New York Clipper (Apr 1895)

Founded by I FRANKSQUEEN, 1893.' NEW YORK, SATURDAY. A1>R1J. 6, 1895. (VOLUME ;XLIII.-Na. 9. I Prica 10 C«nta THEHETTER THAT SWEET BESSIE WR OTE TO M E. RV WILL WAniU. mjr sniii. i hHve Rladlj MakcO mcijIhluK. I Imvr i\»m\ cveijthlDg for fm wlili njmn- All I'artj kimirii of our love—iiit hiinimnil, our frlMwIn—In nhorf.everylmdy. TtiBi wii«lnillirertiilioinf,forjoii I hiveaonietlilDg Ilut I tTcamii«inoreili>ngnl<liDi] I '"^''<' "ixl I luvcrt joii: Wliai ilM I .nrr for in; ■ honor, III I pni It In nleep In my love V llenrt mnile i i|iilck iiioveincni. "Well then, ftn I" lie i-rtecl. ■•! have lleil in von In • damnnllj w«y. I vhh Kfnilrt I wmikl low 5011: -lliilllovnyim-niivcyoii—I nnmi llveTlihoui yon!" "Yei you will hKVD In ilo no. I love you 110 longer. «n(l I rle«i>lm you. mrcwell 1" He nmliert InmnI the ilnor wllh oiilKtrelrlieil nnnM. iHamondi nre; 11 Is minethlng th«l a Cneaan could Dot hnji And ttg J07 liellii ai« tinging, ind the world looks bright and f«lr, Vhlle tb« ninny footed momenta qnlckly nj. Anil I g»u npon my Iresmire when none on etirtli •re near— Uh 11 never thought I could so hsppy Iw, II Idngs • nmlle of Joy and a sympathetic lear- ns the letter that sweet Besnte wreie to me. CHOBira. I>h I the letter that sweet Bessie wrote to nie, It Is dearer far than pearls beneath the sea. Sweeter far than songs of birds Are the tender, loving words ()f the letter that sweet Bessie wmie to me. The world looked md snd gloomy, and ni7 heart I welled tip Its gilef. And the June time blnls and rtues eoogbt to cheer, nhi jDstone word from Ressle would have tinnght I a sweet relief. As 1 waited trembling 'tween a hope and fcsr. Jn<t then the birds sang sweetly, and the >ky grew I bine above; And all iiatnre clapped Its myriad hands Is glee. II wtne one dewy moniing, 'twas mied with words | of love- The letter that sweet llcssle wrote to me. Yog have never Men my Dtstilot Oli I yon can And { her out— If you'll promise not to love hor as I do. You will see a genlle maiden, no mortal msn can | doubt; And you'll clasp her little band so kind and true. You will see a tnce of mdoeas In the deeps of her | giereyes. And you'll wonder who on earth can sweeter be. IIyog want to know an angel, just rnnh from Fai>- dise, Read Ihe letter that sweet Dessle wrote to me. ynii allow iiir 10 nnoiiiimny ynii in your llitio raJwi f" Kemnnrte iiiHile h iiitivemeiit nf ^iiirprlHe. liurtng a iiMFTlcil life iif ten yesni ilie Uninl ilrpartnl fnr the IlKI ilTiic rmiii hu habile. "Villi hnvrn'i fniKnIIrn thni the IIM perrnnnnniT nf Frntirttlou inki.-!* plsrc ttiU'ovenliigV' he mii- llnileil. ''I \rniild Iw vciy iiim-li plraivit If ynii would pi In the lliriitre." nil leaching the IMIIcmiIoii Kemsinle ml ilntvii and rniiieiiipuieil tier liiiBl«nil-lhl» big. cold, frig- idly mini niHii ivlili iim nieel iiliir rye anij pnilip smile. ".My ili-iir KenMiidc." lie ix;piii. "sllnw iiie in rcmlnil rnii nf yniir pnstilon. When I nisirlrd ynii. nf aiiKweTing when her hiwlmnd. who had reinslneil Ktanillng nulll then, ml dnwn Iwlde hor, i%nil, with hU evcrta.<(llng myeteiloiiH enille, went on "And. since I lM*g ynti n give your frienrt a piei-o nf ailvlre. ynll will lie sn kind im In |ifnnll 11m In give ynii iwme sIm r lin ynn know what I bale the ninsi In Ihe wnrld. my dear Femsndet Tho dranis I Iteblnil the ilranw liirks ala-ayM M*niidHlI Thr wnrld, as U known. forRlvei* everything ttni waU' dal.