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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton New Era, 1890-02-14, Page 2JrJwwaJ, ,n.r.t.ci. , ,AEMM, AKEN sir SIEGE, A STOAT a YOVNO !QUR 1. AIlI$ 'a ExpER.ikyNAI7 IN 114W 7fU11Il* f1ITL A Story From opal life. - CONTINUED. The women who was rehearing `thaan was the most energetic person '. Rush bad ever seen. She not only WS all the music, but she beat ° time ,with her hands and feet, and *believer a particularly difficult . stepoccurred she picked up her petticoats and danced it with the girls -"ladies" she called them. If they showed the slightest hesitation, they bad to dance it all over again. Rush bad never had sueh a .treat in labs life. He enjoyed every -note of - ' Signor Narini's music, and every stept of the corypbees. But where was bis agile friend? Ah, there she stood in the opposite wings, watch- ing the trainer intently. The cory- phees made a baokward movement, Signor Narini played a flourish, and Leoui bounded to the front of the stage. ' Away flew Signor Narini's fingers over the strings, and away flew Leoni around, the stage; then the music slowed up, and the dancer came down the stage in a series of courtesies: then she pirouetted a- round on her toes and finally drew up in the center, and placing one foot as high over her head as she p"'"cieuld get it,. wriggled down to the foot lights on the toe of the other slipper. It was a difficult task well done. Narini rapped on the back ' of his violin with his bow, and Mme. Kaihi Lanner-for it was no less a personage training the ballet -clap- ped her hands delightedly, while Bush joined in the applause from the wings. Leoni made him a gracetul ---bow, and then crossing over to him with the ungracful walk of the ballet dancer, said' "I told you I could do it. I never did it so well at a re- hearsal before;but I wanted to show you what I could do." 'Thank you very much," said Rush. "You did beautifully. You are as graceful as a swan and as light as a fairy. I never saw any- thing more exquisite; that last bit was the poetry of motion." Leoni looked at him as though she had heard that expression be- --<.. fore, but she did not say so. "Ladies of the demon ballet !" `shp„ted Mnie. Lanner; and ina moment -the air was filled with the clanging of cymbals. "Do you dance again'ss" said Rush, amid the din. R "Oh; yes; I lead the demons." "As an angel of light?" _ "Oh, no; I'm the head devil. Wait till you see me in illy red tights, with my face covered with phosphorus and a gold pitchfork in my hand. We give the ballet on Friday right. Will you be here?" There was no coquety in the girl's manner, she was proud of her per• formanoe,and she wanted every one.to see it. - -""I Shall certainly try to get here," said Rush. "It will be grand," she continued. "We give 'The Water Sprite' first, than comes the new opera,'Helen•of .troy,' composed by M. Gonnod ex- pressly for tvllle. Knowlton, who will appear as Helen for the first time. You had better come." "I shall do so, or perish in the at- r.tempt," answered (Rush, with an ;;emphasis that rather surprised the girl, who began to think that she had made ari impression on the young man's heart. "You spoke of Miss Knowlton; does she copse to rehearsals'?" he icquil ed. "Wilt she€be here to -night?" "Of course she comes to rehear- aala-what a stupid question! -but she doesn't come to ballet rehearsals. She was here all the morning re- heatsing 'Helen.' Mlle. Knowlton 0 works hard, and she is just as anx- ious for the singer of the smallest part to make a hit as to make one herself; but she always does that, and she is going to have a grand triumph as Helen. You ought to iiie her costumes. 'They are lovely. She let her dresser show them to All of us ladies of the ballet and the chorus the other day." I.' "She must be very amiable and good. You can tell that by looking at her," said Rush. "Good? I should think see was "good! She is not like some prime :donne I have danced with. People alk about ballet girls" -with a shrug: "I could tell them some- thimg about prime donne if I would, K nt I'm not a gossip. I have nough to do to look after my own ffairs without troubling self , g nr y about other people's. If you come to know OS you will find that we are not es black as we ate painted. Some of the hardest working and best women I have ever known have ' been ballet dancers. Because some one was given us bad name we are the target for ail the simple headed fopsand bald headed rakes in the country; but these wicked men find themselves mistaken sometimes, and learn that a ballet dancer can take care of herself and that she has others to take care of her. You should have heard my father tell Ow he thrashed Lord Belflower on t stage at Covent Garden one night .for chucking my mother under the elfin. My mother was a dancer - one of the most famous fairies in the .pantomime, though you wouldn't think so to see her now- and very "eantiful. Old Bellflower admired tear acres* Fila toOtligbts, and l more thanhalf past 1OO and often thought the only';tbigg be x4eod: