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VOLUME VI.
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"THE GREATEST POSSIBLE GOOD TO TSB GREATEST POBSIELI NUMBER,'►
TM'ILTI AND RIX PINCI
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GODERICH, COUNTY OF HURON, (C. W.) THURSDAY OCTOBER 13, 1853.
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DR. P. A. McDOUGALL,
CA N be consulted at all hare, at
the residence formerly oreepted
Robert .Noderserff, F.eq., Fast St
kit Square, Coderidg.
Goder,eh. April 29th, 1852. .2
od with apples the monied cottage -trees,
And 211 all fruit with ripeness to the core;
To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells
With a sweet kernel; to set budding more,
And still more. later bowers for the bees,
Until they think warm days will never cease,
Eor summer has o'er brimmed their clammy
cella.
Who bath no: seen thee ott amid thystore 1
Sometimes whoever seeks abroamay find
Thee sitting careky on a granary door.
Thy hair soft -lifted by the winnowing wind;
Or on a half -reaped furrow sound asleep,
Drowsed with the fumes of poppies while
thy hook
Spare. the next swathe with all its twined
dowers;
And sometimes like a gleaner thou dos keep
Steady thy laden head across a brook;
Or by a cider press, with patient look,
Thou watches the last ooatng, hours by
boon.
Where are the songs of Simnel Aye where
are theyl
Think not of them, thou bast thy music too.
While barred clouds bloom the soft dying day,
And touch the stubble plrina with may hue;
Then then in a wailful choir the small goats
mourn,
Among the rive- gallows, borne aloft,
Or sinking a. the light wind lives or dies:
And full grown Iambs loud bleat from hilly
bourne,
Hedge -crickets sink; and now with treble soh
The red -breast whinles [roma garden croft.
And gathering swallows twitter in the skin.
literature.
CELESTE_BERTIN .
The Incidents which 1 am about to re
IRA LEWIS, late took place re the year 18-, shortly
sRRISTER, SOLICITOR, kc. West- after I had taken out my diploma in Parts.
strew, Goderich. d jusextgale .i June 1848. 2vn25 1 bat hanged the iasowciaaee
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- --- ---- of student -lie for the forced decorum of
the pbysrC:an.
My resources were hr frcm ample; .n,
deed, 1 bad often great J:Ificulty ie.crapug•
together the few francs o for my
week:y rent, and 1 etre known what it
DANIEL MOUES,. was,oeeasioeall to
ATTORNEY AT LAW, an/ and Conveyaa- y: take a walk instead
ler, Solicitor in Chancery, btc, has hes of a dt:.ncr. I led a dull li(:• with no
office as formerly in Stratford. amusements, ser friends.
Stratford, 2nd Jan. 1850. 2vn49
This -year, however, a patient had ebaoe-
ed to give me s sane ,o ticket for the tbea-
J. DENISON, •
CIVIL ENGINEER, Ace, tr• or the Porte Si. Maros. It was m.
sole rccrrattoo, and 1 seat every night:
CODERJCN, C. W.
Asir. 2611, HEM •51,31 A ddwp,,te was' advertised to appear to
a new play. Author and actress were alike
JOHN J. E. LINTON, u•►sown: report spoke vaguely aed verb
NOTARY PUBLIC, Commissioner Q.B., oualy of their merit,: the theatrical world
and Conveyancer, Stratford.. was throws into. fever of anticipative
eseitemet, and i among the rest.
The Porte St. Martin was my theatrical
world. The Odeon and the Varetes were
become to me as unkeowo regions: I was
Am alien to the Ambigua, and sighed ie
aoe.r. talo for tle Opera Comique. Al you may
ALEXANDER WOOD STRACHAN,
Attorney at Law, Solicitor i. Chaos appose this announcement was full of in -
e ry, Cosvej•aecer, • tercet for me -i bad sotbieg else to think
Goderieb, 17th November, 1151. of for weeks before the event.
DANIEL GORDON,
("ABINET MAKER, Three door* F....t.,
the Canada Company's office, West -
street, Godcrich.
August 97th, 1849. 2v.$110 -
STRACHAN AND BROTHER.
Barrister aid Attorwies of Law, fe.•
Guenter C. %V.
JOHN STJACHA'N Barrister and Attor•
shy at Law, Notary Pubhe and Cunve7-
WILLIAM HODGINS,
ARCHITECT & CIVIL ENGINEER
Qe 27, Detrsdas Street,
LONDOX, C. W.
August 16th, 1889. .5.30
The evening came: I was one of the firs.
