Indiana State sentinel., 1861-01-16
Peculiar Attachment of a Monkey for
"A Beautiful Girt.-The story and Re-
suit of his Love.


recollection of the performance by Marzetti;
formerly attached to the Ravel troupe, of the ape
in the interesting play called Jocko. Marzett's
death scene was so affecting that there was
scarcely a dry eye in the house when the curtain
fell. Indeed, upon his shoulders the mantle of
Mazurier, the hero of the piece Oh its production
in Paris some thrty-five years aso,seemed TO have
fallen.
At that time there lived young lady of great
beauty and sensiblitv, who was engaged to be
married to Russian fDbleman. After Every ar
rangement had been made, the tickle suitor left
for ST. Petersburg, and shortly after his arrival at
the northern capital wrote to his inamorata, an
nouncing with cool laconism, that he had formed
a life connection with another fair one. The out
ragged feelings of the dido abandonnata did not be
tray themselves in weeping and reproaches, but
her manner expressed the sentiment of the old
song:
"Ihavc secret sorrow here,
grief Ill ne'er mpart:
II heaves sigh, il sheds no tear,
But it consumes my heart.'
One day the fOrsaken girl ordered the carriage
for a drive, and departed for an airing, accompa-
MED by her mother After visiting some of the
most fashionable and gay places, she directed the
coachman to drive to. the Pont Neuf, and when
midway on the bridge, stopped the vehicle The
moment the door was opened, she sprang up the
steps ,and thence to the parapet of the structure,
with the evident intention of throwing herself in
the Seine. The prompt movement of the foot
man baffled her suicidal attempt, and she was re-
seated in the carriage by main force. The
mother asked the reason of her dreadful resolu-
ton.
"Do you ask me, mother?" replied the Young
| girl. You know nv position; abandoned by
my lover, what has life left TO charm my stayT'
"Have you not mother to console you and to
| live for?"
You will be better off, and | in nv grave
You are rich and well provided for"
"This is madness and impiety," answered the
mother "The man who could thus break his
solemn engagements, would make worthless
husband. Among the young men of your ac-
quaintance, there is more than one who would be
proud and happy to possess the hand this miscre-
ant has rejected"
"Ah, mother, never speak to me of loving
again. answered the poor girl, she sank back
the cushions of the seat, and burst into flood
of tears.
Henri" whispered the mother to the foot
man, is there anything amusing at any of the
theaters?" u
&" Yes, madame" replied the servant. They
are playing famous pantomime at the Porte
st. Martin, called Jocko, or, The Brdziiian
Ape"
"Have YOU seen it?''
More than once, madame"
"Very well-shutth the door, and tell the coach
man to drive to the Porte St. Martin. Pas ac-
celere!"
The orders we're obeyei, and they soon reached
the popular theater. As good luck would have
it, a subscriber had just relnquished private
box, which madame Immediately engaged for
herself and daughter 1t required not little
persuasion to induce the young lady to follow
her mother and seat herself in the box Here
she drew the curtain and concealed her eyes, still
red with weeping, in her delicate hands.
The piece began. Roars OF laughter and APP
plause bursting from the entire audience, finally
succeeded in awakening the curiosity of the un-
fortunate beauty She Withdrew the curtain, re
moved her hands, and gazed upon the performance,
istessly FIRST but aiterward with interest. She
beheld an enormous orang outang climbing trees,
turning summersets, cracking nuts, and perform
ing all the amusing gambols peculiar to his curl
Gus and agile species. She found herself laugh
ing and clapping her hands with the rest. Ma
zurer the performer this night surpassed himself.
At last he clambered to the dress circle ran along
the edge of the boxes, seating himself near Mile.
-, the disconsolate young lady.
The latter fed him with bon bons and nuts from
her reticule, stroking him with her hand while he
ate them entirely forgetting that she was petting
man and not monkey, and the object of atten-
ton and amusement to the whole house. Finally
when the curtain fell, Miss - turned to her
mother with a smile no longer melancholy, and
said:
Z" All, mother, we must come here every
night"
And every night the young LADY was found at
her post Every night she fed and flattered the
agile Mazurier At last they exchanged words
and little notes Finally, Mademoiselle invited
the actor TO call at her house.
Alas replied the man monkey, that is i'm
possible And he dropped from the boxes ON the
stage.
The fact was, that the performance of the part
was so exhaustng that the moment the curtain
fell MaZurier was forced to take his bed, where he
remained until it was time 20 dress for the next
nights performance. However, the lovers-foI
they speedily became such-met, and Mademois
ellie found Mazurier an elegant accomplished and
highly educated young man. He had been des
tined for the law, but meeting with repeated dis
appointments, had taken to the stage to escape q
death of starvation. To make long story short
MademoiseIle married the monkey, with the con
sent of her mother Their union was happy, but
brief for poor Mazurier died in year, in conse