwa, and doiihtlem know ot some the countess was playing the same game as he, re serving her mare'a itniigth for the last few miles ot the stmnge mce. On they went, holb an silent as the night ait>nnd them, until tbey reached a steep ascent. Hen tlio count, determined to see It Flora waa attacked with any weaknesa—for. If she were, she would be apt to show It quicker on an np gmde—urged hia hone on Rome, responding lo the apnr, shot forward, and wllb a thrill ot Joy the count perceived that hIa wtte'a mare did not respond lo her mistress' urging, but fell behind turiber and ^lriher nnlll she IH' came a blaok spot In the distance. "The nee la mine I" cried Ihe count, exultantly, pulhngup hIa hone. "Flora la growing weak bi the And therealtb the nutter waa seltled. The count did not go hunting that day, and In Ihe disturbed state ot mind tbat be was It Is donbltui It the game would have snirercd an; even bad he gone. He spent. Instead, the most of his time at his stables. It bad been decided ibat he should ride his tavor- lle horse, Itomo, agile and strong of llmli, and long winded, while tbe coonless bad selected her pet mare. Flora, a beautiful, gnceful iKast, genlle as a kitten, but with a free and easy stride and swift movemenL Tbe count gave his groom iDstrucUons to l>estow particular care on Romo, aa he waa about to put all ills strengtli to a lest, and then Inquired nervously as to the condition ot Flom. Vever waa liettsr In her life, air," said I'edro, the old gnom—"lo prime coldlUon; ibe hasn't her match In all tbs country." Under ordlnsry circumsiances the count would have been delighted to hear thia pnbie of libi wife's favortle, but today It gnled batahly on bis ear, and In his 111 humor an eril thought suddenly came to him, wblcb made hbi eyea light np with a hopeful glitter. 'Pedro," he said sll at once. In a confidential lone, "you wen long In the service ot my late father, and have been In mine ever since his death; cooseqnenlly you have become a sort of fixture at Bobnen castle, when you are a tried and trnsttd semut Bo I feel that I can talk to you In cooO- dence, and really beg you to do ne a great favor, wblcb shall be handsomely nwarded." The old gnom looked at hIa young master In amaument as the latter panaed, tor, although ihe count waa alwaya gentle and constderate toward his Inferiera, old Pedro had never heard him speak In such a lamlUar stialn to one ot hIa servaota. see yon are sarprlaed," porsned tbe count, smiling—"snrprised that I should make a request of yoD, Instead of ordering. But answer me, Pedro. Win yon do oe a great favorr' OaU It what yon wUI, rir, I will obey," asM the VaiT well, Pedro, yon shaD loss nothing by It, I auchpolsonsslsneededlnlhlscase. Canldepcnd on yon, Pedro r' The groom thought a moment, Iben said: "It shall be as yon say—Flore won't l>e able to reach Budaptstbi" The Count's face beamed, and he wentloward the casllewhbitllngllghlly,' • • • • t • • A couple of dajfl later, on a l>eautlful, fresh morn- ing In Autumn, ihe Count and Counteaa ilolmen slaried on their dljlance ride. Holb wen equipped acconllog (o circumsiances, in tbe most practical way. The boraes wen Ihoroughbreds, strong llmlMd and Heel fooled, and while tbe cnnnless' man had a mile the llghleal load to carry, the count's bone made up for Ihe slight dlsadvaniage In atnogth of back. In short, the conditions on Ixiih sides wen exaclly and Justly weighed, aa In a duel. They rode together thmugb the Bohemian ^sln, which, on both sides of Ihe rosd, that led to Ihs south, Rlntcbed out In full soonf lirtghlneaa. Slubble fields allernated with wooda and vine- yaid crowned hills. Utile by little the connUy gnw mAre mouDlalnoua, and snon the Bobentjitn forest heaullfied II with lu charming valleys, |ilc- turesque chain ot mountaloa and romantic nilna. Then they descended Into Ihe Austrian plain, and again they hied on through endless stubble fields and freshly plowed acres, delightful woodlands and ripening vinea on sunny bllbi. Tbey passed VIenns In Ihe nigbl, slds by side, ob- served by mon than one passer by with wondering glances, and galloped along the bios Danube to Ihs ancient llnngsrias royal city ot Prcaahorf, whose castle greeted