New Orleans daily crescent., 1854-12-25
From the New York Sunday Courier.
THE COUTTs MYSTERY.

Ever since the first ticket the first of the Grisi and
Mario operas bid OF to that half ythca parsonage
whom Leeds the auctoneer called Couts there been
increasing curiosity to know who aud what the lavish
lady was and the appearances of the lady herse night
after night in splendid costumes whenever Mario mp
peared and her costly style of living at the st. Nicholas
have only increased the heat Of public excitement to knew
who aD what she could be- 1t at first generally i'm
agned that she had been hired by Hackett to excite
5oF about Mario, and the London papers all took that
view of the mystery But those who the lady herself
and had opportunity of Watching her movements
knew that the manager could not afford to pay for such
costly and doubtful style Of advertising Her bouquets
alone which of the largest and most costly kind
composed of the fares exotic flowers would be lost
enough to break the management And then too every
one must have seen that the amiring gaze which
bends upon the handsome tenor the moment he
upon the stage is simulated passion She looks ut the
calves of hislegs though she would devour them Poor
lady Every body but Gris must pity her In their hearts
There she sits solitary and alone in her spacious bon,
dressed the costest OF aces and brecaes perfectly
indifferent to every thing but Mario The ladies OF the
chorus look curionsy her. lorgnattes eveled
wards the place where she sits from all parts of the house.
the bearded gentlemen of the orchestra look wonder
ingy up her but she iseds nobody, and, when not
looking the fringe Of her splendid u through the
petals of the white cameas Of her bouquet at the object
Of her burning passion she sits like sphynx tremend
Gus riddle which nobody has yet able to solve But
have lately bad the pleasure OF meeting gentleman
recently from London who knew Gouts we and all her
antecedents from whom learned the Following particu
lars: - 7
often said she is unmarried and not very young she
native Of Gloucestsrshire in Engand and has lived
years In London keeping house In quiet way at
she est Enu ana going 1nto socety
constant attendant at the opera and the theatsr Hel
income is but 2000 year. l00G0 which is too small
SUN to make show With in London, At one time she
conceived passion for Charles Kean whom she haunted
in the way she haunts Mario until happening
to meet the latter gentleman she transferred her aec
ton and he has been the idol Of her doatry since
What will become Of the poor lady when Mario retire
into private fs and goes to live his estate in Italy
unless should in the meanwhile hnd some other fasci
nation iE Is mot easy conceive. Perhaps hand
Yankee may succeed in attracting her young afec
tons and put end to her unhappy passion. 1t Is sail
| that while Mario indisposed st the metropolitan
Hotel used to cali there every morning in her carri
age and when the waiter brought her word that Mari
eagle The heart that truly loved never forgsts etc
The Musical World says that lady who over il
| the, same steamer with 6rs and Mario, relates tina
| Mnrios afectienate shadow the Hypothetical Mis-
Coutts irresisthiy followed him. Of course, on the en-,
barkaon but aghted upon the deck Of the steamer
rsyed in lilac-coored ak, with lounces embetishs
with feather trimming the whole Of which Worh
lace. Upon her head was fragile breath OF bonnie
trimmed with orange blossoms The lady advanced to th
saloon, placed her hat in the hands OF her maid, and
cined gracefully upon lounge whereupon the mai
covered her with Lace. A lady passenger entered n
conversation with her. and asked if she did not thin
laughter contagious that every body n the aaoo
constrained to laugh with her.
Grs afterwards playfuliy said that abe Wished GO
mittee OF gentlemen would incontnently drop heF n
the sea adding earnestly, however, thas se real
had for her, the evil She had followed ten VINE
ever they went-had gone with them to 81 Pstershar
Twice. In such instances had they Nth comparatt
failure they failed in the United stases IL might
ascrihsd to the same evil eye.