The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-31

he sees . way out of the dilemma; the utter
disregard of Marasquin by all three of them,
are features Of this scene, which toIbe appre-
ciated must be Witnessed. Girohe makes
| few girlish protests about marrying two hus-
bands, but her mother explains that it is only
to gain time until the arrival of Mourzouk.
He is now informed by Bolero that everything
is reconsidered, and Girofa, his future wife,
stands before him. Marasquin's astonish-
| ment at the resemblance she bears to his
wife only heightens the situation, and the
curtain falls upon q second wedding party en-
route to the church.
The perplexity and trouble into which b.
lero and his wife now fall are dreadful. The
wedding festivities are going on in the palace,
and the two husbands are roaring for their
wives. Their is quite an army OF relatives ar
rives, including company OF mischievous
cousins, which only aggravate matters. Aurore
informs the ferocious bridegroom that his
wife is confined to her room. Boiero loses
his head entirely, and Girofe, to crown ali,
it is separating her from Marasquin. A sue
cession of expedients only involves the un-
lucky parents deeper and deeper in difficulty,
and in vain they scour the ocean with their
telescope; there is no sign of the returning
Matamoras. Finally, to prevent catastrophe,
they shnt Girofle up in closet, not however,
before Marasquin has seen her enter. Maras-
quin and Mourzouk, still demanding their
brides, are prevented from entering here by
the parents, who invent all manner Of ex-
cuses and bar the door with their bodies.
Then the cousins enter and claim the Ri ht 7
virtue Of an old Spanish custom of entering
and taking off the brides garters. Mourzouk
aud Marasquin encourage them. and when
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Bolero suddenly whips off her garters and
gives them to her husband.
Zone moment gentlemen cries Bolero,
ss the scape-graces are carrying him of, ;" 1t
isn't worth while to make all this row. have
the carriers myself !" While they are disputing
for their possession, the music of the ball
sounds, and q momentary diversionsis caused.
1t is in this act that Pedro, the page, who was
carried off with Girohl comes back, and
makes the astonishing announcement that Ad-
miral Matamoras will not capture the pirates
without ten thousand piastres paid down in
advance. 1t is here too that Girofe, left
alone for q moment by her parents, is dis
covered by the mischievous cousins, who ply
her with flaming punch, and sing one OF the
brightest songs in the opera, rollicking bac-
chaualian chorus in praise of punch, and
Girofe, induced to leave the room with them,
is supposed to have been carried off by the
pirates, which only adds to the distress of her
father
Midnight now arrives, and as Mourzouk
and Marasquin have been promised their
brides by that time they are naturally be-
coming ungovernable. Mother Bolero's ex-
pedients ara, in popular sense, becoming
rather thin the usual result of such constant
use. Girofs enters upon the group, tipsy
punch, and followed by her tpsy cousins.
The two husbands claim her. and at the height
of clamarous scene Matamorass cannon is
heard. Aurore and Bolero, delighted, direct
their sons-in-law to retire to their rooms,
promising them that their brides shall now be
quickly brought, and the husbands, rather
sullenly, exit into opposite apar ments. No
sooner are they off, than messenger arrives
from the scene of conflict, and announces
that Admiral Ma noras has been frightfully
defeated, and that the pirates have left tor
Constantinople with Girofe. At that moment
the door Of Marasquin's bedroom open, and
that forlorn hush md inquiringly says, "mo-
ther-in -law y G,rofe endeavors to fly to him,
and is intercepted by her mother. Just then
Mourzouk's door opens-a night cap appears,
and gruff voice exclaims, "father-in-aw.
Nothing will do but turn the keys on the
sons-in-law; which done, the worthy parents
fall into each other'a arms-a most dlsconso-
late tableau of despair.
The next morning Marasquin is very
thankful to his mother-in-law; bat Mourzouk,
it seems, smashed all the furniture, and,
kicking out the window bars escaped. is
now at large, probably ravening, and liable
to appear at any moment.
There is only one thing left for the parents
to DO. They take Marasquin into their conf
dcnce, and tell him that, as Mourzouk must
positively go away that afternoon, there can
be no harm in allowing Girotie be with his
wife until that time. 1t is in vain that
Marasquin protests. Bolero says his life is
in danger, and it is absolutely necessary.
When Mourzouk enters with his hair dis
hevelled, and restraining himself, Bolero
enters into an impetuous explanation OF how
they came TO lock him in his room. 1t seems
according to this new fainting fit, and Aurore
cried out to put key down her back. There
being no key handy but that in Mourzouk's
door, Bolero took it out hurriedly, and at
the same time locked the door inadvertently.
When l went to open your door" says
Bolerc, 81 found it impossible there was no
key; the COMPOUNDED thing had slipt down,
and we didn't find it till this morning. They
then present CIRCLE to him as Girofa, to the
infinite annoyance of Marasquin, and then
there follows one Of the most laughable love
scenes that it is possible to imagine.
MourZouk, who is compelled to depart very
shortly, with every conceivable device pro-
poses to make the most of his time with his
wife, and Marasquin interrupts him. Finally
the chief sets out, and as soon as his back is
turned, they rush into each others arms with
con grat ulations, and Girofe is tenderly en-
braced by her husband. Mourzouk, sudden
ly returning, is somewhat astonshed at the
scene, and demands an explanation. Just as
his apge or is getting the better of his patience,
the return of Girof1a is announced, and NJ ita-
moras with his sailors enters, leading her by
the hand. Explanations are then made, the
parents are forgiven, and Mourzouk is salts
fed.