The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-08-22
IN. Y. Correspondence Cincinnati Gazette
A ROMANTIC STORY.
The True Tale or an American COun
tess. A Wife and Not a WITe.

It Is one Of the strange things In
life that people generally take such
an interest In actors and actresses.
Every member OF q theatrical Ru-
dience Is well enough aware that
that charming Lady Teazle is, IN prl-
vRte life, Whist Sidney Smith would
call ''sn extraordinary ordinary per-
son." or that imposing King is, In
reality, valgar, red nOeed fellow
who never had an idea above
beer and beef In his whole existence.
And yet every detail OF the lives of
these puppets is caught up by these
newspapers and read by the public
with eager interest. II Miss Fanny
Davenport scratches her nose, the
whole world hears Of IL. She is inter-
viewed about IL at great length, and
the progress OF the precious organ TO-
ward complete recovery is traced by
daily bulletins. II Charles OCOnOr
scratches his nOse-whO cares And
who ever hears of It a.? Probably
every intelligent person in the Unit
ed States knows by this time that
John T. Rsymond's favOrite amuse-
ment is to match quarters. Does
anybody know what George Ban
erOft's favOrlte amusement Is, or does
anybody care ? Everybody knows
that Lester Wallack is q yschtman,
and that Montague loves ViOiets, and
when Di Murska, and Patti, and
Nelson have each got another divorce
and q new husband. Does anybody
know or care what John Jacob AS
tors faVOrite flower is, or how Oliver
Wendell Holmes takes his recreation,
or whether A. Il. Stewart was happy
In his home or not ?
ATRUE STORY.
All OF which I urge Rs my excuse, IL
1 seem to tell too many stories OF the
stage. These are the things which
the public never tires of listening
to 4; they would rather know the pri-
vRte life OF q low comedian than OF q
millionaire, and would read the rO-
nance of subordinate in the ballet,
where they would pass by one of the
queens of society herself. The event.
full history am going to relate was
told to me- only day or two since by
one who had knowledge OF the facts,
and as 1t concerns s queen OF the
stage, know it will be listened 10,
whereas 1 might think twice about
boring anybody with an account Of
thrilling adventure that had befal-
len Mrs. Grundy or q striking espi-
sode in the career Of Lady Potiphsr.
THE HALF MARRIAGE IN PARIS.
Genevieve Ward, who will appear
at Booths in this city the next
month, is in reality q Countess, and
one of high degree. This was how it
came about She studied originally to
be a singer, and did appear upon the
Operatic stage in this city. Becoming
imbued, however, with the idea that
q future awaited her as an actress, she
went abroad to study. Living quietly
In Paris with her mother, yet sur
rounded by excellent society to which
her beauty and accomplishments had
easily admitted her, she became ac-
quainted with q Russian COunt-a
real Count-who belonged to sn infiu-
ential and wealthy family. His at
tentlOns became very marked, He
was handsome and noble looking, as
GEenville Murray says Russian men
OF the better class usually are. He
was man Of many accomplishments
and fascinating qualities, and when
he asked the beautiful American girl
to be his wife, he found a heart al
ready conquered. 1t was arranged
that they should be married quietly.
They were married quietly at q R0-
man Catholic church. In some way
or ether, by way of q chance remark
by some one, she got an inkling on
the wedding day that the marriage
would not be legal in Russia
unless 1t was also celebrated
in q Russian church. When
she asked her husband about
It the same day, he met the point
very cOmpOsedly, admitted that this
was true, but added that there was no
Russian church in Paris that, as
this was merely an additional and
formal ceremony, he had supposed it
1t might be postponed until they
reached Milan, where they had pro-
posed going, and where, he said, there
was RussO-Greek Church. To this
his bride replied that he might 90 on
to Milan, and she would follow with
her mother and they could be mar
ried there. The impatient lover
chsfed at all this, but the girl was
hAA oOOub ~ thOuBu Su6 dU6H NOT
seem to have begun to suspect him.
He Obeyed her, and they journeyed so
Milan by separate trains. After they
hsd arrived, he appeared with a story
that the Russian clergyman WIS out
OF town, and an appeal to her to fore
go this insistance upon a mere for
mslity aud set out with him upon
their travels. Then the native
shrewdness OF the girl asserted itself
over her love for this titled rascal.
She had Inquiries made, and discoy-
cred that the Russian priest was in
town, and likewise, that there was a
Russian church in Paris. Evidently
the Count had been lying to her, and
with what purpose WRs too evident.
She confronted him with her knOvl-
edge, and he, seeing that the game
was up, disappeared.
OPENING A CAMPAIGN FOR JUSTICE.
She returned to Paris, filled with q
determination 10 compel this man to
grant her redress. She went to the
Minister, and, not finding
him in the city, laid her case, in the
innocence OF her heart, before his Of
fetal representative, Mr.. Don Piatt.
or Mr.. PlRtt's share in this history IL
is perhaps well to say as little as pos
sible. Ii will be sufficient to say that
when the Prefect Of Police demanded
MISS wards DaDers of him he gave