The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-06-25


possible to CLEAN any intelligence concern
ing them. All that was known was,
that they arrived in a plain Brousham,
which drove off the moment they alighted
and returned exactly at the time the re-
hearsal concluded. The servant who at
tended them appeared to be as taciturn as
themselves, for by no cajolery could be
induced to answer any questions probably
because there was nothing to to tell beyond
the simple fact Of their residence in Har-
ley street and that his young mistress's
name appeared in the bills as Miss Love-
lace. The manager, Of course, could have
solved the whole problem if there was one;
but those gentlemen commonly under
stand the art of keeping their own coun-
sci.
At last the eyentful evening arrived
The house was crammed in every part,
for rumor had spoken well of the poetic
beauty Of the piece and it was known
that many fashionables had secured private
boxes. There was a great excitement at
the opening Of the first scene, which was
soon subducd into silence. In the second
the heroine was to make her appearance.
Her character was simple and touching,
and suited well the style of her face and
figure. She appeared i'll the pure classic
drapery, bearing a basket Of freshly gath
cred flowers; these, it was easily seen,
were choice and costly; and as she moved
through her part, her action was graceful
and dignifed, and her voice was soft and
pleasing. BY the end of the first act she
had secured the attention Of the audience,
as she went on, her powers became grad
ually developed and at the end of the
fifth act not only was the success of the
tragedy complete, but the new actress,
being loudly called for a shower of bo-
qucts fell at her feet, which she did not
leave for servant to collect, but herself
bore off, amidst smiles and courtesies,
while the tragedy was announced for repeti-
tion, until further notice, amidst a storm
Of applause.
As she left the stage, she heard voice
close behind her exclaim, Why, good
gwacious Is possible Do my eyes de.
ceive pe. ow do | weally sec again my
allowable heart -enslaved-the chawming
g hoveiace is my name, Lord Rivers
| trust you will have the goodness to re-
member il"
" A webuke, by all that is unconqucra-
BILE! Pm in despaiw
At this moment distinguished looking
and very hadsome man, who had sat in
the stagebox an attentive spectator, arrived
with lady in deep mourning, learning
upon his arm, and after a few whispered
words carefully arranging the folds of his
ample cloak around Miss Lovelace, he
led her respectfully from the busy
crowds who everywhere greeted her pro-
gress.
The balletroom, the next evening, was
in state Of great excitement.
Who,' exclaimed dozen voices, " is
this Miss Lovelace -
Guess 2"
"Pm sure her face is familiar to me =.
said one.
"And to me-and me but it is no use
guessing--tell u.s.
DO you remember that proud, silent Girl
who used to look melancholy when she
was with us, but whom all the men were
wild about ?"
+" Miss Odell, to be sure
" Yes. And she has brother-he was
in the army-went out to India, and was
thought to be dead. Hes come home
rich, and she is going to be married"
" But what brings her on the stage ?"
g" Oh. that's another part of the story
1t seems that her father fell into poverty
through some bank breaking, or something.
and the family behaved very i'll to
bim-and then he changed his name
and then he died-no, he wrote play,
and he couldn't get it actcd-and then he
died ~
"Well-and so the tragedy is her
fathers | suppose p
-" Yes 1t is-you'ye hit it! And so
it appears that this Miss Lovelacc-Love
lace is her real name, it seems the other
was an assumed one--took it into her head
that 1T was respect to her dead father to
produce the play that he, poor man, had
so much set his heart on--for il seems
be wrote the character for her when she was
quite little child-and so she determin-
cd to act the part before ever she got
ihaiileu, because suppose, she uldn I'M
agne her husband would let he do so after
wards for grandmother, or an aunt, or
an uncle, or some one, has died, and left
themsome money; and so you see, she
sports her broughanl ~
The morning was clear and bright, and
the trees were putting forth their first
spring buds, when a marriage party issued
from the portals of st. Pancras. Several
carriages attended still there was an air
of quietude about the affair Soon the
bride appeared, led by her husband, ,!whosc
noble countenance bore the impress of
service done in india; he looked proud
of his choice and she--as, in her sim
pie white dress, she leaned confidently
upon his arm-wore on her face the hon
est glow of an approving conscience and