Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-03-27

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Besides, jealousy is somewhat ridiculous, al
ways; but in our profession it is absurd"
The marriage came Oft the last of April
Two benefits paid Gorgeous debts and the
wedding expenses; the first ut the Odcon, the
second at the Italian. Indeed all the thcatcrS
in Paris wanted to take part, for GorgeOn and
Pauline were liked everywhere. They were
united at Saint Roch, gave grand dejeWner
at PeStelS, and left for Fontinbleau in the
evening.
The first quarter Of their honeymoon was
shedding ITS radiance over the old forest when
they ariivcd-GOrgcon as proud as the son Of
an emperor, and Pauline gay as a humming
bird. The next morning, the LIST Of May, was
the .tttc deS !SSLiOmS which is kept up till the
ensuing dawn, under the giant beach trees,
and all the youth Of the neighborhOod were
there; all admired Pauline and took her for
the lady bountiiul Of the ncighboring chateau,
coming to patronize the festivities, in which
she joined heartily, and danced away till three
o'clock in the morning, in spite of the gravel
getting in her little Paris boots.
GOrgcOn was not jealous. When they re-
turned to the Paas Royal, he made no lima
turcd remarks about his fellow actors tutOying
his wife, as they had always done. She was
almost their adopted daughter-they had
known her an infant behind the scenes, and
she remembered being handled on their knees.
But what did worry Gorgcon slightly was, to
notice Pauline'S quondam admirers oglng her
through their opera glasses, and this nearly
caused him to forget his cue on two occasions,
for which he was laughed at by his comrades,
who discovered the cause, and one joker told
him he was going down hill to the "thrd
r0ieS." (Thcy call the "third roles" the vii.
lain'S, jealous husbands and Splentic old men,
lie took the jokes in good part, however,
though he couldn't digest the gentlemen Of
the opcra-glasscs, and he read with an emo.
ton Of pleasure the notice on the green room
door forbidding all "outsiders" entrance into
the mysteries Of the couliSscs lie also took
care to accompany Pauline home, and to the
theatre every time she played without him
but Pauline didn't object to this, for though
she was little Of a ilirt she loved her husband.
The summer PASSED pleasantly enough the
members Of "young Paris" were at the vari-
Gus watering places, and Monsieur dc Gaudry,
the R,nton Marquis who wanted to marry
Pauline, passed the season at his chateau; so
that the honeymoon didn't fcrmcnt. But in
December Paris came home. and the dramat-
ic society posted their bills for n grand artist $
gcOn was secretary, and his wife patroness.
All the young men, It la mote of theatrical
life rushed for tickets to the patroness and
the prcttIvr the greater the demand. Gorge
ON saw that he could not close his door his
staircase was in constant commOtiOn, and his
bell rope was worn out by innumerahc yellow
Kids. NJ dc tiaudry came to buy a ticket
then lost it and returned for another, which
he gave his broth,r and was forced to come
AGAIN for third, and the next day for a fourth
Tor friend of his and again for one of his
club-up IL ut least dozen. GorgcOn was
one of Bcrlrand's best pupils; he could tip
the button nine times out of twelve with the
pistol; but what was all that? NJ. dc Gaudry
had not inSultrd him; on the contrary, he
was the mirror Of kindness and courtesy /;
il he quarrrlrd with De Gaudrv the world
would not only make him in the wrong, but
would say he was cracked.
Pauline loved him as well as ever, but she
liked company and compliments, and played
with the fire like woman who was sure of
not burning her fingers. When Gorgcon pro-
posed tartly to shut the door in the face Of her
admircr, she stopped him at once.
IL don't want To make you ridiculous"
said she; don't be alarmed; if any one of
these gentlemen out>tcp propricty, | shall
kuow how tu show him his error; but if we
make n ~tht, all Paris will know of it, and
YOU will br pointed at in the street"
He had the imprud,ncc to alude to these
annnyanccS III the presence Of some Of his
artist companions, and the consequence was
n constant series of jokes and punS at his ex.
prnsc, Inot to his face, but where he would be
sure To hear of them, which rndedby Souring
his temper and destroying his domestic peace.
He accused. and quarrrlrd with his wife,
and She confident in her innocence, gave him
back tit for tat.
In the midst of these disturbances the an
nivcrSary of their marriage slipped by with.
out notice by either. The next dav each one
rccollcctcd it, and Gorseon said to himself:
"Shc can't love me much to have let it pass
unrcgardrd;" :" while Pauline thought her hus-
band rrpcntcd Of his match. But NJ. dc Gau-
dry, who was never far out of the way, sent
her bracelet Gorgcon wanted to Ia >c it
back, with an oppression or his S6ntimcntS.-
Pauline i,>iStcd on keeping it. "B' cause
you didn't think it worth while to make me a
present" said she, "you find fault with my
irirnd attentions"
"IOur friends arc asses, whom l intend to
chaStSc," cried Gorgcon.
YOU'D better correct yourself l thought
up TO this moment that there were two classes
Of men superior to the herd-nOblcmen and
artists; but know at least what to think of
artists now!"
"lOu may think what you like" said Cor
gcon, sezng his hat, but you shall not take
me as text of comparison any longer"
Are you goingy"
"Good byew
"Wherc are you going?"
you'll know one of these days"
"Whcn will you return?"
"Never!"
Pauline waited four months for tidings of
her husband in vain. They searched for him
in the river. The public
regretted him, and his wife wept sincerely at
his loss, for she had never ceased to love him.
She closed her door to every one, sent back
the marquiS'S bracelet, and refused all conSo-
lation--tcariag her hair, and cxclaiming, II
have killed my poor, dear Gorgeony"
Mar the end Of September rumor spread
that Gcorgron, instead of being dead, was
coming fame and money in Russia.
Eight days after an anonymous friend (no
other than NJ. dc GAudrv) sent her the follow
ing slip from the st. Petersburg Journal:
The 9TH QSth) Of September, the celcbra-
ted Gorgeon, the rival Of Alcide Tousez made
his debut at Thcater Michael, before the i'm