New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-26

manner. If the Cherridls the verge of bank
ruptcy, one could understand French bourgeois OF
exceptionally noble instincts behaving as Henri
docs.
Wenext see The de Tdrgy family nipped with pow
cry, and human fleas biting them. The tormentng
insects are fine but underbred ladies' They are
drapcd III soft and elegant raiment but to quote ST.
Paul, " hateful and hating one another" The ten
der mercies of the wicked cruel Those delight
ful creatures the fine ladies' pay Marcelle. for old
times sake, the compliment of visiting her. How
they make the CALLED jade wheel How cruelty
they let her know that when rolling in their luxu
rious carriages they saw her standing on the 3sous
platform OF the tram-car and wondered she was
not seasck. They ask her to tell them how she
ielt when going TO market attended by maid-of
aIl-work The actors and actresses felt this part Of
the war too abomlnable satire on human nature
and after the first representation insisted il being
curtaled But the playgOer still sees the de 7drgys
In their garrett lodging. While Henri is a
clerk, Mdrcetle has many small and, for a woman
reared To fortune and unused to making both ends
meet bitter trials. Five thousand francs year is
sordld misery. But the dOwager and her daughter
ln-iaw can still afford to wear nice gloves and neat
boots. Anne. Henri frets aud worries because she
Is deprived of her accustomed luxuries. 1t annOys
her to be obliged TO carry dirty coppers her purse
She is febrile and easily excited. The dOwager,
who has In her the stuff of heroine, looks superb
as she is going out 10 give music lessons. The
daughter in-law thinks Of going to America and
starring 1t there in LanRtry fashion. She balances
in her mind between Cherrial, who has offered to
become her banker and the tenor. But the
plutocrat had cynicaly told her that he did not
mean to let her draw cheques his house for moth
ing. Narcclle. like poor dear Frou.rou loses her
head from sheer perplexity She, however, is IN
duced by her disgust at the too visible breakup Of
CherridFs health to elope with Julidni.
To console himself for Narcotics loss the banker
makes up to the most brilliant dem-mondaine of
the hour Rose Gusrin: But she also takes note of
the dropping eyelid, the falling underlip, and the
hot, pasied hand OF the old BOurse shark and turns
q dear ear 10 his advances. 10 get her into his
power lie advises her to seek for excitement in stock
exchange gambling, and advises her to speculate
on rise when she ought to 20 in for fall. How
ever his passion becomes so Irresistible that he
does rot wait until she Is ruined to devote to her
few millions. He sets her up in the fourth act in
private mansion in the Avenue de Vllers. the
tnOrOughiare III which Mama llyed. 10 ludge by
the immensty and splendor of the dining-room in
which the hOuse-warming supper is lald out hoSGs
haOltation Is almost palace CheTiat rs proud OF
having done things handsomely. lie has asked
several OF his Bourse and club friends 10 WI ness his
triumph. All the fast and wealthy dandIes have
but one ambition. 1t is to have their names asSO-
ciated with that of ROsa GuTin, as Mdlle. Fey
CHIMES was with young de MQrnys.
The talk at the supper is about the burning of
transatlantic steamer the Fulton, in which JUiiGp
and his troupe of yocaliss have persisted. Not
plank says SdRbiRiert, GOmmeir, " has Dcen
saved" hat was unlucky," quoth another dandy,
who is losing The memory of words, " for that poor
little Madame-what dye call her-oh! that nice
little singing creature, you snow, VINO ran away
with Juiidup Nine de IdrJyW " Yes Madame
de 1drgy She YVES a dear little thing. But what
the deuce tempted her to run OFF to New-York
Paris was her natural spherc."
Henri De larry enters with BOurse message for
IL lv,. hmm of
champagne; lie looks so interesting ana Inc an
choy. And so think, also, the corps De ballet who
have been invited to the orgle. lhey are IN span;
ish costumes OF the odcn time AT dessert Cherridt
proposes n toast. He drinks q" To Matter" winch
plays him on The spot an ugly trick. ApopleXy
knocks HIM down as the doctor had predicted. lie
is Oh his feet holding up his glass when the lit
comes on. HIS eyes are dazzled and his tongue
stammers. Tho nOtOus mlrh OF the Sirens cohtln-
ues. A band hidden behind flowers performs
diabOlcaly lively rOndO. The EOmmcHC ana mon
servants snake Cherridi. drag him up and down
the room 10 bring him 10 his senses, 1hey then
take I'm to Ggga or lP gye We se
by open JOr-wIndows tie diniug-Ioom. III the
Doctor failed TO enter. the or5e would be prolonged
He looks at the Baron, from whose mouth Whlie
froth issues, and he cries out No more music
over there He's deadV
The plot now thickens BGrOncss Cherriat comes
ont I'm the BdrOH's lifetime the noble generosity
OF her disposition was under marital restraints AS
Il widow She goes to AsnIercs, where HeHI7 dG IdrGy
and his mother are th9 CUES OF tIle Hottest uo't
"A
Chcrridi saws to thc dOwagcr: Your son PAID win
the nappi ess of his life for IN error that ne dll
not commit. Let me place in your hands Tor MS use
enough money to buy the license OF STOCK
broker for him" The mother declines 10 say yes
or 80 until Henri has been consulted Mhcn sne
informs him OF tue PROPOSE. he declares hlInSet IN
loye-head ana ears over-wlth the fair young
widow, lie then tells now he had been snnDDed
ana Inundated by the baron and sustained ny tine
sympathy of the augc ic DGrOHtSS. Everything
seems fof the bet in the best OF worlds. BIt uh-
fortunately. when ing more remains TO be done
th4n to order the wedding-tir"ss narcotic turns mp
his prodlgal daughter was one OF the lew VINO eS-
capeI out ut the burning steamer. DIohen GOWN
with misery she has come nome 10 llpiCie Ior par
don. The DOWdJcr cXc.aIms Forgive, "heh me
Doctor tells of ndrceiies cOntrtlOn. - cannot,
answers Henri IL am HOt SAINT. L am 0niy
man, Let nobody breathe ner name III my pres
tncei Never neverw All the while MWcotH Is
hiuing i'm the next ROOM She sees wal marked
polsOnv on the chnney-plece ana selzlug IL,
uncorks it and swallows the contents She iuui,
beS in upon the stage Henri. seeing death stamped
upon her face. reenIs, takes her III MS arms, ana
tbus addresses her: Mdrcetie Darling sweet
love! All is forgotten aud iorgITch! All! all! L
'Oh, no !" she replies; 81 have heard you cry
Never never y a,u. :.
Death III passing over you mas ehaceu All sValii7'
love you 1 adore you