The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-15
HENRY RoCHEFoET's LIFE.
Rather IN Interesting Existence
Net All Literary Dradgery.
Neg York Times

One day in Paris my attention was
attracted TO cafe BIZ 3 crowd Of Wild
IL exeitAhle FreTehnsen ss1Yginz
around a small table. on one side OF
which sat Henry Rochefort smoking 4
cigarette and gazing With rather q
bored air al neatly shod foot which
ne had crossed over his knee. 0ppo-
ste him szs q specimen OF the genus
actor IN towering rage He was A
member OF Sarah Bernhargifis CON-
pany-the emperor in - Theodore -
and he had been insulted with singli-
larry picturesque and diTerting brutal
| ity by EOcbefort in that brilliant
Frencnnlan's paper. The actors face
was hvid, and his whole frame tren-
hled as be shook his fists under Roche
forts nose and called the Journalist
every name known to science. iitera-
ture and the stage.
kochefort did not reply. lie con-
s3dered Il unnecessary. - he had *
planned that morning n his pzper thai
he could not honor an actor by meet
ing him IN . duel. because actors we're
not gentlemen, while he tRochefe4rt)
| was OF gentle blood lie might have
added With truth that be was an arts
tocrat and marquis as well, by birth.
but he cid not. Ii was against this
final fling that the young actor was
protesting that day ON the boalevard.
I'm the climax OF his fury be suddenly
! Knocked kochefort's hat from his
head and stamped on il violently.
Then stopping he raised the battered
remnant OF the hat, and, tearing il To
s5resis With his nervous, yellow hands
cast the fragments in a shower over the
famous dnelist. After this he steplsei
back and waited tempestusasly.
The impurtarbabiliiy Of Rochefort
was astounding. Theirs was not =
trace OF brayaao about il, nor the
faintest suggestion OF theatrical strain
Jag Tor effect His delicate and finely
hewn face, with the Snowy hair. grace
full white moustache and imperial. and
heavily lIdded eyes, had no other ex-
preston than one OF entire boredom.
lie was carefully dressed. and his
hands we're small and well nodded.
lie finished his cigarette while the
| actor stood glowering fiercely at him.
5nd then walked bareheadei 10 his
cab and drove on. On the way through
TIE crowd he accidentally iosiled a
man, and a. he turned quickly and
.polaEiKed his face lighted up in a
| smile that was CHEEKY and expressive.
That night saw him again. | sat
in stah at the big Elem iheater, near
a box that stood forth from other
boxes by reason Of the presence OF a
woman, perhaps 70 years Of age, who
was as perfects specimen of Spanish
beauty as had ever seen. At short
intervals her big and brilliant black
eyes were cast over a warm-tintesi
shoulder toward the door of the box.
An elderly woman. who sat In the
box, dozed sedately. The younger
one was afire with iinpaiienee. A
Frenehman, whom knew. came up
during the entre-aci. aud said:
She rivals the stage. does she not p
shes beautiful giri-Spanish?'
Yes
Waiting for some one, t0oq~
Yes again She Is waiting for
Rochefort. She i his niece.
There was an almost imperceptible
droop OF the eyelid as he mentioned
the relationship
4 moment later the door the box
opened and blush btazed over the ex-
pressive face of the girl as the journal
Isl quietly seated himself beside her
and began g talk into the near ear.
Family matters, doubtless.
Four hours later there was a brisk
and angry discussion in one OF the
upper rooms in the Cafe de In Paix.
While the hubhub Of voices was al il.
height the door was thrown open. and
Rpchefurt strobe ont on the arm OF a
distinggished-looking man Of 90 wears
or more. The latter was exceedingly
wrosh. hut there was not the smallest
change in the susse Indifference OF
/ Rocheriori's nein great wranrle
Wa going On. didnt bother with il.
| but II Occurred ~ me before went TO
sleep ia the hack on my way home.
that II that was a specimen day oi
| Henry Kochei0rts. his existence mus,
he diverting, TO say the least