Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-06-18

III do not know" said he, off + know tho
history Of my youth. l will try aud rcms,m.
Dor, | have told You, l think, that l am
descended from poor parents, and l grow up
surrounded only by poverty and distress
Like the Moor, I, too, belong to a foreign and
%dcspised race. Perhaps that may have ena-
blcd me to assume Othcllo's character castor.
l know not. But l became an actor. My
ambition has been gratiicd to. night. But
| did not mako myself. It was Othcllo.-
Othcllo is a part Of my life-my cxistcncc-
his love, his jealousy, his light and shade are
my own. You toll me to relate my life. l
will.
CATER many early years of wandering in
nearly all parts of the country, 1 found a reg
ular engagement in the city Of -, where
| became introduced to d splendid society
of distinguished fellow. actors, who had also
engagements there. It was both a JOY aud a
fortune to belong to such on establishment,
and TO be a worker among such representations
as We had there. Every actor appeared to be
inspired with zeal to do his best, and the
public rewarded us by full houses and almost
continued applause. For nc it was really the
school of my education, and I made such i'm
portant progress in u very short time, that
greater roles wcro entrusted to me-, although
was only q young beginner, and had not
Won the name Which aftcrward brought mis-.
fortune.
"Our director was an excellont character
player, and he interested himself for mo as
muchas he could, giving me every opportu,
nifty to enrich my repertoire and to develop
my talents. The other members all showed
themselves friendly and compapionable. Is
pccially did | feel drawn toward our manager,
who was more distinguished for his culture
and goodness Of heart than for any brilliancy
as an actor. Still / was fond of him, and he
used to call ME lis son. lie had a daughter
also, who resembled her father in these quail.
tiles and | was attracted to her moro by her
intellect and amiability than by her beauty
and talent, and she loved me with oil tho
pure inclination Of a tender sister. The fam.
lily became dcarcr to me every day, and many
a time I thought real earnestly Of taking the
good Bertha home with me as my wife, al.
though I had then but little real love toward
her, and not so much rs she deserved.
"Thus did I live, quiet and contcnted, in
n circle of honorcd friends, busying myself in
my profession, and finding myself, for the
first time after my vagabond actors life, in
orderly relationship, among educated compan.
ions and good, amiablo mon. Those wcre
happy days, and eyon to-day l often think Of
that beautiful, joyous time. But oil vanish.
cd.
como day a now actress was introduced to
our company. I saw hor for the first time Of
rehearsal. l stood near her, and received an
impression for my whole life. Augusta, for
that was her namo, combined the greatest
beauty with an enchanting pleasantnoss Of
manner and rare gifts. Sho spoke to the ac-
tresses Of Gods grace to her, and impressed
us all by hor spirit. The first evening Of her
appearance was an ovent 70, the theatre. The
public revelod, and l foil in love with the
genial artistic, and thought that I had really
found my ideal. l was much engaged thon,
and often played in the same piece with hor,
and did not fail to oome near her as often as
possible. My advances were friendly reooiy-
cd. | soon flatterod myself that I possessed
her heart, and soon she allowed mo to accom-.
pany her to her home and visit her.
ebay by day or rotations became closer
and moro intimate, and aftor a few weeks I
considered myself the happiest man in the
world, as ] received a kiss from her ravishing
lips for the first time, and heard the confession
of her love. My happiness needed nothing
but the blessing Of tho church, but Auguste
put off tho desired day under different pre-.
texts.
"Our intended union, however,, remained
no secret. 1 received tho congratulations Of
my colleagues, who appeared to envy me Of
my brilliant conquest, and the director wish.
ed mo tho greatest happiness, and not only
renewed my contract, but essentially improv.
ed my relations. Only my gcnd old friond,
tho manager, was not pleased withmy choice,
although he appeared just as kind as ever.
But Ia spite of this, a certain coldnoss had