tbero from a proud helgbL Bo far all had gene well, and Ibe oount began to feel anxious, for the coanle*' mare had not as yet shown any sign of tstigue or diatren, and yet, ac- cording to what Pedro, Ihe gnom, had told blm tbat morolug before tbey set onl, Flom would Begin to show Ibe elfecte of Ibe poison which he had ad- mluMeied, protably ssveral honn befon tbey reached Vienna, ne had not, np to Uie pnsaal, oigedhlshotwsl hIa best pace, ooataattBf Uasstf withtaeplsg neck and neck with Flon. BvMesliy knees I Pedro haa dons his work well I Then he rods on at a slower pace, not wishing to leave his wife too far liehlug In a stnnge country, and In the night time. Not tar from tbe old Vlsegnd caatle, situated on a rock on the Danube, Ihe count's hone suddenly began to go lama, lie alighted, examined the leg, bound II wllh a bandage, which he had lirougbt with blm for Just auch a nUshap, and sprang Into the Mddle again. Meanwhile tbe counteaa had overtaken blm, and, aluiotigh ber man waa breathing hard, bad not slackened herpace, baton tbe contrary, had urged Flon on, so that, when the oount mounted again she bad gained quite a little advance. The count aoon came np vrilh ber, however. Hot now hhi horse began to Ump mun and mora, and finally fell behind In hU tnm. The counteaa turned round In her aaddle, and, waving ber hand mockingly lo her husband, cried out: "Good by, desri Although Flon aeenia to be ail- ing a Utile, I sUII undoubledly win i" And kladng ber hand In him, aha soon disappeand hehlad a lit- Uc. thicket of Mrches and wUlowa. The conni, who all at once saw hlmaelf in danger of lieing frnatntad by an nnsxpeoled hlodnnce, sparred his horse on, and waa within a taw jarda of overtaking her once more when Romo ammbled, and. Indeed, ao nnfortanately, that he fonnd him- self lying under the beast, and had difllcnity In fme- Ing himself. In tbe meandme the conateas had atopped bar horse, and again turned round In tbe saddle. When ahe aw the wretched podOon ot Ihe count, sbe began to laugh loudly, and, as ahe than eooHo- ned on her way, Ihe unfortsnats count soil heard for some ttos Is tbs tfialsncs this rilvary laogb, which locreaasd his d es p eration to Ihe stoost Tbe cosntsas did not oatoh dgbt of the oonni again duilsf the ride, and, allbough her mare threatened every BODaol lo break down. She u- lived at Ba4apaslhB(eiy,aDd,lalMi,piogd and baaspoitsdasvMor. Benibswalled torOw eomtssvenldays,and, as ho did not ronie, she dnaliy nxle liack lo Viao- gnil on Flnm, who hail enllnly recovered, to in- quire after him. She iesmed that ho hsd put bis horse In an Inn- keeper's stable and sot out nnblsnlurn. Bo noth- ing nnulned fnr her In do lint to rlite liark alone to ber estate In iiohoniis. Here, however, she found ss llllio of hlni as In Visegrad. The iwuiitcR.-* walleii again a couple of ilaya, and, as ho (lid not put In sn ap|>eannce, she Iwgan lo grow uncaiv. Aserions rare graiiually won Ihe niaaleiy over her. Hho sent Iclegnmi in all dinciions to nls- lives ami friends wllhniit, however, lieing able to receive sn; ildlngs of iho cmmi, Tbe oxcltement of Ihe coimloas had Increased to tlio ninKwl,when unexprcledly light waa thrown upon Ihe matter. One day a notoiy appeared at ihu castle, who banded ihe connleaa a Msint envelope in the namo ot her huiliami. To her quealion tespeoling tho slopping place of the cosnt the nnlary rei>lied that it waa unknown In him, snd took ieavo, When the coimtesii was aiono she quickly opened the envelope, ami found a will of tho count, l>y which be Imqueaihed lo her hia whoio fnnune, and a ielter, in which he declared to her In a few wnnis that h^ as ho could not live without her, had doier- nilned lo commit auir.iiio. The ioitor was dated , from an old raslle, a former knight rotilien' nest, from which the ooiint's family spnng, and which lay onl; a few hniim dimant from hor eaiale. In Ihe mountains. ' Indeed, Ibo count hail nrrtveil hen without an; eacnrl, in Iho aalonlalinnntof liie old castellan, and made ail pnpanlions in ordor to cart; cuit hia rosolitllon lieforo tbo evening, Already tiie loaded plitiils hty on Iho laliio, and (Viunt linlinen slnptird niico mora lo ihe iKoad i>ay window, in onlor in bid fanwoli