New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-14

! grief; ne has ruined the poor girl Of the noun
/ sins; remorse penetrates his soul; and he deter
mil 'es TO break of the marriage with Louise, tina
he m. " wed and devote his life to Pauvrette. HI
Yetres 'or the time. Louise reenters, not knowing
Of his a. rival. Pauvrette now appears, in hel
ronob MON. tain clothing.
During the winter in the hut the Count hat
taught her to re ad froma Testament which she had
found in the bos, I'm Of dead traveller. He had
won her love, betra we'd and deserted her. She j.
now in real distress I'd wants friend she has
read the written direc. ion formerly given her by
Louise, and now finds her way to the chateau fol
the promised help. She Noes not tell anything
about her betrayer. Louise saresses and soothes
her tendery and at last tells lat she is just about
to be married. and wants PauyI 'ette to be one d
herbrldesmads She calls her sery ants tells them
Pauvrette ia q lady friend Of hers v ho had come
there in that wild disguise FOR the fun If it. Pauv-
rette retires with the maids and reappeaus dressed
like queen, and astonished at her oW N beauty
Louise shows to her the diamonds and other we'd
ding presents, and playfully places on her cad her
own bridal wreath. g&
Her mother calls her of, under some new trpu-
BILE whilst she is absent, the Count rushes in mad
ly. Pauvrette, dressed like a bride, and her head
bowed In grief upon the table, heeds not the intru-
sion The Count thinks it is louise he falls on his
knees, takes her hand, and swears that he cannot
marry; he.has done great wrong to another girl,
which ne must repair by marrying her. AS Paw
rette raises her head astonished Louise enters;
she is astonshed to see Maurice at Pauyrettes feet
He turns his head, sees Louise, jumps up as if
shot, and is perfectly bewildered to find that he
has been praying his release, not from Louise, but
from poor Pauvrette, whom he had wronged. Lou
ise discovers on the Counts finger the ring which
she had given Pauvrette; she is thunderstruck.
Pauvrette finds for the first time that her betrayer
is the betrothed Of Louise desperate she retires,
dsrobes herself Of the fine clothes, resumes her
old mountain garments, and leaves the chateau.
This ends the fourth act.
Act is at the same chateau of the Duchess.
The old soldier Bernard turns up again; he has
found his poor, ruined Pauyrette; and he comes
hobbling to the chateau with her, intent upon repa
ration; is wretehed, and wicked almost to insan-
ity. The grand denouement takes place, all par
ties being present. Old histories are raked up and
rehearsed. The mixing up Of the two babies comes
up for explanation. Bernard's baby had a part of
it's shot off by the same bullet that killed its
mother. Louise, and in fact all, nov comprehend
matters. Louise has clipped ear; Pauvrette's
ears are unmarked. These is a great one alto
gether. The proud old Duchess has to take to
her bosom the beggar she had spurned with such
contempt, whilst the proud and splendid Louise
finds her father in the broken down old soldier.
It is made right all round, and all are happy save
the proud old Duchess ssi GltsEF.l,4E
The difident Michel is taken by Louise, who
gives him with her hand captains commission