Connecticut western news., 1892-12-08
ADELAIDE.

It is now 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 babyY' 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.
 "Mine Is only two months old, mon sieur," she said. "But can promise you that she shall know her part. since 1 can prompt her when it is time for her to cry"
 "That matter is settled then" the manager remarked. with . sigh of con tent; and the name of another. actress was placed upon the list, and it's par ents drew tiny salary for its services in addition to their own. Afterward people said that the baby really cried and cooed in the right places. and was evidently born actress.
 There was after this no want of 8 baby In the company with which its parents were connected, and at the age of Ave 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 we'll established in her profession.
 It was at the Royal theater of Turin that young 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 magnif- cence, so that it seemed actually super human.
 The young count leaned from his box with his eyes fixed upon her. His ad- miration was SO evident that the whole house remarked it.
 The admiration of nobleman for a beautiful actress was not uncommon. It generally ended in one way. The noble man won the lady's smiles, surrounded her with luxury and for awhile adored 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 Signorina Adelaide had wise parents, and was a dignifed as we'll as a beautiful girl spect. Shortly he made an offer of mar riage to the fair Adelaide and was ac- cepted.
 After this he confided to his parents the fact that he was about to marry the best. the loveliest and the greatest genius among women-in fact, the most in comparable creature upon earth-and asked them to congratulate and bless him.
 They did no such thing. Parents are seldom to be calculated on in this par ticular, and the young counts were no exception to the general rule. Instead of rejoicing, the ladies of the fam fly bemoaned themselves with the energy only possible to Italians. The father, instead of blessing. uttered curses loud and deep. The daughter of poor nobodyl "An actressr'
 The son of their ancient family should not so cast himself away. He might be- troth himself as much as he pleased. but he should never marry the girl.
 The old count went to see Signorina Adelaide's father, but was treated with little reverence He commanded his son to give up his mad idea, and set before him the fact that he was about to dis grace his family. The son declared that the alliance he was about to make would honor it. ..r...
 The old count prayed his son to re. member his mothers grief. his sisters tears. The young count declared that they were not to be pitied. since they wept when they should rejoice.
 Finally the Indignant and terrified father had his son seized upon and car. ried away in fashion quite possible in Italy and confined in an old castle which he possessed in Campagna, there to re- main until he promised to give up bis lovely Adelaide forever and take for 6 wife some high born madame of his mothers choosing.
 Thus parted from each other, the low CTS grieved and yearned, and watched the moon, and counted the hours as lov CTS always do under such circumstances but did not despair.
 The guard set at the gates would never have allowed the young count te pass through them or to climb the walls but when a wagon laden with provisions entered no one thought of watching the wagoner's boy in his frock and slouch hat, and so little bribe bought the cos tune of the fellow. and the young count smacked his whip gayly as he drove over the hill and got away withou being dis. covered, though the guard would exam. inc the wagon before he let it pass.
 The count sat under tree reading g book for long while afterward-thai is, the wagoner in the counts clothes and when the truth was discovered the consternation was so great that the con. federate escaped scot free. By that time the young count was
 
 ilarried. He had met his wife at little church to which she came with he father and other friends. and they wer' made one and went of together Ther' was some talk of the count himself be coming an actor. but. whatever hap pened, the old nobleman. his father could do nothing now
 Finally, the family held counsel tha they would forgive their son if his wifi would leave the stage.
 Now. the beautiful Adelaide was born actress, but at the moment low dominated her soul Her husband wa all In all to her She yielded to his pss Buasasss aad fsta<sa ffvn tho rsSfsasts'