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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 136, 16 March 1872, Page 3

A French impressario was taking out to New Orleans an Opera Company, which by special agreement was only to include one tenor. Foreigners are usually bad sailors, aud for the first few days all the members of the company were sea-sick, one of the effects of which malady is that it weakens the voice so much that people are frequently Bourse for several days after their recovery. Accordingly as soon as the singers could crawl on deck they commenced to try their voices, and amongst them the tenor, who, always anxious to occupy a distinguished position, went on the bridge of the steamer for the purpose. Wliat was his surprise on hearing an echo of his own voice—another tenor. His amazement became disgust when be heard a third tenor running up the scale, a fourth, a fifth, lie looked forward, and saw two men eyeing him and each other with intense hatred ; he looked aft and saw two more men similarly occupied. The five tenors simultaneously made a rush lxilow to the manager’s cabin, aud demanded whether he had not expressly stipulated to each of them that he was to be his only tenor. “ I know, 1 know,” replied the manager ; “aud I will keep my word. You see none of you have been to Orleans before, or you would understand. When we arrive there the yellow lever is sure to be raging, and as you are fiesh from Europe t"o of you will probably be carried off before you land, and two more during the rehearsals. One will probably survive ; he will be my first and only tenor.” —Conihill Magazine. "" This is the Ptiuceis’s birthday.” were the first intelligent words spkeu by the Prince of Wales after his long delirium,