New York Clipper (Apr 1880)

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NEW YOUK, S^TTJRD^Y, J^^IlIL 17, 1880. Prloe Ten Cente. ■^Jj^^pyNTAiMS* SECRET. . "^ p. SI rTT TDU dJUM. ' MOo<withmcfurllmiake CSJSBaariit(M»i •top. . - mill. mavnM them. almd In mule njJKSnlollUTmllejB —•a»k»'w/>'™« rlren, to ifta mboni neee, ■gSii ftM«ad proud. ■.iikiaKftom ilnddtin ,duk mom an 18, echoes till. iiTiuiintiin-''—T**"" >» ^iMttrTWund'"'- piE BLONDE SmEN: ADULTEROUS DRAMA. BIXAVIEB DE HONTEPIN. ha tto «<I<»I "I'of Paris nam 11» TOBI CLUTIR, Hr PAUL PBESTOX, dta W." "Tb* Black Band," "Tbe Fridp of MTnBT-MMPmiTFS HUSBAND. CEiPTEB TIL—CONTIMTSD. Eooclaid, pieoeding Panl and the ,caii3ed tbem to tiaveise a Testibnle ^jwipletB llgaiesln mall, ojt very donbt- rilbgST,Mol exactimltatioii, enacted the 'disMtanns, tlie vlsots ot their helmets iialUielrliDii-sanntleted hands loanins oidliinned handles ol heavy, two-buided Bapnd the vestibule were reached two jt nliucoted In black oak, the other jDnmlah tapestiy, the both supplied, as nc kuned wfoie, hj Lebel-Gliard with tnerfamedlonlmsIuon.conferTlngnpon BKcndlL Ererywfaeie the light penetrat- ' small panes of aolored class, richly L The Intarierence of the imp^w in hflialdlo matters having oeased,. iteiidiirBTand drawbridge were crossed 09 of the SContmoiencles cut an amazing lojd eseutehcons npon Inmlnoos flelda. iDt the Ihim men oiiived at the banquet- Aimher. This apazbnent, hun^ .in imita- OKdDn ttethar, proudly disfdayed side- ^eoSea, aid higa-backed obaln, tabrlcat- itestiple ol the Bennlssance, artlstlo trl- otLeoel-OiiBid's genius. Handsome sll- n, aein and of sterllog metsL shown Oflxiuils ot carved black wood, while f fnbiBB of migmflcent brocalette draped lUm, rieamlns, like those of the pieced- ■1], ilfi haoldlfally decorated stained L-iandaUaaotTBllow copper. In tbean- djleol RandoB, oungsnspended trom a 'nssiof a celling moulded In comport- _ la Iut,ttie ensemble of all these decoro- visbodk eifectlve and plotnreBque, and an raid isn admired tnla restoration ot a ■poiod AB complete and successful, pre- IDt «otk of an architect ot rare merit ngphoisteier of transcendent meaban- *%. A Bquara table with curved legs, «J iiT» red and Mack cloth, embroidei«d ifU, mniortad vast silver cooleis, whexe- ~ [OMd lc«d dtlnks ot an endless variety. I Comt," Inquired Nicholas Bouchard, ■^ouiiucllqnld refreshment for his visit- ito ttlli>flhaped glasses, "what think lOe Utemal Inmishings of my pretty ■ In effitacka with them," replied PanL '■JMI remark prodigality m magnifl- ^wtilso evidonce of pure and ezqclslte _lto hihttoatcd to thlnga of beauty, but woetoa charmed. Becelve my sincere WisBoochard drew his head visibly up- ™™,li(WaTer,dld not prevent htm from aasnmptlon of false modesty, o endently prepared and committed iSiif'Sfi'°'l°°'^''»* ^ bandsome, hS:.!™' °" gewgaws In a RTWrnlng compared with Uie faily im- lr™^^ln whose midstour forolatheiB ■tl fclSK^ within reach of thoro r la within oms to-day, for S Ullr^i ^ a""<le to yon, weU nnderetood," he hastened t<J Jgl^^BBd dosing a panmthesiB. IJ«iiffma the same as for others, my tSJP*^^ Paul, with a frank oufc- il™™>ent '1 would snffooate, believe Sb^JI^iS^ of one of your men-at^ "j^!J«'l»le, and It is doubtful a* whether »rv,f???S''*°"'*l^ sword. Now, lS3S,S?V"J'*°"'"ered. "Never- i£i^.i^?J°^*"'^=oo' true merit.' ">e thread of his little im- I^MUwrionsly prepared: reUcs of t r«i!i^2.°'^'"=®'"l»e said, deslgnat-^ ftimltuielnnft- "aldst of i5lori6u8 rominis- iT <£SJ?%P'^<=1» lam a deseend- bfc^fd ««)m work, of whlcbl ■-wing abashed, means wherewith ^^m7^L'S."=^ ""i eold vfherewith _ '^Sf.^^e^eecufihaon. FoUovf^ ■^Mhnif one gemtloman ot 1(4 my ffi'ln Placeol girding on the S^mJlr P«"liaJi<M she would not « «rtM7^L''*Z? f^^^ntod itsain—I " "MuSuiTf unmtatul »4ooUk' °' oork-m^lnitTlIy aik- ^PPlauded^^Tvfke f thua iJV^inMerneath vulgar means, they tia ^J ^ *™ very rich, and ^>^otej5^ °' spending my' last (jj^J^wagentlemanl Do you approve '«<*^B „ marvels surronnd- the the 'J* mSSm?-' *PI»»r to me the more 4?S«." °' I ^ 't^hwflv^SffS^ly touched.eebed SIlS'^K^f^fBy andir^aed "° o»n with redoubled enthusl- ^^'tad'l^' * p*""' "yo" £5«Htt^J?'\.'™°'' not as yat - ^te^nm^^'ty- IS;^]f2;J«pUed,the worthy man. ?'itoa??S,Si?:L'^M Mademolsella >4I wETiS^^"* "ady." repBed the host, the precious S*. certainly in herlllfle ■^o-i- " ™8 passes her afternoons '*la mrair^,P*^ afternoons but I do not re^SShe iS^uWvtmi V*^ darSng baa iJte^Xf m? ^ you^Sh^iat I to order Bta- Jh<»? prafwrSatii^sedc all things, not t».caus8 Madb- molselle Karguerite any inconvenlenoe, and I oeg ot yon to oondnct ns into her ptesenee." "Gome," sold Nicholas Bonchud,'arising: 'WB will take the avenao of .the HnH(>tiQ to have shade, and at tbe same time to visit a portion ot •mir modest pork. It Is not aa laige its those <jl anoestoxs, stOl one can be l06t in It an the same." . tt ..... .. And the two vistttos, guided anew, by their bo^^rasumed, aoroas thebans, the way to the. CHAPTEB VJiL—KAianKBrrE. One of the counterfeit men-at-arms perform- ing in the vestibule their motionless and silent ipiard-duly bore upon the handle of bis glgan- ' do swoid a large p""""*" "Permit me?" said the master of the house, taking down Us hat, a half metre in breadth when