- Til reupcrl public o|)lnlnn, lhai Is IhoMrrot nf life. I Me ynn am itcrvniia—Indeed. e\'en III. Unlni yonrwU '. So. iinlll tbl* evening, niy rtrar Per- nsnrte P' Me klii!u<<l tier haiHl mid left the mini. Ilia fam had agsin Hminind itie niaHk- nf hnpennlntblllly. RETRIBUTION; Tirms Amn tbb asaMAS roa tak saw OLirrtN, Bt dudlbt WINTDROP hoobr. She alighted fiT>m the cab and dlmppeared In Ihe hniin. Then she opened Ihe door on Ihe ground floor, entered quickly and leaned agalnnt Ihe man- tel piece, after she had taken olT her veil. She stood here for a minute, pale, with closed eym, shaken with chllle, almost fainting. Then Hhe stepped Into Ihe serond tnom and looked alioiil her. Kveij. shere flowers; lieautlful cushions lay iwattered iliout on Ihe elegant carpel* To the left, a plaui>; In the hackgronnd, a large lied. Wllhout reigned Ihe deep ■tlllneM of the Avenue Klelier. The (X>iinlei« Fernanda de Ryant stood allll In the middle of the room and let her glance wander over evei7 objeol; every one was a reminiscence to her. nie Countess, with heretninge dark eyea, was the unbodied picture of anxiety. Without moving, she aald In a loud voice: "What reply will he make t" Agsin from three to four ralnnles pasted In dead. Icy silence. Then a keygisted In the lock and a remarkable change came over the Counlem. Women ai« wondeitui peiformers. As llenil 8er- vain entered, she smiled. He took her In his anni and kissed her long and passionately. One might bare thonght that these two beings forgot the world In tlila endless, fervent embrace. But Femande nulled too long to have forgotten. She goon freed heiietf from his Brm^ and took a seat Is an anO' cbalr. He sat down on a cushion at her feel, wtiUe she begin, In a low, gentle roles: "It Menu an eternity since I nw you last, and yet It was only yeatenlsy. Tell me that you love dm." "I adore you I" "Jnst as yoi did a year agot" "Morel" "Alieady a year I Ah, and I am so JeakiiM I Yon meet with so many templattouBl Yon are young and faimwa. There are so many women whom your mnslo Inspires, and who nuke love to yon- even It only to rob me of you P' Re did not feel the bltteniem that l>y In ber words. He divined nothing, and repeated: "I adore your' "Idon't even speak of the theatres you must vlidi,' sbe went on. "How did the reheami of your open go today r' "Very Weill" 8be broke Into a loud laugh. "Jeanne paid me a rldt recently. She told me ■bat the pretty idnger of the leading part—whtt'e her name—Ihe tumtanter' "Louise Flantter." "Yes, that's It Sbe told me she was la love with yon, and that yon Hod her veiy pretty—Indeed, very, very pretty. She wanted to plague me. That's mile natural; she's my best filend." deuTl now looked away. Thin elegant. Intelligent man, wlUi the honest eye^ did not like lo lie. "I am ante yon have never deceived me. And >et, tttpeat to yon, I am always afnid. Im't It w; r>n have never trooMed yourself about this song- ■tressl" "Why, no P' "Really nott" "Really, I assure yonr< llearmel'^ he cried. "You know me: you do not foiglre me, I will kill myself t" She bunt out laughing—hut the Isiigli Mundcd cruel and painful. '1)0 It—do I One does Hiich a thing, tint one does't apeak of lu" nentlfitepped aside, and ssM, In a cold Inne: Verytwell. Dor' II. As wen his custom, Hons, de nyant relumed home at eight o'clock. He was Informed thai the Countess had a headache and wUhed to receive no one. He appeared lo tw vexed. Indeed, veiy much vexed. He was even angry wllh the hesdache.lhbi obliging malady. KgoHsIs never undenitsnd Ihe nervoosness of others. Strange to say. this king nf the financial world, who wan celebrated for his millions, his stable for tiding bones, and his thtte newspapers, wss alone IhU evening. Ills nnnal houwhold was wanting, lie went to dine at his club. ' The next day he melred al breakfast and dinner Ihe same answer: Her l.adyBhlp Ihe Oountan Is unwell, and wishes to see nobody." .Sot nntll the third day did Fetnande consent In I appear In