to Ihe world, wliioh at Ihat nHinieiil was ilmilily lioaiilifiii tn him, anil parilmiiarty at liils cnmcr nr Ihn earth. In wliich ho had pamcil apart of hia oiillilhiiml, Fngrowoil Willi iieaulifui, louciiing memories iit iiio tliiHi when hiK tnolhor slili livcii, he saw tho sun set iwhlnd tbe biilR. Hio nicks gioweil in the last ntjrs Ilka glgsiiiin nililes. Tlio woiHbi n|i|ieand to liiini, every lir inio shnoiing names skywani, HiiiMonly, a dark form ulinweil ilself in tho dis- Ixiico; Iho Ramn appnischeii rii|iiilly, and iinw liie cnimtsaw ilimini-lly liiat II wan a hnrsemsn—no, a wiiiiiMU on honwl>ack i His iioart throiilicd, ilo did nut dsn ;ol tn hope lliatltwaathooneon whose account ho wished In Ills. Ailatnncoa wbilo lisndkerchicf nulletvd In Iho air, that seomod to wave a pardon to hlm,lihe to Ibe rondenineil nn tbe scnlTliid. Now Iho Ireail nf a liiirso sniinilcil in Ilia ca>lle court. The cimnt hurrlril linwn slaira snd saw lih wife already cnniiiiK lowsnl lilni, ami wilhiiiit uttering a wiinl alio foil iin lilH iHirk. JOHN W. WILSON. John W. WilMin, wlioae gnitesi|iierlos aa Weary Haggles, the Midway I'Isbianco Inmp of "Uitla Ohrtsliipher," iiaa imHiglit him Into promlnonce and popiiiarity, is s geniilneiy comic perfonner. Us WM Inn In Hulier Uroek, Amadnr Uoiinly, (ki,, March T, \m. At Ihe age of Dfuieu he made hia finl appearance at Ihe Bella Union, Han Fraociscn, Ihsn under Iho uianageimnt of Teilow * Bkantle. Iiury. His partner was Uilchell Ford, and under tho nsnie iif WilsoD and Kurd tfaay we'a liilled u "a pocket eiiilinn of Johnson siid llninn," in songs and dances. They separef d early In issi, and a few moiiliia lattr Wilson iloiiliieil up with WIIHam Cameron. For Ihe next eleven yean the anng and ilance tnm of wiWia and Usmeron was well known ihmughniit the country, Tlisy opened fur Ned Huchin; at ilie Adolphi, Han Fnncisco, play, 'ng Iben an eniln year, and changing llieir act over; week. They were engaged for two weeka wilta lllliy Kmenon'H Hinslnbi, at Ibe Htandard Tlieaire, and remained two yean and a half; then tnliowed a long and popular engagement wiib Charley Reed's Minsirela, at the same house. Their flmt appearance In while face was In IHU, at the old Callforuia Theatre, then under the direction of E. 1>. 'rice, wbo is luislneaa nuoagsr nf the company In which Wilson ia now performing, The; appeared as the two Parisian aireei gamins in an ecceotrio dance In 'Hie i'avemenbi iif rarta," and made a bit. Aflsr Ihat aeason Wilwm and Uimerora Joined llavortey'a Minstrels, is tilack face, and sulwequent- ly t<Mik ilieir own minstrel coinpan; through Ckii- foml*. In IW Ihe; went lo the Aniipodea with the Ail Hiar Hpeclaity Oo,, under the management ol Frenk (lark, and played ail thnuigh Australia and New Xeahind, reluming bi Han Francisco In isn, Thn^came Kaal for tiie fint time with Welier and Fields' Own ISompany, and played at the principal vaudeville hoiiKS. Mr. Wli«in dlmxiived partner- ship wiib ikmetwi In the latter partol Ml, and played the Janitor in John H. Hussell'a "City Direc- tory" with much HucrrRH. Ho nest liiiperaonalad a tramp In "Ncl]srth;'a Hiihspa," where he waa aeen b; Hsnsger Kdward K. lUce and engaged tor "MlUe Ctiilslopher," produced at Ue (lardan Tlnatn is Oclolier last, and still the current altncUoi. Mr, Wilviu's tramp Is a ihornughl; original and humi>ririjs oreallon, wlUi a nlmliie wit and gro- teaque pennoaiity. In this specialty Mr, Wilson baa eapltel assialance from Bertha Waring,a dainty llltie ainger and dancer, who apjiean aa an Irish villager. AMONG THE FREAKS. The Arroleai Wonder waa realing bU head on Ihe cold slab of a marlile nanlie Just iiefnn the show opened when Ihe Fat Woman came In and loch her pisca. "Ilelki, Amy," she said In that smngely famli- isr way tbtae people have, "what'a Ihe maUsrt" "I waa out with ihe Inys laat nighl, and, oh, ny beadi" groaned the Wonder. "You deserve to anlTar," ahe aid Hlnhly, and I bare no aympaib; for yoo." "Thafa all right," retorted Ihs Woadar. "I btva one thing lo lie thankful for." "What's thstr' . , "Ihat I'm not Ihe two headsd freak fna Banft-' paiaiD," and the Wrnidsr felt as gnletnl that bsasta. ally smiled al thetFat womao-OrtroO fm Dm