The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Indian Terr.), Vol. 5, No. 103, Ed. 1 Friday, February 25, 1898 Page: 3 of 6
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SHERIDAN'S JOKE ON GRANT.
Thm Ornif Thm tt mt Gmetm) r4
. Clr To Strat Vr Him.
They bad "done" Florida that
is as much of 'tbe Peninsular State
as people generally managed to see
17 years ago and the party' com-
posed of General Grant General
Sheridan their wives two nieces of
Mrs. Grant the secretary Mr. By-
ron Andrews and a solitary artist
had just voyaged down the gulf
ooast stopping for an evening's
"send off" and a very lively time it
was at Key West and now they
were domiciled in Havana. Grant's
perpetual cigar was a pillar of cloud
early in the mbrning and a twinkle
of fire late at night The Cuban col-
ony of cigar makers at Key West had
stowed their staterooms full of their
choicest ''goods while the famous
manufacturer of Havana had all
brought out special brands sending
sample hundreds to the palace for
the approval of the two famouB sol-
diers.. It would have been a breach
of etiquette to keep a check upon
one's smoking under such tempting
conditions. So the American visit
ors puffed away :it countless incom-
parable cigars while the gayly clad
officers of the palaoe household roll-
ed their cigarettes and wondered
how long the famous smoker could
keep it up.
Preeently there came a day when
the. programme included a visit to
the lofty fortress of Cabanas over
the bay. The heavy state barges
rowed the brilliant little party
across the breezeless harbor and oh
it was hot! They climbed the zig-
zag path whioh leads up to the por-
tal cut into the grim front of the
great military prison which was
even then nearly filled with prison-
ers of state. They were shown
through courts deep dark passage-
ways parades barracks and prisons
which fill the whole vast interior of
this great gloomy terrible place.
General Pocurul then commandant
of Cabanas paraded the troops with
a fine fanfare from a bugle Equad
and then lunch was served at head-
quarters high up on the battle-
ments commanding a grand view of
the city. and village dotted country
which in those days presented a
prosperous and beautiful appear-
ance. General Grant saw everything
and 6moked on faithfully. He noted
that of the hundreds of cannon
planted everywhere from the water
batteries beneath the palms far be-
low up along the precipitous slopes
to the crest of the walls of Cabanas
nearly all were of antique model and
inferior caliber practically useless
in a modern demonstration but over
upon' Morro's walls hall a mile
away as they were told there were
rows of big new guns especially
just to the right or eastward of the
castle. And so having shown an in-
terest in the matter the party must
go over to Morro traversing cover-
ed ways and long open spaces in the
noonday heat. All might have gone
well however but unhappily Grant
ran out of cigars. He searched de-
spairingly through his sundry pock-
ets but alas all in vain. Then
came Sheridan's opportunity the
chance he had been waiting for after
a long and varied experience of
Grant's marked fondness for telling
army yarns at ins expense. He had
cigar. It was not particularly
large or obtrusive just a regular Al
Havana but oh it was black and
rich and wicked looking t Sheridan
had been shown through a tobacco
factory the previous day. While he
waited this cigar was made for him
and he put it away carefully and
smiled a contented little smile.
So General Grant with a deep
happy sigh of relief touched a
match to General Sheridan's cigar
and Sheridan he lagged and gy-
rated like a bad little boy who has
put a tack on his teacher's chair. It
took a little time for the strongest
cigar ever made in Cuba to get in its
deadly work upon a well seasoned
old smoker like Grant and Sheridan
began to grow despondent but joy
once more suffused his rugged yet
rubicund features as he saw his old
commander with a pallid face talk-
ing hurriedly with the interpreter
a funny mixture of English and
Wast Point Spanish and a moment
later he collapsed in the shade of a
wall. There was instant alarm
among all who gathered around and
tven the jolly Sheridan got a bit
rattled at his own success but he
only winked solemnly at the secre-
tary and said: "Tell 'em to keep
quiet and give him air. He'll be all
right in five minutes. I thought it
would fetch him."
Grant was indeed all right as soon
as he got up among the Jumble of
defenses at the top of Morro castle
where the cool sea winds blew some
of that nicotine out of his lungs and
he gazed at Sheridan with a deep in-
digo look of suspicion but he amok-
d no more until the next morning
New York Bun.
Without
"My wifa baa a mania for bar-
gaina." "Yeat"
"But when she asks ma for 11 aha
won't take 89 o&at. "Chicago eo-
CSd. .
A MUSICAL FIASCO.
