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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1881-02-21

nIbt Der itrenge Minter unbsil at ben
Saatcn anridtet uno Die @rnote BON 1881
I'M Ourblbnitt 10 gut ausfGut. Dte bic
Der beloeu lebten Sabre, 10 fam maj auf
el1el1 ueberl0uB (iber ben einbetmil6eu
UerbrauG) bon 800 W2iGionen Bul6el
NetSen redneu. QngenDmmen nun, Gus
ropa bat III bieiem Sabre euolid ctumaL
cute Grnnten, 10 oaB eS nur, laGen mir 100
Wt!u!oMen 8ulbel bon uns braudt: =
mas lou aus ben anoeren 100 Wfiliouen
tperoen :? IS fann bod niht ieosr Der
so Wttutonen G~innobner 2 Suldsl me5r
elien, alS CT braudjt = Mai5 2 Stun. bas
tann man. tpein ale StrInge reiBeN. ltatt
Sol3 ooer Snblsn Sur Teuerung Der:uen:
ben, tpIe 0as ldDu oft tautb in Die ieul
Mluter) geldehen lit; aber uH gSei3et
tudre cS bod SGaoe! lin i'm uber=
baupt los SI tperoeu, miiBte man i'm url
Spottpreile psrtaufeu, Die ben Gauey nidt
fur letne Nrbeit be5ahlIen, aeld!De!gs
ocnn ibm eiueu lleberi6uB gelpdH;ten,
bon benz CT etneShuIoen usrSinic1 tGnate,
uno Oa tDGre gtei6 Der &rah 20.
90, III Der Misrepresentation, uno feir
mes lDegS, mie uuipiijeuoe gtarcsn in Gu>
ropa meinen. in Der Grih0pfung uuieres
~0SkoUUCt9 UulW VluUpUuU lttA| ~ |pttl~
Iide @efa6r fir Die Ser. Staateu.
llno biele GefoDr lit nur bur6 Gin Dit;
tel absnmenben: er0Bere Germannidfa6=
un9 unlere5 NderbauS. lleber bieien
Guntt lit an Dorlicgenoer STEELE unSdbs
li9cmale gelproden woroen, = fretti6
Obne groBe 5offnung. oaB Die Warnuug
Beadtun8 ftnoen perbe. Denn bteienige
Slugbeit, Die nur burd S6abeu eriporbeu
tpirO. lit iebt, pie ieit Sabrtauienoen, bic
einSise &Iusbeit Der 0otfer, unb ielbit
bieie hGlt nidt iebr LANCE Dor. 3uderz
robr, 2abaf, 9ant Jlads, g8ein,. @e>
mulc. 6anoclsgep6Gie, Sarbefrauter,
&aroen, Obit, ia islbit Gin Ben palDloien
Steppelt OcS @elteHS) Malbbdume a1ous
bauell. anftatt INNER mr. 8rooltoffe in
fabrttmdBigem 8etrieb bes 9ldsrbaus ber=
5uitsuen: = DaS lit. mas iih Die 9aubs
t%pirtbldait bes Meltens 3ur Nufgabe lteIs
len muB, wenn iie Die @efabren bon it6
fern balten mill, tpelde gu bDier leBt in
eiuem ungeDcuren &ra6e gipteIu plroeN.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1881-02-21
Sric0rt@ Win@ ge8eW Sentpes
rct3Stp 0uG.