the diswlng room. She looked psie and "Ton know I love In yon the nobUlty of chancter deep rings shaded her eyea. as mncb as the nobility of talent. Give me yoor "I beg yon to excuse me," she ssid to her hus- word of honor that yon are not deceiving me, and I band, "bnt I was III." win believe yon." Wllhont making any reply Hons, de Ryant kissed "I give yon my word of bonorl" her hand, oliered her his arm and led her to the She spnng np shaking with anger, aad ciled out, dining imm. A sunbeam broke Ihrongh the win- letting the mask of tendemean fall: dowa-ihat February snn, which resembles a sad "Ah, lecreantltecteantlrecreantl Touareliilors smile, wllh uus womani Yon have written to herl Bee— The Oonnt ate with appedte, like a nan who here la the letterl Bad yon acknowledged the trnlh works a great deal. Man and wife exchanged only <a DM, I would hava forgiven yon (or an aberration a few words lo tbe presence of the aervanu of mind—bat yon have snDled yonr honor—yon have Usnslly theOoontleftthe breakfast table at U JO, lied like a caught laokeyl Have I ever lied lo yon r took leave of hU wife and relumed to his aparl- Isv* I aot told yon all t My unhappy natTlage-the meats, where he received until 8 o'clock. TMay, ■<aplilloi»Idale<l uUl Ihe day Ifoooa yonr I however, he nkt In a rather caieleas tone; lave loved yoo-leTedyoa with tbe whole aidor of I "l have eomelblBg to say to yon. my dear. Wllr you wcro poor. I did not licg fnr your love, but fnr .vniir friendship, and rccelvnl fmni ynn what 1 dared expect, fnr I wss double yniir age. Yon limuRbt me yniir charming beamy, your Incom- parable vivaclly, your Ihomugh ediicnllnn, and m niy dm wing room tielnngs In the Ihn-e or four gen- erally mentloncil. I. In reliim. Iiellcvc I hsvu fslth- fiilly kept the tacit agreement mailo lieiweeu us. Ynn are enllrcly free. You have your relsllnna Just ss I have mine. And only nne tbiiig did I lieg of ynii. If ynn have friends—frlendu who ptease yitu iKtter Ihsn the nibers. then llieso friends miut pleaie me aim. I must fin yim this Jimllce—nnlll now I hsil nothing In reproach you wllh. The gen- tlemen anil hidles ynn receive areall cliannlng. You are fnnd nf liiielltgent and sprigbliy people, like Hons, de Roiivnty. artists, like Henri Servaln. I see nothing at sll 111 In thai. Pemsnde tremlileil. Inn quietly and cleariy her hnsland went nn: "This IlnnvTBy Is very amusing; he bi so toll of llfesndtacll He mads love to you qnlle passlnn- nlely. did ho nutt Well, don't bliisb. I an not ]ealoui«. He has shown himself so llltle for a year hack. Poor Rourrayl Probably be doean'l take any Inlercsi In music, for a great deal of music Is played In your apartments. Your Mend Henri Servaln cenalnly Ifored blm terribly. Another charming fellow, and so ulentedl Oh, exceedingly talented! Unforinnately he Is somewhat proud, mmewbal haughty. RInce yon are bli friend wby don't ynu advise him to be a Utile leai offish and more tolenni of the commonplace Italnas of llfel He despises money a llltle too much. That's very bnmlllaling fnr my poor million*—do yon under, ■undt Rouvray always spoke of bla horses; Her- rain speaks contlnnslly only of nsitc. Bless me, I ako fancy mnidc; but what will yog r I mnst also guide myself In some OMaantv aceordlhg to others. Wera Servaln as amiable as Doamylaasnreyoe he would not displease me." Femande understood; • chin imn thnngh ber, hut sbe soon collected henelf. and waa on tbe polni III- H'cnl lliniugli the two drawing roiiiiis and tbo long gnllery. whose wslls were thickly hung wllh pleliires. to which ho paid nn allcntlnn. .A lackey HifXMt liy Iho dnor of hlssiinly, and announced: "Tim inallof Hons. U Comlo lies OD the tsbln," Hons. I>e llyant