•rriyale, and succeeded in obtaining my,
sepal seat to the centre of the pit. The
house was crowicd ling before the musi-
cians made their appearance; and during
the long half hour before the play toms
A. J. MOORE, me.ced, I amused myself with trying to
B.9RRISTER-AT-LAW, discover the new author, by tb• anxious
OFFICE in the Post Office Smithey, expression wh-ch much, of course, be vim-
Godench. able in has (ace. i fixed upon onetndividu
June 7th, 1853. v6n19 al, in the oeareet stage•box, as the eaodi-
I date fcr the drama:ic fame. He was a pale
IIORACE NORTON,
young mop, dressed with faultless taste,
sad was gazing earnestly round the bougie
-got like • theatrical habitue, who aures
languidly about him to 'Ingle out his ac-
(.Warket•square, GodericA
AGENT fur the Provincial Mutual sod
G I lesur'ance Once. Toronto;
Alas Agent for the Mt. Lawrence Deemy
Yotual, Ogdeeaborg, New York. Local
Agent for Semuel Mouloo's Old Rochester qu.tnta.ces n oh a nod -bat nervously Io
Nursery, July 1850. 12 epprehensirely, as nee who dreads a cram
to every spectator. 11e was .lose, and 1
A. NASMYTH, dbserved 'bat every now and then he wiped
ASH ION ABLE TAILOR, oho doorbre forehead, or folded has arms resolutel
West of W. E. Grsee'a Ettore, Weal y
Street Goderieb. acres his chest, as if to keep down the agt-
Feb. 19, 1869. v5.a4 tattoo that poaeessed hum. What the
'1'HOMl4g overture ape, be retired behind tb.,,d,s•
NICHOLLS, aria .4 a'a t e boa, sad vibes the eirt•F
BROKER k21YYGF.:t',S„;L1>T, 'ii'. • t,.>; .s • . y1 es,
Agent for Ontario Martini ¢ Fins sonnet Co.
Co.
NOTARY PUBLIC, ACCOhJMTANT
AND CONVIYANCEP
COMMISSiONTE IN Q. B. he.
iNBV�ANCR effected se Hausa, 8bip- I for the Deter, and sot the piece, The Metro.
The first and eeeond some, were decided.
ly dull. Boeage played th. Imre, a young
Bpaouh eaysli•ro; but be could produce so
efbet in it -the haulm was cold sed ei;sat
-the speleology that w•leom•d Bot• w
D's[
and Geode-
All iad. of Deeds ewreetly drawn, aed
BOeb• and Aceoesta ed1ieeed.
Osie over the Travel, Goderice.
toots, l.ow•ver, bad not yet Mad. 8.v .p-
planate•, end the •odiiseo hope to whis-
per is each other the If the lady were
my Ilk 1859. vbe2 better than the play, and the play so bet-
ter than at peewee the wbole mart be a
failure. The third semis betas: the nage
nierweated the Environ. of Gra Ada, in the
time of Boabdil el Chico; • patty of More,
igget..1 of the ear approach of the Spas -
bib iuvedor,, were carousing ender Deme
Laos. Wine sad fancied 'aunty ratei..d
diem i.se.wble of longer: far away was
Nerd the blot eebete4 treed *Noe hostile
troop, is fres, tM ming, t1. wlee-ieps
Illi the dames. O. a smiles, • wild aN
beatr4f l ars Needed ale the civet. .f re -
aloft! Hee emir extended, how h.1, dass-
iq es the wise, ease bald gwpieg a lases
ADiaft, is.picatiat in ber Eyes w
.toed Colette Bertin. A thrill of •dashes..
ti fie ma IAv..gh the admire"; Celrt.
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Der vsiee 511.d as thwarts seal meg epee
the err Wm inertial EMIL the petaled te
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Ons look, este gesture, oha word of proud
eommeei-need she was gone!
The curtain ia•taetly fell: it was 11* clove
of the fires set.
Fur a mamma there was a pauar-sod
then an overwhelming tempest of applause.
All rosesimultaneuusly; the house shook
with the saw.d, •.d even the bard partook
of the general iathusia.n.
tier triumph was complete: at the end of
every act she was twice called upon the
stage; and with every act she rose in pow
fir and sublimity. As the Moorish done.
Eng -girl who dovetail herself to the defence
of herself to the defence of her people -
who inspires her couutrymeo with fearless-
ness -who raises the drooping courage of
She indolent Boabdil btmself-who sacrifi-
ces even her love to her patriotinn and
who. at the last berself leads on the Moors
to the last fatal engagement, and dues by
the sword ocher lover, Bertio carried the
hope. and fears of the whole audience along
with her. Heroism, nobleness, and devot-
edness, were painted by ber, with • truth
sue h as 1 had beheld on • stage be.
fore. Nine times she was summoned
before the curtain at the •ed of the play;
flowers and even jewels were cast to her
from the boxes: Paris had never bofure c o
rapturously greeted a debutante.
