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1823
The result of a long course of acquaintanceship with stage heroes has been, so far as we are concerned, to create a yearning for a new kind of stage hero. THE RESULT OF A LONG COURSE OF ACQUAINTANCESHIP WITH STAGE HEROES HAS BEEN SO FAR AS WE ARE CONCERNED TO CREATE A YEARNING FOR A NEW KIND OF STAGE HERO
ather boots to tramp through the Australian bush, to fight in Egypt, to discover the north pole. Sometimes he is a gold-digger, sometimes a dock laborer, sometimes a soldier, sometimes a sailor, but whatever he is he wears patent-leather boots. He goes boating in patent leather boots, he plays cricket in them; he goes fishing and shooting in them. He will go to heaven in patent-leather boots or he will decline the invitation. The stage hero never talks in a simple, straightforward way, like a mere ordinary mortal. "You will write to me when you are away, dear, won't you?" says the heroine. A mere human being would reply: "Why, of course I shall, ducky, every day." But the stage hero is a superior creature. He says: "Dost see yonder star, sweet?" She looks up and owns that she does see yonder star; and then off he starts and drivels on about that star for full five minutes, and says he will cease to write to her when that pale star has fallen from its place amid the firmament of heaven. D SHINY HE PUTS ON PATENT LEATHER BOOTS TO TRAMP THROUGH THE AUSTRALIAN BUSH TO FIGHT IN EGYPT TO DISCOVER THE NORTH POLE SOMETIMES HE IS A GOLD DIGGER SOMETIMES HE IS A DOCK LABORER SOMETIMES A SOLDIER SOMETIMES A SAILOR BUT WHATEVER HE IS HE WEARS PATENT LEATHER BOOTS HE GOES BOATING IN PATENT LEATHER BOOTS HE PLAYS CRICKET IN THEM HE GOES FISHING AND SHOOTING IN THEM HE WILL GO TO HEAVEN IN PATENT LEATHER BOOTS OR HE WILL DECLINE THE INVITATION THE STAGE HERO NEVER TALKS IN A SIMPLE STRAIGHTFORWARD WAY LIKE A MERE ORDINARY MORTAL YOU WILL WRITE TO ME WHEN YOU ARE AWAY DEAR WON'T YOU SAYS THE HEROINE A MERE HUMAN BEING WOULD REPLY WHY OF COURSE I WILL DUCKY EVERY DAY BUT THE STAGE HERO IS A SUPERIOR CREATURE HE SAYS DOST SEE YONDER STAR SWEET SHE LOOKS UP AND OWNS THAT SHE DOES SEE YONDER STAR AND THEN OFF HE STARTS AND DRIVELS ON ABOUT THAT STAR FOR FULL FIVE MINUTES AND SAYS THAT HE WILL CEASE TO WRITE TO HER WHEN THE PALE STAR HAS FALLEN FROM ITS PLACE AMID THE FIRMAMENT OF HEAVEN
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