Ser iebt MISUNDERSTANDING cole beuts
ibe 8ionier SSrieorih Wun6 in @arren
county in Ntiiiourt bat bieier Sage an
ben frlberen W~iiiourier Staatsletretar
Srans G b III a II einen portrcfflt6en
Brief gegen Die Eemperen3Ier Geri6tet,
ben mir nit GrlaubniB ocs 8erfaners uno
oes @mpfdngers mittbetIen:
Olein tpertber Sreuuo!
sic tpiniden, oaB ib iiber bic neueite
g emperens= 81 pe9ung mid aus;
lprede, NIB ib mill es tbun pbne 36gern,
pblppbl i6 Durh Dtele an6ere S1reibarz
beiten geordn9t bin; gilt IS bod barunl,
oaB aub in oteler ernften Srage SSeOer
bur6 cubigcS GrpGgen 81 flarem Gerz
itd1oniB fomme.
6Gtte nibt OaS q nj ertfanertbn,n IN,
bur6 DeldeS bas beoeutenoite / eli y e.
III / II 70 E II anf Der gansen @roe gez
l9afieu tpuroe, leine %glGn3enoen Seiten,
ib miroe ni6t Dor Al Sabren mein
geliebteS uno mir nod INNER tbeureS 6ei>
matblanb Derlallen baben, UNI mid ibm
ansul6lteBen. Oo6 bas golf, meld,em
i6 Dur6 meme @eburt ange60rte, mar
nicoergeoruft bur6 cine flritIibe @ia=
tirgeipalt, pelde our1 Die Nnitrengungen
unO Die Spfermiligfeit leiner bslten
S6bne ni6t ab3uihiitteIn mar; ib aber
moute ein freier Wtsalb ieiu. uuD lo grituz
oete i6 mir III Dem y9Gnoe Der Sreien"
cine neue 0eimltdtte. Sin freier Wenl0
MAJ i6 isitDem, our6 feline @elpaltz Nuz
maBuAg beldtigt, oa i6 ia au0 feiHem
Muoern 81 nabe trete.
02A lol id ieBt nod unter cine 3u1t>
rutbe 9elteut tperoeiI, ~Bel6mungen BON fa>
natiih nerblenoeten Otenlden, iuelhe niez
mails genIet 3u babeu lbetien, DG5 iuirfs
Iid)e Sreibeit 1T Gosr il. eiE nuuatiirl;.
der SiuaIg, GuSgeilbt bon elmer betboSten
Wielrbeit, ni0t chen 10 uuer.r11lid uaD
untUilroig tple Die brutallle 9errlbersWcz
malt
Sem benfenben Gbeilc oieies Golfes
mare Sol9emoes our 8ea9tun8 81 empfsDz
len:
/. Gin 9olf. tpeI6es ieiner Iret9eit fid
rilbMt, mug G!d) bereit iein, Den freibeitz
Ii6eu @ruHciay folgere0t, niat elisa
MIR ftiiGweils, CUR Ng5fibruug Sill brilz
ger. Sex Birger zines freisll @eaeintDs=
lea5 lit bcredjti3t, lit allem igineM 5 Sun
auein Iidplt 81 bsitimmeR, oorausaes
ieBt, bab er beI ytedltet teine5 9ubern Al,
nabe triti. uno boB Ell ieiHe bur9e;iiaeu
8erpnidtaagen erfIGt. Wegsn Die ~IeLtere
8Droa5isba:s tuirb ni1t baourd berfioe
ben. 0ab i1 mid tIeIOe unb bette, baB id
ciie unG triute, nie ib nil, e8 1T
alIsin m2ine sisene, teines 2tnaern Sade.
$50 bliebc Die Tol9eridtigteit. uno mo-
mdre Die 0reE;e, Melln in bie}sn un0 Gbls
lid)en OinQen Der frete &iirgcr inter Bes
n%ormuEbun9 Geitelt rerben ioute 3? SSrsi=
lib mdg bel oleler 3tuaugIpltgtcit maitd)es
llner!puii0te %rortOmnteu, mie 9erDetd=
li6uns, 8runtiu3t, Sblemmerei, Gruns
fenDsit u. oBl. mebr; abcr Der 3 tpang
beiiert ni6t 6aS innere Weien ODER bic
i~ittl;dae 0eiinnuu8. tuoraus rtnier 6an6elu
flieBeu iou, bef0roert Dielmebr llur Oeus
delei uno bciIilide Siuocn. Die Qu5z
milhie Der notiirIiden Selbitbeitimmuna
miiien beleitigt iueroen ourA geiiti9e uno
iittliOe Gmporbebuns Oss gan5su NplfeS,
Our6 Uerbeiterte BilounQs=, G~rsiebuua5s
uno llnterri6tss Nnitalteu, Darb elm berz
eoeltes SamIlienleben, bur6 ieoe Nrt bon
pobItbdtiger Anreg1Hg, Hidt bur9 eiwe
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1881-02-21

