The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-02-25

"A little ooiored aon Of gun, named
ne iish lvhu ha. been frequently men
toned in ihi. paper seems bent on going
10 the devil anil ihe peniicniaiy About
year ago. he broke into a house and
stole a gun. lle warauutei, indicted. and
placed in jail From thence he oacapcd,
and while at liberty, stole two horses. lie
Wa rgain arrested aud at the last term q
the Court WIS found guilty " petit lar.
ocny lgun-slcalngl and sentenced 10 20
days imprisonment lie satisfied the
judgment by working on the streets with
ball and chain 10 biz lex. lIis time cx-
pirc'l few days ago, and be sienali1ed bic
return to liberty by breaking into the
house u Sam Smith, oolorcd, and stealing
a saichcl, a pair Of boots and some cloth
ing. a party Of hoys captured him and
recovered the stolen goods, but failed to ar.
ret him. lie IL now in Madison county
and will steal something within The next
ten DAYS. lie should certainly he placcd
IN luna,ic aaylnm-no lighter punish
mont would be sufficient
AT Louisville last Monday night Sara
ncrnhardi appeared before a Kentucky an.
dicnce Tor the first time, NJ Macaulcys
theatre. The writer occupied a seat in the
building. along with some two thousand
other individuals, male and femsle, all
anxious To- zee the charming Frenchwoman
about whom the world raves. The flower
Of the State made up that audience. There
the representatives u the wealth, the
beauty, the intelligence and the curiosity
Of al the people we've mingled. Standing
at the front rows in the parquctte, and
looking backward, you might have brheld
a scene that surpassed IN il lovelineas the
gorgeous limitations Of the stage. lon
galed upon a ssa u pretty faces, lighted up
with the flashing Of brilliant jewel. and
more brillian, eyes, and wreathcd with
flowers and colors Of every shade that j.
pleasing to the eye The play was "Frou
Fou," and Il j. especially adapted to this
most eccentric yet greatest Of aotrcs.'~, liv-
ing or dead. The restless, romping, way
ward "Gilbcrtc" must certainly not have
been unlike the girl that Miss Bernhardt
herself once was; at least, shc appeared
very close akin 10 the character. Those
who vent expecting To see Der ad went
away Disappointed. There vas no acting.
The curtain roe only 10 show ~ a real,
living, breathing fr0u frOu, merry, care
less, liqmii, flashing, devoted, Jealous, way
wari and unhappy. From vim ing 4 race
with "Nalreas" o. dying AT her hushand'.
feet, II was not Mis- Bernharit, but little
"Gilherte' al whom You were looking. The
fact that the play was In French made bat
trifiug difference in your enjoyment. II
was the eyes, the voice, the incompatible
manner Of the great actress which caught
and chained your attention. In the third
act, when she poured a torrent Of wither-
ing abuse and denunoiatiOn on her sister,
"louise," whom she ACCUSES of having
robbed her Of husband, child, home, happf.
ness, everything. she was grand, sublime,
unappr0achable. The curtain was unr
up three times al the close OF this act, and
il looked a. II the applause would never
suhsidc. Miss Ecrnhardl has not pretty
face, but her clear, swet ,<E0rc, her hcauti-
inl hair and her acknowledgements eyes
are more than sufficient 10 make her a
grand, glorious woman. She T., a. an ac.
tress, the only star u the very iTHt ~ag;h
tude. Most nobly doe. she deserye the
crown which admifing thousands have,
with one voice, hestowed upon hiH. To
have seen her Is genuinely ,nasifyine a.
peri ence. Llns H. the ,cign Of the little
queen of the stage