The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-11-23

| fAllcrsHu NlH Utat MiriteF lot INV NNl
| pines, nnd renewed my contract upuu the ino.
favorable terms. hut my noble Old friend. IN
manager, was, soon learned, noi pictrcd viii
my choice although he show cd me The same Kind
ness as before. An esirangemcnt had come be-
tween ", rs now passed every leisure momeu
with Augusta, aud seldom visited his family. r,
my great sorrow, there seemed a mutual aniipaih,
between Augusta and the manager, which al
MY efforts were pOwerless To overcome
DAILY felt myself morr and mnic drawn {,
my bcirothed. With ever! fibre OF nv h"arl
i every link Of my soul, wa bound in her
| loved her with passionate atdor, with an vniiu
| self.ahnegation, aud unlimited trust. To luuh
her purity would have Appeared ln me a crime
aud my belief In her innocence WIS ~ unshakci
rs my belief in my tod aud NV eternal dcsiin,
In fact, Augustus reputation WI. unsullicd an,
even the usual prniline gossip ~ the theatre
venturcd not 10 breathe a word against her Sh'
was by the unanimous Judgment or world .
| pattern of naiicnly modes,y and i,sst,r. ~,
her gentle. dovc-likc eyes, her child .lil,.. laugh
| only confirmed the universal belief
Over the expressive face of thu Nap,dinn ilii,r,
dark shadow and be- sighed audihly. ,ould
read from his speaking features how much ctci
after the lapse OF years. these .ad -uiGi ct rncr
| affected ihm It'll WAS ~ 'hc hishc.t lrsicc 10
iricsicd ia his recital. and Eagerly .viii,d ti
| continuation
After u mclAnchol, paus,. h, sal IA m,
most earnest solicitation. Augusit - i,usii i,At 4
our wedding day, aud found the 10. d, . l.pii
ness. ia arranging the household 'oi her tuS n,.
| Every article ~ furniture l putch,>'i htnu.l
me "a cherished Joy, and with iiii,ii : ji.ushi
Of the moment when shuull btin. nr mit. r
our mutual home Wh' rouluc'iur ~, %. -imrl,
| arrangements. dld Hut ncg i,yt ~ li' ht,' i,ii,
surprised hnjh the public ant t' iit fu' g., Co...
progrcss mast thank love. ur f..itf o., u...,...
one, ioi ia" higher inspiration. ia, ,rit, i'..i-
which Wei" manifested in ~, i.,'. - 'f'u. um.
For this reason 1t was thai uo;e ituluf' .u' r,t'.
were given me. onc day when "gt ',uln.'
iraeciian suddenly fell .ick tIir ,h.,. .,.. D..
Shakcsrcai. urhco WIS a.-i.u,3 r. o.. ",
bctroihtd was tr play brs'lcnuna
Alihnugh 'rlt myself highn a..u.id D..
such distinction VI undertook 'l pant stit D..
certain t'rp. uhu,r inI uni, Co i,itt. fi,. ,u.
haira,sincui 81 the director IT,. ,'tu...if o..
the h"or a, TIA, ilmr IA, "a .cn.,.I ruu %.
aud agreed neither With M i'..jnaun. u... u..
indit idgal,it ini had never knnsu ...- i.....i,
oi IralOIsy. iOt experienced the torture. ut g..
irH!rd l"'r. Ia iict. a. thr fvh,at4 . N.- ..
little pleased with my pcriptnau,r ,- ,..- u4f
sensible manager ani f.irr'! tu rui'f. 1i.'i-r
in the evening
The norc enchanting Auru. ri,ri l,, ,u,r
OF l'cs'itn.ona, the tn'fe duli and pl--ionl-.. :
became During ihr rour-r ui the frhclt.I o.,
tried several times 10 enlivru me ani f,. ON
hi'HA'N Nifif wv Ai4f if's-4Nti fiist- ift ff
celebrated death scene She liughin.i, nI,i.c!
me even 10 believe her false. - ih,i could n,i,
sympithiLc with Oihclo Her mnhn,i aud the
though, that she could sgy this even Zoo .f.i' .uiv
disconcrTi,d nc the more.