Tkm drat Farfomuuim of BoaalnIa 0M
TT Bwrbar of SavUW
"The eventful first night arrived
at last and throughout my artistic
career I have never experienced a
more stormy evening. It was not
the hostile party alone but a whole
aeries of mishaps which contributed
to the great fiasco of my opera. The
overture waa completely drowned
as well as the first chorus by the
hissing and whistling of the public.
At this act of injustice Garcia be-
side himself with anger grew so
excited that he broke several string
of his' guitar while accompanying
the serenade. This caused such a
disturbance that nothing more of
the music could be heard. Poor
Basilio a debutant became so
alarmed at the uproar that he trod
on his long oloak and fell flat on the
stage. When he got up his nose was
bleeding so profusely that it waa
some minutes before he was able to
sing. The noise then grew terrific.
Finally just as the public was
quieting down a cat suddenly ap-
peared on the stage and was only
driven off again with much trouble
and loss of time. Thus was the un-
fortunate evening brought to a cli-
max. The curtain fell and the per-
formance was stopped.
"Although it was a failure I was
none the less calm and satisfied for
I had the conviction that I had
worked conscientiously and I recog-
nized the injustice of an audience
which in its blind prejudice had
not listened to a single bar of my
music. It is the custom in Italy for
every composer to conduct his opera
for the first three nights but the
next morning I begged the manager
to release me from this obligation
and he very gladly granted my re-
quest. "Soon after this unfortunate per-
formance however a reaction set
in among the frequenters of the
opera some praising the overture
others remembering the melody of
the first finale others again think-
ing the air of Figaro original and
so forth. This was sufficient to in
duce the greater part of tbe public
to give some attention to the second
performance. This time I remained
at home alone trying to write and
to read but could not collect my
thoughts. I then took my watch in
my hand and mentally sang the
overture and right through the first
act Suddenly I was seized with an
uncontrollable curiosity. I wanted
to know what reception my music
was meeting with on this second
hearing and resolved to go to the
theater when an extraordinary noise
called me to the window. There I
saw thousands of people with
torches in their hands coming to-
ward my house and before I had
realized what was happening I was
being carried in triumph to the the-
ater amid the enthusiastic cries of
'E viva Rossini !' I had had no time
to exchange my dressing gown for
a coat and thus was obliged to con-
duct the 'Barbiere' from the begin-
ning of the second aot. The audience
that had been so antagonistic on the
previous occasion now became wild-
ly enthusiastic and at the end of
the performance carried sac home
in triumph. Such" was the baptism
of my 'Barbiere.' " "Marches! and
Music"
A Smart Actor.
A German dramatic author tells a
good story of an improvised mono-
logue to which he had to listen on
the occasion of the first production
of a new comedy. The hero had fin-
ished a tolerably long speech and
at that precise moment a medical
man ought to have emerged from
the wings bnf fce-did not emerge.
"Ah here cornea the doctor I' be-
gan the hero afresh in 'order to fill
up the time and he stared anxious-
ly in the direction of the "prompt"
aide of the staga -'
"But how slowly he walks I One
would imagine that there was no
need for hurry. Now he has posi-
tively stopped to talk to a ladyl
What can he have to say to her! At
last he is once more on his way.
No now he has stopped to talk to
a man. Why the doctor knows
everybody I Here he comes again.
Thank heaven I"
At that moment the doctor enter-
ed but from the opposite side.
For an instant the hero was taken
a little aback but with admirable
coolness he recovered himself and
as he greeted the visitor he ex-
claimed :
"How did you get round the cor-
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In the United States court in the In-
dian Territory. Houthero district:
Mary A Uopeland. plaintiff.
L. A. OprUad dffendent.
The defendant L. A. Cupelaod It
warned to appear In thU court in
thirty days and answer the complaint .
nf the plaintiff Mary A. (Vipeland.
Witness the Hon. Ifa Towd-
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1'. t. M. Caufbkia Clerk.
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WARNING ORDER.
In tbe United Stalee Commlasioaer's
Court in tbe Indian Territory
Southern District.
Kirkpatrlck Allen Co. plaintiffs
vs.
J. A. Truelove defendant.
The defendant J. A. Trnelove Is
warned to appear in tbia court In
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of tbe plaintiff Kirkpatrick. Allen
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Witness my hand this 14th day of
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Kendrick & (irabam. Attorneys.
M. L. Crawford Attorney for non-
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WARNING OKDER.
In tbe United State court In the
Indian Territory Southern dis-
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ve.
J. C. Craljr defendant.
Tbe defendant J. C. Craig
la warned to appear ia tbia
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Wituess tbe Hon Hose a Town-
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C. M. Campbell. Clerk.
Treadwell & Lucas attorneys.
R. E. Lee attorney for non-re. i'lent.
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tbirty daya and anawer tbe complaint
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