Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-10-26
THE DEVILS REVENGE.

THE DEVILS REVENGE.
From the French of Theophc GautIcr.
IT was toward the end of November;
the Imperial Garden of Vienna was
deserted; sharp breeze was whirilng
the sall'rOn-colored leaves, shrunk up
by the early cold; the rose-busheS,
tormcntcd and broken by the wind, let
their branches drag in mud. Still, the
grand alley, thanks to its covering of
sand, was dry and passable. Although
devastated by the approach of winter,
the Imperial Garden was not without Il
certain melancholy charm. The long
alley prolonged far away its rcddcning
arcades; beyond, the view stretched
over the Prater and Danube; it was
such n promenade as poet would have
desired.
A young man was striding up and
down this alley with visible signs of
impatience; his costume, somewhat
theatrical in its elegance consisted ola
frock-cOat of black velvet, with gold
facings and bordercd with fur, gray
wooden pantaloons, top-boOts, with
tassels, coming half way up his legs
He might have been twenty-sevcn or
twcnty-eight years of age; his pale
regular features were full! of linoSse,
and irony lurkcd in the creases around
his eyes and the corners of his mouth.
At the university, which he appeared
to have quilted rccently-fOr he still
wore the Students cap with oak leaves
he must have plagued the Philistincs,
and shone in the front ranks of the
burschen ana the foxes.
The narrow limits within which he
circumscribed his walk showed that
ne was waiting for some one-proba-
bly, u lady, for the Imperial Garden of
Vienna in the month of November is
hardly propitious to business rcndez-
vous. Soon young girl appeared at
the end of the avenue. A turban of
black silk covered her rich blonde
hair, whose ringlctS had been slightly
uncurled by the dampncss of the
evening; her complexion, ordinarily of
waXen whiteness, had taken rosy tint
from the bite of the cold. Grouped
and wrapped she was in 4 mantle
trimmed with marten skin; little
terrier accompanied her-a convenient
chaperon, on whose indulgence and
discretion you could count.
- "Imagine, Heinrich, said the pretty
Viennese, taking the young mans arm,
81 have been dressed and been ready
to 90 out for more than an hour, and
my aunt kept on with her sermons on
the dangers of waltzing, on recipes for
Christmas cakes and carp with blue
sauce. went out on the preteXt Of
buying some gray boots of which have
no need whatever. II is for you, Helm
rich, that | tell all these little lies which
| am constantly regretting and con
stantly beginning over again. What
an idea it was of yours to take to the
stage! What was the good of studying
theology so long at HcidelbergP My
parents liked you, and we might have
been married to-day but for that. In
stead of meeting on the sly under the
bare trees of the Imperial Garden, we
should be seated side by side before n
fine porcelain stove in nice warm
room, talking of the future of our chill
dren. Would not that be a happy lot
HeinrichP"
"Yes, Katy, very happy" replied
the young man as he pressed, under
the satin and fur, the dimpled arm of
the pretty Vienncse; "but | cannot
help it. The theater attracts me irwin
cibiy; dream of it by day, think of it
by night; feel the desire to live in the
creation of the poets; seem to have
twenty existences. Every role that |
play makes ne new life; all those
passions III It | express | feel. am
Hamlet, Othello, Charles Moor. When
one is all that, he can with difficulty
resign himself to the humble condition
of a village pastor"
"That is very noble. But you know
that my parents will never have an act
or for u son-in-aw."
"No, certainly, not an obscure act
or; poor, ambulant artist, the puppet
of managers and the public; but great
actor, covered with glory and applause,
who earns more money than q minister,
they will not refuse, however scrupu-
lous they may be. When shall come
to ask your hand in handsome yell
low coach, the varnish of which will be
able to serve as a looking-glass for the
astonished neighbors, and q tall lackey
covered with gold lace will let down
the steps for me, do you think they will
refuse mep"
81 do not think they will. But who
says, Heinrich that you will ever come
to thatP You have talent; but talent
is not sufficient; you must have much
good luck besides. BY the time that
YOU shall have become the grand actor
of whom you speak the best time OF
your youth will have passed, and then
will you be ready to marry Kate,
grown old, when you have at your dis.
posal the loves of all those princesses OF
tho theater, who are so joyous and SC
gayly deckedP"
"That future" replied Heinrich, "is
nearer than you think. l have an ad,
yantageous engagement at the theatel
of the Corinthian Gate, and the man
ager is so satisfied with the manner in
which played my last role that he has
made me u present of two Thousand
thalers."
"Ycs," replied the young girl with {
serious air, "that role of demon il
the piece. confess TO you, Heinrich
that | do not like to see Christian as
sumo tho mask of the enemy of the hui
man race, and pronounce words O
blasphemy. The other day went t.
see you at the Corinthian Theater, anC
at every moment | was afraid that {
yeritable hell fire would issue from on'