Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-09-08
A Metsnorphoeis.

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This 7the age for metamosphoses- Ono
wooh haD more wcfk 10 do than be had -, 4
ready. were be to pay . visit to Paris and
tinuatiy taxing place. One Of these trans
formations interests the city greatly q this
moment, q tie change has been more rapid
and compless than any other witnessed.
A few tean ago. when Rachel was still in
Der prime, when the diseae from which she
suffered was undermining her existence but
not whit diminishing her success, there
appeared upon the boards of the Porte Sainte
Martin certain little Hebrew maiden, vastly
resembling the great tragcdian in person, in
voice, in manner--in all things but in talent,
who was admitted to perform the heroines OF
the fierce dramas on account Of her relation
ship to tie mighty planet of the Theatre
Francois, she being no other than Rachel's
own sister-Sarah Felix. A success was made
for the de5mante Rachel he self was pre-
sent, and the host Of her admirers csrrying
the day by Numbers alone, managed to get
the heroine accepted-and she soon became
sufficiently accustomed to the public for the
public to believe that 1t had got accustomed
10 her, and so she remained at the Porte
Sainte Martin during the whole run OF the
dreadful drama in which she had first APP
pcared, and in which she committed murder,
adultery, incest, arson and theft, without
being IN any way excited in manner, or losing
her sang trofd, so that she was enabled TO 90
through the mos. ardaOus part allotted TO her
without IN the smallest degree sharing 10 the
fatigue she produced amongst the audience.
Sarah, although disliking the stage, for which
Sc felt no sort OF vocation, WAS nevertheless
Of the seed IF Abraham. and consequently
averse TO losing the opportunity of turning
penny through her sisters's reputation, and
80 she went on. numbering, lying, stealing,
committing forgery, infanticide, and other
crimes nightly, at the Porte Salnte Martin,
to her own infinite Neutrality-suspicious.
attired in medieval dress. sometimes in Ven
tian costume, anon in sordid rags, again in
regal robes: but no matter what the raiment,
like the troops OF KING Bomba in their vari-
Gus uniform, her conduct from Z O'Clock till
IL, was every night the same.
But Rachel died, and with her the iuflu-
ence which had converted Sarah from q good
honest well-meanIng, money-msking daugh
ter oil lsrael. int the semblance OF an artist,
with all the feigned passion and enthusiasm
belonging to the calling. The Porte Sante
Martin No longer needed her services, and
the curtain dropped upon her crimes and mis-
eries-upun her tinrel robes, and upon her
hideous rags: and she disappeared from be-
fore VI like dream.
But wait awhile: the drop is raised once
more, and behold the youthful figure of the
actress of the Porte Saint Martin grown ma
tronly, and full, surrounded this time By
real rocks, and having real waves in the
back ground. Neither in royal robes nor IN
sordid rags is she now arrayed, but in q pet
ticoat OF thick woolsey, her feet encased ir
waterproof highiows, and her coarse straw
hat blown about by the wind. She is stand
ing on ledge. Of rock jutting ont mto the
ses-and yet she lie neither calling for help
nor waving her handkerchief in distress, MOI
exclaming I" Merei Nom Dieu !" for having
been saved from shipwreck. She he's simpl,
como 70 take possession Of her domaiD-thl
Chsussey Islands just cedcd 70 her by tn
French Government. for the sum OF 600.00t
francs. True t. her blood and national pro
pensitics. Sarah, no sooner driven from on,
mouey-inaking pursuit but she sets forth il
search Ut another. She obtained the c0nees
zion VI an oyster bed near Marseilles Sh
devoted her whole energies IA oyster breed
ing She succeeded TO her hearts content
the oyster bed which she h obtained for
trifiIng sum has risen by dint Of care an,
to lie one of the most important in a II France
No longer need she commit murder nor an
other crime o. arrive AT the end she proposes
She can sign her check u anv amount
and the receiver l. sure TO find IT honored
and sic tar taken The Chsus-ey Islands {
establish another oy,ter bed along if,. coast
aud to extend tn, shrimp FISHERY. which al
ready 'xlsts in the little Arcbipelag, lie
activity and euuragr ave already t,Iumphe
over The slow ADMINISTRATION .. IA. Ministe
+ Marine. AMI wiii -,'5n. ~ l0ubt. cjaque
the difficulties which start up te!Ore her
in the want Of Population on the larger is
land. and the barren nature of the rock
which surraund il. The shrimp fishery
abundant enough &. furnish the whole @
Paris, out the fishers o.nsist Of ten old 80
men, who content tbemrely,s Wit making
few US day Sarah is abous 20 chang
all this. and 20 esfsh Iish a regular cummeIc
between that l1acr and Paris. Sc il deter
mined TO become millionaire. AMI his be
gun ct the beginning. which seems TO te tn
rule most difficult IN observe nv those WIN
!. teek t. arrive nj that laUdable END Every
! body remembers what commnti1n WAS stu
rcd mp in consequence of, the report whie
was suddenly spread that It'd French Govern
ment intend, d 10 iorrify the tiny group &
islands in question. and tsO YEAR, have elap'
ell since then; the French Government ha
not fortified tn, islands. and Sarah Felix vii
send many a treat Of shrimps and oyster
thence before the engineers have fnishe
drawing OF the little spiral lines in green
blue and yellow. upon the reports to be sen
in upon the subject. paid for by the people
and slowed away 10y the Ministers 10 b
heard no more.-Paris Gossip.
One WAY To GET Down MouSTAIS.-Y
young lady who bad an ankle badly spraine
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