From the lieveille.
AN sStaNsAEE FRIEND.
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There is a class of individuals who
claim to hn0w ererybody. Actors
particularly, and particularly great
actors, are their most familiar com
pauious = Macready, Forrest and
Booth are their most valued profess
sional lriends-tl.ey lave known
them 50 long and 50 intimately-in-
terchanged 50 many civilities with
thcm--becn in their society under
50 many peculiar circumstances
indeed, they have known them from
childLood-Mey consider them as
Lr0tIerS ..- ....


In 1874 one of this class happen
cd TO be passenger on board the
'White,' on her trip from New Or
leans to St. Louis, during the month
of March. lie was a jolly fellow,
full Of anecdote, and always ready
with his joke, conundrum, repartee e
or pun. Snutches Of the fashiona-
bic negro songs-called, for fashions
sake, EMiopian meiodieS-quaint
sayings, and quotations from Shak-
spearc, were at his tongues end
he was the life of the social hall.
Not knowing his real name we will
call him Sprisgiw. ...
| The great traseiian, Macrcady
had been performing an engagement
at the st. Charles theatre, and he
was, OF course, Tie subject Of con
yersation in the cabin of al! steam
boats leaving New Orleans. Sprig.
gins had, according TO his own ac-
count, attended the theatre every
night Macready had acted. Ha


His 1tac6cM, was great sale
Spriggins, joining in a conversation
3 by the stove in the Social Hall, smo.
king cigars after breaktast--'hi:
, H0mlid superb, and his Uernes
magnificent! have frequently sale
ito him, at supper, after he had bcer
ipcrSonating tie latter Character


'You knew hin, then?' interrup.
ted a passenger, who was at the mo


ment lighting a cigar by Spriggins.


'Ka0,c lin ?-know Bill Macrea
'dy? Well should rather think


d.! Intimatcly-intimate ly-spcn


most of my leisure time with hin


while he was in Orleans. ItwaS b,
.my advice he came out TO the South.


'lndeedn


'Yes, indecd--it was a lucky tAinI
for the managers, that | happenc'
to be in New York on his urriva
from England--hc never would hav'
visited the South had it not been 10
. me- s". s
what sort Of man is he i'll pri
vatc life p enGuired a gentleman.
'0hn replied Spriggins, he j
dcvi!ish naughty and aus,ere t
strangers, but in his intcrcours
= will, friends, he is a very compan
: ionable sort Of fellow, I assure you
Are you acquainted with MI


Forrest?' asked a passenger.


Il Acquainted with IN .'--Ned Fol-