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Newspaper
Hedley Gazette
Location
Hadley, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
4
The tale recalls Eugene Delacroix, then poor, whose Dante and Virgin drew a gilded professional frame from Paris exhibitors. Baron Gros praised the work and the committee funded a proper frame, saving the young artist’s chance at exposure.
The piece traces hissing to Paris in 1680 during Tontenelle's Aspar, where an irate audience hissed at dull acting. It notes the first encore granted to Livius Andronicus, who used an understudy to share applause, a practice not widely adopted by later actors.
In Gay's Journey to Exeter a 1715 travel note describes travelers near Axminster who sleep and wake to a female barber who shaves them. She wears a heavy golden chain and three gold rings as she smooths the beards. The scene closes with a graceful comparison to Venus and Jove.
Drenchman in Pall Mall Gazette argues Americans rise wealth and power due to willingness to take risks. He notes banks aid failing merchants in the United States unlike England where bankruptcy shames the individual and banks withdraw support, causing turmoil.
The opposing counsel pressed the witness for over an hour with questions about heredity. The witness admitted there are traces of insanity in his family. He noted his great-grandfather, who pursued the ministry, later became a lawyer.
Mrs Spenders notes a window sign at Bargain & Co. that reads Reduced to 19 cents. Mr Spenders replies with a quip that the sign reminds him of what he is. The exchange ends with light humor about value and identity.
A distressed narrator laments heavy oppression and abuse, claiming his soul feels owned and beaten by years of tyranny. The nameless speaker describes fatigue and a sense of personal imprisonment under relentless control.
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