DaItAng Der Stabt mar Der &1mpt nm
bic goliseimaat. Die republifanii6e
StaatsgeieBgebung erri6tete nnb Dem oaz
mails mob neuen Wtuiter &onopH'S etle
Ofetropolitars goIiseiz GDmntiliion. hcltes
bend aus 1tepublitanern. 0ie DeMotrateH
in Stem Wort erboben barber elm fur6tbaz
res Wutbgebenl unb Booo erfLqrte tbats
ladblI9 Dem Stqete Srieg. @r tpeigerte itd,
bic WaetrcpolltanppIisei ansuertennen Nno
behielt lelne Stride 8oIiSei in Otenit S.sA
8ti6t Der Staot, Die GommiIiGre ibrerE
letts marbeT MN cine neue Manni0aft an
uno eriplrtten 0 ben @eridten eineH
GinbaItsbefebI geaen @ooo, parelI aber
apBer StaHpe tbn 81 ilberreihen, ba @Ooo
ll@ i'm S%taetbaule Derltanst belt. Stun
CAB Is cine f0rmIide 8elagerunQ. tuubet
IS an @tISeItGmpfen 3iDii6en @oob'i6el 4
uno W%etrOpOIitan s8oliSilten ni6t febIt.e
Gnoli6 5og oas Z. Otili3s Negimeut aAf,
ma6te Sront gegen bas StaOtbaus; es
tparo l6arf gela6en uno Qles our genaltz
lamen Nertreibung Der @ooo'ihe NoIis
sci bcreit gemaht. Oa eubli9 CAB
Wopo. oeiien periOnIi1er Mutb ieiz
nem trDbigen Stnn nibt eIei9
fam, mad, nabm aus ben 0Gnoen bes in
Soloatenbegleitung su .ibm ~geianbten
S5eriff5 ben @erittsbefebl eutgegen MRo
oamit nar Die gefabr zines StraBens
fampfes bsieitigt. Sein Nnleben, beion=
bers bel Der fampfluitisen Sriiden Nbz
tbeiluug Der bemotratii6en 9artei, Die i'm
Der Tetgbeit bei6uloigte, erlitt inbeilcn
baour6 einen i6meren StoB unb er bate
ben 0ipfeIpunft ieinsr Wiadt iberibrttten.
8etm 8egtnn oes Biirgerfriegs Ma6te
er tpieoer tart bon ith reoen, oa er ben
ire6en BIan %entparf, Die Staot gtep gott
ais 8unbe5genoiiin ben rebeuiiden SIos
itaateu' anaui6lteBen. Gr gait oamaIs
lnD mod LANCE nadher fir einen Der boss
bafteiten Gopperbeabs i'm Rorben. Spdter
bat er ii@, wte idoH Stnfaues bes
merit, auf ben vStaatsmann" biucuSs
auipielen geiu6t, nidt obHe
einen g%erpiiien grfoIg, penigitens bel
ietner Yartet. DEM Elm gei0euter WanH
mar er ia, Derftanb es audb, in ieinem 6u=
Bern 2Iuitreten Die Gri6einung uno Wa=
nieren cines Gentleman Su betpabren. -
Hepublifanii6erietts fann man ibm gum
Serbienite anre6nen, mas in ben 9lugeH
Der Stem Oortsr Trei66nbler Elm ihtperer
8orpurf gsgea ibn iit: baB CT ais goritts
ger oes Nusl6uiiss fir 0litteI unb @ege
tbatiGblid cine llntDan0Iuug oes TartfS
in eineH freibGuoIerii6en Derbinoert bat,
ma0reno CT tie l6elnbar befarportete.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1881-02-21
stein ise gSeae Bee SemRerenaIer.

Ofah 6er 8erFanung BON Sui1ots vbat
Die StaatsgeieB9ebuug nt6t oas Jteht,
2uiGse AL mebr ais Ginem Nrtifel Der
8esfaiiuua in oericlben 0iGt DOrSui6las
gen." Stun lit aber auBer Dem &enpe::
renss !3uia5 our 8eriai1ung beretts ell alf
cine gafs unDere Trage. beaI9llber Gerz
ta1ungSsulab, ebenfauS i'm Nb9eorohetenS
hauis, DorgeiDlagen.
Gr beiaGt S~oIscubes: vBei Der na6iten
Gtaetsae iebBebungSWabl iou Dem 8olte
sur Nnnablne poer 8ernecfung Elm gers
%fofIungSSuiab porgeIegt Weroen, tuona3
Observation-Disclosures elm GsDalt Don
500 fir cine regelmdBigs 0iat nno Elm
Iag1elo bon ie 81 ii;r auBsrotOentllGs
Sibungsn, iotpie ein Heiie9cio Don ~
GentS aEi Die Wtei!e fiir ~regetmGbi8e tpie
fir auBerOroeNtIi0e SiBna8cI erbalten
lcQen."
0as Suliscpmite be8 N~hgeor6neteuz
6auIes bar lid fiir hjeiea 8erfailuHgsz
sElaB entid,ieoen, nadocm IS cine Neloe=
ru;g bucau Dorgenomrten bate, tponab
ba5 @ebelt einc5 0eieBge5ung5 mltGlteoeS
filr Die regeImGB!se 0iat $3.50 betrageH
loa,
@clingt es, 6teien 8erfaiiungSsaiab
i'm Mbgeorbneten. Sauie pDr Dem Senl7
pcreusz 3ulob, neldler auf Der SogeSoroz
uuug oes 90, Sebruar itebt, our IHno9me
81 ~brin8en, 10 lit Der Eelnperen5e 3ulaB
futld, Die SemperenaIer sappeln oaDer
~frampIbaft ge9en ben B~erfaliungss 3nlaB
bes Suiti3eomttcS.
SG ben nd9itsn Saeen mirb ii6rigens
in Der ganseu Sadie gar ni6ts gel6ebsil,
ba it6 Die bsibeu 9Guier Der S%taatsgelebs
gebung su Gbren pes auf ben na6lten
Oienitag fauenben @eburtstags @aibingz
toms idon am geltrisen Sreitag BIZ Slm
nG6lten Wfittmp@ -Dertqgt baben.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-06-23
The Farmer 8 Wooine.

