Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-08-17
The Poisoned BOquet.


raj professional friends, | was seated
in the dressing room of Harry -,
who, at the time write, was engaged
as leading heavies at the Theatre. San
Francisco. The room was queer lii.
tie place, adjoining that OF the must
clans. Harry was in jolly mood.
and to pass the time pleasantly he re
lated the following story -
"Some years ago / was travelling
with the Great Western Combination !:
and being naturally Il good tempered
fellow. sOOu won the confidence of
the manager, and artists general. 7
was only a low sal performer then,
and was confideut if the Company col
lalsrd, that | woad br taken care of.
In the company WAS Sadie Lawrence.
our leading lady, wlD was in love with
nnr LIST Juvenile. which affection WAS
returned with all .he ardoT oi loving
heart. They were engaged To be- mar
ried at the conclusion of the seaS,ul.
Their loves we're like summer SHOWERS.
n little spat once in a while, and, after
that, the beautiful sun would shine
out brighter than before.
"The season was drawing to clos,..
Wishing to make lasting impression
upon the people of the city in which
we were then stopping. We placed OH
the boards one of Tom Tayloi's best
plays, in whirh Sadie was to play II
prominent part The night in ques
ton came; Sadie performed with such
power as to elicit repeated applause.
In the last act OF the PLAY a large ho.
guet was thrown to her from the stage
box; picking it up, she gracefully
bowed to the giver, and then to tue
audience. and left the stage. a close
observer might have Detected gieam
of triumph playing npon the features
OF the man in the box.>as sli" placed
she boquet of flowers to her nostrils,
INT it passed unn0tice,l. Sadie was
not on again until the last scene.
When she made her exit she walked
TO her lover, WHO was seated on the
gas box in the first entrance, and,
showing her bOquet, pointed out the
giver. He glanced into the box, amt
then shade OF distress passed Der
his face for moment.
''Ssdie," said he, 'tlias man is ~
iOriaef lover oi yoals, ~isoin sou re- !
jectti in St. Louis. Beware of him.
Tor he means mischief" Delivering
himself OF this Invocation, he passed
on to the greelI-rOoin.
The last Scene was in opera ion
Sadie with boquet still i'll her hand,
made her entrance and commenced tine
dialogue. Suddenly loud Shrek
wds heard ami Sadie reii To the stage.
The curtain was lowered a.l.l she was
carried to the managers Office, where
every thing was done to bring her
back to consciousness. After she had
recovered from her swOom she exciaim
ed: "Oh! Albert, turn up the light
why do you keep it SD dark here I"
He assured her that the gas was
turned ON to rs full extent. After
moment had passed, he gaze,l into her
face and eolni,iriended tn, trutn al
once. EtF
She aCaS stricken blind, But how Z!
This he determined to know. BY this
time IA physician had an ived, and he.
alter gazing into her sight.rss vrbs,
informed the wonder stricken people
that Sadie had been poisoned 10y an
herb fiom India, which was so power.
full as to cause a person inhaling its
fragrance tn lose their sight forever.
When the doctor mentioned the herb
AL. remembered the hoquet and
brought it to him. lie gaveit criti-
cal examination, and pronounced it to
be- poisoned by the subtle plant.
1t was some time ere the afflicted
Sadie could be lrconciled; but the I'M
dying love of al. Clayton, who assur.
ed her she was dearer to him than ev
er, proved a comforting balm, and
they We're soon married. AL, after
leaving his lovely wife in charge of
his mother, started in pursuit of the
perpeirator Of the dastarlly act. He
followed him from one place to alpotI-
er, and at last traced him to a bar
room in Nebraska. Here the villain
was relating to his companions in
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