tin they bad gone barite *delle o.s lata as to mike ber aagueuttantl vrita. to ,1 o'cloak; but le Ur Ilurlstone''watt speak to het, He was wellicnown going in their direction they would behind the Itc nee of the theatre; be pleased to ;leave, his coven, rat mother was not--sba had.ajnsG 'They iIVed in; East Tenth street,. Done from Ztaly; and be sauntered which was quite convenient for him acmes the stage to the winga'where The rain had ceased, .and the -Moon, • Ishe was .etandiug,. arid, with an in- was shining brightly,. as the stepped. relent leer, put out hia big be -ringed out into Fourteenth street. Rush hand and caught her by the ohiu. thought of the one°he had seen eon - Oh, dear mei I have to laugh .ing thourgb that doorway the night whenever I think of it. My mo- before,as he gave his arm to $ignora'' they drew back in affright as my Cella. The conversation turned father stepped up. My father was from the stars of heaven to the, stars a famous athlete -the champion of the stage, as they walked down cannon ball tosser of Europe. He East Tenth street ; and when they took his lordship by the aeat of hie reached the modest house where the trousers and the collar of his coat ballet dancer and her mother lived, and Kan him the length of the stage, Signor Cella Insisted that he should the entire company looking on and come in. trying not to laugh; and when he "We always have a little supper got hint to the drop curtain he kick- after the theatre," said she, "and it ed it aside and fired my Lord Bell- would please us very mue% to have flower clear over the orchestra into «you eat a bit of bread and drink a the pit. You can imagine what a glass of wine with us. Giuseppe sensation this made. My i* Cher will be glad to see you, too ; he sees had -to leave the theatre, es his lord- very little company, poor man." ship was a large stockholder and one Leoni added her invitation. Rush of the directors; but both she and looked at her handsome eyes, glist- my father got a spendid engagement ening in the moonlight, and accept - at another house. If my father had ed. Signora C,ella's night key ad - intended doing something to make witted them, and they were soon in himself popular, he could not have a comfortably fuLuished room in the hit upon a better device; and I can second story. A table spread with tell you ,that ballet dancers were a snowy cloth stood in the middle of better treated by the swells for some the floor, and, by the mellow light time after that." of an oil lamp Rush saw that it was And Leoni raised herself on her set for the late supper of which all toes and laughed. people connected with the stage are "A oapital story, capitally talk,', so fond, and which is really neces- said Rush; "and J shall have a care Bary to their health, as they can eat in tuture not to chuck ballet girls very little before the performance. under the chin until I find out if After the performance is over their there are any athletes in the favi- minds are at rest, and they can sit IY " down quietly and enjoy a to erably "I don't believe you are that sort hearty meal. A stick of French of a man," said Leoni. "If I did, I bread, a cut of that delightful Ital- would not have stood here talking ian sausage, salami, and a bottle of to you;but there is something about Chianti wine stood upon the table. you that tells me that you are an Rush noticed this at a glance and at honest young fellow and have not the same time he saw a large man, been in the city long enough to be with a face showing signs of great spoiled by its wicked ways. All! suffering, propped up with pillows there is my cue." in a big chair by the fire. Leoni Rash was young enough not to ran lightly across the room, kissed feel altogether flattered by Leoni's the invalid's hand and laid it gently estimate of him, but he took it as upon her brown curls, as though its it was ,..*ant. He was very tinuch touch carried a blessing with it. pleased with the girl; she was very The man leaned over and kissed handsome, ber manner was as at- her on the forehead, sayi>wzg some - tractive as it was frank, ani she thing in Italian that Rush did not danced like a sylph. Ha 'made up hear,and would not have understood his mind that he would ask permis- if he bad. Then Leoni arose and sion to call upon her, and when she introduced Rush to her father. pirouetted around his way again,he This poor sufferer was the famous said,"Mile. Leoni, since you have cannon ball tosser. He had tossed been kind enough to express such a one ball too many, for the last time good opinion of my character, per- be appeared in public' the biggest haps you would not mind proving and heaviest one bit him on a ten - what you say by allowing nie to call ter point of the spine, and this had upon you at your home." And he been his condition ever eine,. He smiled a most winning smile. would never get well ; ho knew it ; Leoni looked him straight in the and the knowledge added to his suf- eyes; then she said: "If you would baring. "Here I sit, a great use - really care to call at my humble I less Bulk, dependent