ne daislss nodded in the grass. the butsercupa
And ,nss so1oss ss river sang the farmers u
Upon he hili:. 70 Blue and far, the maple leaves
Their .oft white beauty in the breeze that from
A little maid came through the lane, with song
and rippling laughter:
nodded after. = "a. 80 :
A strong youns farmer saw her pause beside
She drew 2 lily from its depths with golden
"Thou art more fair than lilies are.'' said he
with head uplifted,
And threy q poppy, as the stream toward the
She set the flowers i'm her hair, the red and white
A cloud grew black before the sun, and rainy
was the weather.
He came across the river then, the farmer from
He minded not the waters depth, he cared not
20 lover said he. sif cleaning sun and cloud
less skies oerlean us,
The rivers barring width may roll unpassed,
untrtod between us;
But when loud thunder nils the air, and clouds
and rain come over,
I'll cross the ocean to your side, am no fair
day lover"
And o. one day the village bells rang out across
the river;
a-quiver.
While some one drew a lily from the stream so
blithely flowing,
And plucked blo' d-red poppy that amid the
wheat was growing;
The maiden set them in her hair, tho red and
white together,
With many a smile, a tear or two, and glances
at the weather.
They passed beneath the chapeps shade, the
farmer aud the rla i1en, "a
Where arches crossed above their heasls with
snowy bloesoms hdeIL ft
And IN that place " holy calm the binding
wOr,ls were sp0k on: rsf
He In his heart bore out the truth. she on her
head tho tnken.L Il sE6 -
Tho years went by, and some were bright and
some were clouded over,
But ever stood he at her side; he was no fair
* day lover.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-06-23
New FORKS Plymouth Rock.

NOW 4 Ork Tribune.
How many New York men know
what Castle Garden is? An intelligent
emigrant, half an hour after arrival,
could tell native New Yorker all about
it. to tho latter's wonder and instruc.
ton. ...,........ -, H. =,
Castle Garden is the cradle of the
Empire State The Plymouth Rock to
the great West > There stood the little
Dutch fort from 1923 onward. while
the Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth were
picking blackberries the, third Winter,
the Dutch were shoveling up this fort.
There were Vanderbilt, Schuyler, Jay,
Livingston, Bayard stSchenck, or peo-
pie of similar noses, beginning the city
of New York just 258 years ago. They
of John of Barneveldt and wonderin 9
where Grotius had escaped to. ns1Ag :
Next the United States, not of Hol-
land but of America, seventy-four years
ago, leased the, ground by the Dutch
fort and erected ''battery," but it was
too weak work to mount a great can
non, so the city took it back in 1922.
The round stone battery was rooted over
and turned into q theater garden, called,
for the military architecture, Castle
Garden" There, with the pulse of
faith and fancy, you can hear Jenny
Lind singing, Fancy Ellsler dancing,
and the infant opera training. the Choir
us. In 1855, but quarter of a century
ago, it became the emig7ant,s garden,
the protoplasmic battery of Europe di-
rected upon us; and there in many q
single year zoo. 900 people. a great, Wit
al, producing army, have put foot
ashore and looked around in sovereign
way, satisfied that the conscription Of
ficer was distanced,i and proudly ex-
claimed: .'Well. little Maccaroni, fot
ticket do you vote?'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-06-23
Old Fruit Trees,

