The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-23

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heart. Nine. de Girafdin fell on her knees
and raised his head, which remained hand
some and loving TO the last. Then the door
opened noisily aud man appeared IL was
NJ: de dirardin. SO you love him well p
cried he to his wife. She arose, digniled,
proud, grand. Yes, monsieur, love this
man, but have only loved him since he has
died
An adventure that befell Theophile eau.
tier, aud that certainly did him little credit,
Is rchearsed at some length In the final
chapter of the record OF the authors Bohe.
milan days. M. lIvussayc tells his story "a
follows;
" Theo was In love with young society
girl who was enamored Of his poetry. This
maiden was all beauty and all virtue but he
! played Capt. Fracasse, whose first achieve
ments he was then narrating. After lac had
parted her from her family and given her
son he tore ont this page of his life. The
woman who was sacrificed found no coDsola
ton except in her child, but she forgave
rheo because she was resigned to everything
in the blindness Of her passion. She had a
brother, however, who was not resigned.
One fine morning Theo was waited upon by
two men dressed in black. lie said TO me
Immediately They are creditors This
was form of speech, for he had no debts, or
rather the strangers Were creditors and the
debt was debt OF the heart. Our valet,
dressed in black like the visitors, silently
pointed out the poet, who was stretched
upon rug, smoking in the Oriental style.
Tho so'nbre visitors turned away, taking
him, In his hyperbolical and absurd cos.
tune, for Turk in exile. Will Won
conduct us to NJ. Theophile GautierP To
what end = That does not concern you.
Ihat does concern me, fancy, for am
said Theophile Gautier. BE seated, gentle
men, The newcomers looked at the rug
with naughty air. I'VE are not acous.
toned to sitting on the floor said one of
them. You are wrong to be ceremonious II
Is better to beseated than to stand, and better
to lie down than to be seated ones position is
taken for the grave Precisely, SIR re-
torted one OF the callers, we are here on seri-
Gus business that may possibly lay some one
In his grave The everlasting reparation
scene followed. The young girls brother had
sent two OF his friends as bearers Of the fol-
lowing proposition NJ. Theophile Gautier
shall marry Mile. - or shall fight. |,
representing the injured family, choose the
sword The first of the ENJOYS, NJ. Blanc,
read In hrm tones the first proposition. Theo
received 1t with the simple words: Between
Two evils choose the lesser. prefer fight
ing 10 marrying NJ. Blanc tried to prove
TO- Theo that gentleman should always
make amends for the wrongs he has COM
mitted. Il do not admit that have com.
mitted any Since when should man be
hanged Tor carrying of lovely maiden p
Ever, sir. And this is an aggravated case,
for the young girl has been mother since
Yesterday. M. Blanc was indignant. 'At
least, sir, II you will not marry the girl, you
Will not refuse to recognize the child This
Is our second proposal Y Recognize the
child! The son of poet Would you
have him devoted to the Internal gods
Moreover, have set opinion on all these
subjects Explain, sir r Listen,' pro.
ceeded Theo. 'One must be the last of the
rhiiist'nes to believe that neutrality-suspicious.
all the discoveries of science-men have
anght to do with the creation of children.
Women tell them so to please them, but the
truth is that they are mothers when they
choose to be by the sole force of their will.
| DO We not see thousands OF young girls
bringing into the world children in order to
compromise men that have saluted them as
they passed by, or that have not even sa-
inted themf appeal to Arsene Houssaye,
who Is himself the victim of many of these
ladies'. But he is q skeptic who never goes
to the Mayoralty. Nor shall L. Theo said
an this while thinking OF something else.
The morrow was gloomy winter day.
When Theo saw his adversary on the next
morning the Jury that possessed him on the
night bsiore was kindled anew. Why That
brother outraged in his sister was worthy
man fulfilling most imperious duty. But
Theo would not forgive his mistiess's brother
for seeking to kill him for thing that will
be done daily until the planets meet The
combatants threw themselves en- garae. Theo
Touched his adversary's arm. but so slightly
that scarcely drop of blood was drawn. NJ.
Blanc made conciliatory gesture. NJ.
dautier, let me address final appeal toyour
heart This duel will not justify either of
you. DO You refuse to recognize your
| child? y DO you not understands p cried
Theo. Yes, will recognize him after the
duel, but on condition that he will not
recognize me- Them said !, there can
DO no more duel. Bear in mind, too, that If
yon are killed yon will he unable to recog.
hlze your child
This brought the affair to a conclusion.
"Such is the origin,'' adds NJ. Houssaye,
"of Theophile Gautier second" And the
author rounds off his chapter on Gautier with
some additional evidence of the poets broad
views OF life Ivy reference to his passion for
demi-mondaine named Victorine, and TO his
caprice for Carlotta drisi, the danseuse.
"Terpsichore was in love with somebody
else, and she gave her sister Ernesta 10 the
poet. She was one of the family, but love
likes not such consolation. She was. how
ever, so good creature that Thee became
attached to her as to real wife. She be-
slowed on him two daughters, enriched by
the fairies of beauty and poetry. Catulle
Mendes and Emile Bergerat know this WE'LL"
supper at Rachel's is described in ear
tense: mile. Rachel no longer dwells in
the Passage Vero-Dodat; she has become
fine lady, and has built herself hotel in the
choicest part of Paris. It is midnight. The
supper il an impromptu sent by Chevet.
We all start from the Theatre Francois, soma
in private coaches and some in hacks. A
Prince arrives first, in company with Rachel,
in the little coupe given her by another
Prince, drawn by two English horses prs.
sented to her by an ambassador she refuses
nothing to those that are poor, but accepts
everything from those that are rich. The
Prince would have done wisely to have
brought two lackeys with him, for the SER
vice will not be much better than when Mile.
Rachel and Alfred de Mussst took their
famous supper together. It Is not the great
tragedienne's fault she allows herself to be
ruled by Rose, an Old-time servant, devoted
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