Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-07-18
HOW HE DYED FOR LOVE.

AN amusing story is told, as an episode to q
story in foreign review, about military
young gentleman who dyed for love. The af-
fair occurred in Paris. The hero was named
De Marsay. He was violently enamored of a
very pretty woman whom he met by chance in
the street, and discovered afterwards to be the
wife of 'dyer,' in the Rue de Marias. Wheth-
er 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 supposition. At all events
she gave him rendezvous. a. which they were
surprised by the dyer himself-a fellow strong
as Hercules, and of an ungovernable temper.
He rushed wildly on De Marsay, who defended
himself for some time with his raper; false
thrust, however, broke the weapon at the hit,
and the dyer springing forward caught poor
Gustavc round the waist and actually carried
him off over his head, and plunged him neck
and heels into enormous tank filed with
dyestuif How he escaped drowning-how he
issued from tho house and ever reached his
home-he never was able to tell. 1t is more
than probable the consequences of the calam-
ity absorbed and oblitcrated all else for when
he awokc the next day he discovered that he
was totally Changed--his skin, from head to
foot, being dyed deep blue 1t was in vain
that he washed and washed, boiled himself in
hot baths, or essayed hundred cleaning rem-
edies; nothing availed in the least-in fact,
many thought he came out only bluer than be-
fore. The most learned of the faculty were con-
suited the most distinguished chemists-all in
vain. At last dyer sent for, who in an
instant recognized the peculiar tint, and said !:
ssAh, there is but one man in Paris has the
secret of this color, and he lives in the Rue
de Marias.''
Here was a terrible blow to all hope and
in the discouragement il inflicted three long
months were passed, De Marsay growing thin
and wretched from frctting, and by his des-
pondency occasioning his friends the deepest
solicitude. At length one of his relatives re.
Rue de Marias and demanded to speak with
the dyer. 1t is not easy to say how he opened
a 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 COM
passion by the picture of the poor young fell
low, utterly ruined in his career, unable to face
the world-to meet the reglment-even to ap-
pear before the enemy, being blue that the
dyer at last confessed his pity, but at the
same cried out:
ssWhat can 1 do? There is no getting it
off again!''
"No getting it off again do you really tell
me that 2" exclaimed the wretched negotiator.
ssImpossible that's the patent,'' said the
other, with an ill-dissembed pride. 81 have
spent seven years in the invention. only hit
| upon it last October. Its grand merit is that
it resists all attempts to efface it.''
ssAnd do you tell me,'' cries the friend in
terror, ssthat this poor fellow must go down to
his grave in that odious-well, mean no Of
fence-in that unholv tint 2''
ssThere is but one thing in my power, sir.''
ssWell, what is it, in the name of mercy
Out with it, and name your price 20
81 can make him very charming green =
yes, beautiful green, monsieur !''