Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-06-29
TPE EoBLE-HEARrED ACTOR.

lnoSt popular actor, VINO had Just played
a series OF characters with great effect, had re-
marked every evening in front OF the curtain,
young person of extreme beauty, who had
watched his playing with an attention in
which II was difficult 10 believe the motive a
single one. Our actor knew well that,he had
inspired a plotound passion, and he did not
hesitate 10 respond 10 it with fun heart, al
though completely ignorant who this Young
lady was, that night after night cast on him
her burning looks.
In the meantime,a wealthy personage wish
ed our actor to put himSe If to the trouble of
cailipg at his residence.
"Monseur," said the banker, AZ have an
immense service to ask Of you. 1t is TO name
the sum that will induce you TO leave the city
for few years."
To this strange proposition the actor replied
with loud laugh
"What d. you think, Monsieur l am not
yet at the climax of my reputation and glory,
which are my fortune. wodld not leave for
Million" -9 .HH-
"WeIl, offer it to you. Leave and FwilI
instantly count you out million-that will
materialze the tunes OF glory"
"But, Monsieur can know the powerful
motives which induce you 10 make me such an
offer 2"
"Yes, will tell you My daughter-my
only daughter, wish TO marry her cousin, a
young man destined for the highest office of
the kingdom, and she is foolshly enamored in
you. l cannot give her 10 you. It is neces-
Sary Therefore that you should leave"
"Monsieur," replied the actor, after he had
Isurmounted the first OF his pride, "if that be-
all, make you! mind easy. will leave; you
shall not spend a million; and your daughter
shall marry her cousin"
"What do you mean.?"
"Detain me for dinner to-day, and placeme
near her." ....
At first the banker dared not trust him, but
the actor insisted, and the other yieldrd.-
There were many of 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 the chargin, and
regret of the actor, in recognizing in this young
lady, the very one for whom he had been SO
passionately enamored in front Of the scenery
Of his theatre. . .-
She, stupifed at seeing him at her fathers,
stammered out few words, and accented his
arm to go 10 the table, for the actor was de-
teymined, let the consequence be what they
father Of his love. '
And he did keep it in truth, and so we'll
| that the young lady on seeing what king of
course, abject person of clown she had CIV
en- htr heart to, felt as ifit would break. In
fact the actor had caused a. thousand incon-
veniences, and concluded by insulting the
guests so grossly that most of them were anx-
lous to leave. In word 1he scene became, so
stirring, that as soon as dinner was over the
young lady herself, indignant and outraged.
had the servant called and the actor pushed
outside the door.
But her cousin, her afianced, arrived in the
evening. He recognized the celebrited actor.
The latter related to him how he had lust
broken his own ties, annihilated himself by an
o ious roe, in an incredible comedy ofthe bon
ton-he told HIM the whole affair. The young
lady discovered that she had be"n duped by
an admirable ruSe-that the man she had loved
AMI who loved her, had been inmolated 10 the
exgencieS of her futhT. She saw her cousin
no more with pleasure. She Getested him from
that time forth, and when pressed to determine
on her being married 10 him, she would give
way to her feelings in reproaches, and disap-
pear. f'
The whole ofthe next day was passed in
despair b. the banker, and in uneasiness and
Jealousy by the cousin. They finally conclu-
ded that the Young lady had gone to join her
lover, and they hastened to take her from him.
A fact soon proved to them that their suspic-
ions were well founded; then the justices were
applied to, in order to have the ravisher ar
rested
But the actor had not accepted the sacrifice
oil the young lady He vowded his Courageous
Subterluge OF the previous evening, and that
he loved his admirer 10 Distraction; but he did
not wish that she should be lost, dishonored.-
lie catechized her, persuaded her, and car
red her back TO her father at the very mo-
Inent that the latter was in search of him.
The father understood the legal better than
passionate expressions of his unexpected de-
nouncement, and gradually touched - moved
-conquere lit struck him that he could do
moth ng Letter than 10 give the actor his
daughter, he being the most honorable and
honest man he had ever met.
"Well, who is the hero OF this tale ?' will
probably be asked. BresSante, Brindeaux
Latentains or some eloquent lover of gypna-
SUM, or Of the Comedie Franchise
No. 1t happened to be The ac,or ,Ganic,
who was so much esteemed, that at his death
his funeral pail was borne by the Duke of
Devons! ire, Lord Camden, Earl Spencer, 'and
Viscount Palmerston, followed by fifty mourn
ing carriages, containing the most OF the Eng
lish NOBILITY, But NJ. Melville, who has made
a comedy out of this anecdote, has attributed
it 10 George Sullivan, and ii is under the title
Of Sullva that the piece obtained at the The
Eatrc FrancalSe, such brilliant success.