Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1883 — A Bellowing Match. [ARTICLE]

A Bellowing Match.

I [Dumaine, the Paris actor, claimed to have the most powerful voice in France; One of his fellow-actors, Machanette, disputed the honor with him one day, and, after much wrangling, they agreed to settle their claims by actual test at the Porte St. Martin case. “I’ll lay a wager that I can break a pane of glass by simply calling. ‘Come in,’” said Machanette. “I’ll ..wager that you will not be able to do it, and that I will,” said Dumaine. “Done.” Dumaine commenced. The winaow rattled, but did not break; but there was a panic among the waiters. Then Machanette tried, and lo! ten panes of glass were shattered. Dumaine owned that he had lost; but it was not long before they both found out that two of their friends, overhearing the wager, had placed themselves outside the case and smashed the window with their canes at the moment of Machanette’s bellowing.