For the Moth time she had bowed and
retired, when some one called for the au-
thor. The cry was takea up; the curtain
moved again, and -I had guessed aright! -
the occupant of the stage box steppedror-
ward, and segnowlcdged, to a few words,
the favors of the public. He was sensible,
he said, that for his success be was entire-
ly indebted to Mdlle. Bertin: he was proud
-glad-gra'.ful-be knew not how to ex-
press all that he telt, but he thanked teem
respectfully •hd sincerely.
There were a couple of vaudevilles to fol.
low, but I left directly, for I could see
nothing after Celeste Baran, and returne
Some in a iapture of admiration.
Night after nig81 all Paris fl reked to the
Porte Si. Martin to worship the thyme ac -
trees -i among the throng of her followers.
Every glacce, every gesture, and Ione of
the beautiful artiste was Ir easured in my
memory, and my chief delight after leer ing
the theatre ens to study the play attentive-
ly, and endeavor to recall the enchant-
Dnt of her voice and eyes ;o every pas
sage.
S. was the subject of every eceversa-
lion. The strangest stories were afloat
respeatiog ber. From the highest gentle•
man to the poorest garcon de' bouugie, all
had some fagoe report to circulate• Btii
all agreed ID one point, that she was be-
trothed and tenderly attached to M. Victor
the young author in whose play the had
made ber first appearance.
Six weeks tad passed sway; the .easeo
was at his height, sod natters were the
same at the Porte St. Martin. .
Still Celeste Bertin rose in public esti
ovation with every character that she per-
formed• One night, after she had surpass. -
oil all tier former grandeur, and taken ue
by stgrm in the Phedre of Racine, I'hed re-
turned home, as usual, to read the piece,
aed endeavor to reproduce io my memory
the iusoired interpretation of the teaaedir*
s . I bad drawn my chair to the fire; my
eadtng- lampstood on a table beside me'
and 1 wee bending ever a volume of the
great dramatic poet, when a sudden and
violent knocking at the outer door startled
me: I listened -:t was repeated; aid as i
opened the window a voice cried
loudly:
Hole! holo! is there • surgeon in this
house.
i am a physician, I replied.
"Yes, vee, come down -come instantly,
pour I'amour de Dieu' r,otck! tare is so
time to be lost."
1 seized my hat, ran to toe Joor, ar d
there found a map, who, 11.e moment that
I appeared, beceoned to me to follow, and
td w
w
pet emein; lows the etrlet., ha
tsr:mein;
Strli s ten, aedie 1 w bead
w. Ise/ e.lgb►bring streets, till be
•tepsed before the gets of a small house,
and there paused for me to come up. Both
gats end door were standup( open, probate
ly us he bad left lam is his haste; through
(thee* be quickly led me up a fl:gbt of stair.
and into a .mall bedchamber. There were
three persons is the room: • female on the
ht, an old min crouch'sg is a chair by the
fireside, weeping bitterly, and woman.eer-
trea, who win Withiag rhe forehead of the
mr2irer.
8be hes bees undergoes, great ezeite-
m•s, 011.3 my guide, potsti.g burredly to
151 bed; e1. had *cerealy reached home
white she eempta.ed of giddieeee aid ex•
85.etles; about half .■ hour ago she be
came .edaesly convulsed amid, --
1 seised • oasdt* ad cr rapidly to
t$• pe'fist. Hommel it liras Cele.1•
Bertin, pete sad maetbo.less, dreamt is the
f errous rtsbee le wheel 1 bid beheld her
• ee.ple if boors awe, Wheat gamuts
bed mime, es the be.rds of the theatre. -
There • 7-ber eras .84e4 - 8., 'p8...
did halt, yet ill twist with jewel., e•beosd
■ M mattered le wild dB•st4sr•-ber band,
oestramod•.-.bar whole taro rigid aid oeld•
Bleed stales wires as het sad es the
plNewr she lied etgttseg a meal w as
•.
Pm a. lame.e, ....eleaa nos sumo
pepefeed mo el the pews 14 thought t I
tnsm►lsd to *holm that the very K syn
wonderful baht depended ea y p esage-
eade sed GUI. 1 torsed te my eatelgetet
-11 was M. Vector, her lever. Tb.
espresstoe of agony sad entreaty epee hie
face restored me ler o•yelf: 1 beatified to
apply the proper restoratives, need to release
the pateeut from moue of the tecumbraeees
of her theatncal costume. After a time, I
had the esttefaction to find warmth and
cossctoun,eas return- -the would have
spoken, but I forbade the exertion; 1 ex-
platoed te her that she had had a sudden
attack nl Meese, That the utmomt quiet was
necessary, and that I should remain all
Dight beside her couch, in order that no
requisite •ltesuuo should be wanting.