on illy poor apartment you are quite welcome; little Lisa for support," was the but first gine me your name, that I burden of his thoughts. "If I could may intrtduce youlto my mother; on•y work I could bear the pain; she is here waitisig for me. She' but I must sit here calmly as I may, comes for me every night and we go with mind and body both on the home tugethes." I rack." There had been more or less 'My name is flush Hurstone, and of the animal in Cella's appearance I am a jcurnalist-fresh. from the when he was a young man, but he country, too, as you surmised. I was alwas handsome, and, now that. shall be most happy to meet the'sufferine had refined his face and mother of so charming a daughter,if whitened his hair, he was really you will take me to her," said Rusharistocratic looking. He shook in his most convincing manner. I Rush cordially by the hand, but he "This way, then, please." said only a few words, as his Eng Rush followed her across the back lish was ver.v imperfect. of the stage, and there in a remote ; Signora Sella disappeared in corner sat a tall, thin Italian wo-' another room and left Leoni to man, with a wrinkled, sallow;,,akin, ' entertain Rush. In a few moments large nose, sharp pointed chin (the she returned with a bowl of amok - very chin Lotd Bellflower had ing soup and a gold, hued osselet. touched to his cost), and coal black They wheeled the ex -cannon hall eyes with heavy lids. ''hey must tosser up to the table. He opened have bean handsome eyes when she the bottle dexterously, took the oil was young -not so many years ago, out of the neck with a little wad either; but Italian women fad,' of cotton, and then all drank the health of the guest. So merry a meal Rush had seldom sat down to. The 'old man was not in as much yain as usual, and he told some amusing anecdotes of his athletic days. Leoni was alll excitement, . owning to the new ballet, and good humor reigned. When the clock strucked 12 Rush bade his kind entertainers good night, and thanked them for one of the pleasantest evenings of his life. It was also unconvention- al ; Leoni was so beautiful and had so much common sense, and he was astonished at the refinement of the fancily. He had always imagined that ballet dancers were rather an igno- rant lot, and fast withal ; vet here was a girl who,while whe appears before the public in skirts above above her knees and earned a larger salary than her companions be- cause she could kick her leg higher, was yet as modest and refined by nature as most ladies, though the associations of of her life made her freer in her manner with strangers than if she bad been born in more exclusive circles. There was nothing course about either of her parents though her father had been a professsonal'athlete, and her mother & dancer; and they were evidently very careful of their daughter. As Rush walked across town to his lodgings, he wondered if he was the same Rush Hurlstone who three days ago was an un- flegded country boy. Only two nights hadpassed, and here he was in love with a prima donna and supping with a ballet dancer 7 [ rapidly. "Mother, I want to introduce Mr Rush Hurlstone, from the conntry, who would like to call on us some day," said Leoni. The way she pronounced his name amused Rusn very much, but be was too well bred tto smile. He bowed politely to the mother and shook her hand so heartily that he knocked her knitting out of her lap as she attempted to rise. "I am very glad to meet you, Signora Le- oni," said he, "and I hope for a bet- ter acquaintance with both you and you daughter." "Thank you," said she,in English more broken than that of ner daughter. "Buttrey name is Cella." "Leoni is my stage, you know," added the daughter. "You have to have a fancy name in the ballet. At home I am Lisa Cella; as they say on the bills." While they were talking there were loud cries for"Meester White," the gas man. Mme. Lanner wanted to try some of the colored light ef- fects and Mr White could not be found. "It's very funny," said the back door man. "I saw White standing out in the rain over an hour ago and called him in. What's more, I saw him come in; but I haven't seen him siuce. He could - not have gone out, for I haven't left the door for a moment." Rush felt a guilty flush steal up to his cheeks, but as it would not help matters for him to explain that it was he, and not the gas man, who had been cal- led to enter; the academy, he said nothing. It being impossible to try the colored lights without Mr White Mme. Lanner said that she would expert to meet ?them all the next morning at 9. Leoni and her mother got ready for the Street, and Rush asked if he might not accompany them to their door, as it was rather late for unprotected as omen to be out. They smiled at the idea of the lateness of the hour; it was then not Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla. raountad to the same thing for rile time being, This ianet to be wondered at„ either. Uellen I nywltpn was a woman of roma!,1. able .attr>totitiu.' Aside fortn ` ber ON as a:wager •(and she was now at the