outspread; and, placing it npon his head, be produced a most singular effect in connec- tion with his dress of ceremony. By wbiding pathways, well sanded and bor- dereq by-flowers, Nicholas and his guests gain- ed a dar k avenue, wliloh a double row ot lindens protected against oblique rays ot the sun. Tliis avenue led to a rustla pavilion, constiuoted In unoleft wood, whose thatched roof spread out In all directions, like the furred oap of an ancient BuBsian. Proportionately as waa approached this pavilion, whose door stood ajar, could lie beard escaping a vague and floaUnf melody, at each step growing more disUnctlt was the not« of s piano, acoompanying a young female voice. Tbis voice, of moderate compass, still pure and sympathetic, very earact,and managed with per- fect taste, executed an ancient patKetlo air, bor- rowed trom a collection of popular French pro- vincial songs recently Issued by an intelligent publisher. - De Nancey, walking In advance, stopped, and bv a sign requestm his compan- ions to imitate nis example. "What are you doing. Count?' Inquired in a low tone Nicholas Boncbard. "I am listening," responded Paul. "Do yoallke music?* "Tes, enthusiastically." "Xiet us remain here as long as you please, but I am really annoyed that marguerite has the ridiculous fancy to hum an old ebeet-ballad with no significance. Instead of singing one of those beautiful airs ot the Grand Opota wliich she lias at her flngexa'-ends, and plays much better than her professor. There is parncularlya gem from 'Iiuoie de la Here Horte,' which never fail" to draw tears trom my eiyes." "Ah I" rejoined Paul; with a smile, "how I ad- mire that artless singing I What a sweet and rustic savor I what originality 1 what sentiment 1" "Tastes are personal," murmured the coifk- maker, much surprised. "But certainly the Count should be a better Judge than I." The young girl termlnaiadner air, which died out gently, as it in a sigh. "I could clap hands, and it would be justice," said Paul; "stdll I dare not. It is siifDclent Im- pertinenoe to have staatliily listened to celestiiil notes human eats are unfit to hear." "3Iarguerita 1" sboutsd Nicholas Bouchard. "Papa?" replied the young girl from the in- terior of the pavilion. "Come hither, my obild. Tou haro wiutled like a linnet for an audience desiring to applaud you." Kamierlte shortly appeared upon the thresh- old oi her rustic 'rcbeat, and percefvlnir, in fact, her tather not tb be alone, blushed to the loots of bar hair. She nevertheless advanced, timid and disooncertod, still graceful amid her embaprassment. "Hy child," qnoth the ex-cork-mannfactorur with a ludldons solemnity, "I introduce to you the Count ot Nancey, who has honored us with his presence.at dinner.' Dount, .Jffulemolselle UarniQiite, my,!dau^ter—my only.ilaiigbter— mydearest treasurer* The heiress ot Nicholas Bouchard made boarding- sdiool miss' curtsey. Paul trawcd I lowly, saying: t me to thank yon, mademoiselle, for the vivid pleasure - your song, and your voice peitionlarly, procured for me?' Ijebel-Glrara leaned over towards the young nobleman and wblspered into bis ear: TTbat a pretty little Goontess she would moke? £b, Count?:'. Paul responded quicklv by a gesture whose afflrmailve was Dy no means dubious. At the commencement of the preceding chap- ter we sketchsd outlines ot Nicholas Bouchard's Sortrait. - Such was he at the period of bis intro- uotlon to our readers, and such had he ever been—that is to say, personally ugly and men- ' ■ [ue. HIb wife, deceased some foor- taen years, nod battled victoriously despite ugli- ness and ridicule. How these two people, mar- ried late In life, could in their old age have given to the vrorid this exquisite creature, seemingly bom with tiie exalted gifts ot agenius and o? a f&lry. Is next to incomprehensible. Nature boasts masteries inconceivable to human science. After being a faBoinBtIng child, Marauerite developed Into an adorable woman. Tbe graceful face, oiowned by an opulent and silken head of dark ohestnut hair, her delicate, roso-tinted complex- ion, her large, lastrous blue eyes, her dainty month, her form ot faulUess proportions, her tapering hands, her small, narrow and arched feet—everytbing about her ptasented that nabual disUnctlvenees not to be disavowed by the proud- est descendants of earliest Christian barons, and that Inimitable stamp whlcJi we atyle race, and which cannot be found ordinarily u equal per- fection save among patrician families conserv- ing for centuries the oZus blood of the old caste uncontaminated from admixture with the r&- pntedly less pure blood ot the middle and popularolaases. Marguerite possessed not only beauty and distinctiveness, but seductive charms and graoetulness Invincibly atbaoUve. Not that she was a coquette, as she was ignorant ot coquetry's existence and of the power of her own beauty; but her glance poaaessed the gift ot disturbing souls as the half-vailed eyes ot Hade- moiselle !Lizely possessed that ot agitating the senses. EnolroUiig her brow floated a species ot mysterious halo, a perceptible aureola ot virgin bashfulniss. Her countenance, herattitude, her movements, expreaaed absolute candor, chastity of thought and Immaoulate purity of souL In her presence the most anscmpmous Lovelace would have reboiled. This