1 did so, sad dismts.ec all but the female
attendsnt fur the night. M. Vtetor press-
ed my band gratefuCy tin retiring, and
thanked me w.th loons, earimaieeee.-
The old man, I took to be her father, seem
ed stupid with grief, and scarcely sensible
of what was pissing.
During the whole night she dept so stilly
and motionlee, that many ones 1 bent over
her to listen if she really breathed. All
teemed to me like a strange dream, a. I
est hour after hour watching her pale and
lovely face, and contrasting her, as she !ay
there, with the terrible and tbnl!i,g Phedre
that had. but a law brief hours eines, trans-
fixed me with her s,paulisg beauty.
The servant sitting at the other side of
the bed fell asleep: the feeble lamp light
shed a pallid glare upon the ties of my pa-
tient; not a mound io the house, save the
lucking of my watch; not a %limper to the
quiet street without. The silence, the
solitude the mental exertion which I hen
gone through, all oppressed me; things
around me were beginning to yield to the
influence of extreme 'seclude, and to as
suint strange and indistinct forms. My
eyes closedflmy tat auloll becameleavy-I
was just !allisg into • deep,ealm sleep- la hen
I felt my wrist grasped tightly, and heard
a movement.
She was sitting uprigh ,'turned toward
me, and Melting at me with a strangely
a ogled exprea.ion orange, and alarm•
Monsieur, awake!'
For Heaven's sale, mademoiselle, be
still!' I cried, bewildered and roused: 'you
may not exert voutself; you know not what
you do.'
. Exert myself! It is of Opt I weuk!
speak. Ilear me. I must play to -morrow
n iglit.'
• Impossible!' 1 ejacula'ed.
' Qu'esl-ce que ruts me diles' Impos-
sible! I must.
' Madame; 1 said firmly, 'lie down, I
will not answer for your life unless you obey
me in this.'
'I must play.'
You aball not.
Make; Lvalue that,
life.'
' 1 must! it is necessary -you did not
My reputation is at
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thea turned, and seeing me, bowed with
perfect self-poaaeswo., and addressed me.
' Monsieur II , 1 believe 1'
I asacnted.
Moeaieur is the medical adviser of
Mdle. Bertin?'
1 have that honor.'
Will Monsieur favor use with bis tie -
served opinion of the lady's illness -if it
be likely [here his eoste altered alightly]
to have a fatal terminations'
I replied briefly that the symptoms had
been highly favorable, and that I believed
rent and seclusion might, iu a few weeks, ef-
lect a cure.
1Ie took a card from his pocket
and wrote soine words epee it mu a small,
coociae Land. While he was doing this, 1
has leisure to observe los pale, dark couo-
teoaoee, his firm hp, his easy, anstocratic
grace. A halliard of intteae lustre glitter-
ed on his finger; the rest of bis attire was
fastidiotuly plain.
' Oblige me. monsieur; he said, ' by
giving this to your patient. Good even-
ing.' Ile threw his cloak ro;.od him,seia-
ed his hat, and was gone. In another mo-
ment I heard the wheels of a carriage
drive to the door, saw him step in, and, ere
a second had elapsed, the vehicle Lad turn-
ed the corner of the street, and disappear-
ed. 'Tleere was a coronet upon the panels.
I turned to the table, and took up the card
It bore the name of the Prince de C-.
A folded paper was laid beneath it, on
which was written a draft for one thousand
francs!
Pride and poverty had a hard struggle
that eten:ng, and poverty cooq,ered. I
was poor -very poor. The Prince had
paid me for my attendance oo his friend; 1
*night, ou this ground, refuse paymeot from
her, and so balance the obligation. My
present need was. great, 1od-I put the
draft in my pocket -book. The heroic
reader may condemn me for having thus ac-
cepted money from an entire stranger --
mars, le parrs -rate est dare! Let him
first be in my position, and then pass judg-
ment upon me.
