Show THE KEEPAPITCHININ “Why Mademoiselle what’s the matter? ” Elise turned and beheld her dear old She music master the Maestro Pufki BY UTIIE 3I0DEST QUENCIIEB” He was xplained the facts of the case seen to feel bad ‘‘Think very much before thou repliest “Poor little innocent come honie with Elise de Burgon have worn the end me and I will give you shelter for the I off my tongue endeavoring to persuade nonce” thee and now by— by — Jingo! I comShe being very glad to find shelter for mand thee as the paternal father to the nonce She accepted his invitation marry this nobleman whom I have chosen had no scruples about accepting his hosor—out of this house walk thou on thy pitality as the Mcestro was about ninety-seve- n ear! Don’t suppose for a moment that I years old and married shall allow you to marry that lover of “Ah! Mademoiselle” said he showing a miserable does who yours being poor his silvery hair which he had allowed to nothing but invent inventions for a living grow grey on the purpose to make him and who hasn’t the wherewithal to buy look venerable “I have but a modest himself a shave which he certainly needs home but we will make you comfortable No! no! no! - Obey me and ’tis well “Ah! Pufki old boy ’’said Elise tryDisobey me and you shall experience re- ing to squeeze a few tears “you’re a pertributive justice!” fect brick you are indeed” It was the Baron Smeggle de Burgon That night Elise de Burgon who was who spoke all this He was angry He once rich enough to sleep in four large was as stern as Bhadamanthus we all beds at once had she a mind reposed in know how stern he was His teeth were slumber in the little cot in Pufki’ s spare livid with passion His voice flashed and bedroom his eye rang Indeed so angry was he Next morming she was aroused from that his fierce blood mounted to his very her frugal bed by hearing Pufki practicand he anmust have been very temples ing Donizetti’s trombone fantasia on the gry if his blood mounted to his very tern Shoo Fly symphonic concerto in five big pies fiats which he was to play at the opera “Bethink yourself Elise de B I wait She took a bath in the basin saying “Oh for a reply bethink yourself seriously” what shall I do for a living I know not” And Elise put her hand to the side of “Neither do said Pufki her nose in an attitude of thought and She went into front room and a brilliherself then She seriously “bethought” idea striking her said: walked up and down the room while he ant “Ah! Pufki I have it I’ll be an walked up and down the while she didnit for With her operatic siager’ and gain fame and readappear very much annoyed hands stuck carelessly in her pockets and tune!” For you see she had been in theweekly papers about girls who her dress tucked into the tops of her ing had been in the same fix as she was and boots she looked very nonchalant which who had is truly magnificient means “kinder easy” “Well mademoiselle on the operatic After “bethinking” herself seriously for I’ve heard worse — not much a while she confronted her pa with a stage However we’ll see what practice will excited was mien He but menacing do” kept quiet He held his hat in one hand After this she practised twenty-fiv- e his cane in the other and with the other hours every day putting back the clock She began to blaze he held his peace one hour every day to make up the extra All rich Castilian him her her eyes at hour How she succeeded the sequel will blood suffused her cheeks and nose (I show may here remark to the ladies that this Castilian blood is caused— as its name was in the middle of the gay season shows— by a liberal use of Castile soap”) in It Paris The opera house was crammed “Mr Father” says she “it is extremeExpectation was on tiptoe which was as ly difficult to give the heart where the A new light was high as it could get hand can never be As the poet truly and about to burst forth in the musical world poetically says: Vague minors of the range of her voice “I have but one sweet single love had excited everybody When the curThat love I ne’er can smother tain rose a pin could be heard drop — if To that love I’ll be firm and true And neer will wed— anybody else be ho anybody dropped one It is always just as who hqjnay” still as this on such occasions Soon their “Consequently father I will disobey appeared a vision of transcendent beauty The buffer whom you have chosen nothing less than “transcendent” will do thee She began At the first note the house I detest I will marry my only love!” At this pa covered his face with his swayed at the second all were bathed in at the tears at the third men fainted hands She covered her face with fourth no one could move and so on sobs and unused to such exhibitions of woman’s rights the Baron stand- When the last note had died away the ing there beside his daughter was also air rang again with plaudits the bell rang and He simply again with vigor ana she beside himself with rage hissed “Elise’ de Burgon git!” She received a perfect shower of bouquets walked to tbe second story window delib- camelias gold dollars lace handkerchiefs erately and gaily stepped out into the watches &c I must here digress I am sorry I m street All alone she began to cry and sang “Driven from Home” in A major unable to give a more original description In fact all such scenes are Suddenly a familiar hand punched her on of the scene the back and then pulled her little nose invariably described the same way and ’twere madness to change For instance in a playfully familiar manner A HIGH PiSESSURB SKETCH (In the Popular Style) ' ! I” pas-jpna- 87 “vague rumors” before her appearance “expectation on tiptoe” before rise of curtain “hushed in expectation” on her appearance powerful effects on audience as her “tremulous yet grandly superb” tones are first belched forth a general state of deliciousness when last notes reverberated in a thrilling cadence “enthusiastic plaudits” at conclusion “unanimous encore ” “floral tributes” “furore" excitement and a deuce of a time generWouldn’t it be a good idea in writally ing of these amateur prima donnas to make them fail once in a while for a As change ? But to return to our Elsie we say she made a perfect success Bat was she happy ? No Why not? Why because in that “sea of faces’ she saw one which glared awfully at her vidian (There’s always some who bothers these prima donnas in the hour of their success ) This face belonged to her father His eyas were riveted to his daughter’s eyes and vice versa— meaning and her’n to his’n She saw him A litget up and sling a boquet at her tle note fell out In her dressing-rooshe read: — “Elsie I’ve found you At the stage door you go out you will be arrested for disobedience and be consigned to the Bas-til- e for life Yours very truly ugly-lookin- g Your Father (Jan you wonder that she was rather nervous when she came out again to sing A bad prospect for her truly (But we must save her But how? Ah yes! we’ll have another bouquet and a note) While singing she sees another face— the He slings the joyful face of her lover bouquet of course Again a little note This is what she reads: — “Dearest one I know your father’s He will be foiled have plans bribed the policemen who were to arrest you They will not be there Your father will be attacked on his way home by a band of trusty murderers and will be stabbed to the heart eight times Cheer up we will be happy yet” Gratitude and joy filled her innocent heart and she sang with renewed sweet- I ness The opera is over audience all gone lights turned out( Watch the hooded figure who jumps into the carriage with the young man at the stage door entrance You know them They are just now in the eloping business Now for tragedy Mark that band of m e n a- - s tabbing o f old de B urgon Each one stabs him eight times his countenance At the forty-sixt- h expresses great surprise stab he says “Eaough” and dies— Woman’s rights and innocence triumphant — THE NEW GASLIGHT Danforth fluid is certainly an improvement on coal oil and is tne nearest approach to gas yet introduced but it pales its ineffectual light before the gas itself Anything brilliant in this number must be attributed to the fact that we have our sanctum lighted with Gas Our Danforth lamp one of the handsomest in Utah is for sale cheap See specimens at T & W Taylor’s: |