zenith of her powers,) she was a clever won an, u .utudettt of books and of men, and with senti- ment enough to enable her to inter. pret poetio characters moat success- fully. While not, perhaps, what would be called a beauty, alio was strikingly !madame. According to classic ideas, her features were not perfect; yet one seldom sees finer eyes or a straighter nose, or a handsomer mouth than hers when she. was talking or laugh- ing. Some people thought her mouth too large, but Rush never liked a small mouth in man or • wo- man; a large mouth with with glis- tening teeth always attracted him. Her eyes were bt own,with jet black dashes and brows, the former so thick and long that when he looked into her eyes he thought of fire burning its way through shrubbery. Her hair was brown, and grew in waving lines around her brow, and the line that, marked its growth at the back of her neck was as clear? defined as though it had bee drawn with a pencil. This may seem a small matter to speak of, but it is a great beauty in a woman. He figure was exceedingly well propor tioned,and she dressed with the most exquisite taste. With all these physical attractions, she had an un- usually btight mind. She was con stantly adding to her store of know ledge, and what she knew she knew thoroughly. .If she bad not been a prima donna, she would have distin- guished herself in some other walk in life. As to her character it was pecu- liar. When Rush came to know her intimately he told her she was the most singular combination of baby and woman he had ever met and so she was. She lived in the world, bat she saw not a woman of the world. She could not say one thing and mean another, and her friends used to tell her that was an accomplishment a prim% donna, of all persons, should possess. She was credulous,yet suspicious ; she was practical to a fault, yet senti- mental ; she seemed cold in her nature yet she unconsciously hun- gered for loN e. She made friends easily and look no pains to keep them, yet somehow or other"they stuck by her. She was at this time just a little spoiled with reason. The town was at her feet. There was not a man, woman or child, who would not have been proud to do her a favor. Ladies vied with one another in entertaining her at their clubs. I believe that if she had chosen to have Union club men pull "ber carriage instead of horses they would have humored her whirr. Everything new that came out in the way of brit a-brac, jewelry or books was sent to her on the instant by some known or unknown admir- er. Artists painted her in their pic- tures and poets lauded her in their lyrics. She had had so much of this adoration that she took it almost as a thing of course; yet she was pleased by every naw attention, and never tired even of the flowers that were showered upon her. Guarded like a hot house plant herself, the breath of scandal had never blown towards her. You could not look at her and believe that she ,was otherwise than pure,and the veiest old roue would have found himself awed by her in- nocence. Yet she was no prude. She was fond of the society of mer and enjoyed a good time as much as any one, rut she was possessed by a very strong idea of what woman should and should not do. Her position made it necessary for her to be particularly careful,and, although she was 25 years old, she never en- tertained a man alone in a room in her life. Foreigners, with their ideas of women on the stage, could not understand her, but none the less they joined with her country- men in burning incense to her. Helen Knowlton's parents Wad died when she was a baby, leaving ber in charge of an aunt, Miss Rebecca Sandford, her mother's sister, who was known to half of Helen's friends and the whole musical profession as "Aunt Re- becca." This good lady was a dra- gon of virtue. She looked upon her niece as a child and treated her as such ; and, as it was kind treat- ment it had the effect of keeping her young, so that at 25 she was as fresh and youthful in her ideas as most girls of 18. Aunt Rebecca never let "that child" know any of the business details of her profes- sion. eioD. The cod lady stood between her niece and the managers. She read the contracts; Helen signed them. It was a shrewd manager who could the better of her in a bar- gain and the managers knew it and respected her cleverness. There were, naturally, a great many visitors to the little Gothio cottage in West Twentieth street, where the prima donna made her home ; but they all had to pass the eye ' of Aunt Rebecca before they could see her niece, and even then the matron seated herself in the room, let the visitor be man, woman or child, and never left till he or she had gone. She ii'ld not always take part in the conversation, but would often busy herself with a French novel, (Aunt Rebecca was very partial to George Sands) and let the young people talk of their own affairs. It must be confessed that she rather overdid the guardi- anship at times ; but if any very Pitoher'«s Castoria. CHAPTER III. - Rush Hurlstone was not the only young man in New York in love with Hellen Knowlton. There was scarcely a man in the city who was not in the same condition. 