Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-04-18

thought he already knew. tndt Ar
thurs father never meant the harm
he wrought, that week after Rob-
erts imprisonment, st. Valery OBJ
tained pardon for him, and sent 1t
TO the Bastille by Latour, who brought
back the information, which they
never thought Of doubling, that Rob
ert Landry was dead; how st. Valery's
remaining years were filled with sor-
row and remorse. As Robert learns
the real story Of st. Valery's share in
Latour's plot, his dead heart changes
10 a living one, and his only thought
is, how TO save the son Of the woman
he loves. Robespierre and ST. Just,
from whom Robert could obtain the
Young mans pardon, are away from
Paris. AT last u thought strikes him,
which fairly illuminates his features
but with an awful radiance; he tells
Cathrine that she shall see her boy
again. Then a. she is listening TO
the iaIal list she hears Arthur 5 mum
Der called, and another voice than his
answers, Here aud ready The
neat instant her boy L. la her arms,
and burst OF sunshine lights up the
prison Yard, and Robert Landry IL
seen standing la Arthur place on tue
guiliOllne. tlniS.
never saw Mr.. lINing's face look
more byautiiuI tnan during the TWO
iast scenes As ne stood waiting Tor
u,atIi, lac seemed wAat one might I'M
| agiue Tor a dlsvuO bodied splrit-a lace
] perfectly dead, and Yet glowing Win
the JOY OF his sacrlnce. Miss Terry
Was enchanting "a the young girl, and
very charming and pathetic through
! tEe rest OF the play. She had some
very lovely costumes, the daintiest
uI which Was her dancing dress at la
| Driir JardIuIere-a confusion OF pink
! aud whlie Win "A Wonderful rose-coN-
cred mat Roberts party costume
Was what might Oe called every day
wear, cIOIn oI gold-au exquisite suit,
yellow enough TO be golden and yet
not yellow enough TO glare. Ii came
out of the Bastiile in very dingy and
pitiful tatters We had orchestra
chairs, and our nearness 10 the per
| formers gave Us the full benefit Of n
very funny stage accident Things
went OH until the end Of the first act.
Robert was in the hands Of the sol.
diers, Latour and ST. Valery stood by
and Cathrne had fallen in "A dead faint
OH the floor. As she fell, Robert
| started forward al IL TO save her from
falling, but was held back by crossed
bayonets. The curtain descended
once OH this scene and rose again
for the tableau. The curtain had
only gone about half way In its career
when il hitched and caught. There
were sounds OF frantic efforts by the
stage hands and orders which nobody
seemed able 10 execute, resulting In
few hopeless ilappings. The situa-
the play, no doubt because he was
also sole lessee OF the theatre" He
| lifted his eyes from the face OF Latour,
and a. that look Of counterfeited
deadly wrath lighted on the offend
ing curtain, IL increased ten-fold In
deadliness aud became unmistakably
| th ha IN,
ter who caused the accident could
naye seen that glare, he would have
felt tempted to instantly depart for
the nearest country with which En-
gland has no eItradition treaty: and
II AIR. Irving could only repeat that
expression at will, IL would make him
the greatest actor of this or any other
age. But worse WAS TO follow. Miss
Catherine Duval Terry had fallen
with her face turned to the back OF
the Stage, and 30 remained quite un-
conscious Of any mishap To the cur
securely down, she lurched over to
wards the house with n roll and
tumble aud sat up, then seeing the
UNHAPPY state Of Affairs with great
presence OF mind she threw herself
! back On the IloOf aud resumed her
MOON right where sne lad lett IL OIL
ard AT that moment the curtain
rIgnted itseli aud went down, not n
Wink zoo soon, Tor ia another five rec
! onds All tragic effect would have been
lost. Of course the ~noie occurrence
pa sed In n fraction ui the time IL has
taken 10 relate ii, but It Mas intensely
funny while IL lasted.
Wen, to wind up my story, one fine
night raw us all embarked for ltotter-
dam. While there We varied matters
by going out 10 the Hague saw Paul
! POltei buli-a line fellow he is-and
hembrandI school of Anatomy. We
also visited that cnarmiDgly cosy
40! al paiace, the House la the
"OVds, (which now belongs TO the
Dutcu princess. linen, across the
frontier, aud soon back TO Berlin.
Gradige Frau, Icb empfehle mich.
To you and my ADgio-Dutch travels,
/ say, Auf wiedersehen.