But to my narrative. Time was flying
and 1 had promised to return to the Rue
St. P -in an hour. Half that time was
already passed! I had several things to ar-
range, some change of attire to effect, a
note to write, and a consultation to bold
with my landlady. With my utmost speed
these occupied me an hour beyond the ap-
pointed time; at last I left the house, and
hastened with nervous rapidity in the direc-
if you du not value your lion of my patient. When I was more
than Balt -way, I re:rembered the card of
the I'rince de C-, and was forced to
know bow t.cessary. Ab, monsieur; she tum hack again, for I had left it on the ta-
ble. on, change I am not supersilions, but this return
ge gentle- and delay seemed omelees to me. I fell
ne's and entreaty-' Ah, monsieur, but :his into an unusual trepidation, and when within
a yard os two of my own door, felt an anxi-
ous baste, that oppeared to summon me
back again without delaying even then to
go in.
'Bah,' 1 exclaimed to myself, ' this is
mere childishness!'
A od I went in, up -stain, and taking from
the table the prince's card, observed, for
the firstdime, that the writing with which
the back was closely lived was in cipher. f
was surprised, and, I confess it, somewhat
curious; but i thrust it into my pocket, nn
down -stairs, and presently was runomg once
more in the direction of the Rae St.
P•
And now, as i approached it, my agita-
tion returned in tenfold power. The near-
er I drew, the l:as I dared to go forward:
some horrible influence was upon me --some'
vague and formless dread that moved my
inward soul with apprehension, and seemed
toeing my footsteps to the ground.
The door stood open. i had not left it
so. I went up. The door of ber chamber
stood open likewise i paused upon three -
bold, and then walked nnielessly
1
bad half -expected the shock. She was
gone !
(;one! and nota anal was there to tell
me whitbcr! i rang the bell furiously; i
Day dawned at last --gray, Bold, suol,ss opened every door and closet; I entered
day. Heavy clouds shut in tfe sky; nota every room, from attic to kitchen.
bird snag; not a leaf stirred; not a stray She ',reagent -one to the theatre -to
one night; by your art give me strength and
power to play this Doe, only night, and I
care not if 1 never live auother.'
' Madame, lie down.'
She obeyed me. I adininistered t few
drops of cordial, took my seat, and looking
steadily in her face, went on :
Repose and silence are the conditions
on which you live. Declamation and ex -
rite -meat would be your death. If I permit
you to infringe the alight and fragile tenure
ou which your existence depends -if 1 as-
sist you to your destruction, I am, to effect,
a murderer. I know oleo right by which
mademoiselle dares to commit self mur-
der: it is my duly to prevent her, and I
will.'
What* a fierce gleam was that that shot
from. her dark eyes as I said these word,!
impatience, disdain almost hatred, flashed
upon me in their lustrous glance. But she
win silent, if not conquered, The turned her
face !amity from me, and wo spc.ke co
more.
beam made its appearance. She slept.-
Sileolly ber father and loner came and went;
Weedy the attendant summoned me down to
the saloon for refreshment; silently many
times that day we stood round ber coach u
hope ,sad fear, and still Abe slept on. It
was • fortunate akmbe', and during its
long eostiaasee we had the unspeakable
joy of witnessing the returning bloom --of
Isearie the eslm and regular breath; sod
from ' we hoped and foretold good.
The shades of treeing fell. All day
she Md reposed ie that life-gtv.g oblivion
.ad yet allowed es sign a waking. I
thosgbt I might venture to my lodgieg for
a few twaneets to rad toy letter* that
might have arrived for mi- Promises{ to
w are U es haw, I wed.
A ase was poring tip std town my apart -
meat wham I motered. 1* haat was twin-
ed tower& met he sem Sall cad waif iMA
. hat tad gloves were drew* epos the table
mel • large dna was writ awiamly topes
a their. t stopp d aid amoral Yin. 1
MS etre be was a straggling mid 1•t It war
easeet bat familiar tbas 1. tttke peieaesdes
elay rooms. He Mopped --laded eat .f
tib wink.. -.e Need far solos eoi.elle--
ber death! Aad the empty house! The
rest etre goer oe epos a Yarn search for
her. I ilene knew the fatal dir.etiou of
her step;
'fill this momeet I bed never known I
lobed ber All e.gntetioeed 1 had suffered
my heart to cherish and garner up ti hope-
less passion. 1 was paralysed body end
neie4-plunged into a dreamy wilderness
of revel, wiboet eke power to think or art.
The time pieee so the Jreswieg room
struck levee le soother 101f -hoer she
would be ass.* epos the .tag. delighting
all hearers with the last i.spiratees of lir
genies. 1 started op- -
" Perhaps eve. sew T may res-ne bee
from the fa'al excitement of perfnr.aoee!
perlisee eves nes prevail eros her to ras-
ters!"
My font was already at the tbreebdd.