ID We notice occasionally reference
made i'm our agricultural exchanges to
the great age that both apple and pear
trees sometimes attain. As rule, the
pear tree is much longer lived than the
apple. We have seldom known an ap-
pie tree to live much longer than from
thirty TO seventy years. the latter age
being about the limit. But certain va
rieties of the pear sometimes live to a
great age, The former does not get to
bearing before it reaches from ten to fif-
teen years old. On az old homestead
in Montgomery county, Pa. there is a
Catharine pear tree that must be sixty
five to seventy years old. but does not
seem much more than half grown. And
here upon our present premises there
are two Catillac, two Windsor and one
.Catharine tree, which are estimated to
be one hundred and fifty years old! Fiji
ty years ago they seemed to be very
nearly as large as now; and we were
told by pruvious owner of the ground
Ian old man when we purchased it
that his grandfather, who came from
Germany, planted the trees, with others
OF the same name-which we removed
he was by no means an old
man. Hence. by getting at the ages of
the mans ancestors we pretty closely
approximate the ages of the trees
Ge3UaaRtO.cn Telegraph.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-06-23
New Fashions il in Houses.

- The newest fashions in houses come
from Newport. The following descrip-
tions of some of the styles will not, we
think, induce desire to have them be-
come general throughout the country;
low ceilings are the rage; eight feet are
the height of the first floor, and nine
the most allowed. q Windows are square
with minute panes of glass. and seem
to be thrown at the house to lodge
wherever it happens. Many open like
easements, and there must be several
sizes of glass in the same sash. Piazza
rails are built high and solid, SO that
you in reality sit. when out of doors. in
a room without roof. Loopholes filled
in with a square lattice, cause the piaz-
zas to look like fortresses. The CHM
neys, built of handsome brick, are not
covered indoors, and the sides of many
drawing-room are entirely of brick,
with a fireplace and wooden brackets
or shelves for bric-a-brac. The color is
fich (red cement is used), and the eff
feet is good. All new halls are built
large and square, contain fireplaces and
are furnished like drawing rooms, which
gives u very hospitable look to the
house,ito one entering it. Low and
rambling is the style, and there never
was such strife, after oddity in house
building. =
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-06-23
The Beantiful Lopeg.

One of the most beautiful and cele-
brated women in Paris is Nine. Lopez.
widow of the dictator of Paraguay. Few
have snch a strange and eventful career,
and spring from obscurity to a position
of almost absolute power. When in
Paraguay her rule was undisputed. She
lived in palace and reigned a queen.
She is very tall, has fair complexion,
large blue eyes, an abundance OF light
brown hair, and q commanding figure.
Nine. Lopez has striking resemblance
to Eugenie and, indeed, has often been
mistaken for tho ex-empress. She en-
tertains beautifully, with great dignity
and grace. making each guest believe
he is tho favored one. She speaks many
languages, all without accent. Nine.
Lopez is very brave, and during the war
in Paraguay followed the fortunes of the
soldiers, sharing their food and walking,
as they did, with barefeet, thinking the
troops would be Drawer and surcr OF
success if the wife of their commander
shared their hardships. She went
through the war, and when her husband
fell dead at her feet she was covered
with his blood. There was no time for
tears. She took command, and, turn
ing to the soldiers, bade them fire on
the enemy. With her husband fell an
old comrade of his, and on the battle
field Nine. Lopez promised the dying
man to be . mother to his orphan girl
"a promise she has nobly kept. Tho
cause was lost, and with her sons and
daughter the brave woman fled to Paris.
She is devoted mother and lives only
for the future of her sons. ioi-if'.i 3tii
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-06-23
Practical Information.

x,.... .,,.. ~, ,.,.l,aI - ET7F . 3 81 '+'
r a..What is rack rent, 5dad?'' inquired
q young Comstocker who had been
reading the news from Ireland.
The patient parent laid down the
stock list and replied: '.Do you know
how much charge Mr.. Bogg;lrty for his
room up stairs?" idt ' ~
..Yes, sir; $12 month.
'Well, now suppose Mr.. Boggarty
should take'it into his head to have at
his own expense, new paper on the wall.
tho ceiling whitened, and all the furni-
ture mended, the room would look o
heap sight prettier wouldn't itp" =iFs
..Lord!" murmured the intelligent
:.Well, if the minute sBoggarty had
got all these improvements made, l
should 60 up and look around and smile,
and jingle my money in my pocket and
remark: !. This is q pretty good sort, of
lay out for u single man, Boggarty,
and you have altogether too soft a thing
Your rent will be $40 a month here
AFTER what would you think of it9''
o. The innocent child giggled and said:
'"'That would be cheek, wouldn't it,
dad?"
..Bet your money on it my boy" re-
piled the father. beaming kindly on his
offspring. THAT would be rack-rent-
ing Mr.. Boggarty, and if he kicked and
claimed that all the Improvements had
been made without costing me cent,
and shonld fire him ont, that would
be eviction. / will now," continued
the parent, warming up. ''briefly re-
view the history of Ireland for the past
seven hundred years. When Brian
BOrhu- p t..e.g ,..,sa,..i,,,,
But his son had fled.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-06-23
An Incident of the Blockade.