onlemd and fnuml ali^nit fifty letters addremed to him pemnnatly. Ilo opened the Hsnie. and resit them thmngh quickly, one sftor the other, lis threw simost all nf thniii Into s waste paper liankpi. Inn a few that Mppeannl to lilin In lie worth answering, be Isid aside. When he had rrail alniimt all he slaried HiiddiTiily, for the lelterhe held there In bis bands. Iiegan with the words: "Uy dariing," lleliimcilorer the en- vtliipe quickly Slid rcsd Iho namo of his wifn. Ills eyes lighted up like a flash, as hu read: "Mr DiHi.iN'i: Ynu will receive Ihli teller toward 11 o'clock; at that mnmsnt you are alwaya alone. I will wall for ynn until 9 o'clock In the Avenno Kle- lier. H yon do not come, and do not fnrglve me, Ibcn I will kill myself. IIxnri." Again the tlonnt's eyes lighted up, aiid his ililii Ilpa quivered scornfully. Ha stuck tbe letter In hU pocket, rose, rang for Ihe lackey, and called out; "The carriager' III. Fernando had Just flnlshed drcMlng, It was live o'clock. Mnce breakfast lormsnllng thnngbls lacked hersnni: mile by Utile Jealousy outweighed Ihe pain. I>ive Iiegan to revive In ber heart. How emply and desolate Ihe worid seemed lo her, ta Henri nn longer lllled It; Rnddenly Nnns. Itt Ryant appeared. "Pardon me fnr coming nnannnnnced," he wfd, "bnt I waa In a butiy to make good an error. This letter was delivered to n>e Just now by mistake. I opened It Inadvertentty. Here II Is," Thersirlth be banded her Henri'slelter,looklngst her Bxediy. Her husband had read Ihe letter. A thousand ihonghts whirled throngli Femande'i head. She bad apreaennmentofUie dno* that Dost now be enacted, and ioddealy Ui« ooanraadog of tbU nioming came to her mind. No, bnr himhanil would caiiHi nn ex|sisiire. Uul If that was only ■ trap I What If ho ilmvo her out nf his hinme I Very well, then she wnnlil fnrglvo the faithless one, and both woulilsnek lliclr hspplnesA In snnio cnmer of the earih. .the alwi looked Ihn Count now flmily In Ihe eye. Then she rrsil. At Ihe last lines sbe uttered s scream, and cried mil wllh tmnliling voice: "Henri 1" "lleail I" salil llio cinint i-nldly. Hhe pltrhed henwif forward like aatmok bird. Mm sho anon raised hemelf again, and slowly, mechsnlrslly, wllhout apesklng a word, wlthoot shcibllMg a tear, aho walknt thmtigh the looms Into lliomlmut. Hhe went thmngh the apartmenbi like a wandetvr nf the night. On reaching Iho cnurt, she hnrried through Ihe high RSInwa.v. A cab waa passing; aho balind II. ■Tothe Raniarilanl" she called In Ihn driver In a bnllnw voice. When Iho cab alnppod nn Iho quay she alighted automatically and stoppml upon Ihn Utile bridge. Here sbe mado a halt and limketl al the atones. Then aho lot herself allp alnwly Into thn river, and the water cbiscdover her head. ftnlhoqiiayall had l>eennnilred,andlwnlHN«lmen drew her mil. Half an hour later Femamln lay. wmpped In woollen bUinkels. nn a hard tied nf tbp flAmartlan llospIUI. Hons, do Ityani, wlin had follnweil Ihe Cnuntewi. bad wlliieasnd all. He niiw onlersit Ihe mom, came to an iinderslanding wllh llm coinmUaary nf pmiro, thanked Ihn two nwiiers, laid discirelly a tbmiwtnd franc wito on Ihn table, and bail his wife removcil In a rarriago, which cmiveyed tmlh tnirk tn thoir lieaiillful lionn<. Nnt until she fmind herself In her own licil did Ihe iiiifnrtiinsto wniimn miieinlior what had hnppeneil. Sho Innkod Aliniit hor with mnlnaeil glancea. A lanipliiiniMl In llin nsmi. anil ahe foil hnw her bus. Iiand's rnid oyo rested nn her. "Vnii haven't forgoiion. my ilear. I hope?" he nld slowly. "Tlic prrfnimance of Pranclllnn lie- gliia In two hniirs—all I'aris iiiiisl sne III" Sho was Milr.ed with lemir, Hnna. do Ryant conllnued In a riirt, linperinna lone: "Ynn nnderHinnd—I