New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-10-31
A Beautiful Trait of an Actor.

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! pie will believe because they see.
A Beautiful Trait of an Actor.
A most popular actor (his name will be known
: by-and by, who had just played series O
characters with great eff ct, had remarked
every evening in front of the curtain young per
son Of extreme beauty, who had watched M
PLAYING with an attention to which it was difh
cult to believe the motive a single one. Gun
actor knew we'll that he had inspired profounc
passion, and he did not hesitate to respond to ii
with full heart, although completely igno
rant who the young and charming lady wai
that night after night cast on him her burning
looks
In the mean time, wealthy parsonage wished
our actor to put himself to the trouble OF calling
: | at his residence.
immense service to ask you. 1t is to name thu
sum that will induce you to leave the city for q
few years"
| To this strange proposition the artist replied
witha loud laugh
| What do you think, Monsieur? / am now
Mt the climax of my reputation and my glory
which are my fortune. wou>d not leave for a
! million p
1 Well, offer it to you! Leave, and | will
| instantly count you out million that will ma
| terialize the fumes Of glory"
| "But, Monsieur, can | know the powerful
| motives that induce you to make me such an
offer p
eyes, | will tell you. My daughter, my only
ly daughter, wish to marry to her cousin, a
young man destined for the highest office in the
kingdom. My daughter is foolshly enamoured
of you. l cannot give her to you. 1t is neces-
| sary, therefore, that you leave"
''Monseur v replied the actor, after he had
surmounted the first promptings of his pride,
| 60 If that be all, make your mind easy. | will
| not leaye-you will not spend million and
your daughter shall marry her ceusin.'
| "What do you mean -
'Detain me for dinner to-day. and place me
near her.
At first the banker dared not to trust him
! but the actor insisted and the other yielded
There were many OF the wealthy 10 partaAe
4 the dinner-among others, several bankers an,
q their wives Inc guests had alreauy arrived
Is ana the young LADY oil the mousse appeared
4 the same time,
8 But what was the SURPRISE the chagrin' an
Il regret OF the actor, IN recognizing III THIS youn
lady the very one OF whom he had been 50 pas
4 sionately enamoured IN front OF the scenery
!. his theatre
!. She' stupened at seeing nm at her iather :
IL stammered out a rev words ana accepted Ill
, arm to go to the table, Tor the actor wasaeter
d mined, let the consequences be what they might
"A TO keep the promise which ne mad made 10 Tn
n father OF his love. :,
And he did keep 1t, IN truth and so well
,e that the young iady, on seeing what kiiio OF
m coarse, aeJect person OF clown she had give
If her heart TO- felt as II IT would break In lae'
II the actor had caused thousand inconvenience
and concluded by insulting the guests so grossi
In that most OF them were ANXIOUS 10 leave IN
N word, the scene became so stirring that as 500
le as dhher was over the young lazy hersei' III
ne agnant ana outraged ha4 the servants caile
m ana the actor pushed outside the door
" But her G9usin-her aihancec-arrlvea IN III
evening lie recognized the ceieprateu uc,o'
r Inc latter related 10 MN now ne hau JUS, oroke
n, ms own ues, ahninila'eu himself ~ "u ouio'
u role IN an inoreiiple comedy Of the ooh TO-
IS told MN .ne Whoie an ar Inc yeuhg ia,y ui
covered .iia' si'e hao peeh uapeu ~ an '4i ~
'ie suse INA, .ne nun sne iiaa iotei' anu W
he oveu ner, hao eeeh ''lloia'eu 70 'ne eA'sehei'
is oiner lausr one saM ner cousin no inore WI,
lie pressure nIn from INA. '.nae 'ors
I'd anu Wheh Presseu 70 ue.erlnne On oeas us'r rit
p, 70 nun, sue W1uiu give way 10 her ieei'nss
n reRrgaoIes arS tb do was os.oa j., Ia
g ing Wnoie VI 'ne neA' u'y was P"a'eu i ~ w; We
% PAIR ~ .he pahher' alu "a anu Je''
IT ousy " 'ne eousin aney thtlty qonoi i .l'
# they hastened to take her from him la
|. |. soon proved to them that their suspicious WEI
! well founded; then the justices were applied t
. in order to have the ravisher arrested.
But the artist had not accepted the sacriht
Of the young lady lie avowed his courageoI
suhterfige of the previous evening, and that !
wisI that abe shoul5 he Iostmdishopore5 i
; catecbized her. persuaded her and BROUGHT h,
hack IN her father ut the verv moment that N
latter was in search of him The father nnde,
stood the LEGAL better than the passionate OK
nrass;on Of fbis unexnected dennuemnnt an
sraduaIlv tonched moved cononarad II s,ruc
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