The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-12-03

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nappel oa Se fislmasi fhae haye ~ 1879
hsndy ler. tms year aua' SoonfS el4
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Inc negress' Zsssse. ~ - ~
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"Julia g cried the actress She held
'downaherbeaG .A>BuisHs su ufbsbb shW
face. 81 believe II ever could ba
brought to sincerely esteem my m1ns
would be just such q one as Mr. Rivers.
But let US change the .l go bjecf e iSpap
'fui 70 me. can not for get The SAG hle-k
|@ry q ny poef AIepd, hertn4 sAslsg
QlxqleeQ Y !, nav y g 4le "a:
|je"els tonlga'. nueF WIN TOT hi'n co
,usca'e "a Vaiu. Due sdey DecoMe ne e.
become the cnaracter am 10 represent
An! love oiamonds@tney ale so cold;
so pure ana so very precious
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sa Later in the evening. Bessie Karck
(whose- -b;strienie. -.laurels. .tae reader
NAV here be apurised. were won under
another namej walked upon the, staoeso.
|re-enact the familiar part of the year be.
fore. " ~ ~ HpF7
AS then. her beautiful person abso..aoo
lutely blazed with diamonds, Her dress
was rich in the extreme. but there WAS
nothing out of character i'd it. 'sS ehd2lA
1t becomes her; Y and, although thsBA
great body Of the spectators had wit.
messed her efforts to please and Interest,"
them fot hundreds Of intervening nights, ,ss,
they had not noticedy or bad forgottens ~
whether she had worn diamonds, so re,,.
gal was her appearanceg-s 90 exquisitely
beautiful and impressive her classic fess
lures "a fa.A sod " ono saw zrl,es q,
The scenes of. tumult, OF. the /, nrevious
Christmas eve came like a hor rible niu.
ture before her. and vet. when she look. ~
cd around her, abe conld scarce nerstiadd 80
therself that the terrors of that fatal
niobt, both befote and beb;nd fha cnra.
t.;n uero nnt nsrts Sysan sswsnJs ,hs n!stit
tasu, : horrible n;Shtnare, > TNsrsI vss, ~
hut one incident, TINT recalled in,.thas ~
| house the past, and 1t rather made her. !,
| blush and hesitate, and-put a hand upon
fher palpitating hesrt, than, spprehend
danger. 4, ~ h,.rs l,oa ias 81 t.ss,,g
The incident was simple. in itself. -
The box in the pr6scenium was occu. = q
pied. and the ctirtsins in front were 10
drawn. yaaem
As she moved near ~,it while enactins
her rart. che heard child's voice. I NJ
It sounded like Adeles, and it startled
her. s..l...s..,.s,
"But," she pondered, ohs is In Italy" |"
/ Had she turned her face TO the box a. q
thst.moment, she would have been un- a
ldeceived as to Rivers whereabouts. A
ldark, exceedingly handsome man dreA
lfha<cprtSIn spsrtially aside and looked IS
upon her. AS be did 50. the sweet; fresh,
dimpled face of child peered over his
shoulder and whispered; st..,ss
"Papa, how beautiful! That is Miss
Karck, poor fflammas friend!' Them
as the actress was about to retire, the
child whispered: "Papa, let me go 10
Miss Karck; l DO 80 want to give her
this lovely boquet! 'ai s'efH ~ - FeNi'.
| Mr.. Rivers paused q moment before h
he answered; then be said, as he took i ~
card from its case snd prepared to write:.
81 will see if it can be accomplished,
Adele 4sg s,e.stsz9
He wrote upon the pasteboard;
"M1ss KARcR-We arrived, Adele and .
myself, in port to-day, in the steamer ~
Pacific. The resolution to return to .
America was the debate of moment. +,
After had written to you, under date
|of December I'd, l received dispatch
which rendered my presence in New
York absolutely :, necessary. / would
| have called on you to day, but Adele
was fatigued, and / postponed it until
Tonight NV carriage win be at these
rear of the house when the performances !.
are closed. This by Adele, who loves i
you.I
An r.hor eos s;onaled be vac reones.
"a - sona,s, tho ch;ld to Tho a,sss;rc.
from M ~ Of Mas Karck. a nieca q. oold
sssnred comnl;ance e'1',e'
A. honr apbeennentlv, walter R;vars.iir
..oo5 s,ons n fha alaosrt recent;on.as
s"o,n U 80 ,,hs successsuls actrass Nss,ya
IT.. 90. sosted h;e bastoss, irnon 80
innra. @ l.v. a. she had thrown harsalf, !,
IN ,I,otrsntsrv sumher Adele.
The actress and her visitor were Seem.
;nolv emharr.ssed Il was evident that
,he;r h; Conversation Was NOT of an eva,u.
dav nature In fact. the enest WAS. WITH
an eloouence few men could, under sncH
circumstances. command. asking Bessie, q
Z his dead, wronged wife's friend, to be 3 v
mother to his child. slssaa .hsbgloaa,
.You saved her once, Bessie,p be con. 70
tinued. earnestly--ussyed her when nv
lbesrt VAS broken, and my spirit .borne
4 to the earth with great sorrow-a ter.
rible horror. But for nv child'S tesrot
lsahe, / do believe would have closed
|my career on earth-taking Ill the sf&
! fsponsibilitysnpon my soul Of 90 fash-isss
so unnatural an act But l. Isresisted. .forss
Adele's sake, the. temptation, Then,
when saw you on this night two years
l.~o -hor anothar M a y, ora o,vf,,i ~; ~ ~