impression was instantly, or, to explain more dearly, spontaneously generated Within the mind ot be Nancey. He forgot at once the whims and millions of Nicholas Bouchard. He forgot that his creditors and that a desire to handle a heavy' dower, more than that of dis- oovering a' female companion - worthy of in- BptdDglove and capable of extorting a return, Induced his pilgrimage to Montmorency. He no longer remembered that he belonged to a skeptical clan of fast men, used up as regards sensations ot mind and matter, bronzed amid the fires ot the Parisian hells, whose only God was Mammon. "Were I richer than CrcBSns," he said to him- self, "and she the pooreat ot mendicants, b^- glng at street-comers, I will marry her." " 3)Ee resolution in this wise formed likewise gleamed from the young noble's eyes in a style so manifeet that Lebel-Oirard, a tradesman of axpenenoe, and vary faivsaelng, moreover, when his interests were at stake, tremUed with re- strained Joy. "Sverytlilng goes well," thought the worthy Mnnlolpol Councilman. "Marguerite's eyes have produced their effect. The glri will be Oountess, and we shall be paid." While Lebel-Otrard rubbed his hands. Nicho- las Bouohard exclaimed: "Everything in fine trim I Presentations made and perfected. It ia now four o'clock. We dine ataix. I propose a turn in the pork, and then ajgame ot bilUards—that is, provided it be agreeable to the Count." Panl replied that any proposition so gradoos- ly made by his hoet coola not tall in proving ac- ceptable to hiih, eepedallv the stroll through the pork, should Madamolselle Marguerite do him the honor of accepting bis arm. Thus speakliig, DeNanoeyapproa<!hed the young lady^ who, blushing and almoet hoaltating, consulted .her tather. througb bar oyta, and finished through timidly polaing her graoetnl fingers nponaer oavalliars sleeve, whieh they scarcely glased. Nicholas Bonohaid. overjoyed, laogbed ontdght, and, nudging liebel-Qbard with his dbov, exclaimed: ' ' ' ''' "Iiook at them now I Will they not really 'malce' the handsomest ooiiple ever seen? Let's In advance. ~ my ohnm; tne young folbs will follow, and, it they stop to gather llowers by the wsysldn,' th^. will know where to flpd'ua." £ni the retired oodcinAker drewMiAbeT-Ol- iBid to adisbanoe, deslroos of extampozlzlng an Ihnooent'tets-a'-tete fot. De^Nanpey and bta' prospective Ceonteas.'' Pbol'fdllowed.aUwly li Dr " G-. R. SPALDING, Circus PuopniEXOR axd Maxagsr. silence, his eyes riveted upon the ndoiable maid- en walldng at his side and seemingly dreading to lean upon blm. Marguerite wore a pale rose- colored muslin dress, whose shape chastily out- lined her el^ant form, although as yet unde- veloped thoroughly. Her wide sleeves exposed the deUoate formation ot her wrists aiid the ex- quisite tall of her shoulders. Emerging unex- pectedly trom the pavilion, she bad no otlier head-gear save her brown locks, negligently clustered, whose semi-disorder revealed their entire wealth. A taint and delicate perfume arose trom this sizteea-year-old bend ot hair, and Paul rapturouslylnhaled the odorwaited to him. De Nancey remembered that npon the day be- fore, almost at the . same hour, ne had prome- naded the avenues of the little park at Yille d'Avray, having upon bis arm- another woman, no less charmSig than Marguerite, but . charm- ing after a totally different fashion. Howsoever diaslmllar, equally was the impression made manifest. A voluptuous atmosphere, an irre- sistible, amorous electricity emanated from Blanche Llzely. Her approach created an In- toxication like unto that experienced , through long respiration ot a heady perfume. The singu- lar and vertiginous charm ot that blonde syren had Inebriated Paul, and caused to flow through hlB velna an inflamed blood. In Marguerite's presence, on the contrary, he submitted to a charm of vestal chastity, calm, tetreshlng, and in a measure purified. Nothing gross or sens- ual commingled with the tooling attracting him towards her. For the first time m his life he en- Joyed the heavenly poetry of chaste love, against which he had so often raUed. Blanche Llzely could be the most desirable of mistresses. Mar- guerite would be, beyond a doubt, the most ac- complished of wives—devoted and faithful until death. De Nancey meditated over these things in silence so prolonged that the young girl com- menced to wonder at his abstraction. He com- prehended, and, seizing the first pretext for conveiaation, disconrsedniusio to Msfguerite In oonnecUon with the ancient air she had sung in the pavilion some minutes previously. Panl was an excellent convetBationaust, having that ready and Farialan tact; the result of commingling in soolety, picking up a little everywhere—In the saloons, the studloe and the theatres. He found topics readyTinade — the question was simply where to place them for the- trast. Mar- guerite, having listened to none save her teach- ers and some ot her lather's trienda—^Lebel- Glnud Inconlestably' the best amonf them— was, in the first insmnce, dasled ana rendered almost mute tbioiigh exoeas of Umlditv; still she gradually recovered, and finished through demonstraUngtoherlntenocutorthe possession of a Judgment as correct as bar voice, and of an InteUlgenoe rivaUng her beauty. WhUe aonvaising, the young folks made at times slight stoppagas in tneir walk. Marguer-. Ite profited by uiese halts to gather roses. She made-a bouquet,-placing-it in the belt of her dress. .