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Show THE SHIPWRECKED TRAVELER. . , Wfik A man who had traveled over many j IB countries was shipwrecked off tho j jnH coast of Opera Innd. After a desper- , ' 4mBJ nto balllo with tho waves, bo man- I ImBJ aged to near tho shoro whoro tho cmel 1 1 IfjllB sea played with him llko a cat with iffHl a mouse. IIo would pull himself up i .pfjlB tho beach, half fainting, and a great, i bjlH dancing, hissing breaker would pounco j .IH upon him nnd drag him back. " 1 91H IIo called for help until tho Inhabl- , tffH tants espied him. ilflHfl They enmo in a group, tho women , jjiwH costumed ns milkmaids nnd tho men ij 4toH as cavaliers. i 'imjHfl After making about twenty feet tho ' company stopped. SfBJ "Oh! save him, savo him!" sang tho BHfl soprano. . fjlHJ "Yes. yes! wo will savo him!" sang ' MM back tho tonor. 1 . 1 C Then everybody sang "Savo him, , j UHI savo him; oh, yes, wo will savo him, Ji B savo him from tho soa!!-" . IIHJ Tho sopranos took a B-flat on tho H jnlHB Inst note, whllo tho tenors and altors , JlfH rambled up and down tho scalo and wLM tho bassos bombarded tho thomo with ( MM thoir deepest chest tones. , HBfl In tho mcantimo tho traveler had tjjlHI been washed out to sea. As tho next 1 wavo brought him to tho strand tho company ndvanccd onco moro a short distance, and b'egnn. i; iHBJ "In tho namo of Mercy, help moj' j Hfl screamed tho drowning man. r "Oh, hoar bis piteous cry," sang tho . jflH tenors, and tho prima donna stopped t jjWBJ out and sang a beautiful aria begin- I MM ning, "Now the cruel waves ndvanc- u Ing." After sho had finished tho bass flHl got In front of tho company. ) SMH1 Ho described how his strong arm ; IBJ ind plucked tho stranger from a wat- H ory gravo, and advanced to tho beach to suit tho action to tho words. But, alas! tire traveler had given up the ghost several minutes before Then tho company sang a mlHorc and wont UTnmo"nl""rTho finest of Raphael's , IH canvases would make a poor overcoat . Tj!fc fll |