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Show H WANTED DOG; . BUT TOOK RAT H In Encounter the Rat H "Was Best Man. m One of the Blanche m Walsh Stories. M ' While Hlancho WaUh was rehears- H (i.u lift new CI) do Fitch play, "Thn Straight Itoad," In New York, a rat M r in across the stage. There was some M excitement among the feminine mem- B tiers of the company, but Miss Walsh H only laughed. H "That Is the llrst rat I have seen," H -she iild, "since I left my summer fl titiiuc, then I had a little experience U w lih a lat and dog. My placo Is down H on Long Island, and the rats became fl Mich a nuisance In my barn and were M so aggressive that I went to New M York in search of a tcrrlor, and ap- H piled toabuslncssacaualntanconamcd M King for Information as to where I B could llnd a shop provided with such M "Mr. King took mo to a dealer and M after stating the purpose or our visit, M s.ild that wc must sec the dog tried M bcfoio we would purchase him." H "That's easy" said the dealer, "I M have a rat pit back here, Just step this m "1 began to get nervous" said Miss M "Walsli, "but thought I would see It M int. '1 he dealer brought nut a beau- M I iful little tnrlor, and nftnr putting' M lilmlntotho pit. put a tierce, grey B whlsl.crcd rat Into Hie arcn.ialso The adverscrles confronted each other for m an Instant like two gladiators In an- clent Itomc, vvheh suddenly the dog took lllght, pursued by the rat " H "llu the rat, Miss Walsh. "suggest- ed Mr. King, qulcilj, "buy the rat." Miss Walsh, the ral and dog she H didn't buy will b at the opera house H net Monday nlgl.r. |
