The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1875-08-18

Austria ef the marriage of Duke
1ais. of Bavaria, with f1e beautiful
adenaoiselie Mendel, tia actress, M
Igsbonrg, gave new aim to ths the
rical ambition Of the ladies of the
gis boards. The visit made by the
areBs Eliz4bsth TO Inc beautiful
STE Of lake Stalmberg, where the
swly.marfied couple resided, became
tiilk of every green-roorn in Europe.
s. reported IN the couits8e8 Of the
that her Austrign majesty was
romober cf the marriage, the
CO anced with her brothers
.eBur romantic enough to
kzcite sh - interest in her kind
-
MademoiseIle Mendel, who had pre-
the perils and temptations OF theatrical
life, was considered the most lovely
woman in Germany, and in her private
circle, as we'll us in her public life, was
the admiration of all who had the pleas
ure Of knowing her. Her beauty is of
the true German type, of the peculiar
fairness beheld in no other country
golden hair in soft silky masses, with
out the smallest tinge of auburn-pHre
gold, unburnished ; complexion deli
cate as the inner petals of the rOse-paIo
pink, scarcely ever seen IN nature, and
almost impossible to produce by arti
fCial means lips of deep carnation
teeth small and exquisitely white, and
eyebrows of the darkest brown, with
eyes of the deepest blue.
All this made such an impression on
the heart Of Duke Louis, that, from the
moment he first beheld her ut the
Munich Theatre, he vowed himself to
the worship of this old idol. But Made
moiselIe Mendel was valiant in defence
Of her reputation, and, aware of the
responsibility incurred by great talent,
asietsd every overture, even that OF
iaze, on the part of the duke, well
KtoWiug, as she did, that it was entirely
oHt Of His power to contract any alliance
of the kind, as much was expected of
him by his family.
At that time, Mademoiselle Mendel
collar with clasp, ornamented by q
single pearl of great value, which had
been presented to her by the king of
Saxony and in order to quell all hope
of success in the bosom of her royal
admirer, she declared to him one day
that she had made VOW to bestOw her
heart and hand on him alone who could
match this single pearl with as many
Others as would form the whole neck
lace. The declaration was made laugh
ingly, for the fair creature knew well
enough that the duke, living fully up to
the whole of his income, which was but
mediocre for his rank, could never &C
cOmplish this herculean task and she
laughed more merrily still when she
beheld the expression OF his counte-
nance at the announcement she had
made But soon afterward she heard
that the duke had sold his horses aliu
broken up his establishment, and had
gone to live in the strictest retirement
in quite q small cottage belonging to
his brothers park.
That very night, when about to place
the velvet band upon her neck, she
found to her great surprise, that sec
ond pearl had been added to the clasp.
She knew well enough whence it came,
and smiled sadly at the loss of labor she
felt sure that Duke Louis was mourning
for loves sake. By degrees the velvet
band became covered with pearls, all OF
them as fine as the one bestowed by the
king of Saxony, until one evening great
was the rumor in Augsbourgh. The
fair Mendel had been robbed while on
the stage, divested of all ornament IN
the prison scene, as Bettina Won Arm
stedT, her dressiDg-Toom had been en-
fered, ana the velvet band, with its row
81 priceless pearls, had disappeared
from the toilet table The event was 80
hrrible, and her nerves were SO shaken,
tRat in spite of the assurance OF the
( agistrate, who happened
atre at the moment, that
h find the thief in very
Al g55f he had the clue already,
pl t3hoiselle Mendei was so over,
On y-py grief that her memory failed
iier entirely, so that returning to the
stage not a word could she remember OF
her part.
The audience waited some time in
astonishment at the silence maintained
bv their favorite actress the actress
eazed at the audience in piteous en-
barrassment, until, by a sudden in
spiration, and almost mechanically, IN
deed. she remembered that she had the
rehearsal copy of the play in the pocket
of the apron of her costume. She drew
It forth without hesitation, and began to
read from it with the greatest self-pos-
session imaginable. At first the audi
ence knew not whether to laugh or be
angry but presently memory, pathoS,
forpetfulness of all but her art, returned
to her, and, in the utterance Of one OF
the most impassioned sentiments OF her
speech, she flung the rehearsal copy
into the orchestra, and went on with her
mart without pause or hesitation until
the conclusion of the piece, the prompt
er's aid even not being once required.
The applause was 30 tremendous on
her recovering her memory, that the
great monster chandelier in the centre
Of the roof swang TO and fro with vibra-
ton. But on her return to her dress
jnp-room the excitement proved too
much, and she tainted away, On com
ing back to consciousness it was to find
Dake Louis at her feet, and the chief
officer of police standing at her side,
bidding her take courage, for the pre-
eious pearls had been found.
"Where are they?" she exclaimed.
care you sure that none are missing ?
Have none been stolen p
Duke Louis then clasped around her
neck the string of pearls, complete at
last, no longer sewn on tho velvet band,
but strung with symmetry and fastened
with a diamond clasp. What more
dDuld be done by che devoted lover ?
r, :. shared neither pains nor aacri-
4 his end, and Mademoiselle
ssted to become his wife.
. Austria appears to have
Il loved by the story, that
| & ss6 the nomination OF the
Il u elect TO the title of Barouesse de
ygallersee, which thus equalized the
rank OF the lovers, and enabled to marry
without any difficulty. They live the
most happy and retired life possible in
their pretty little chateau on Lake
skahnberg. where the empress of Austria