Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-03-28
pxREpk,s mARRIEs LIFE.

ship of Parepa, thus writes a touch
ing memory of her to the Chicago
Times, under the nom de plume OF
Cameo" On her first arrival in this
country, at a private entertainment
in New York, the writer said to the
artist:
"You are very beautiful, and re-
mind me of my favorite Milo.
have a copy of this most wonderful
-lv lovely Venus in every room OF
my home that possesses sutfi ienl
interest to keep me i'll it at an hour
at time"
GLOW should love to live in one
IF those rooms!" exclaimed Parepa.
.Mv life makes an Arab of me-a
female trombadour, singing vaga-
bond; but when l am rich emo igh
/ shall marry some good man for
iove, build me a home and fill my
louse with little children, all my
own. l love little children. Dc
you know that Norma nearly broke
nv heart? They tell me that !
I'M too young to sing in Norma,
that only those who have been moth
rs and sorrowed deeply know any
hing about that wonderful opera.
AN imagine that is mysterious
composition to heartless, selfish wO-
men, who love no one but them,
selves and to whom children are a
burden and torture. l do not sor-
,0w. | have been broken hearted,
,nd know the wretcheness of an
Unhappy wife; but God is good
lie permits me to forget, and fee
low when l am singing as if there
vas no such thing as years, and nC
ooldness in age. | am wild witt
ope tonight. Don't you see it ii
~ face p
''Perhaps you will love some
.merican gentleman, aud live with
Is always" :"
81 don't know. Ny next husband
must be devotee of fmusic, and en-
oy it as intensly as | do. When I
nan loves me truly, and is possessed
Il that one sentiment in common
With me, he may be rich or poor, g
,iant or a pigmy, an Apollo or 3
Jalliban, l shall marry him all the
'ame, and may be happy with hin
,ithout asking him where he wa,
.orn.
Bye and bye she marries and peo
lie smiled at her choice simply be-
cause of their inequality of size; but
emembered what she told me wher
irst we met, and l believed in hel
1omanliuess more than ever. She
married. an artist, and as time ha'
Iroved, she married him from mo
ives that cannot be questioned by
ne skeptic, in downright, unselfsl
affection.
mat their personal appearance
when together was somewhat com
.cal, she well knew, and laughed a
more heartily than any one else
he did not care because her un
lsual size made him appear smalleI
nan he really is, neither did sh,
eel sensitive because his little figur,
ave her the appearance of beau
nul young gianteSs. One night
law them together at the Leider
,ranz bali. Everybody who is ia
n,liar with the grotesqueness o.
his grand affair, knows that NJ
opportunity of burlesquing, notabl,
,,eople is permitted to pass withou
proper attention. Parepa had be
;ome Madame Rosa a little whil
refore, and many persons had no
smoothed the smile out of thei
aces that the difference in thei
height would call up.
An immensely tall Teuton dressed
himself Tor the ball as a bride il
White robes, lady's wig, and flow
rs, and small lad was arrayed il
ne full dress OF a gentleman. Th
all masked bride led the little maj
bout by one hand, while in tn
lnny husbands other hand was car
led small ladder. Now and thel
,e wished to converse with his wife
and with a pull of her hand or
match at her drapery, she was mad,
% understand that an interview wa
lesired. The wife halted. TIL,
adder was placed against her breas
and the little husband ran up untl
iis face was on a level with his com
panion's, when a most social occa
sion occurred. When the chat wa
over, the little man ran down, tool
Ills ladder in his hand again, ant
,he pair promenaded through th,
academy. Carl Rosa and Parepa
his handsome bride, saw the inten
ZION of the berlesque, and howeve
unpleasant Rosa might have felt
ne smiled very pleasantly about it
while his wife laughed like merry
child, until the tears rolled over he
handsome dimpled face. RounC
and round the immense ball room
the great artists followed this trav
este of themselves, SO that no on,
should fail to comprehend the prac.
tical joke. - 3 % ~''' 9 q
sit is disrespectful, and 1 dom
like it." l said to her, as she came t.
my box.
"O, but 1 do" she answered. 81
is such fun for everybody; I've go
little husband no bigger than my
thumb, Z put him in a apint cup, anc
there Pll make him drum won't /
Carl Rosa!" and she looked so hap
py and ehildlike at him that b,
laughed back at her, while she sans
the old-fashioned nursery rhyme il
the sweetest of undertones.
Then l knew that she was thor
oughly a happy wife, and satisfied
with her lot. i"- f4eii
Madame Rosa was never jealou.
of other prime donnas. Every on,
who came down upon ms was NOR,
welcome to her than the last. Sol.
owe cannot have too much mu
sic, nor too many songs" she said
San artist is an example, and ev-
erybody should be glad to hear of;
new one. Bye and bye am go
ing to find that home thatI have
dreamed about, and all those chill
LII .rrnnt u .lnnrrr .