The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-12-10

Droll Revenge of a Jealous Dyer--A
Lover with Chronic Attack of the
Blues. ,4'5g'
' Many young men have died for love,
but few of them have been dyed for their
passion, as was the hero Of the following
story from Levers new novel of Gerald
Fitzgerald: ,s M sa .gaG,, ..
"Come, I will tell you q story, not for
the sake of the incident, but for the
Illustration; though even as story it
has its point. You know Gustave de
Marsay think2'~
lie beau Gustave2 to be sure l did.
Ah!it was upward of forty years ago.
sighed he, sorrowfully. wv t- sa' .s6
ut could not be less He has been
8 living in little Syrian village about
that long, seeing and being seen by none.
His adventure was this: He was violently
enamored ola very pretty woman whom
he met by chance in the street. and dis
covered afterward to be the wife Of a
dyer in the Rue de Maris. Whether
she was disposed to favor his addresses
or acted in concert with her husband to
punish him, is not very easy to say; the
result would incline to the latter supp0si-
tion. AT all events, she gave him o
rendezvous, at which he was surprised
by the dyer himself--a fellow strong as a
Hercules and Of an ungovernable temper
He rushed wildly on De Marsay, who
defended himself for some time with his
rapier false thrust, however, broke the
weapon at the hilt, and the dyer springing
forward caught poor Gustave round the
body, and actually carried him of over
his head, and plunged him neck and heels
, into 90 enormous tank filled with dye
staffs. How he escaped drowning--hOw
svhe issued from the house and ever reached
his home he never was able to tell. 1t is
more than probable the consequences Of
the calamity absorbed and obliterated all
else; for when he awoke next day he dis.
covered that he was totally changed
his skin from head to foot being dyed a
deep blue! -.--- ~. ~
1T was in vain that he washed and
washed, boiled himself in hot baths, or
sssayed ahundred cleansing remedies,
nothing .ayailed in the least--in fact
!, many thought that he came out bluer
tban before. The most learned of the
faculty, we're consulted, ). the most distinI
guished chemists in vain. AT last q
dyer was sent for, who in an instant rec
ognised the peculiar tint, and said: "Ahi
there is but one man in Paris has the SO.
eret Of this color, and he lives in the Rue
do Marais."5 M - las. .
Here was terrible blow to all hope,
and in the diseouragement it inflicted
three long months were passed, De Mar
say growing thin and wretched from fret
ting, and by his despondsncy occasioning
his friends the deepest solicitude At
length one Of his relatives resolved on a
bold step. he went direct to the Rue de
Marais and demanded 10 speak with the
dyer. 1t is not very easy to- say how he
opened negotiation Of such delicacy;
that he did so with consumate tact and
skill there can be no doubt, for he so
worked upon the dyers compassion by the
picture Of poor young fellow utterly
ruined upon his career, unable to face the
world-to meet his regiment-eyen to OPP
pear before the enemy, being bluel that
the dyer at once confessed his pity, but
at the same time cried out, "What can l
do2 there is no getting it of again! e l:3', 81,
''No getting it of again! do you really
tell me that?" exclaimed that wretched
negotiator. ......
sGa"lmpossible! e that's the patent" said
the other with an ill.dissembled pride.
II have spent seven years in the inven-
tion. only hit upon it last October. It's
grand merit is that it resists all attempts
to etface it"
~ GAnd do you tell me, cried the friend,
in terror, that this poor fellow must go
down to his grave in that odious--well, |
mean no offense--in that unholy tint2's
There is but one thing in my power,
sir, y. .-- - -.
F''Well what is it, in the name of
mercy? Out with it, and name your
price, .al re ~ 4 81
81 can make him q very charming
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