=. A correspondent of the Boston Adver-
tiser, discussing the subject of color
blindness, relates the following as COM
ing under his own experience when en-
ployed-in the blockade of the port Of
Wilmington, North Carolina, during
the war of the rebellion: 1.-The ships
on blockade duty got under way at sum
set, and at dark moved to their regular
stations. some going well in toward Fort
Caswen and others further of, keeping
under low steam and in a special beat.
To, prevent as far as possible our own
ships from mistaking and firing into
each other, each supposing the other a
blockade runner, as did happen more
than once, my own ship getting three
"a pound shells from one of our own
vessels, a system of challenging and an
swering signals by showing or flashing
red or white light was established.
As we all knew the station or beat of
each ship, we could usually tell with
tolerable certainty what vessel was sight
ed. But, to prevent accidents, it was
the rule for any ship doubling to chal-
lenge by showing the challenging signal
for that particular night. If no answer
ing light was shown, or an incorrect
one, the challenger had a right to fire.
One night my own ship was challenged.
We were so near that all hands on my
vessel knew well what ship made the
challenge. We answered by showing
red light for three or four seconds.
Again we were challenged and again
we answered as before. All hands were
at quarters, Almost Immediately after
our second answer the lock-string of
the 1o0-pounder rifle on board the chal-
lenger was pulled, the gun, pointed di-
rectlysat my ship. happily missing fire.
Before the gun could be reprimed we
were made out, and no harm done. The
next day an interview was had with the
commander of the challenging ship, and
he was informed by me that his chal-
lenges were correctly answered, my
self seeing it done. Why our answers
were not seen by his ship could not be
made out. He informed me, however.
that he had been many months in COM
mand of his ship, and never before had
that gun missed fire.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-06-23
Berlioz Love Romance.

Berlioz was present, says London
Society, at the first representation of
Hamlet at the Odeon. and at once
conceived for Henriette Smithson what
he calls .sa mortal love-" His own
words best describe the impression made:
.'The effect of her prodigious talent, or
rather of her dramatic genius, on my
Imagination and my heart was only
comparable to the complete upsetting
caused by the poet of whom she was the
worthy interpreter. Next day "Romeo
and Juliet was on the bill. From the
third act until the end, scarcely breath
ing. as if q band of iron were compress
ing my heart, said to myself with en-
tire conviction. Il am a lost mani It
should be added that did not then
know a word of English, and had only
got a glimpse of Shakespeare through
Letourneur's misty translation" q
To get nearer view of the .graaade
tyugedienne, he entered the theatre
during a rehearsal. Romeo in the tomb.
overwhelmed with despair, was carry
ing Juliet in his arms. Berlioz, after q
glance at the Shakspearean group,
screamed out, wrung his hands, and ran
away. Juliet saw, heard, and took
fright, telling the other actors to have q
care OF CnaC &entieIHaH Will tHe W1Ckeu-
looking eyes. Not promising begin
ming for an ardent lover! Common
sense people will be inclined to remark:
..Genils to madness closely is allied"
But the favor of the Paris public is far
from stable. Miss Smith went out of
fashion rs fast as she came in. Count
ing on the constancy of the Parisians'
enthusiasm, she had undertaken the
management of an English theatre. and
rapidly experienced a .tacilts descensus
toward ruin. besides which. she broke
her leg-Mlle. Marsbe haved admirably
on that occasion-and limping Juliets
do not draw Notwithstanding which
impediments Hector got presented to
Henriette and married her. in spite of
her family's violent opposition On his
part he was obliged to obtain his parents
consent. according to French law, by
suniB,atiOns respectueuses-tha is, by
legal compulsion. On their wedding
day all the bride possessed was debts.
and the prospect of not being able to
act again, in consequence of her acci-
dent. The bridegroom had three hum
dred francs, lent by his friend Comet.
and the strong disapproval of his father
and mother. ssgaf2 fs-..J -ai -