Upon the eyeningof the presentation nii,d
with gloomy forcbodings | played IN, uu. 90
the first scene with visible cmbaffa,smrni AMI
without receiving ihe slightest applause. ! step
ped upon the stage with great reluctance, h,,piu.
ulvsaif aa mtel nftsslti tsIittI fi.
marking without interest the progress Of the play
whose end fOfeSaw The fourth act ptnc,rlci
too slowly for my impaiience. and a, ~. close
Augusta came "a whisper = few ourout.giu. /.
words to me While she was speaking go .N,riI,
aud kindly, she laid her written role n.ug miur
upon a table standing before u- When 20, si-nul
given she lefi mc 10 dress iur the death -,cur
and n her haste. exchanged the role. notice!
the mistake, and was hurFying after her Nhru D.,
paper falling from her role deiaiaei mr picked
IL up from the floor and threw = hasty s.anc, AZ
the strange Handwriting \ terrible suspicion
seized me read the open letter. AL could np
longer doubt the iai,hlvssncss o. my leisoihcl
''She had betrayed me in the most shanci.
manner, and, after the play, VI, 10 aNai; a caya-
ler of rank, but " VIGOROUSLY proiigar chafat-
ter, ia her dwelling, which it scented wa. ,Ac.r
usual rendezvous
And what did you do a,hci. frightened
at the silence Of the actor and III. fixed ugii
glance.
II had only one thought To be r,v,ug,l un
this vile woman With this feeling .ierpcI
upon the stage in the last act. rendered Oih.llu
terrible soloquy with a truth. - wild v.hcmcnce
which cnrapiurcd the audience aud called forth
unheArd of applause. ! heard nothing SAW moth.
ing. \ bloody mist iloa,ed before my ewes M,
brain secihed like volcano. and knew no, what
said or did Thus walked TO the bed
Have YOU seen that bcautilul picture OF lioif-
man in Dresden Like that vision Of innoccncc
and purity that embodied ideal OF beauty and
sweetness. there she lay upon the pillow, being
50 enchanting 20 glorious God never created
but one so beautiful. often a. have seen Iioil-
man picture of Desdemona-and an Impulse
cannot control, drives ne To scc it again and
again-just often the old storm 81 sorrow
RACES anew in my soul aud a; the same time
bless aud curse the artist who thus vividy brings
before me the enchanting srel % my most i,au-
tiful lfc-drcam, and the mosi nnhipp, hour o.
my youth.
The sight OF the iaithlcss unr milan Il inV
anger anew and unconseiuuslN ! .ta.ptd IA,
dagger. which was not Of ihe usual 'hr,'ticL
sort After q custom introduced by our "ihctic
manager, drew the curtain. 20 deprive the public
Of the deAih-sccnc | WAS alone With m, ftlsr
love and nothing hiud,rci m, killing her as I
intended TO. Already had Approached ih. tod.
and raised the dagger tot the fatal thrust whru
my arm was suuueuil hftt last ifNiuif hif -tuNd
my true friend the old manager Quick as
lightning he wteached the muFderous weapon
from my uplifted hand, and before pcslemona
or rather Augusta could have a suspicion Of the
fate impending over her
''lIe had narrowly observed nic My Wild.
pcrturbed manner, my vehement passion the
sudden change in my actions, had all been re-
marked by him. Seeing that had drawn the
dagger sooner than dictated by the poet, he had
followed mc behind the scenes, and seized my
hand 10 prevent what be supposed 10 be only a
mistake but he little dreamed that he had saved
ne from murder, perhaps from the scailold
And Augusta lasked deeply moved ''whai
became of her p
she went 10 ruin. like many a renowned great
dStisfe, and having no moral strength she sank
deeper and deeper. until at last. Ms the result 81
her dsordcrly life she died Of consumption.
never saw her again, and never informed hci
of what danger she stood In from the. Ms
only revenge was this 20 the neat morning | sent
the lost letter 10 her With my card was cured
Of my love but II WIS the price Of my dearest
hopes aud my faircst Illusion.
And still Oihello Is your favoric roir
exclaimed, in asionishmeni.
~ love II as the mother loves the child VII,
causes her most sorrow. Through this misioI
tune my talent has been displayed aud through
Othello have becOmc--nn artist Hut whenever
| play this part, Aparoxyism scizes me The pic
turc of that fearful evening stands before m,
soul, aud ! cannot sleep for the whole night, Al
! think Of that single moment Of my life which
nigh, have made me n murderer, bn, instead o
/ this made me an artist
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