BILL SQUIRES OUT WEST.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6451, 24 February 1908, Page 6

BILL SQUIRES OUT WEST.

Good old Bill Squires will get quite n liberal education among tdio ranchers if ho stays long enough. At a concert in tho Red Door (Alta) Town a Mexican Melba had just started the groat "Ernani” cavatina, and was "slinging her top A’s and B'e and C’s all over the shop," as tho .musical critic of tho lending paper said, when two male _ dogs, which had quarrelled over the right to take a lady dog outside for light refreshments, sallied into each other, claws and j awe, and fought out nine very willing rounds all through the great' solo. At the close of both troubles the applause from tho hall people was very groat, and tho Mayor, being in tie chair, rose and said, "Boys, I 'dunno whether all this ’ere applause IS for the fight or for the lady, but there « no objection to let-tin' her hcv another try—is there? Come right along, m'dear, an open up ou ’em agon!" George Ifnsgnovc should go bo "Rod Deer" and take a few lessons in managing tho fair and frivolous operatic soprano. It was a Red Beer manager who was asked, Whnt do you do when your leading soprano refuse to , appear?", , "Boot her, sir I was the awful reply i "Boot her hard—that’s tho way I appeals to thear feelm s ! You've got to drive them mad, or they II drive vou, that’s sarldu euro 1"