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Clinton Clinton Post Office Time Table Mails are due for delivery and dose for despatcl• at the Clinton Post Oflce as follows: - CLOSE OUR Hamilton, Toronto, Strat- ford, Seaforth, Grand Trunk east and interme- diate offices 7.00 a.m. Toronto'Stratford, Sea - forth, T. and S. east1.55 p.m. Goderich Holmesville and Grand Trunk west 1 p.m. Goderich, 8.45 p.m. Hamilton, Toronto 4.16 p.m. London, L., H, & Toronto, south a.m. p.m. and intermediate offices 7.00 4.15 Blyth, Wrngham, Kincar- dine, Lucknow, L.,H.&B. north and intermediate a.m. p m. m. p.m offices .... ... . 9.30 6.1 8.10 5.00 British malis,'Monday,Wed- uesdayy, Thursday 7.00 a.m. Bayfield, Varna, Herbison, daily 2.30 p.m. 12.45p.m. Summerhill, Tuesday and Friday, 6.30 p.m. 6.30 p.m Money Orders issued and Deposits received from one dollar upwards. Office hours from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Savings Bank and Money Older Office close at 6.30 p.m. THOMAS FAIR, Postmaster, Clinton,April 29, 1889. 1.50 p.m 8 a.m 8.10 a.m 2.40 p.m 10.25 a,m a.m. p.m 10.25 7.00 HURON AND BRUCE Loan & Investment Co'y This Company is Loaning Money or Farm Security at Lowest Rates of Interest. MORTGAGES - : - PURCHASEI SAVINGS BANK BRANCH. 3, 4 and 5 per Cent. Interest Allowed on Depoaita,according to amount and time lift. OFFICE -Corner of Market Square and North S HORACE HORTON, MANAOBa. Godorloh, August 6th 1885 FALL GOODS Just Arrived WA..T JILES, C0LOCfYiCS, Silver ware. J. BIDDLECOMBE, CLINTON' FREE By mall to any lady sending us her past o1fTe address. Wells, R1chardson4 Co„ Montrose CLINTOE MECHANIC'S INSJ U. UTi0 Library and Heading Rooms, 'Down Hall, down stairs. About 2,000 volumes 1 i the Library and all the Leading News papers and Periodicals of the day on the table. Membership ticket $1 per annum Open from 2 too p. m., and irons 7 to 2 p. m. Applications for member8lhip received cry the Librarian In the room. BENMtLLER 'NURSERY FRII1T AND ORNAMENTAL TREEI NORWAY SPRUCE, SCOTCH AND ASTRACHAN PINE. WE LATTER OP wn10II TM MAHE A SPECIALTY LARGE STOCK 6N ELAND, The aboye ornamental trees and shrubbery wi be sold at very low prices, and those wanting anything in this connection will save alone' purchasing here. Orders by Mail will be promptly attend ed to, Address, JOHN STEWART, BenmIller. McKillop Mutual Iusuralce Co. T: NEILANS, HARLOCK GENERAL AGENT. Isolated town and village property, as wel as farm buildings and stock, insured. Insur- ances effected against stock that may be killed by lightning, If you want insurance drop a card to the above address. PAINTING. PAINTING. The undersigned desires to intimate to the people of Clinton and vicinity that he has returned to town, and intends to remain here pe manently, and is better prepared than ever to do anything whatever in the painting or paper hanging line. All orders entrusted to him will receive prompt and careful attention. GEORGE POTTS, Kirk St., Clinton. V. J. C. STEVENSON, -THE LEADING - UNDERTAKER -AND- EMBALMER. A FULL LINE OF, GOODS' KEPI` iv STOCK The bestEmbalming Fluid used Splendid Hearse. ALBERT ST.,CLINTON, Residence over store. OPPOSITE TOWN HALL r FARRAN & TISDALL BANKERS, CLINTON. ONT Advances made to farmers on their own notes, at low rates of interest. A general Banking Business transactec Interest allowed on deposits. Sale Notes bought J. P. TISDALL, Manager. RICHLY Rewarded are those who read - this and then act ; they will find honorable employment that will not take them from their homes and families. The profits are large and sure for every industri- ous person, many have made and are now making several hundred dollars a month, I' is easy for any person to make $$ per day and upwards, who is willing to work. Eithe sex,young or old; capital not needed we star you. Everything new. No special ability/b' required; you, reader.oan do it as well as any one. Write to us at once for fullarticulars which we mail free. Address Stinson & Co Portland, Maine. LIN' 'FON Planing Mill -AND- DRY KILN! (TIDE SUBSCRIBER HAVING JUST d0M PLEIRD and furnished his new Pleiaing M with machinery of the latest improved patter is now prepared to attend to all orders in hl lino In the. Goat prompt and satielactorymviner and at reas,nable rates. Ho would also retur thanks to all who patronized the old m before they wore burned out, and now being Ina bet • ter position to execute orders expeditiously feels confident ho can give satlalaetron to all. FACTORY -Near Ute Grand Trun Railway, Clinton. THOMAS ILKENZIE ROBERT DOWNS, t 1 e" , CLINTON, Manufacturer and Proprietor for the best 9a1 Mtt1 DogP in use. Agent for the sale and applkatlon of the MrPrsugR PATENT AOTOMATIO Boman CLEANER. STEAM FITTINGS furnished and applied on short notice, Rollers. Engines. and ail kinds of Machinery repaired orpeditlonsly and In a satisfactory manner. PAM. Impiemetts manufactured andrepai Steam and Water Pipes furnish° position. Dty Kilns fitted up Charge ansodetate