The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-06
THE DEVILS REVENGE.

IL was toward the eHd oi NO'eHbti
the Imperial garden Of Vienna was dc
serted a sharp breeze was whrling tn
saffron colored leaves, shrunk up by tn
early cold, the rose bushes, tormente'
and broken by the wind, let thei
branches drag in the mud. Still, tn,
grand alley, thanks to its covering o
sand was dry and passable. Although
devastated by the approach Of winter
the Imperial garden was not withouo q
certain melancholy charm The long alley
prolonged far away its reddening arcades
beyond, the view stretched over the Prater
and the Danube; ii was such promenade
as a poet would have desired
A young man was striding up and
down this alley with visible signs Of i'm
patience; his costume, somewhat theatTi-
cal i'm its elegance, consisted Of frock
coat of black velvet, with gold facings and
b0rdered with fur, gray wooden panta-
looms top boots, with tassels, coming half
way up his legs He might have been u
or % years of age, his pale and regular
features were full OF finesse, and irony
lurked in the creases around his eyes and
the corners Of his mouth. In the uni
versity, which he appeared to have quit
ted recently--for he still wore the stu
dents cap with oak leayes-he must have
plagued the Philistines, and shone in the
front ranks of the burschen and the foxes.
The narrow limit within which he cir
cumscribcd his walk showed that he was
waiting for some one-pr0bably a lady;
for the Imperial garden Of Vienna in the
month of November is hardly propitious
10 business rendezvous. Soon n young
girl appeared al the end OF the avenue
A urban of black silk covered her rich,
blonde hair, whose ringlets had been
slightly unCurled by the dampness Of the
evening; her complexion, ordinarily Of
waXen whiteness, had taken q rosy tint
from the bite of the cold. Draped and
wrapped she was in mantle trimmed
with marten skin; little terrier accom-
panied her--a convenient chaperon, on
whose indulgence and discretion you
could count.
Imagine Heinrich said the pretty
Viennese, taking the young mans arm,
Il have been dressed and ready to 20 out
for more than an hour, aud my aunt kept
on with her sermons on the dangers of
WALKING 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. 1t Is
for you, Heinrich. that | tell all these
little lies which am constantly regretting
and constantly beginning over again.
What an idea of yours it was to take to
the stagel What was the good of study
lug theology 50 long at Heidelberg Nv
parents liked you, and we might have
been married today but for that. Instead
Of meeting on the sly under the bare trees
OF the Imperial garden, We should be
seated side by side before fine porcelain |
stove in a nice warm room, talking OF the |
future Of our children. Would not that |
be a happy lot, Heinrich
Eyes, Katy, very happy" replied the
young man, as he pressed, under the
satin and fur, the dmpled arm of the
pretty Niennese: but | cannot help it.
The theatre attracts me invincibly; |
dream Of il 10y day, think of il by night;
| feel the desire To live in the creation Of
the poets; / seem 10 have twenty exist
ences. Every role that | play makes me
new life, all those passions that express
( feel | am Hamlet, Otheiio, Charles
Moor. When one is all that, he can with
difficulty resign himself to the humble
condition OF village pastor
That is very noble. But you know
that my parents never will have an actor
for a son -n-lHw
mo, certainly, not an obscure actor;
poor, ambulant artist, the puppet of man.
ayers and the public. But great actor,
covered with glory and applause, who
earns more money, they will not refuse, |
however scrupulous they may be. When
l shall come 10 ask your hand i'll s.. hand
some yellow coach, the varnish of which |
will be able to serve as q looking glass for !
the astonished neighbors, and tall lackey +.
covered with gold lace will let down the
steps for me, DO you think they will re-
fuse ines'
IL db not think they will But who
says, Heinrich, that you will ever come To !
that: You have talent, but talent is not :
sufficient, you must have much good luck
besides BY the time that you shall be- /
,ome the grand actor Of whom you speak, | q
he best time Of your youth will have I.
passed, and then viii you be ready to
marry Katy, grown old, when you have
II your disposal the loves of all those II
'rincesses of the theatre who are so joy
'us and so gayly deckeds" ?
THAT future" replied Heinrich, SIS ID
iSaitl ,OI tliuh nave dll duNdu- |
ageous engagement at the theatre Of the u
,orinthian Gate and the manager is so a
atisfied with the manner in which /
layed my last role that he has made me u
present OF 1000 thalers." u
Eyes, replied the young girl, with o u
eri0us air, THAT role of demon in Tie | W
ew piece. confess 10 you. Hsihrch, III
hat ] do not Ike 10 see : Christian as
ume the mask Of the enemy of the p'
uman race. and pronounce words Of u
iaspheny. The other day | went To see
on at the Corinbhian theatre, and at III
very moment WAS afraid that veri- 'e
able hell fire would issue from one Of u
he traps where you were swallowed up ~
l flames Of spirits Of wine l returned "
ONE all confused, and l Dreamed hor-
bile dreams "
MY good Katy, that IS all imagination; I"
'-morrow, too, will take place the last
aud shall no longer put ON az
he black and red costume which SO much IL
spleases you"
80 much the better, my mind Is a prey 10
} vague feeling of alarm, and | fear OF
lat the role which has been so profitable Ct
your glory viii not be profitable to your WI