The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-10-07

in return. More than this I dare not now
reveal. THE time is near at hand, how
fever, when / may tell all, and may i'm
plore you to pardon this act for my loves
sake. We shall meet soon.r Look on the
seal I send it says, Tomorrow but the
day will soon be here when it will tell
you ITO day. Till then farewell" 4 10
| He cast the letter Indignantly from him.
" alth--rank-honors {" he said, dis
painfully T" Heaven has made me a
great dramatic artist; shall / sell nv
birthright for g. mess OF pottages Shame
on this woman who can ,stoop to, WOO an
factor through the medium of an anony-
nous letter ~ g! 92tF5 aatn 2niioe2s
He took up the paper again as he spoke,
and held it in the flame of the. candle. 1t
soon fell, heap of white ashes, on. the
table; and tlle1nexti morning the servants
swept awayIthe last trace of the mystic
rious letter and its promiseTfreighted seal
g To morrow"
b Mansfield approached the theatre the
next morning with more than usual
interest in the coming rehearsal. A
young actress from the Leipsic theatre,
named Bertha Marksteln, of whom report
spoke highly, had been specially engaged
to peform the part of Gretchen in the
forthcoming revival of Faust, and on the
morning in question she was to make her
first appearance among her future COM
rades. She was said to be no less beauti-
#ful than talented ,Sand though her celeb
rity as an actress was of recent date, it
was widespread and we'll deserved, hay
ing been created by her performance of
Goethe's Margaret and Schiller's Thekla
during the past season in LEIPZIG, where.
she had produced quitea sensation. A con !,
siderable degree of curiosity, respecting
her had therefore been created in the
minds of the members of the Berlin com.
pany, and even the usually DISTRACT and
indifferent Mansfeldt was moved to more
than ordinary interest on the subject.
He had been for some moments In the
theatre and was standing on the stage en-
gagged in conversation with. the stage
manager, when fair, graceful girl came
toward them and .riveted his gaze at
once. Bertha Markstein was a perfect
specimen of that rare and. exqisite type
|of femenine loneliness, a, very beautiful
German girl. The pure oval of her coun-
tenance, the pale gold and silken abund-
ance of her shining hair, the lustrousazure
of her large, soft eyes, and, above all, the
sweetness and Innocence of her expression
combined to form in her faultless repre-
sentative OF Goethe's guile1ess and Ill -fated
heroine !, She was not tall, but her figure.
was beautifully proportioned, and her
every motion was grace itself lisa oTea Joy
"Our new actress" whispered Herr
n al ono
eff the vision Faust beheld in the
Witches Cave were half as loyelg,5I do
not marvel at his omadness,'' was Mans
feldt's reply. g iaai 81 ai5 edl 70 .s5sno
q 'ssAh, afraulein Bertha, good morning to
you'll" cried Herr Muller. Let me pre-
sent to you, Herr Hermann Mansfield, our
leading tragedian. bs,4 s ~ al oss "
The lovely girl came forward, blushing
deeply as she caught the admiring gaze
of the young, actors dark, expressive eyes
oaiy a few-word, however, were ex.
changed before. the business of the rehear-
sal began In earnest and their varied du-
ties separated them, although the eyes of
| Mephistopheles continued to dwell with
ardent and most inappropriate admiration
on the fair face of Gretchen. = -.
At last came that scene where Margaret,
standing before her mirror, unbraids her
hair, while murmuring to herself the bal,
lad of"The King of Thule" It was the
first in which tEeyoung actress had found
an opportunity Of displaying her powers
IandNevery one present, from the leading
actors down to- the scene shifters,g were
deeply interested. The event justified
Interpretations AS Bertha stood before
the. mirror, unwinding the massive braids
that, when loosened, fell far below the
waist, singing the lovely melody TO
which Goethe's words are welded, des-
pite the lack of theatrical appliances,
despite the daylight, thesordinary dress
and the prosaic surroundings the illusion
was perfect; it was Gretchen herself, in
all her sweetness, her simplicity and I'M
conscious loneliness. qlr.qfrofI
When heTcene, was ended, Mansfield
came quickly forward. '4 I, z c.3.,5a-
81 have seen my ideal of Margaret at
last" he said, earnestly. aY6Thanki you
Fraulein Bertha, for the pleasure you
have give me. ~ 'ss31g. ga.@o.i9l 4dt
The long, silEen lashes dropped 10 the
blushing cheek, and she made no audible
REPLY but a. smile, sweeter than words.
was his sufficient answer.a
J0aFThus beganlthea Acquaintance which,
long before the dramatic critics hadG ex-
hausted their praises : of the wonderful
i perfection of The Faust revival, had rip
ened into an attachment mutual, tender
and enduring. The young actress proved
as good and gentle and lovely as her
Hooks had promised. Her character was
| beyond reproach she had been the sole
support of an invalid and widowed moth
er, and after the death of this sole sur
wing parent she had, resided under the
4 PROTECTION of an aunt, whose removal to
4 Berlinhadobeen one of the chief induce