- - - ■ - - c - "Mademoiselle," quoth Paul.suddenly, in an affected tone of voice, "permit me tosoUoIta favor?" ^ - . ., ■ . , . K^rguertte. glanced upon him in astonish- ment, repealing: "Afavor?" • . „ "Can yon not divine ■wnat oner^ "No, In truth. Bit? , . ' - " » "Well, I desire to obtain ona ot your floweia." "That Is very easy." , ' . ' Maiguarite leaned towards a bush ladea-wltb moes-resas, and seit about detaohlng one from Itsatam. Paul stopped her.--■ . ^ ' -lI .. "Ton have misunderstood;" said ha. JThe fibwerl oovet is ona tp^yoj^JS^^t l^ii^ "Why?"-inquired theyonoggin,-wltnoBapn- ing candor.' "ThoBe-on the^ bosh art , moie bSntltni.'* ■ • - -'. ' ■ . .>■ ' -, "PeHiaps'; atlU-yoii hive not-worn ibftiikf! ■• • Marguerite inquired no more. A fresh rush ot blood empurpled hor face, and, she knew not why, her heart beat as It had never beaten be- fore. "Do you refuse me that fiower?" continued PauL No; Marguerite refused not. Slowly she detached one of the roses from her Imuquet, and, with a trembling hand, ten- dered It. "Thanks 1" he stammered—"oh, thanks t" And before placing it In his button-hole he pressed It to bis lips. "Bravo 1" exclaimed a Joyous voice—"btuvo I Count I Gallantry has revived 1 Behold the tra- ditions of the ancient French nobility. Blche- Iteu personified I" Nloholns Bouchard, who thus spoke, rubl>ed his hands -with indescribable satisfaction. He and Lebel-Gttard, softly retracing their steps, had found themselves separated from the young people merely by a mass ot lilacs, and they had witnessed, unseen, the graceful little scene we have depicted, and it appeared to them, by good right, a nappy augury for the muriage both had at hoart. -Marguerite, much affected, threw herself into her father's arms. Nicholas Bouohard em- braced her enthuBlastioally, Baying with pride: "It is a Countess I embrace 1" The young girl esperienoed aprof onnd trouble, tor which ehe could not account, tor she -was In Ignorance of its cause; still it appeared to her dalioious. By a species ot instrucU've shams she did not reproach' Paul, and, eelzliig her father's hand, led him In the direction of the house. . "Eh, Count," Bald Lebel-Olranl in a semitone, "what think you ot our little friend? Have I spoken too highly ol her?" "You have not spoken sufaclenUy," responded Paul, with enthusiasm. "She Is an angel—an actual angel 1 Bhe hides her wings, but I am sure she bss them. I am an idiot 1 Still she must need to love me! Believe you that she can ever love me?" "Bhe will love you. I -will answer fo^ that, Bhe loves you already without being aware of It Did yon not comprehend her manner of pre- senting the rose?'replied the upholsterer, with a smQe, and laying emphasis on his last word. "Then to you I owe my happiness I" "And, fortunately for mb, you owe me mor9," thought Lebel-Girard. "Since it lij thus, make your declaration," he added aloud. "So soon?" ranttered BauL "It Is never too eoon to dose a good baigain! Moreover, what do you risk? Hb oonsanf is a foregone oonduslon, os the affair Is pieanang- ed. Desire you an Immediate tete-a-tete with Nicholas? I-will take care ot Margfuerite." Panl reflected an instant. "No," he said finally; "not immediatalv." "When, Uien?" «u««iy. "This evenlng-^after dinner." "Be it BO. But no absurd tUnidity'I Declare ypurs^ before leaving, and oany with vou Bouchard's promise." - Friend. Bouchard awaited his. guests In the bOilard-room, the only apartment In the minia- ture castie wherein, thanks to the ImportnnitlM ot-atchiteat and of upholsterers, concessions had been made to modem tastes, and the furni- ture of the middle ages and the Benalasanoe -was replaced I>y contemporanfxms utensils. The game commenoed, and in -Marguerite's fireeenoe, she having recoivod trOTn her father le important mission ot marking up the points Thatpresanoe,however, causedPanI such dls^ trneUon that, akhon^ti a more than ordlnarr playtf, h« was easfly beaten by Nicholas Bou- bhud^whoee repeated victories fairly turned his ,;;^8lx_ o'clock precteay^^^ In stale unUDim;: foUowod by two footmen with snpeib; qaltes, pfMaponaly antiouneei^ tij^ dftr ner was upon the table. Paul gave his arm to Marguerite, and they passed into the dinlng- hall, where, as may be imagined, the young folks found themoelves placed side by side. As Lebel-OIrard had observed to De Nancey, the cook ot the eccentric descendant ot the Montmorendes proved a veritable cordon bleu, while his cellar contained an Imposing collec- tion of celebrated vrines, whose tiueeand parch- ments could be bettor authenticated than thoeo of the master of the house. The dinner -was ezqulalta—aUghUv too much moistened, per^ chance, by Nicholas Bouchard, who,' In the eo- Btaoy ot joy and arlEtocistio aspirations, placed little reetmlntupbn himself and his cups, recited his armorial history and related family aneo- dotas lof. dubious accuracy, while proposing significant toasts as to the union ot the ancient escutcheons and the noble names ot French his- tory. In fine, the worthy man -was unendura- ble ; but the Count paid little heed to him l>e- yond giving adroit replies when