The New York herald., 1878-11-25
HERALD MONDAY 25 ls7s-TR1PLE SHEET

the two operas" Polycuce' and Georges Dandin''-
which Gounod had LEFT. There was actually report
that Mrs. Weldon had. from jealousy and spite de-
sfroyed '.Polyeucte," and in pamphlet. entitled
''La Destruction de Polyeuctc, Mrs. Weldon entered
into an elaborate explanation of her real fancied
wrongs. 1t was then said TINT Mrs. Weldon refused
to give up these manuscripts unless Gounod would
come personally to fetch them, thus placing himself
within the influence of her Establishments
Gounod himself believed the manuscript lost and IN
the of ten months he completely from
memory the full OF ..Polyencte"
NysrERIorsfX RETURNED.
One night, however, NJ Oscar Comettant. the musi-
cal critic OF IL Scts, and friend OF NJ. Gonnod. had
finished his dinner and was enjoying his dessert,
when he received large parcel. He opened the out
side wrapper and found written in ink on the inner
casing. and in laly's handwriting, do not open
these papers until after my DEATH" As however there
was no indication OF the name of the writer nor CT
the fact whether or not she was living or dead NJ
Oscar Comettant like a sensible man. proceeded with
out further ado with the examination OF the parcel
note dropped ont and the party read, when am
dead. return the to the maestro. and tell him
that have always preserved for him the most sincere
affection" As quick thought, NJ Comettant tore
open the parcel and there discovered the original and
long lost scores of .'Pojycucte OF Georges pandin
and of a symphony OF The Redemption. Ii is true
that the scores We're marked and blurred by the at
teratons and socalled emendations of Mrs. Weldon:
hut the prize secured and Oscar Comcttant and
his friend Emmanuel Gonzales rushed off as hard AZ
they could to the house of Gounod. But the lost
"Polyeuctc had already been found tor NJ. Gounod.
in despair of ever recovering the manuscript had.
as we have said. rewritten the greater part of the
opera from memory.
THE STORY OF THE FINDING.
The story Of the recovery of the manuscripts went
the round of the French papers and the most sensa
tional accounts current Mrs. Weldon. not to
be defrauded of legitimate advertisement, replied.
complaining to the nuiois on September 20 that she
had been called by 1.-THE Gounod clique and Gounod
himself \ prostitute robber and an adventures OF
the worst Species Or the 23d of September Mrs.
Weldon also wrote to the 6duiois 'My husband is in
dolent and does not understand French. and on the
9th of September to La Libsrf Il pray you. sir, to
do me the favor to insert certain words and certain
phrases suppressed in my letter to the Gontos The
t;dnois is not ashamed to write that Gounod the
London pavements had made the acquaintance of an
English woman, who had robbed him OF his money
and his health The womcn--poor creatares-who
do that are called prostitutes The poor little Gauos
is SO modest that 1t recoils before the word.
THE LAST ACT OF THE DRAMA.
The flight Of Gounod caused general break up of
the Weldon household. Mrs. Weldon started
academy for educating and maintaining poor young
children gratutousy and the noise o the youngsters
proved more eica.ous to arouse the ire OF Captain
Weldon than all the letters of Gounod. Captain Well
don forthwith separated from his wife and went 70
live in Albert Mansions. in Victoria street, while his
wife carried the vocal academy ut Tavistock House.
She made more than one attempt to regain her inhu
ence over Gonnod. but without avail. She even had
Opera during rehearsal. but Gounod, warned in
time, was hurried away through side door by his
Goanod himself is living happily in Paris.
rounded by his family and honored by French
artists and French society.
MRS. WELDON LONDON AGAIN.
Mrs. Weldon continued her vocal academy. but
during OF her periodical visits to Paris she
alleged TO have been robbed by her house
keeper. Frenchman named Aenier. The man
brought before the magistrate and
mandcd; but as Mrs Weldon was leaving the
court she arrested, she alleges at the instance of
her husband, and the certificate Of two doc
tors confined in private asylum lunatic. An
investigation held and she discharged.
Since then Mrs. Weldon has employed her energies
in ecturing at st. James Hall against the Lunacy
laws, and she has occasionally sung NJ. Riviores
promenade concerts This is. however, but q poor
living; times hard and bread must be earned.
So within the past few days those who have had the
curiosity to walk up the little terrace which leads to
Tavistock House have been amazed to white
paper placard tho doorpost OF the former resi-
in large letters:--
LESSONS GIVEN TO THE DAUGHTERS OF
GENTLEMEN.
Such is the halt in life till of daring but
fruitlcss ambition.