New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-01
The wfe's Revenge.

A celebrated French writer tells most exciting
story Of sighted wies revenge in one oil his recent
| publications The hero Of the narrative, one Cor
| econ is an actor, who determines TO marry. His
choice fell on Pauline Rviere an actress Of seven
teen whose talent and beauty bad served ss para
chute for countless vaudeviles But Gorgeon, though
| a very sstimahle man, was horribly jealous he did
not like seeing staw-colorsd kid gloves ut all hours
IN his salon or the knowledge that they there
during his absence at rehearsal. Unfortunately, his
companions soon found out his weak side, and chris
| tened him Gorgeon Dandln. The witticisms that
huzzed round his ears annoyed him, and domestic
| felicity was soon wrecked. He qusrreled with his
wife and She firm in her innocence, would not give
way She said she would not be tyrannized, while
| GOfgeon replied that he would not be laughing
| stock At last Gc7Eeon disappeared, and nothing
was heard of him for four months when it dis
covered that he was starring" at st. Petersburg.
His vito became de tdcto widow, but pattern
Of pr0priety She was still undecided whether she
would go to St. Petersburg and join her truant and
whether, when she got there, she should embrace
him or scratch out his eyes, when visitor appeared
in her humble fourth fioor-a very ugly little men,
wrapped up in a fox-skin pelisse.
The widow insisted on his leaving, but he appeased
her by assuring her that he not in love with her,
and she consented to listen to the tempter. He
Prince Yaslkof, with million revenue, but only of
the fourteenth class of nobility. Gorgeon had rid
cued him on the stage, and he had sworn most horr
BILE revenge, which be proposed TO effect as thus
Pauline was to go to St. Petersburg where she would
find magnificent hotel as present. and carriages to
any amount. while two or three hundred thousand
francs would be deposited with notary In France on
her account. The guild pro quo was that she would
consent to appear at the heater with the prince eight
times in front box. In an unhappy hour Pauline
consented to become the Instrument of the princes
revenge but she found that the part assigned
to her was more difficult to act than any shs had un-
dertaken in Paris In vain she wrote to her husband
be was memorable. The princes revenge was so
complete-for he brought all the sughers his side
that he made Pauline present of four nights
Her punishment was just terminating, when the fol-
lowing incident prevented it:
A very pleasant vaudeville, called 1.-THE Wrath Of
Achilles" was to be acted two evenings In suce
sion. 1t was almost piece de Circumstance Achille
Pangolin is modern Sagaranelle, who believes he
finds on all sides proofs Of his imaginary disgrace
Everything appears suspicious TO him, from the new
ing Of his cat to the chatterng Of his parrot II he
finds walking stck in bis house. he believes it has
been forgotten by rival, and he breaks it in pieces
before recognising it his own He forgets his hat
in bis wifes ROOM he returns finds it, and tears it
in pieces looking in every nook for the owner of this
unlucky hat. In the of his despair he deter
mines to end his life, and loads pistol to blow out
his brains But scrupe arrests him at the decisive
moment. He wishes to destroy HIMSELF but does not
wish to hurt himself; death attracts him, and the
pain repels him. To reconcile the horror OF life and
bis tenderness for himself, he places himself before
mirror, and commits suicide in efRgy. The Wrath
Of Achilles" was decided success. Every mot went
home. Two hours before the representation Gorgeon
had refused to see his wife. He performed to perfec
ton. Unfortunately, the stage-pstol hung fire. A
gentleman in the stalls cried out in bad French, "No
such luck u
After the performance, when the property-man
was making his excuses, Gorgeon said, 1t is no
matter. ! have a pair at home, which will bring
tomorrow" The next night he brought double
barrelled pistol, which he showed the property man.
with the remark If the first barrel fails, have the
second He played with unexampled energy. In
the last scene, instead of aiming at the glass; be
turned the barrel towards his wife, and killed her
He then blew out his own brains. This adventure
caused great noise at St. Petersburg. Prince Vas
ikof told it to me. Gould you imagine" be
said at the end, that fellow Gorgeon and Pauline
married for love2 Such is the way with you Paris
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