necessity de-^ manded, as he. -was wnoUy absorbed in a par- ticular conversation vrith Marguerite. The young girl, instinctively at her ease, betzayed her expansive Inqnisltiveness, while revealing the treasures ot an upright soul and candid nature. As the second course-was served. Nich- olas Bouchard arose unexpectedly and address- ed his guests with comic solemnity. "My good friends," quoth he, "your court- eons attention I Ourahceetorasurpafisedus; let us resusoitnte some of tbelrgood old oustoms, Hertofore, at their boiapltable tables, in the midst of a repast, they tailed not to drain a middle cup. Let us imitate .them' in their -wisdom. Copying their habits, we pave the -way for social regener- ation 1" Nicholas resumed his seat, when his nutifrs d^hotfl presented upon a silver salver to each ot his guests, not excepting even Marguerite, a Tenetian glass filled -with absinthe. "To the perpetuation ot old customs I" said the retired cork - manufacturer, draining bis glass at a gulp. Thus did the worthy fellow understand social regeneration. Paul and Lebel-OIrard smiled, and contented themsei'ves -with moistening their lipe with the emerald-colored beverage, which Marguerite took pains bimply to touch. The dessert arrived, and with it coffee, to which the master of the house added liquors in such Infinite varieties that, npon leaving the table, he was not to say InebnatPd, but more animated than rational, while his countenance, habitually colored, glowed -with-a violet tinge, prophetic of immlneiit apoplexy. Tne upholsterer took De Nancey by the arm, and addieased him in a whisper: ••Have I deceived you? Look at the good fel- low. He certainly cannot last long, Helaab- solntely a most desirable tathor^-law. Pass into the parior, where I -will contrive to leave yon alone, and then make your, declaration. , This marriage must come to pass before another flow ot Mood to his head, which may happen from hour to hour." . They quitted the dining-room. Nicholas stag- gered, deddedly. Marguerite appeared neither surprised nor uneasy at nis oondluon. Undoubt- edly, she had become huMtimtiw l to IL. mie eJaeed doon ot the-porior, thrown open, afforded entrance to the fresh air from the park. Night had fiillen. The moon, at full, was emerging -above the horizon behind the tail treoB,' flooding the greensward with a sflvery light OlranTIadaside the young'lady, and the Count discovered himself, notwEoUyunem- faartaased, taoe to face with BouchsnL. whose boistwous breathing announced a pouiful di- gestion. "HOW to broach thesubjeot?" medliatal FboL- ".Is my destitaed. father-in-law.in a oonditUn'to: nndeiBtand'me?';. • . , .' ' ,:\ . '■ i -■ ' - His embeLnaasmsot and hesitation , wen ^>f short di^tloiL.: The -fine' wines, chkt^riiii. alalnthe and liquors had moved the ex-eoik- maker ' to tendeneBS. He advanced towards the young man, njt without gyiatfons, and, oom- preaslng his hands witliin his Own, stonunered In a pntemaV tone of voice words intanmpted by frequent hlocnps: "Count, or rather my chfld—my dear chUd-^ yon allow bo near a term, haive yoa aught tb say to me? Speak feariessly. Open youi heart; ft Is,a father listening to you-^and'ftom heaven on high the gr«kt Constaole hears you." Tb this pathetic invocation,. evidenUy pre- pared alnee morning, like all tus important dis- courses, Paul responded: . •'I am slnoerely touched, sir, try'yonr gtaoioosr neas and encouragement; stiil, can you not read my heart as well ss myself, and divine that which I am burning to express?" "Wb: t if I do not divine Itr responded Nich-. olas Bouchard. "Can I not leam it, my dear Count, better from your own lipe? Come, un- bosom yourself all the same, although I know what's coming." "Well I" exclaimed Paul, "I have been unable to see Mademoiselle Marguerite -without loving her." "Ah! ah I my fine fellow 1" Interrupted the worthy Bouchard, -with a hearty laugh, presto I you have a flne taste I My little Mugot Is a perfect treasure I .1 sometunes call her Margot in honor of the queen by the same name, wno. had a kindly feeling tor one ot my ancestore." "And," continued De 'Nbnoey, "I claim the honor of asking her kaad^.' "I bestow it uppn j[on." replied Nicholas. "To my arms, my sbn-In-Iaw 1" Paul passively obeyed this invitation; then, after a hearty accolade, the master ot the house resumed: "Do not sccusa me of acting frivolously. I am well Informed, that I am I In the flrst place, personally you pleased me greatly, and mat Is but one reason. I could have found yon per- fection, and could have replied: 'Touch taernotl You cannot have my daughter.' That which; de- cides me, see you, is that there -was In Palestine a Baron de Nancey attached to the person of his MaJentyLouisIX, ordinarily known as Baint Louis. Your escutcheon Is emblazoned azure, with numberless stars. I have longed to view It with my own eyes in the Hall of the Cmsodere, and I have done so. I was atTeisailles this moming expressly for that purpose. It is Im- possible for my daughter not to be happy be- neath that blaaonment. Hence I give her to yoii. Take her I Lebel-Glrard has concealed nothing trom me.. You are In debt. So mudh the better. It la a'algn ot pure blood I We -will pay your debts, and the descendant of the Con- stable -will bring you In her petticoat