Show A SITUATION fihs jean clar lara a wallers shows her MOM now new orleans was in the possession of tile union troops tied and general butler was appointed military gov ern braat the tha confederates were on par A and supposed to bo be unarmed yet therall they all carried their on 0 ayou ing at the na national dional theatre a p play I 1 y was announced lit in which the datil 0 avi bothem of tho the star spangled lod dinner banner was to be sung notice was sent to the manager by the tha rebel element that thai I 1 f fan an etem attempt pt was made to slug tho hymn th the a singer would be shot on the stage leveral butler dearlo hearing g of tit alila Is sent t an order driler to tho the ina manager nager dire wag him to take lake no notice of the thredis and commanding him film to have the play performed in its ita entirety an ali lon iiii inenio mense audience assembled in tile the theatre the johnnys and the blue buys being abeln ab about 0 ut evenly blooded blended but each watching the other with bated breath and finger on tho the trigger the critical momen moment I 1 arrived arri veil when the soul inspiring song was ma to be sung tho the manager faced tile the audience und and told them the pro pre cament di he was tn lu on the one blind the southern chivalry had bad threatened bloodshed it if the song wa was s sung and on the other the acting governor had demanded that it should be given elvon an all indescribable scene of confusion and u a t once ensued throughout tho the house as the young aidy who was billed to slog the anthem came upon the stage atae the bolso was hushed but tho the hurried clicking of the cocking of a hundred revolvers olvera had a most moat ominous sound the union men hurriedly glanced at if the to rebels and prepared to cover them with their eaddy weapons tho the lady stood unmoved a I 1 young union officer anti and saim that song gone shall be oung kuba if the whole house Is deluged deluded in blood northerners or south orners as wo we way may be there IS pallall t ry enough in our hearts to protect Is a woman ita if a single shot Is fired at the stage woo woe be to the men man who IMS fires ili other union men echoed ills fits remarks and here and there here it southerner out herner backed them up the a lady well known la in this city ills jean clara walters advanced boldly to the footlights and robed in the national banner declared her intention to sing aling the anthem at all hazards she was young and and in voice rolce again the revolvers revolver clicked I 1 but bat miss mali walters wal commenced the song eon she was no do nervous at first that her voice could scarcely bel 19 heard above the din land and uproar in the house before she concluded however a deathly silence spread pread itself over the audience tot to bo be followed only by the most moat rapturous applause from both yanks yanka and It abbi as the soul inspiring words blended with noble dimir through the house said bald the 1 is informant we wa narrowly escaped bloodshed afterwards but you bet we va un union ion men had our buys boys ro covered vered every time not a reb would have left that house dalice ellve it if popping had commenced mence t ay |