The Republican journal., 1874-11-26

NOT 80 DAD AFTER ALL. A cOrreSpOn-
dent. writing Of Dejazet. says ION one
of her professional tours in the provinces
she was engaged to play six nights at Ca
ell The manager filled the neighbor-
hood with advertisements which eXagger-
ated her peculiar style OF acting The
clergy became alarmed, and all of them
preached against her the Sunday before
her arrival They declared that she was
the own daughter OF the Evil One, that her
chief delight was to drag souls down to
Iades, and that She appeared on the
stage stark naked The sermons had an
effect contrary to that which was inten-
ded Every man III town became crazy
to 20 to see the Evil Ones own daughter
who played stark naked Every woman
cried, horror but contriyed some way
of getting a sight at this ohe-devil.
The town was in a blaze OF excitement.
when Deiazet reached there leputation
OF the older and more staid inhabitants
waited on her and begged her not to play
III Caen as she was accustomed tC play in
Paris. to remember that sire was in the
provinces, and that provincial audience
would not tolerate the appearance OF an &C
tress stalk naked on tie stage. Mile
Dejazet was at first for i moment con
founded BY this address, She did not
know what to make OF it. Suddenly the
truth flashed on her. and she gravely an
sWered. Receive my hearty thanks, gen
tlemen, for your kind warning. Paris is
France but, rs YOU say, the provinces are
not Paris. TO prove to you the value
place on Your considerate warning,
promise you to wear at least shirt when
| appear on your stage The deputation
retired delighted Dejazet rolled on her
sofa splitting her sides with laughter The
theatre was crammed from top to bottom
When Deazet appeared in the costume.
she wore at the Palais Royal Theatre
there was q nurmur, almost a cry of dis
appreciation and disappointment. There
She wa dressed up 10 the throat and
they had paved to see an actress stark
naked
CHESTER. An English correspondent
of the Cleveland Herald writes Chester,
as everybody knows. goes back to the
Romans for its earliest history, and its
towers and Notifications bear witness to
many a stirring event in the life of the
nation since Its founder was the con
queror of the brave Caractacus, whose
dignity and heroism so brilliantly illumi-
nate the dark records Of those barbarous
times. On its site for Il long time the
valiant Twentieth Legion, under A gricola,
maintained its headquarters, and here
Boadicea, the first in the line Of English
| queens, stood at the head of her fierce
warriors, proudly detying the invader
The city gives abundant proof of its Latin
origin Coins, vases, crypts, and altars
have been dug up in:various places, and
the queer looking streets themselves are
built alter the Roman fashion of centuries
ago, They were originally excavated
from solid rock and sunk several feet be.
| below the surface. On their level or a
/ few steps higher are the shops, houses
and other buildings along whose sides rur
| galleries reaching from streetto street anC
forming q lofty promenade for foot pas
sergers. You would say the sidewalk.
We're on the tops of the houses. and they
certainly do have that appearance We
srlashed along through the mud anc
water, lodging around sudden corners
creeping through gloomy passage-ways
up stairs, down stairs, half expecting
some stern-iaced soldier in armor to thrus
US back with his spear and demand what
we intrusive ankeeS OF the nlnteentl
century were doing within those time
honored gates The sharp gables peerAr
at us lnquistlvely, the dark, weather
stained walls trowned at our irreveren
exclamations, and the ivy even droopee
and lookedregretful that its tender monod,
should be disturbed. Here and there W.
caught glimpse of some bright littl'
garden patch planted with geranums ant
torget-me nots which had a sweet tamilia
look of home about it, but shrouded il
the heavy atmosphere the town looked dul
and deserted