must isit sppear laiighnlile— your maids am ready. Tliny will dreas ynn." And, If fact, alio let ovniylhing In dnno with her; Indeed, aho no longer had the stmnn:th to resist. Themcnnd an of Knncllinn waa Jnat Ivglnnlng as the Q>iinl and <;minlesa de Ryanl entemd their box, the iHix No. n. Aimirmnrran through the iheatre. I'copio bad lol'd each nihnrsn much about Ihe death of Iho i-ompnser. Ho the (Tounless knew nnihlngnf tbo aiilcldot Then they had lieen de- relvcd 1 Hons, do Hervain waa nnt her lover t At lhat moment Hons, do Ryant leaned toward llio CoiiMloas and said In a low lone of voire: "Coiiragq, Kenisnilnl Public nplnlnnl They are bHiklngat iial" III fnci, several npeia glasses worn turned Inward IsiX Nn. a7. Ill line nf Ilin niws nf nwrroil nohIs wime young men wblsjicred logolltnr. "Ah. bo waa certslnly ntil her Invor." ssId Ihe flnit nun. "Who knows I" smllod the second. "I will loll Hlsnit llio aflkir ariorwarda In her iKixl" cried Iho third, wllh a niallrlona amlle. "(Inly watch Iho (Sniinlein alriclly, and you will aes what a face hUo makes i" WILL H. FOX Was iHini In Ihilllmnre, Hd., (let. le, ISM, and nuide his llrst np|H*aranco nn any aingn at the Opera Ilonse, l/tiilavllln, Ky., In IW.In aonga and dancea. In ISTO he appeared In tbo concert wllh Hemming Cooper k Whllby's Circus, doing Hutch anngs and dances. He next Joined a INitcb comedian, by Ihe name nf Oliariey Fox (to whom he Is In no wsy m- laled), lint Ihn partnership only lasted a short aea son. Master Willie Fox, aa be was then bnnwn, ap- peared In Ihe leading variety thealrea of America, Including the Howard Athenn-iim, lloilon, under John Hlebnin'a management. He next appeared tmderHlalkerA Hopkins' nianagomeni, attlieWaah- lngton Variellea, Providence, IL t„ for an enUre aeason. He then appeared wllh Washbum^i last SenasUon, doing hia singing specially and dnets wllh U PeineNllls(MUIe Waahliuni), lltsnsxlB^ peaiance was wllh Fish k llenann's Moral Mliow, doing hU lliilch specialty ami Ihe "Utile Flanda," wllh Hie faimiiia child artist, "llaliy Rensiin" (Har- guerilsFlsb), It was In ISM that Fnxllrstperfiimied an enllte comedy piano speclslly, atIhaHtaraarden Theatre, Rridgeimri, Conn.. In full evening dreas, and on Ihn arrival and successor Iho famous planlsl, PaderewshI, In America, ha aatlrtr«l Ihe great arilst under Ihn name of "Padewlilskle." TI10 season of t\ ho played dates with great succeaa; neaoon of INn-4.1 he was with the Howard Atbencnm Co.; acaann of imi.viM ho waa wllh llopklna'Tlana^lceanle Htar Hpeclalty Oi., and Utar In l*M wllh Tony Paa- tnr'a Co. He then Jnlned Wel«r A KIslds' Koosell llnia.' Oimedlans fnr lbs present aesann. and has lieen re-engaged fnr Ihn aeasnn of IMA-^d lo appear under llieir management. Ilelaa planlal nf no mean ability, and the originality and novelty of his speci- alty makes It one nf the atmngeat idngle musical comedy acts on the stage. TRUE TO KENTUCKY. Kciiiiirklntisarn always pnnid of their HUle In whatever di-iMrtnienI of human Istsir they may hfild place. Nnt long ago s widow went to see a niariilo nitler 10 gel a tomlislone fnr her late hits- lisiid. Hhe aelecied a plain nne fmin bla atoi:ft. and gave hini an InMrriptloii In put fin II. Uan'l do Ihiii. ina'aiii." he wid. fsdltely, when e had read II. Why nntV «lie s«kr(l. In ■iirpdNS. "I'm paying for II." "Yea'ni, but I rsii'l put that on. I stretch my conscience a g'nd many limes In wliat I pot on a t/iinbstnne, hut I ain'l going lo lell a plain Ue when I know II." Tbe widow wat greatly sh's-ked, snd lasMad tm hIa explaining what be meant. "Well, ma'am," he said, "you've got here, Dene to a heller land,' and thai alo'l on. ma'Bi, Tbera ain't any better bind than Kentucky."