Shot At The Heavy Man

Wo wore plaving in a small town báck in tho '70's, said a theatrical man to a New York Journal man, when our leadinsr heavy man had rather a tough experience. All the minors were in tho theater. Well, the. heavy man had been perseuting a poor maiden through two acts. In the third act he carne to the powerful sceno of the play. At last he said: "I have y ou in my power and nothing on earth can save you. I, who was the slave, am now the master." So saying. he advanced toward his trembling victim. "Mercy!" she moaned. "Mercy?" he retorted. "You hadno mercy for me and I will have none for you." At that moment a gruff voice was heard f rom the gallery: ■You blamed varmint, i'll settle Wlth you!" There was the crack of a pistol and a bullet whizzed near the heavy man. "Plug the son of a gun, boys!" shouted the voice, and a shower of bullets saluted the stage villian. He didn't stop long. In the wingf he met the stage manager, who was white with anger. "You have broken up the scène," he said. "Well?" "Go back to the stage, sir, and wait for your exit." "I guess not.1' "I teil you I won't havo the man in my company who is so easily disconcerted. Go on with the scène, or you leave the company to-morrow. " That was serious. To be stranded in that forsaken town was calculated to make the heavy man approhensive. "Pil go back," he said. He tore off his wig just before going on, and stepping down to the footlights with an injured expression ' of countenance, he said: "Ladies and gentlemen, there were no ladies there, but that didn't matter, with your kind permission I will resume the scène. Before doing ! 80, however, I want to cali your attention to the fact that the young lady and myself are merely acting parta. In reality, we are the best of friends. I bear no ill will for your display of beroic chivalry. I trust, "novvever, that you will curb your generous sentiments, for if you should hit me the play will be interrupted. If any of the gentlemen will meet me after the show they will find out I am not such a bad feïlow. " Loud cheers trreeted this speech, and the play was resumed.