New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-08

sweets, diversified BY the touching atten
tions Of q butler, vet did he turn one ey'
longingly toward the East, and the mis-
sives Of his Elizabeth, alias Edith, threw ;
spell over him.
Months passed. The blondes paradef
their padded understandings and shool
their auriferous locks before infatuated
,Gothamites, and reaped q substantial har
| vest of Uncle Sans currency. Sir Rupert
| Henderson became a very consequentia
and inflated manager indeed, and began
like another Jason, to turn a hankering eve
on the vivacious Lydia herself. This was
| however, as yet sub rosa; and in the mean
time, While he was thus covertly brooding
| he sent to England for the bewitching hour
Rockingham, alias Challis. She rushed to
him on the wings of love, and. with the
sweet coyness that endears consent, straight
way dropped into his arms, and the pres
| sure Of his lips was On her brow.
Our readers unquestiOnably remember the
lovely form Of Edith Challis as she disport
ed her charms on the stage at Niblo's. Fan
SURPRISING in beauty of feature and periec-
ton OF symmetry any of the troupe it was
not marvellous that her charms led captive
even so experienced a cavalier as Sir Rupert
Henderson. He had often sweetly con
versed with her respecting the Alden of their
nuptials. and painted in bold colors the adj
vent OF that hymeneal millennium. He had
declared that all sorrow should be banished:
that roses OF Gul should eternalIy blossom
round their Arcadian dwelling; that she
should be his queen, he her king and that
buns and sugar should charm their paIates
when the laya-tide of matrimony should boil
and bubble in their Etna-breasts of flame
And yet while this preux cavalier was Law
ishing his Establishments on his too credulous
Dido, and reveling in her love, he was at
the same time doing his level best to tascin-
ate and entrap Lydia, the lovely. the sunny
head and smiling front of the troupe
Whether this baseness illustrates the wealth
er-coclS character of the human feelings
generally, orexhibits the sOrdid soul of the
knight in particular, we leave for others to
judge. Suffice it to say that he successfully
pushed ms tren theS and works of cire;lm-
valuation, carried the out-posts of the bur
lesque queens heart, and then stormed the
citadel itself. His attack proved irresisti-
bic. The garrison surrendered at discretion
Lydia was charmed, captivated, fascinated.
and bewitched, and was ready to say Yes
to Sir Ruperts wilt thou p
Matters then being in this condition, and
Sir Rupert having two strings 10 his bow. a
slight emeute occurred which not only forms
an amusing episode in the knights career,
but remarkable illustration of his charac-
ter and the bOldness OF his tactics in leading
beautiful women captive.
The troupe We're performing sst Buffalo,
and Miss Lydia and the knight occupied
closely adjoining rooms in the hotel which
they honored with their patronage The
letters OF the distinguished parties were of
course regularly sent to their rooms by the
0bliging clerk and-a mistake was made.
In other words, letter addressed to Sir
Rupert was placed in the room of Miss
Lydia. Not noticing the address and su-
prescription the blonde queen dived eagerly
into the contents of the epistle, and found
herself roaming through para graphs of
honey and ambrOsia. Some of the most
endearing words that ever blotted paper
were traced on that insentient sheet. and
beamed forth like glow. worms amid buds of
flowers. 1t was a letter written by the
beautiful Edith, and intended for the
sacred, secret eye of her atfianced knight
The waiter who made the felonious mistake
should have been sent to the State prison
for two years.
Gall and wormwOOd were instantly COM
pounded in Jealousy's ensanguined chalice.
and quatfed to the dregs by the exasperated
and trenzied burlesque queen. With an
unnatural calmness, but with malignant
look and swelling bosom, she sat down and
wrote scathing letter to the gay and airy
knight. and bitterly cauterized the conduct
that would presume to occupy the position
he did in her heart. and yet receive such
communications from another evidently
ultraamorous lady.
What Sir Rupert did or said, when he re-
ceived Lydia's fiery epistle, the record saith
not; but Rumor's thousand tongues have
recorded that he soon after made haste to
enter the lady's presence chamber, and
there before the queen, in abiect self:abase-
ment, he Frustrated himself on his knees
and blared for pardon. He reminded her
that the quality of mercy is not strained;
that unless he was instantly shrived his |
manly frame would dissolve in tears: that |
Edith was pert, forward mink. and that |
he would never, never, never do it again |
W hereupon the heart of Lydia thawcd. |
melted, and resolved itself into a dew, and |
lropped upon the place beneath.
Theexonerated culprit then left the pres
nee chamber with an unwrinkled front, |
and forthwith penned Il long and eloquently |
lftectiOnate letter to Miss BechiG cham. |
ilas ChaLlis, inclosing Lydia Thompson's |
etter as an evidence of the distinguished |
hearts that were daily thrown at his head |
md trod under his knightly feet. Eliza
'eth, alias Edith, received this letter and |
nclosure with sensations not altogether tri-
lmphant. In a dim way she foresaw the |
bitterness Of the days Of disappointment |
hat We're to come. Needless, however
vas Sir Rupert, and cheerfully
To count the twirls of Lydia Thompsons toep
ir Rupert's little game could no longer be
Oncealed from Edith Challs in the spriny
I the current year. She knew, beyond the
osslblllty OF mistake, that he purposed to
larry Miss Lydia Thompson during the
ext tour OF the troupe to California.
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred
urned;" and hers was no blind, capricious
age that word can alike kndle or as
uage. The lurid lightning flashed from
er beautiful eyes, and she determined to
lake Sir Rupert smart IN person or in
ocket. Therefore she retained Mr.. Buck
~, OF the firm of Platt, Gerard & Buckley.
u her counsel, and Sir Rupert was hence
'rth notified of an action of breach of
r0mlse OF marriage, damages being laid at
10000, At the same time she handed to
er lawyer Sir Rupert's amorous cores
ondence-a pile OF letters that would have
an ordinary mattress.
The deceiying knight was thrown into
lie notification of Miss Challis' decisive
ep. He was on the eve of departure with
lie troupe for San Francisco, and if the
after gained publicity, the dearest wish of
Is heart might melt into airy nOthingness. |
e tapped widely about for succor He i'm
ored Miss Pauline Markham to use her in
lence with Miss Challs and induce her by
9ok or crook to settle the matter privately
hen he rushed to the law office of Mr.. Ed
in James, administered to him an iron-clad
nth OF secresy, and retained his services.
Meantime, on the eighteenth Or twentieth
May, Mr.. Buckley procured an order for
e knights arrest, and thereby threw that
ayful gentleman and his lawyer into a
lrIble quandary. With trembling knees :
e gay deceiver felt that his hour was
me; and that evening his lawyer was
en- wildly rushing uptown TO the private
sldence Of Mr.. Buckley, on Second avenue
here the matter was arranged: and Mr..
lmes landed over to the legal represent
ave ard adviser of Miss Challis, a check f