Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-02-18
SAVED BY a SENSATION.

Whoevsr frequented the Partisan
Opera lately must have noticed n
young lady OF rate beauty, who was
present nj every performance and who
SCI med to take q keen delight in tho
music and the singing. This girl had
eyes like pausies and brown hair Of
Rold red huo, and attracted as IN uch ct.
tentton rs any one on the stage.
Shs was always accom- panied by q
little, dried up old man, who resem ble1
a mummy, sn closely did his skin stiok
to his sharp bones.
How old no was no one could tell, Init
he nigh. have been either 50 or 80.
They were father and daughter and
came from Calcutta. The many dla-
monis OF great brillinucy which be
Sore made contrast to the simplicity
II his daughters costume, who was
Sttired in plain white muslin, her On y
|ornBmsnte some r0ssB.
The nsoob was enormously rich and
dying With Asiatio spleen. Hs was
grad ually sinking away with lRuRu9r,
and his doctors In India had ordered
him to Earcpe In the hope OF saving
his life. But his chance as poor one;
for Europe ia stale, and her civilization
m0notonous, to man stated with tbs
splendore aud eoosntTiolties of lad ia.
In Truth, nothing astopiEhed him, moth.
Ing moved him ct Paris, an sBtonish.
ment would have have refreshed him,
an emotion might have tRvsd bin.
Ons day a young man presented him.
self to the opulent East Indian and
said, without further preamble, ~
come to ask the hand OF your daugh.
tgrr"
The pabob scarcely raised hls
eyebrows, but fixing on the snitor n
| iull and inaDimate looh, asked, "Wbat
Ia your fortnne2"
~ have nome"
swell, shat Is not much importance, +"
the nAbob said; tiny daughter has mil.
lions. What 70 your position, your rank
In the world2"
~ am nothing yet, but expect to dis
tinguish myself hereafter"
"W bat is your name, your titIe?'
continued the impassive nabob.
~ have no arttocratic titie," giving
his name-a common and vulgar one.
49," said the Indian, lyon have
peiiher fortune, rank or title, and de.
mand the hand Of my daushtetP"
This nabob had no idea of such I'M.
paralleled impudence, and for the first
time In an immemorlai period, he felt
astoniehed-bas not excited. After On.
Toying his establishment for few mo-
ments, he said to the young man, with
all his hahituAl indifference:
"5ir, II We were In India, should
probably have you thrown out OF the
window, or, perhaps, placed in luna
tic asylum; at Paris, have only the
right to turn you out OF dooFs, aud re-
lquest you to get out, 3"
81 comprehend; my presence irritates
you "
"No, tir; 1t auHoys me"
The young man left the room; but
scarcely had he passed the doorsill,
when . white hand clasped his, and q
sweet voice ssid: "Wtll done; you
have repeated the lesson exactly; now
you must write the letter ! am about to
dictate to you"
The establishment had happy effect
on the nabob's health, and that day he
WAS much better than usual.
The next day. breakfast time, hit
Rdaushttr not having appeared, no gave
soraeEs to tho servants TO go aud cal
her.
At the sans moment a letter wa,
handed him, which he opened with In
ldolent tiGgers, and cast upon 1t q looh
which, ct first abssnt, became rlveied
a, coon Us he had read the first word Of
the mtssive, Tho letter WAS very Ia
Ionic, and ran thus:
!, "Monsieur:-I love your daughter
hnd she loves me. You would not give
her TO mel have carried her oil. "
These lines were signed with vulgar
EnRme, which had been pronounced sc
lhumbly the day before. The domestic
Hwho had been directed to inform b.
daughter that the nabob was awaiting
liner, returned with the information thai
Emadt moisells was not in her apartment
THAT she had left that morning In car
Hriage. Es II for journey, for she had
taken with her her trunks and band
Iboxss.
The nabob remained an instant mo
tionless; then, all at once, he uttered q
sort OF terrible roar, and, springina
from hts easy chair, with one kick Of
hts foot he overturned the breakfast
stsble.
THE domes,ios rushed Ia at the noise
ne threw himself upon them, beating
and striking them right and left; then
left alone, he smashed all the furnitur,
in the apartment, and never stopped
until exhausted, with rage and fatigue
he fell aenseless upon the carpet Of III,
devastated room.
When he came 60 himself, the mos
healthy reaction had taken place In hi
lay stem the crisis had produced an In
stantAneous and immense result.
Il was the emotion 30 long prayed fol
Iwbi,h had osme at last to save him.
| A messenger arrived from his dsuGh
ter to opsn negotiations for reconoilia
ttion.
nLet her come Lst her come, ani
tl'll marry her to the man she lowell"
The counle were not far of, and Booi
inside their appearance.
Monsieur" said the nsbob to tn,
/; Iyoung man, "you have neither fortune
,. frank nor title; bat yesterday You causes
me sstonishment, and to day you hav