The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-11-09
A Beautiful Trait of an Actor,

most popular actor (his name will be known
by-andby9 who had just played series of char.
acters with great effect, had remarked every eve
ming In front oil the curtain young person of ex-
treme beauty, who had watched his playing with
attention to which it was difficult to believe the
motive single one. Our actor knew we'll that he
had inspired profound passion, and he did not
hessate to respond TO it with full heart although
completely ignorant who the young and charming
lady Was that night after night cast on him her
burning looks.
In the meantime, awealtiy parsonage wished our
actor to put himself to the trouble Of calling at his
resdence.
Monsieur said the banker. 81 have an immense
service 70 ask you 1t is to name the sum that
will induce you to leave the city for few years.
To this strange proposition the arts. replied with
aloud laugh
"What do you think, Monsieur. am now at the
climax OF my reputation and my glory, which are
my fortune would not leave for million.,
"Neli offer 1t to you! Leave, and will instant
iy count you Cut million; that will materialize
the fumes of glory"
But, Monsieur, can know the powerful motiyes
that induce You to make me such an offer9"
1ss, wli tell you. My daughter, my only
daughter: wish to marry to her cousin a Young
man destined tor the highest officein the KINGDOM
My daughter Is foohshly enamoured of Won /
cannot give her to you. is necessary, therefore,
that you leave"
..Monsieur!" replied the actor. after Le bod s,,r
mounted the first promptings OF Lis pride sf fiat
be all, make your mind easy. | will not leave-vom
will not spend million; and your daughter shah
marry her cousin
..What do you meant"
s'Detain me for dinner today, and place me near
her," -
AT first the banker dared not to trust him; hut
the actor insisted and the other yielded. There
were many oil the wealthy to partake of the dinner
among others, several bankers and their wives
The guests had already arrived, and the young lady
of the house appeared at the same time.
But what was the surprise, sthe chagrin, and re-
gret of the actor, in recognizing in this young lady
the very one of whom he had been so passionatey
enanIoured in front Of the scenery of his theatre
She, stupefed at seeing him at her fathers STAN
nered outa few words, and accepted his arm to &c
to the table, for the actor determined let the
consequences be what they might to keep the pro
mise which he had made to the father OF his love-
And he did keep it IN truth and So well, that
tho young lady on seeing what kind of coarse
abject person of clown she had given her hear
to, telt as If 1t would break la fac the actor had
caused a thousand Inconvenience, and concluded
BY insulhng the guests grossly that most of them
were anxious to leave. In a word, the scene be
came so stirring that as soon as dinner was ever
the young lady herself indignant and outraged,
had the servants called in and the actor pushed out
eide the door.
But her eousin--her affanced--arrived in the
evening He recognized the celebrated actor
The latter related to him how he had just broken
his own ties annihated himselfby an odious role,
In an Incredible comedy of the bon ton-he told
him the whole AFFAIR." The young lady discovered
that she had been duped by an admirable ruse;
thar the man she had loved, and who loved her,
had been inundated to the exigeneies of her father.
She saw her cousin no more with pleasure. She
detested him from that time forth, aud when press
ed to determine on being married to him she
would give way to her feelings in reproaches and
despair
The whole of the next day was passed in despair
by the banker, and in uneasiness and jealousy by
the cousin They finally concluded that the young
lady had gone to join her lover and they fastened
70 take her from him fact soon proved to them
that their suspicious were well founded; then the
justices were applied to. in order to baye the ra
yisher arrested.
But the artist had not accepted the sacrifice of
the young lady lie avowed his courageous sub
terfugo ofthe previous evening, and that he loved