*be. I feared, es i gloated jest rested es
the bed, the* 1 saw a popes lye*g beside
We pillow. i stopped, tweed hark, end
drew firth a tromped bolter, .N hM1ed end
*sewed leer with teen. 'Hese weeds
even written epos it . n Nle, Etas hsmd
tad wort i0 sow Obese almost
' Celeste Bettis. Yes era mi imbes .
the Prime E C-. He dem wet mesa
ee wed yes. The Wig gad as hart tell
M is tN dates te-.err.or avast.
As will be erbeeg them. Yen real=
sere. • dark, Nodules sots., 05
wall be Imo a ant at the right hawd ref the
recto. That ie the I)0+uw dor R-....st
a■ halter of birth sad ferteee-yob rival.
\\-retched woman: wit were yes sot eat.
tent with as faslhfe' lover 1 Victor dais
'one you. The Palace dk C---- lova
you also, an be would a horse, a homed, or
a falcon, for hie smattered! Watch them
narrowly to -morrow sight. Cosve.ee your-
self of the truth, sad break your heart if
you will. Celeste Serail, how did you
Jere to forget that you were orgy as ac-
tress 1'
here then was the secret ! ileacs her
agiutioo, her illness, her frantic deterasi-
n,tioo to perforin! An anonymous NI
cruel letter -a secret love affair kept hid-
den from ber father tad belietlied husbatd
-a resolute ifiteutioe to judge for herself
and know the worst !
Iu fire minutes I was at the stage door
of the 'Theatre Porte St. Martin, urgu.g
the officials to let me speak with MddI..
Bertin.
'impossible --Mademoiselle is in her
dressi•g room.'
' But I mush see her, my busiames u of
the utmost importauce.'
' At the end of the first act I will deli-
ver Monsieur's request.'
' It moat be now ! Co to ber--nay that
it is 1-M. 11. -leer physician, 1 am
sure that -lee will speak with me.'
flee man hesitated, and was about to
seek Icer, when a well dressed I•ereoe flop-
ped from behiud a desk and addressed me :
• M. 11-; here he referred to a paper
in his baud-' t\lddle. Bertio desired par-
ticularly that if a gentleman of that name
should ask to see her, he should oa to ae-
couot be admitted. 1 aro very sorry, mon-
sieur, but such were mademoiselle's com-
mands.'
But I tell you that I will enter --_.be
will hie without you admit the ! nay, aha
is dying even now !'
They smiled, and closed th • door in my
face. 1 know not how 1 gut there but I
pelt found myself in the theatre. It was
crowded : there was scarce roma for me to
stand : the Iasi sores of the overtire was
thundering from the orchestra=16e curtain
rose.
'1 be play was one that had beeu written
for her by M. Victor, and this was but the
second or third time of its performance.
Strangely appropriate im plot, 11 painted
the career of an actress beloved by a ■o-
bleman, whom Abe, In return, loves with
all her heart and genius ! This nobkm.a
is also loved by a princes of the Court,
and who mortally detests her rival in his
affections... The princess is a married wo-
man ; and it is the double discovery of her
lover's infidelity and the unworthy nature
of his attachment that goads the actress to
despair. Finally, by a perfidious strata -
tem, she dies from iohahng the fatal per-
fume of a poisoned bouquet, at the mo-
ment when ber lover etplaias all, Rod of-
fers ber ber hand and fortune. Duriug the
first act 1 saw and beard nothing. She
did not play in it. 'f be second act com-
menced, and a welcome burst of applause
told me that she had appeared upon the
stage. I did pot dare to look upon her.
For some moments there was a silence;
then her voice, in all its depth and melody,
fell upon wy ear, and I turned my eyes to-
ward her. Ilow beautiful and pale Abe
stood! Robed all in white garmects; her
black hair parted on her brow ; ber hand
grasping a roll of paper ; and wild, Fading
dlumination in her eyes, which I alone in
all that house could interpret!
During the first few scenes she was sub-
dued and calm ; several times she pressed
her band to bur breast, as if in pain, but
still sbe went oo. Then doubt, thea jea-
lousy began to possess her. it was fear-
ful to witness, the workings of these pas-
sions struggling with woman's gentleness,
sod woman's Iaith-to bear the low, sup-
pressed cry of agony-te see the gutter-
ing hp, the blanched cheek, the slow un-
willing belief of wrong and infidelity.
She coofronts ber rival -meets ber face
to face, and the actress and princess read
each other' souls. In a recitation which
she is requested to give, she pours forth
all ber wrestg, and reproaches. Uuder
the veil of a fiction she lays bare the guilty
love of the high lady, overwhelms ber
with hatred and disdain.
