The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-12-09
ADELAIDE.

It is now a long while since the man.
ager of a theatrical company, then re-
hearsing ''The New Years Present" In
the town of Cividale, near Udine, de-
clared that no stiff doll should be used
to represent the infant introduced into
the piece, but that a real baby must be
found at once.
Hasn't somebody babyF' he cried.
A good looking actor who was stand
ing at one side of the stage instantly
nudged his wife with his elbow. She
laughed and blushed.
s'Mine is only two months old, mon
sieur." she said. "But l can promise
you that she shall know her part, since
can prompt her when it is time for her
to cry"
'.That matter is settled them" the
manager remarked, with a sigh of con-
tent: and the name of another actress
was placed upon the list, and its par
ents drew tiny salary for its services
in addition to their own. Afterward
people said that the baby really cried
and coced in the right places, and was
evidently born actress.
There was after this no want of a
baby in the company with which its
parents were connected, and at the age
of five the little girl had speaking part
of her own.
| Little Signorina Adelaide created quite
a furore in this part. She went to Ven
ice, to Milan, and to Rome; and at an
age when most young actresses are seek
ing an opportunity to appear was well
| established in her profession.
1t was at the Royal theater of Turin
that a yourg nobleman, the Count Ca
pranica Della Grilla, first saw her.
The part she played was one that
called forth all the powers of her genius
and demanded the costliest and most
elegant costumes and the most bril-
liant display of jewels. Her dark
beauty, wonderful even in the simplest
dress, was enhanced by this magnifi
cence, SO that it seemed actually super
human.
The Young count leaned from his boz
with his eyes fixed upon her. His adj
miration was so evident that the whole
house remarked it.
The admiration of nobleman for {
|
generally ended in one way. The noble
man won the lady's smiles, surrounded
her with luxury and for awhile adOreC
her. Then they quarreled.
When the counts devotion became
manifest, as it did shortly, all the world
expected this history to be repeated
They were disappointed. The Signorini
Adelaide had wise parents, and was {
dignified as well as a beautiful girl
The counts love was tinctured with re
spect. Shortly he made an offer of mar
rage to the fair Adelaide and was &C
copied.
After this he confided to his parent
the fact that he was about to marry tn
best, the loveliest and the greatest geniu
among women-in fact, the most in
comparable creature upon earth-an'
! asked them to congratulate and bles
| him.
: They did no such thing. Parents ar
seldom to be calculated on in this par
ticular, and the young counts were n
exception to the general rule. lnstea
of rejoicing, the ladies of the fam
lily bemoaned themselves with tn
energy only possible to Italians. Th
! father, instead of blessing, uttere
f curses loud and deep. The daughter @
3 a poor nobody can actressp'
= The son of their ancient family shout
not so cast himself away. He might be
e troth himself as much as he pleased, bu
4 he should never marry the girl.
The old count went to see Signorin
Adelaide's father, but was treated wit
: little reverence. He commanded his so
! to give up his mad idea, and set befor
l him the fact that he was about to dis
! grace his family. The son declared tina
!. the alliance he was about to make woul
: honor it.
The old count prayed his son to re
= member his mothers grief, his sister
/, tears. The young count declared tina
l. they were not to be pitied, since the
went when they should rejoice.
n Finally the indignant and terrific
X father had his son seized upon and cal
II ried away in fashion quite possible /
Italy and confined in an old castle whic
: he possessed in Campagna, there to r.
main until he promised to give up hi
d lovely Adelaide forever and take for
= wife some high born madame of hi
n mothers choosing.
q linus pdTIeO lIOLn cetCh ObHCA, VIC Az
- ers grieved and yearned, and watche
. q the moon, and counted the hours as 10y
!, ers always do under such circumstances
but did not despair.
The guard set at the gates woul
u never have allowed the young count
o pass through them or to climb the walls
II but when a wagon laden with provision
e entered no one thought of watching tn
wagoner's boy in his frock and slouc
n hat, and so little bride bought the COZ
n tune of the fellow. and the young cour
smacked his whip gayly as he drove owe
4 the hill and got away withou being dl
v covered, though the guard would exam
Il inc the wagon before he let it pass.
g The count sat under tree reading
, book for a long while afterward-tht
a is, the WAGNER in the counts clothes
and when the truth was discovered til
|, CONSERVATION was so great that the col
, federate escaped scot free.
= BY that time the young count wa
married. He had met his wife at a hit