Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-10-11
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there assembled-actors. actresses. mana
gers sdramaiists, and dramatic critics
Jest and story are passing in. abundance
and all seem 10 be animated and merry.
yel grave story sometimes flows from
the lips of those who are there met loge-
Their, aud j, would be injustice to say that
j, did no. meet with sympathy from, or
was unapprecia,ed by. The laxative party
10 which i, was addressed. One such
story we shall relate, as il was told in that
temple Of merriment.
A new performer was complaining Of
her inability TO presen, herself before the
public withou. the mos, distressing agita-
ZION. Some Of those present encouraged
HE poor beginner. bu. the majority ex-
pressed an opinion Of a differen. kind
Such ,remors are incurable, said The lat
ter class nature has made us originally
either bold or iimid.' Yes said others
10 concurred in The sentiment expressed,
.ius. as she has made us cold or ardent,
grave or gay. We remain what we we're
made at frs, Show us an aspiring man
cured OF his ambition, or miser convert
ed eaA
Some of those who listened TO these
observations exclaimed against them as
having a tendency to make men material
lists or la,alists. One Individual, howev-
err, gave the last remark as mere decided
answer. You ask for a converted miser,
said Ire; = l can show sou one.' There
is such being among us now II IS my
self! The person who SAID this was
popular dramalis.. noted for his generosl-
~ Of feeling. 'Wha.!-you m'ser!
said one of those who heard him; mon
sense it is impossible Not so, an
swercd he calmly; ! speak bu. the truth.
| ,rus miser, though now thoroughly
cured, hope, Of the failing 'And what.
pray, operated cure upon you. returned
one of The auditors. Listen, and ! will
.eli,' answered he; 1t was an infants
tear All present. crowded round him
Immediately, and heard from his lips the
following story:
The incident which am about 10 re-
la,e,' said the dramalis,. occurred IN
1894 had then just given to The thea
ire Of the Porte Saint Martin one OF my
pieces-.,ha, which brough. me the grea'>
EST share Of tame aud emolument. Two
letters were sent 10 me at that period.
One was from tie manager Of Tie Mar
settles theatre, informing me that he was
anxious 10 bring out my new piece 'iiere'
bu, that. on rehearsal, such difficulties
| had been met wi !, as III render il desirable
that | should be present myself. previous
to the production OF the drama. The re-
!. munera.ion Of my trouble was to be left
to nv own decision. The second letter
was also from Marseilles. Il ran in these
terms: ..Sir, the wife and daughter Of
your brother are dying of want. Some
hundreds Of francs would save them. and
| doub, no, bu, you will judge it proper
To visit connexions SO near 10 yon, and
make arrangements for their preservation
and future comlor,." ~ his letter was
signed by Dr.. Lamber. Of Marseilles.
Il have already said TO you tina! | was
| a miser, in the worst sense of the word,
and i, is an avowal which my latter con-
due, barely enables me 10 make without
shame. The letter Of the physician did
no. move my pity. bu, j, renewed certain
angry feelings which had formerly existed
toward my sister IN law in my mind. Some
wears before this time, my brother. an
homes, sailor, who fell prey 10 the ele.
men, he loved so well, had written 10 nc.
announcing his intention to marry the
daugh,ir of fisherman. girl who had
brough, him the dowry of All cxcelen.
heart, two pretty eyes. and total wan,
of money. l was both proud anG miser-
| ~. and an. wered hin by saying thai.
:. eince he chose TO marry girl without
a shilling. he might be happy if he could F;
bu, ,ha, he was doing very foolish and
degrading action" l had the brutality e.
ven 10 advise him TO break with the girl,
If he ye. had i. in his power. he like
true hearted and worthy man. welded the
girl he loved, according 10 his promise:
| NV eisier>in law was a Breton, proud and
honest She never forgo, my letter. and
despised The sender. When she lost her
husband and was thrown into poverty and
distress. il was long ere she could bring
her mind 10 the though. Of pe,i'ioning
one of such disposition as ] had evinced.
Blu. the sigh, Of her girl, her only child,
wasting away from sheer want, and the
reflection that The poor hing must other
wise be cast helpless upon the world
made her al length disclose her connex-
ion with me TO the benevolent. medical
man who a,tenced her. The result was
the letter l have alluded 10. aoa s4f
The prospec, Of emolumen. being very
great. i, may be imagined that / was not
disincIined 10 visit The Marseiltcs theatre.
answered The managers siensr imned''
a,e1y. and followed il in person without
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