more crowns than -will be needed to dose up holes and sll manner ot breeches. Now I vnll call Marguerite and announce to the lltUe ilnHing that -within fifteen days she -will be Cotrntess ■ -il? Nicholss Bouchard -was advancing towards one ot the glass doors-with a tread rendered more unsteady from this, outburst ot his elo- quence, when Paul stopped him. "I pray you, my dear sir," he said, "do noth- ing :" "Ah, t>ah I and why not?" "For reasons to you apparently foolish. I do not desire Mademoiselle Marguerite to re- gard me as yet as her official betrothed. Now that I have the joyful honor of being accepted by you, permit me to attempt pleasing herwnom I ad-^re. Allow me to pay court to her, and, after having obtained her from yon, permit me to endea-vor to -win her from herself.'' "Charming 1 charming r' BtammeredNldiolas. ru bbing his hanir ■ ^iddiokma, upon my honor I By the teith of -a knight^lt Is a rdinement worthy ot cblvalty I I wilfsay nothing to Mar- euertte.'- Tov liAve'"n-<£Bt0-blanche. and-the hijasalB opentfl you l Wjr-yrtlr court, my dear Count, pay your court 1 Only hurry-about it. for to please and to marry I only allow fifteen days, which Is fifteen times longer thou fs-need- od by a knight ot your worth, and who beaiB azure, -with numbeness stars:" The oonversaUon -was at this point when Lobel-Glnud reeppeared -with Marguerite. At a flrst glance the upbolstererrecogmzed the two converBotionalists to have harmonized, and, conceiving his bill ss good as liquidated, con- gratulated himself warmly. An hour snbsequently, De Nancey reascend- ed into his carriage -with his ImproviBed mat- rimonial agent, and resumed his route for Fails, after having deposited upon Maiguerite's trem- bling hand a kiss replete with-eloquence. "Well?" anxiously inquired the upholsterer when the brilliant equipage resumed motion. "All Is aminged," responded Paul. "I many Marguerite within fifteen days." "And you love her?" "I adore herl" "And I gave her to him," thought Lebd- Oliard to himself as he scratched an ear. "By right I should claim a bonos 1 Well, IH ponder over it" TO BE OONTINUSD. ed npon an entirely new plt& the Brtgi^tta^ Hanaaii was pnrahMed and fitted with aocoamiv •lattons Siraotraiu eompainvaM the next'two years -were poMd la Bnd^ Vtagnay, Buenos Anea and the West Indleo. O^ktha retaura vnvm the veMel-was inecked at liinirBiansh. N. jltit- people and bono, togethsr wllE eomeo} the lag- S€?' *'?S.S"*' *™» "» -wiufl- robe. proMitlea aad vtMel wm laat.'. Motwttb- ManbngIhli dlsa^er. the ventnnwM'i^cnS aaandal incoeaa, and it is niffthatmtmltSBDTB were bestowed npoir the oamBnTtlmrliad' bean ship, and Mr. land. mUMSpaMlngABoaeisdlaolvedBBiteS^ Id, and Mr. BogetB rettied^ftom proSadoasi Ulb. id has since reatdad near Phuad^ua, nT- Tbe "DR." GILBERT R. SPALDING, whose portrait appears on this page and wboee death is recorded in our circus deptotment, 'was bom elxlv-elgiit years ago in Coey mane, Albany Ooonty, N. If., and toe title of "Doctor" was generallr pre- fixed to bis name by his filends and acquaintances becsnae, irom about 1840 to istf, be kept a drag- store at the comer of Lvdloa and Pearl sheets, In Albany. The cause of his entering the abow bnal- neas waa the loaning of aome money to Sam NIobolB, a well-kno-wn circus-manager, who gave him for aecuri^ a mortgage upon tus circus prop- erty. Bad boslneaa prevented Mr. Nletaols from r»- .ylng the money at the time apecilled, and Dr. Idlng foreclosed the mortgage, bat permitted Nichols to'run the show. Finding, however, that by pntBulng auch a course be was not likely to epeedUy recover bis money, he personally vtslted the circus with the Intention of rannlng it into Al- bany, and tbere dlapoalng of the property by auction orprivateaale. BeiorereactilngAlliauy be discover- ed that nnder hla energetic management the abow was TnttMng money, and, aa be liked the bnalneas, he detennlne<r to continue In the management for a time, at least—that time extended over a period of thirty years. Tbe abow was known as Spalding's Kortn American Circus. In tbe season of 1847-8 ne visited New Orleans, La., and, coming North, npon reocUng St, Louis, Mo., be diviaed nis company Into two Bbows, retaining tbe original title and management of one, and putting Dan Rice at tbe head of tbe other, with Col. Tan Orden (Dr. Spald- ing's brother-in-law) as manager. He' chartered a Bteamtioat called tbe Allegheny Mall, and in it tbe lasMiamed companr cnused on the Ohio, Hls- Bouri and HlsalsalppI Blvero. Among tbe perform eiB of thla company were Dan Rice, clown; Frank Roaaton, u. P. Madlgan, Bnmell Runnella and lamlly, Mona. La Thome, W. B. BuhUsIl John Olenroy, Tbomas Oebome, Hiram Day ana others. In the Fail of 1848 Dr. Spalding aold to Charles J. Rogers one-half of the Kortn Amer- ican CIrcua, and tbe fbllowing Spring tbe abow atarted on the rood newly organized and equip- ped. Among the novel featurea then present- ed for the first time were the Appolonlcon, drawn by for^ hoisea, four abreast, and driven by one man: tableanx portreying Incidents irem tbe lives of den. Putnam and "Mad" Anthony -n'ayne; and the carryln" of a horse and rider on men's ahonldera. Toe ^a Rice nbow in the Winter of 184B.B, while tTL .ellng In the Sontli, were compelled to disband owing to the