Ila! Celeste, thou art no longer acting
--thou takest this sceuc to thyself 1 Thin
eyes dilate and burn ; thy voice gathering
is power, withering with stoic, utters sar-
casm and defraace ; whither is that terrible
look directed 1
'To the royal box, wbere 1.1 the rulers
of the land. 'Then sat the Dockery da
G-, interested, delighted, assespitimis;
and tbere, loo, int the Priers d• C
pale, guilty, trembling--witadrawa i.lo a
corner of the box, conscious and abashed.
It wait so acted play, it yeas a hfe-dra-
ma-a true tragedy'
'Ile Iasi act com.eeeed. iter vonit
sow seemed weaker, sad leer step faltered;
bet a beetle color, tint defied eves the
glaring stage lames, .u8uaed her cheeks
and fiercer Hill glowed the dark ire of hat
eyes. A strange err ol eselutio...d
triumph was apparent in her rare mid gee.
terse ; ber toots Mad s thrilling, • pees-
teetieg signifies/see Oast made itself felt
evert hrvsl. The 'areas were
breathless with asap•sse I sat spell -booed
ad trvmbli.g. Tb. reeoreilemeet tame :
with eat tags is to t..d,reae a]e loved,
and trusted agues, with what grace and de-
licacy accorded her gfeitero.s ward** awl
her geode bre ! Where was .sow the
Nighty note., the isjerei seems 1 Al
meshed hole leve and argweeew 1
1 Ioe.ed mvols.tary N the prim*. 11.
held hie be.OBterdrief to Wages ; patio**
his heart was tesrhed--srlsps be apt.
At less, Am SShalw the poison. std
elowey A ballet re tate eine. V'etsbh
first. in the wes*de•.s mess, and the Sa-
pid
a-
wws; Maw to the Gan..m1.y
es�p
d the gbsasly .au! I sMw s doom www
d•r8g ....., the ..1wdd 8..cook.
leg `Oro" te d t naming eye(oela `
Hitch ' the ,.p.aks era % list oft es
its t:w pert i r.:.s, *so* words of lit
e
lbws le an gawp IL Ilse
ItbObi haft iCproohoso of mid with term e -
ate04akiR5 ink bis hamL-postleg
tai the r.gori.ae of king or
queen, et lint the terrible truth
of *het he saes ham.
8M spraag te her feet. Ilier fees was
still beismilu4 but cu.valeed with pie, lit
with Neaten! .acilea•at, wind with the
dawn et immortality. She turned that
hoes, that look, *pas him, sad so stood for
• few seeends; thee the light faded from
ber eyes, her lips raved, ber arms were
lewd wildly shove her bead -she fell.
1* se i1ataat the stags was covered !
geed.mee from the boles, stalls, parterre
MI et owded wooed her in cousteruatiuu--
tied a.oeg than myself. I pushed through
the woaderiag thro.g, eryu.g loudly that 1
was • physical. 'They made way fur u.e
I tack Jowe beside her ; a crimson stream
was bobbling from ber hes ; her bands we, e
firmly leorbed, her eyes closed. :'-J'
:tasredv screed --a shudder pasted through
her frame -her heart beat no longer : all
wan OTaroo !
I again beheld aay of the actors
is this tragedy of real life. Her lather, 1
was told, surviyed his child but a Iew
months. M. Victor entered the church,
sad is soar as abbe and devotee. The
TM Prince de 6 --left Paris instantly
for foreign service. For myself, 1 am as
old bachelor, striving humbly to be as use-
ful is the world as wealth and good-wlll
w make int. I go little into society, and
Dever iota the theatres. I have not mar-
ried, sad I shall, Celeste Borba was
my ffnt love aged my last.
THE kCCIDgMT aT THC It•tr.RCAD
CCLCiRATIOm.-Tbe St. John's (N. B.)
" Morai.g News" gives the following ac-
couut of the accident which occurred at
the ball seuceedisg the " breaking ground"
ceremony of St. John :--" About ow
o'clock, the cave beam, supporting the
orchestra, gave way, whets the whole fa-
bnc fell with a terrible crash, precipitatiag
the band epos the loon from a height of
twenty feet. The cosst•rmtso. was ter-
rible -soma of the ladies shrieked -while
others lai.ted-t a ball -room at the mo-
ment was eoeverted Tato a •tete of cosh-
sios and *apposed death. The gas lights
cooaected with the orchestra were dost,
which caused as escape of gas, so that the
roam was almost suffocating --the remait-
der of the gas light bail to be pot oat --mad
camdles were lighted. The setae was sod-
denly changed -from 004 of pity to one
of mourning. la order to mares the
eousternaliou, some use gave the alarm
that the building was os ire, end there was
• general rush for the door ie order to es-
cape. Whale all this was going on, per-
igee were busily 'staged ie re.ovi•g the
ruins in order to get oat time *to had
bete standing beneath the orchestra whin
it fsB, The shrieks nod groans ware aw-
ful. It was found that severe/ bad received
ablates, sot of • serine gators, however.
