The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-03-04


the list of forsaken wives, and all Paris
sympathized with her, and invented hun
dred stories of Gorgeous cruelty-sucl
as leaving her without cause, without re
sources, without a bonneville, in truth
he left her every cent he had, and all hi:
furniture and jewels, and she drew five
hundred francs month from the theatre
beside.
! Her misfortune inspired her former
admirers of the orchestra box (M de eau.
dry especially with renewed devotion, OF
course, bnt she permitted no patent leath-
+ er boots 10 bring their condolers to her
domiciie. Shutting herself up with a
cousin, she brooded over futile plans and
contradictory resolutions. Sometimes she
determined to 90 to St Petersburg, and
throw herself into her husbands arms ;
at others she felt it would be more con-
jugal to scratch his eyes out. Then she
resolved to remain at Paris, and edify the
world BY widowhood which would earn
her the name of the Penelope of the Pa
lais Royal, and so forth, dd infnitum
! Gorgeon, a short time after his debit
in Russia, wrote her letter full of ten
derness and contrition. His anger had
cooled, his rivals were no longer before
his eyes, and he pardoned and asked par
/ don More: he asked his wife to join
him; he had found her an engagement.
But, unfortunately, this letter arrived at
the crisis of an indignation paroxysm,
and Pauline threw it in the fire without
opening it. Gorgeon obtaining no an
swer, was again rufied, and wrote no
more.
In November Pauline, her resentment
still carefully famed by her friends, was
one morning dressing herself before the
glass for a rehearsal. Her cousin had
gone to market, leaving the key in the
door, and the c0Dledtenne was unrolling
the last curl paper, when she perceived
in the mirror a small, extremely ugly
man, enveloped in fur cloak, standing
in the doorway, and with a scream OF
terror she turned round: who are YOU
what do you want go out, sir, You
can't enter here, Marie :" cried she, the
words following each other SO rapidly
that they seemed to fall in a stream from
her lips
II am not in love with you-you do
not please me" replied the little man,
with visible embarrassment.
"Love, Is it [ who love you, then p
90 out Of my chamber, sir"'
II am not in love with you, madam
you do not pl-"
"Madman.' almost shrieked Pauline.
Leave me, or l shall call for add will
call robbers Il will throw myself out of
the window"
"Forgive me, madam" said the little
man, in a supplicating voice, and joining
his hands; Il have travelled seven hun
dred leagues to make you proposition.
| have this moment arrived from St Pc
tersburg, and, speaking French very poor
ly, l had prepared what l wished to say
to you beforehand: but you have so in
Inundated me, that I"
He sat down and wiped his brow with
a costly embroidered handkerchief, while
Pauline seized the moment to throw a
shawl over her shoulders:
Madame resumed the stranger, II
am not in /, excuse me, and don't get
angry again-I mean, your husband has
PLAYED me an infamous trick. | am the
Prince Vastikotf; | have an income of a
million, but never having served in the
army, am placed in the fourteenth class
of nobility"
THAT is nothing to me, sir"
II know; but have prepared what I
have to say to you, and--I go on. am.
as YOU see, no beauty, and l have, besides.
slight nervous disorder, which has been
somewhat q subject for wit in society,"
This, however, has not prevented my low
ing a charming lady, demanding her in
marriage, and being accepted by her pa
rents, CON account of my fortune) which
marriage was on the point of consumma-
ton, when your husband had the Internal
idea of caricaturing me on the stage, and
amusing the whole city at my expense
After the first representation, Vava Cher
name is Fava) dismissed my suit; after
! the second, she engaged herself to little
Finnish colonel, without a hundred thou
sand francs in the world Therefore, !
am resolved to be revenged on Gorgeon
and if you will assist me, I'll make your
fortune. | am not in love with you, il
spite of your beauty, and the proposition;
[ am about to make you are perfectly
honorable, although they may appear
rather extraordinary Thus, in brief; i
YOU will leave here, instanter, for St. Pc
tersburg in an excellent travelling car
riaee, You viii find Place St. Michel,
few steps only from the theatre, luxuri
Gus hotel, which | present you, complete
Ily furnished and filed with servants wh'
will obey you b!indly in everything. Yel
can take two lady's maids with you, anc
two carriages will be at your orders.
have hired at the theatre, stage box OF
the first tier. Ny steward viii count Z