Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-01-27
OmuilIe DaiIq Dntte RtturG.
from the ''Goldcn Fra"
A DA s II r | A l. S:
Or The Actors Dream.
BY r.. +. LEsDERNtER.

to have carried on Irritation with the
husband Of another, had that fact been
revealed to her. She cherished a
grand passion for the handsome actor,
supposcing him to be as free for her
self as for any other woman. The
secret Of his marriage had never trans>
pred to her. She never questioned
how much Of her interest in him was
attribtatlvc to the destinations OF art,
and the shows Of fiction, his mighty
triumphs at the theatre, and the gorge
ons glorics with which fame crowns her
favored votaries. Her heart swellcd
with pride when dcatcnIng shouts Of
applause rang from pit to dome Of the
grand temple filed with admring hun
dred,, drawn there to listen to his ma
gical voice. Ills Jovc-likc genius IRA
dated every character which he as
sumed with Olymplan splendor, and
the gold and purple, ever crownlng
mighty names, settled royalty around
linn.
Stripped Of his iortuItous aggran-
dizemcnt, perhaps FlorbcIl West would
not have dreamed Of laying her fash
ion welded heart at his feet. But dlz-
~ with the whir Of fashionable fiivol-
it,es, independent in purse, and above
the suspicion of the crowd, what won
der, if she choose, if She did rcv"l IN
the LIGHT of his genius, and prdcd her
self on the bcslowal Of such tribute rs
sac, from her high estate, might lavish
unqucstioncd, unchid
1t is u curious fact IN the economy
of art, that genius Is invariabl y the vie
tim of temptation Whether it is that
some inherent weakness always accom-
panics s;upcndous power, and nature,
in a freak of revenge, sows poison seed
along with the genuine gram, that be
who iecdelh on on the one shall eat
the other also; but it is pointed
fact in the annals Of great minds, that
those possessed Of the most transcend
ent qualifications have, almost always,
some debasing characteristic, which
levels them with the common herd,
pronouncng them lenvcned with the
urossness Of the beast, while intellect
ually touched with spark Of the dl-
vine instinct.
Carl Preston yidlded himself at
times to the devious dominion of the
wine cup-oftcn to the cngross'ng chan
ces of the gaming tabe--tlattered by
the artful solicitations Of dangerously
gay companions, pridlng thrmNclve on
their adroitness in securing A01. 1t
had been rather easy to accomplish the
feat, when the seized on him before
the ovorwrought action OF the brain
had time to subsido after the perform
ance of some arduous role for the night.
Applause is bewildering, and the as
surance Of desert it benumbs and en-
ervates the being, aud with the dclici
Gus thrill which expended power leaves
rlotous in the veins, one becomes lnhn>
itely Indifferent to what may chance
for the next few hours.
But ther was time when with Carl
Preston stronger influence had baffied
those solicitous parasites. The power
of woman triu,nphed, and Carl was
true to the soft conrol of her gentle
and refreshing sway.
On one fortunate day for himself, he
married a girl from the niger ranks of
his own profession, whom he had long
believed he loved. She was young,
beautiful and unprotected. Not think
ing he could ever wound her by un-
kindness or neglect, what lover ever
does think that he said, "Let us be
married." and the young girl frankly
gave her hand in reply. He knew her
heart was in the right place, and they
were married as members Of the corps
dramatique frequently are, the wife still
continuing before the public and in the
great, gossipping posters, as Miss this,
that. ar the other, as the non-commt>
tai attachment is supposed to render
her more attractive to Young America.
Miss Ada Montmorency was introduce
ed to few persons as Mistress Carl Pres
ton, though such was her actupl title.
Her husband, consequently, still pass
ing for young bachelor, was more ex
posed to a plurality of fascinating ap-
meals from the fair sex than was pre-
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