foarfoi nvagea of cholera. In the Bprlng of 1849 Dr. Spalding again started Dan Bice at the head of wfiat may be termed In this connection a land abow, traveling by wagons. In the Fall of tbe year, in setillng np the bos- tnssa,^the antirv abow reverted to Dr. Spalding. TbeSpaldlng A Rogets North American Circua contlnaed its travels, meeting with snccesa, and In 18M. during tbe first tour ttareusb New Eiigtand, Dr. Spalding invented and used the quortcr-polea, eleven-tier seats and extra trent seats, now In gen- eral use by all circus companies. A year or two later. In the West, Spalding k Bogers buUt tbe Float- ing Palace (uponwnlcl ' - ch entertainments were given on theWeato'm rivers) and the steamboats Jfamea Raymond, Banjo and Oazelle, and alio purehased the Jenny LInd, Allwbeny Mall Loyal Banna, North Biverand Fairy, all being UKed In conducUngthelr bnalnesa. In 18U Spalding, Rogers & Bldwell (David Bidwen having prevtonaly been taken Into copart- nerablp) took a ten years'lease of tbe Pelican Thea- tre, New Orleans, La., reconstructed It and fitted It up In excellent style, bo that it could t>e used for either a dreuB or a theatre. ItwasctirlBtenedSpald- ding A Bogers' Amphitheatre, which title aome £ears later was changed to that of the Academy of [ualc, which It atlll Rtelns. It has undergone sev- eral reeonatrueUons, la no w a very beanlUul tbeatie, and Is owned and' managed by David BldweU. During tbe next ffew yean Spalding A Rogars bad two and Bomettmes three companies tounng this country and Canada, traveling by railroads, wagons and water. In 18S0 they put a olrons and dnmatio companr Into the Bowery Theatre, this dty, and prodncea eauestrion diamas in isectae^ nlar Style, and from there they tranalbrred their entln threes to-the Boston afMa.l l1ieatn (tben known- as tlie Academy or-lCnde), wbere tBSy ^ayed a hlglily sneceaaftal engagement of some weeks' dttnaraL In the;.Spring of.imsmg- nUcent portable' luspUtbaa^. .eonftnia^ copaitDenhip between-BpoidingABidwelleaoHn- ned, ud sborUyafleiwaida they teaaed'aot'iebailt the Olvmplo Tbeatre. St. Lonu, Ho. HfevlK al- ready the Academy of kualo. New Orteana, LaZttaey leased theatres in Mobile, Ala., and MempuallMm., and eatabllahed a theatrical olTonlt, which they eondnetcd succeasfully tor a As w seasona, Thomas B, HacDonough being associated -with them In a man- agerial caiMclw, and tbe flrm-Utia belng-BbaldlDg, Bldwell A alBCDDnongtL In 1887 a scheme was de- 'vlaed to send an American clrons company to Paris, France, to perform during the ExpenaotL Tbe managers and capitalists were Aveir Smith, Gerard O. Quick, John J. Nathans, Di: O. K Spald- ing and David Bldwell Air edifice in which they were to harre performed was built forthe purpose by Mr. Kennedy of Albsny. N. T. It waa orwood, with a canvas top, and botftbe n>U)wlngoM«olty: Forty-fonr prlvate-boxea, besides on ImperlaMopr, aeven hundred and sixty parqiuetseata, Ittnrteen bnndred and twenty balcony aeats, and' a> gallarv capable or accommodating nearly twO'thouaanil peraons, the seats belngall oane-bottom obaUsL CoL van Orden bad been sent In-advance te-Paris to prepare tbe way for tbe company, which waa vaiy strong. The chief attractions, aoeordinic to the files of TBI CuPTxa,^included Ames BoUnson and bis son Clarence, Fnak Pastor; Bobeit Bttck- ney Q. M: Kelly, Lorenzo Maya, the BoOande Brotbera, Wm. Conrad, Ctaariea Riven, the per- forming horse Hiram, a perfbnnlng buflkiorand a troupe of Indians. Moat of the company and all tbe stock, Gonslatlng of twenty-tbree boiaea, two mnlea, and a bmiuo, also^ four noraee belonalng to James Robinson, loft New Terk In the stSmBilp GuldingStar Uareh 30,188T, David BldweU'and Oer- ard O . Quick accompanying thank The other per- formen Ibllowed in steamanlps tbat sailed at later dates. After arrt-vlng lib Pails, and wbemneaity an the preparations for their sbo-wlng hadlieen made. It was (ilscovcred that a Toeal I&w prevented the erection of any wooden' boUaing within the city Umlts; consequently they could not use their pavilion, and, all ottnr places belngengamd; the venture was about to end In bnnre, wnen-for- tunately opportunity was given the Amertcaa com- pany to play for a brief time, bnt the reanltwaa not wtiat bad been expected. In un Dr.- Spalding again put Dan Rice on tbe roaiT-irltfa' a abow man- aged by Hairy W. Spalding, who -was dangeronalr wounded by a platol ataotin Baxter- Springs, Kaa., which -waa proliably the remote cause of bis death, which took place at his lktbar<s- resi- dence in Sapgertiea, N. Y., Ffeb. 4, 1BT4. Dr. Spalding's last renture, we beUeve, in- the oli^ CUB business, was daring the tentliig season of ISTS, when he -was tbe principal backer of. Mel- -viUe, Magtnley A Cooke'a Oentenoiar Circus and Tbesplan Company. Spalding A Bldwell dlsaolved copaitnerahlp some Ibw yean ago. and la the division of the property DaVid Hdwell'retained tbe Academy of Mualc, New Orleans, and Dr. Spalding tbe Olympic Tbeatre, St. Louis, wtilch h a been (occeaafblly managed by hH aoni Oharles for a re w yean past. Spalding A Bidwefi - had rc- cenuy formed wtiat may be oonatdeied a new oo- partnersblp. as a fo w weela ago tliey parebaoed the SL Charles Theatre, New Orleana; r . ■ which tbey Intended to restore to its pnvtous poattliur of a