Word: hero
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...hero where his hair was short...
BOSTON THEATRE. - "My Partner" will be played for the last time on Saturday night. Mr. Aldrich gives a fine impersonation of the hero, Joe Saunders. Next week Grau's French Opera Company appear. Monday and Tuesday evenings and Saturday afternoon, "La Fille de Madame Angot" will be played; Wednesday, "La Grande Duchesse"; Thursday and Saturday evenings, "Girofle-Girofla"; and Friday evening, "La Perichole." Paola Marie and Capoul appear at every performance...
Harvard's first men, Everlie and Lightweight, retired in quick succession, and all eyes were turned on Blister, who, with swelling chest, wielded the ponderous ash. Cunners swore it was as exciting as the time he sold the little dog to Mrs. G. Our hero, having soared the air in vain once, knocked a daisy-cutter to C. F., and reached first in safety; Bones rung in a two-baser; Cunners stole his base on three strikes; and Oranges, with a three-baser, brought all his "friends" home. Here the Harvards' success ended; the Borsair failed to make anything, (mirabile...
...number of men who carry their hero-worship to such an extent is happily small. But although Gosling is not often seen at Harvard, he does exist here. We all know him. He is not an imaginary phenomenon, but real flesh and blood. To use a milder and perhaps more applicable illustration than the former one, he is the man who, though he has a short neck, must needs make himself ugly and very miserable by wearing a high collar, because Swellington, who has a long neck, can wear such a collar comfortably and to advantage...
SNODKINS has been making calls in Cambridge during the Recess. The mother of one of his lady friends took interest enough in him to inquire what were his intentions in regard to her daughter. "My intentions are to leave, madam," said the hero; and he did. Bravo, Snodkins! (Fact...