Mr. Rai.elord, a clerk will Hoa Joh.
Itobertaoo, was taken at as it is supp.sad
lifeless. He yet lives, bet beyo.,l tb.
hope of recovery. He has bees iota.ni-
ble ever since, in the ball -room, it being
considered manta to remove him• 0.. of
the band was also severely isjersd, 116 its
lying in the hospital. Several of the me,
steal instruments were brokea. The woo.
der is !het at least • dome persona were
not killed. Strange to my this pomaceous
beam loll clear of the crowd, striking oaly
ole derson a fatol blow. It would seem as
if souse invisible hand opened a clear pas-
sage in the crowd for its deices*. A few
feet either way, would have killed, tan
doubt, a great many.
Capt. Button of the Acetie informs es
that *bee be lett Chicago powder mors.
Ing there were *sterol yeasts pomading ns
the ber then. Tie Capteio wide that eke
search for the wreck of the eekoesier Ffy-
iss Cloud, capeissd oC Real.'. is t1s lite
gale, lou thus far Halo u..ecceasfml.-Mil.
Stet•
Rees:un Cu reaa Amine. -TN Rives
ere Cutter Ingham, in coming dose on the
inside causal from Lake St. Clw, get
ashore ea Wednesday at the 10.4 of PaseS
island, ware she pretty baro agreumd.
The a owner Ruby west up yereaday eftw-
eoo• ,oet d,.yoer to tow ber e!E cod we.
csed.d is the uodertakug.-Detrwtl Ad-
verupr, 23.
The .chooser Miranda. whish seri red
bore Saturday events( knee Mi:w.mk.e,
with a cargo of wheat, ogees -lamed Navy
westber os rte upper lake, Which gamed
her to leak badly. She bad Nuersea three
and four fest of water, is her hold .t times.
Iler cargo rs nearly all •..aged. The
Capt. sutcd pretest at Detru1L-B,.ffslo
Express.
Vaar Joacrore.-W• elarve that the
Castrates at ibe P.Nre Droner gives t.
George Brawn at Coburg, cad We do not
meet here to estdorse every set of Mr.
Browa'e-to endorse every Sold which Mr
Brown may have written or spokes during
tote lust COUTN of his poetise life." This
aas doubtleee a very judacloes poeltoL.-
I o.
Tins Oaarua aro Tse Naw•rar.t,•-
Compare the orator, tree of the .ohleet
hit lee for the diQwe/o..f thought, wish the
e•wopaper, sad we may vie a gld..es .f
the shine Oita power of the latter. Ts.
orator apish• se • kw bemired.; its Nan •
paper addresses millions. Twee w.rk. .t
the .rater ..y the he the sir; the laogs.ga
of the mew -paper N •'•.pod ops teN••
r.perteha►le. Tire srg*.eote at ee orator
may follow seat other •• ryedie lac •
ma Jassy .f 'he e.ds•stee map waggle in •
au of rooee...0 ea; the reaneseng a the
newspaper maybe .i.e.ed .t leieureswith-
oit the daegor .f pwrp catty. The peewee
of as easing lade.se se seeemble; she a.1.
sag 01 a eew.tpsp a eMeersise • e•Mswt.
The •fatty re for se edttle•; the I.1Ip.�w
ber the *arta. Ts..es .hone. Mr .. ho.,,
oust for all ts.e. The ruts may be
.pawed rat ti+.legwl.n whoa 5etts.e
• • v.li.y fw • mem.nt, b.. loam, la
neer• is daintier; the eewop-pew M'a ewe,
Waist nemdite ear the wholesad
gee esti* be*s
ta of rte ewe srSny.
Mae. Santo ow Mai,. --Te M ke-
ion the .deed' eight, Mrs. Smith rnmm•d .p
her *Mao of w *hue s -w De sea 0..am
a job .1 week dem asap, 1. cunei ,i.. -
. ; if he h.. • W MI to peat 5f. M
give• it t.. women l If hat bas • Ref eke
.hoes Mshears wisaInane t%b be.
.q poll melt or Ase abase Mos wadi gem
bile . WWI snit, era hobos booth, Y pnr-
t(rd epee a ams, h.ivee a yamsiia
bom.it .1 it, booms germ se as redeem
Nr bor.w
TH. V ri, rs' t t two ser
yam rillrat; and, .Act
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