firat-claaa theatre. The deceased Ifitt a-wUlaw and one. son, Cbaries. Besldea Barry W., wtaoae^leath Is referred to above, there bad been a ilaniMili i who died, wbaaqniteyoung, in 184r. DT.flpalmiig'H Tematna -will be brra^t from Nbw OnMoi, to aaugerties, and slu mbahQr be OulM-|H hti> native town. _ _ - 7 "t><e C Rmci s PEW. vajiiu lOB TBK nw cuvraa. BT QSCAB B. RBKB& AlitUevlaM. HaU^Uddan Did nan ta me as itrajotf or nnm meh a ahcttar to b* orwA . All met XtlioiubtbovTeiytriis— So Uk« a (ra&s It did Mn—- Abld4aiiweet,irbnnibtto>Tleit. . Tfl|tii Ilia liii IIII ilifi lamiM Then, rtAoplnc down. I plodMl t^^h ailw And puhedaslde tbablulaB of. gnu, BatUftthoTlolrtnna ii rtial,! - To kiM lb* upbjn mm th^ fuml . Next mora 1 wuida«lt^n asbbi. Altai tbe cnel wreck I t>tiM! Somcono bad cut tl^a rtlffn Im twau^ Aad ton tbe toots ftthn. oat th» gioBDil. I llscered bat a neacaltben. Wbm jtRodaj'iAlviotel Eiew. So BwMt, BO tfndtir. aDd ao &lr. That Ood bad irivaa ma fa vtav. Aod ao, I tboofht, baw true, ladaed, Tha homan ncB Uka TtDleuaeem; If ttom obaearity th«Tl» ft t ad. Tbej vnck not danscr buka uaean, • ••••• • Aht ameaaea. and acton, tofly My flover'a Ikta yoa moat dlvidab Beeaue haU-hldden ooae yoa n<w, m aomcone pDabed tbe wtMa aahle. Thea cane tbe a1tSc>a cnalilag pea, miiifi Jim JiialtiTiwuiiIaa, warafljund: Tbey braia your glocT from tba atam. And daibad your caatlea to tb* iToand. JIfeiaart, Man. FOB MAUM CHEAP VAUm KIFOMIERt. warms ros tbi im tou cinrxi, BT JOHN H. BTBNB. SnaioHT MxH.—One old-man wig, an old morn- InR-gown and a cane. CoMEniAM (for tbe aeason).—One doee-erep wig, one Mcht-wlg, an .old pair of paste abnndantff Satctaed.old vest and coat, and an oM hat of any eacripaon. Allot tlie above pieces of-wardrobe must be as dirty as possible, to create a langtL BNDifSH.—Tbe usual apology for an erenug snlt —swallow-tailed coat, diagonal Test, any kind of fianm, so long as tbey are not blafck; and (be bl- owing remark alter the lady vocalist has siii«>^^ her ballad: "Say. Mr. Cbestarfield, that's a nice song. Did yon ever Bee my girl t (w, aba Is • dar- ling, you bet she la. S-a-y, I got a coiiundrhm for yon. 'Why am I like a tmttle of beert .dnaiMr.— BecanseI'm ccAed up." Baiuo40l«i8ts.— An orOlnaiT pair of pante of any description, a coat of suiBclent length In the tails to mop up tbe floor of tbe stage, red vest, old white hat, ahoes laige enough to.cover a cool-hole If necessary, and a very cheap ban]o. Alter' going threugh the naual bnalneas of alldlngftot acreas tbe seat of tbe chair, tlwn dastinglt off with ooat- talls, tbey proceed to tone up: and while doing so they inform yon of the Ibct that they-will sing a new Bong, written for them by a Oomanehe in — 2ul^-- - Italian, and vocallxed by a Zulu' in Oonstantl- llil -with the Bed-beaded nople^^ entitled "The Ob SONO-AMD-DAMCB ABTisr&—Any -kind of attire for the pedal extremities, itom a pair fO" idaek tigbte to a pair of pante with material enoagh In- ttiem to make a bed-tick, and an old "idng" hat to kick—though tbey don't "kick" half ao lond On the Btage as tbey do at the boaidlng-houae If they don't get turkey, pie, lee-cream and ralidnsaeven'tbnca a week for five doUois. SxxrcH Aansrs.—Cbaraeten: one male, one ife. male. The female Is a sta a u aUu ck maUen who aspires to do Juliet or "I hope I don't intrnde." (But she does Intrude, and ehonld have steyetfkt her old poalUon of cook and dlih-poUahsr at the GUIy House.) The gentleman la a hoaB»4ervant of a sable complexion, and la diesaed in llu way that an taonse-Bervante are—a huge pair of plantatlan ahoea,. and an extravagant pair of pante made of calico or bed-ticking. .They tell ssvetal connadnmis and Jokes, sing a medley and Then comeii the best part of tbe act—the scenes close In on them, and out comes the Mono Voc&usr He is gotten np reaaidleaa at expense, in fbll evening-dresa, white eoUor, whits necktie, white cnlB, white gloves, ano-and'whii^ white—paper iMUom. He sings, withastnmg nam twang, that be Is "Something in the Cltr,"aBi yon tblnlc tie Is—ra vagrant, and sttoold get elereA months and Uility-one oays on tbe Isle de Blaak' welL '_'..., Skbio-cokics A thing of the past. Hovthey are made nowadays: Tmkt a woman, give her a satin drees (mode orsUlda, slz eante per yud), one box of powder, one box of rouge, a aatebel taeany make-up to the theatre, and a towel to ptlt her dress l£-ahe nsverhasahoU-tnuik. That teher -wardrobe. Tbte Is btt repertoij: Ona madley-— ■Tha Babies on Our BtocK," and an Imitation of ^TOoS^ABTisiB^In Uieatricsi Boilance "Mn- sl^Koka," "MualealHikes" or "UndealMofSL" Their stock in trade eoniista of an osthiBatte se- cordeon,a concertina, two baujoa, a baby-llddle and a tin-wbUUe, and the funny ibller wean a goat tbat is "sidlt from the collar to the talL". itoths ingredlsnte In the above recipes are to be added one jpes oenu of talent to nlnety-Blae per cent of gall, together with a happy OKQltyftireoiii- ' mltang .M memoix everything the artltts ate or ' bear dene or said t7"prodoeen" (L r.,, neopla wh» origlmite acteor aaylnmi)'and at tbe next tan - , doing it one week ahead of the orlglnalaL -» - ' i" ■ ■. - . — : .. ■> » »■ .: All vlattbbt Is dongerono. thtnkj^lf itisaddreaad to ot' it Is addressed t^ UtemaclTes, otlten,-b«t i5 ii M ■j W i g^.^af.