Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-16

superiority of her beauty. Her empire
had continued undisturbed until the night
of the masked ball; but her conduct on
that occasion had deeply offended Etienne,
and though she employed prayers. tears,
and even threats, to bring about recon.
Citation, he was resolute in refusing it.
1t must be owned that his determine
ton found its strongest support in his
passion for her rival. Since that evening
they had met repeatedly; and the refine.
ment of her manners was so new to him,
and he was SO dazzled by her charms,
that he seemed to tread new world, and
Susette, who had for some time ceased to
pursue him, was forgotten.
But he was not forgotten by her. IF
she could not have love, she was at least
resolved on vengeance, and Judging that
his acquaintance with the black domino
would not end with the ball, she deter
mined to watch all his movements. Ell
enne, however, was forced to take so many
precautions in visiting his inamorata, that
she was completely baff1cd, until the la
dy's fears that her family should discover
the intrigue, induced her to visit her lover
IN his own apartments.
1t was an old and gloomy quarter of
Paris in which Grandier resided. He had
| selected it as being quiet and retired, and
because adjoining his room was pavilion
| with garden, which, though surrounded
on three sides by houses, served him as
place of recreation after the hours of
study.
1t was here he proposed to receive his
mistress. With lovers care the pavil-
ion was made ready; his own hand ar
ranged the garden, and when all was
done he sighed as he thought how unfit
was such temple for his divinity.
Their meetings did not escape the
sharp eyes of Susette. The sight of her
faithless lover leaving his own house one
evening with a female, put her on the
alert: she recognized the figure of ker RI
val, and only waited her next appearances
to overwhelm her with reproaches.
Fortune soon favored her projects. The
lady arriving alone, passed through the
house to the garden, and Susette knowing
that Etienne was from home, entered the
pavilion after her. The dismay of the
stranger at the sight of female of the
lower class, whose disordered appearance
gave indication of the violent passions
that agitated her, may be imagined.
Scarcely had their eyes met than she re-
membered her as girl who had worked
in her fathers family, and the astonish-
ment expressed IN the grisette's face
showed that the recognition was mutual
$50, madame! it is you who play these
pranks"' she exclaimed. "Shame on
you, court ladies who call Us bad names
and despise us, while you envy and rob
us of our lovers. But the whole neigh.
borhood shall know what grande dame
is the mistress of poor student. We
will see what the erisettss viii say to it.
Here, Lisette, Martha, come and see the
fine madam who visits Etienne Grandier.
The lady, agonized with the danger to
which her life, as well as reputation would
be exposed in the hands of an incensed
populace, endeavored to dissrm her Airy
by supplications.
my good Susette" she cried, impior.
lngly' "do not ruin me. l will give you
money-make you rich-only let me 20,
and | will never come near your lover
again.
IConclus,ou fo-n,orro,~1