New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-08
THE ROMANCE or CREBILLOY PERE
from The 81. James Gazette.

from The s. James Gazette.
BY writing plays and being the associate OF players
Cr6billon brought upon himself the grave dis
pleasure Of his father The old grefier OF Dilou
descended from long line az lnnkeepers nan, IKE
many of his day, ennobled himself by taxing me
name of bis property; and he fel that 1t was doing
small honor 10 tie CI6bIlon blood to be "a writer
Of PLAYS. Bu; the offence only began here. Crobl-
ION came to know a certain druggist. in whose shop
he often spent the best par of his day, not, as might
be supposed b. atmiTcr, OF his genus
alchemy. lu! in pleasant grtinIg win the
druggists Gau ghter-a lovely girl still IN her teens
lie SAX deeply in love and proposed to the drug
gisl's daughter-the pretty Charlotte Peaget. who.
as II proved, was not lusenSlbie to the blne ewes
of the poet much admired by the ladies' OF
that dav. The Sieur Peaget was greatly battered
ar seeing his child courted by the Young dramatis
all was soon settled, and u satisfaction was com
plce. far different view a.! things was taken Oy the
old gteller of Dion. He urlous as the out
raped father oil the stage. What. n druggists
daughter. Not content with bringing disgrace
on the family name by becoming Il play riSht ne
must needs marry p!ebian! There was no
soothing the old man. 10 ms sohS lei-
ter announcing HE INTENDED marriage
The marriage proved s.ngulaIly happy one
though the troubles tnat accompanied IT were
sometimes very great. The Young people hY q
at FIRST in an obscure lodalng. hut not TOO syn
TO shelter Cleblilon's ready -nade family 81 cas-
and dogs for he always had passion Tor animals.
and would pick up such stray ones as he met w,tH
during his walks. The gentle Charlotte. when
these became iutUlcr3bly numerous, WoAd qlIct
demonstrate with him but, respecting hr ioF ms
y,
ado. Meantime CTebion bad entered on career 81
greater success: his Electro met with favorable
reception and his reputation had become established,
when one day Old gentleman called at his modest
abode during his absence from home ana was
received by the wife. Charlotte, not knowing VINO
he was answered his inquiries with 70 much
often rude that she won the strangers
heart. After somewhat pnzz!nR her WIN
his observations on her NANCE, aud sufficiently
nauirSing his sulprisc and disgust at the presence
OF many Gals ana dogs. he at last revealed hlm;
self and the purpose OF hl- visit. lie was the ola
gret1rr of y jon. A. old age had crcpt on hun he
had begun 10 Ieerct ms haisnnt,s aGWu How
came 10 forgive and forget. tIeDIll0h
and Charlotte accompanied ne Ola MN MN
h@CK TO itnGi where the tAthei, feaB
proud OF his iusIrOns son lnJG',tctG - III q" MS
frlow-ritizens as the successor 10 hac'n,i me
young couple stayed with hlm several months-n-
deed. until CIcbIilon had almost once more .o,t his
fathers favor, OWING 10 his cNtravA2ant habits
CfGbllOu, on ins return to Paris, moved mo
splendid apartments near the Luxembourg; It Is
supposed that he wished tie world 10 bc!leye ne
haC inherited n grcat lOItulc on bis fathers death
] bis mere CXlraYagaIt liie however, qua !I' Iasl
long for on tie faliure OF ms play AetNcN ne was
10 return 10 lis cd lodging III the Pace
Maubtl1 IL is told TIM III their day of spi,nuor
Charlotte often SAID with sigh now happy they
lon would ki's her, and reply IL gentle iohcS
they might vet return 10 IT.. and thar,
perhaps, before long. They do 500,
the shadow o. death followed them 20 tine door
urcscniineut that she should nor live long took
held Of Chali0ttc's mind. she expressed ms 10
her ONLY renlv was If yu are near
me al iDe end ] shall fancy atI ,ailng asleep
Her pr. ointment Wa, usi III i"uuie one Nr"ng'
on fICbll o IgtUTu home. sHc irg nrisr' iAln .is
arms ~; ing. Il shall leave yru for ever tc-uai,
aad In "a fcN hours Der siirlI was 40ae. &c lon
never recovered FROM tn o"W. tir shut himself Mp
ior the rest OF Us days las on' soiace DeinE son
which ns WIFE HAD i,lt Liza L. tLo cradle "nen she
Litg.