Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-02-14
"From Ianiiu Fdir.n
ARTEMAs WARD SEES FORREST

hhI6MAo WhltD oGBS fOhhEST.
Durin a recent visit to New York the under
signed went to see Edwin Forrest. As I'm in
to the moral show bizness myself, ginrally go
to Barnum's moral Museum, where only moral
people are admitted, partickly on Wednesday
afternoons. But this time l thot I'd go and
see Ed. Ed has bin actin out on the stage for
many years. There is varis 'pinions about his
actin, Englishmen ginrally bleevin that he is far
superior to Mister Macready but on one pint
all agree, and that is that Ed draws like a six
OK team. Ed was actin in Niblo's Garding
which looks considerable more like parster
than garding, but let that pars. l sot down
in the pit took out my spectacles and COM
menced peroosin the evenin's bill. The awiince
was ALFRED large & the boxes was full Of the
elitty of New York. Several opery glasses was
leveled at me by Gothum's fairest darter's, but
didn't let on as tho | noticed it, tho mebby |
did take out my new sixteen-dollar silver watch
brandish it round more than was necessary.
But the best of US has our weaknesses, & if a
man has gewelry let him show it. AS was
peroosin the bill grave young man who sot
near me, axed me if Id ever seen Forrest dance
the Essence of Old Virginny? "lIe's immense
in that" sed the young man. ale also does a
fair champion Jig" the young man continnered,
"but his Big Thing is the Essence of Old Vir-
ginny." SEE |, "Fair youth, do you know what
I'd do with you if you was my SUM-"
"No, seq he.
"Wall," SEE l, "Td appint your funeral to-
morrow AFTERNOON x the korTs should be ready!
You're too smart to live on this yearh." lie
didn't try any more of his capers on me. But
another pussylanermous individooul, in red
vest Il patent leather boots, told me his name
was Bill Astor e. axed me to lend him 90 cents
till early in the morniu. told him I'd send it
round to him before he retired TO his virtoous
couch, but if | didn't he might look for it next
fall. as soon as cut my corn. The orchestry
was now fddn with all their might, and as the
pepe didn't understandan anything about it
they applauded yersifrussly Presently. Old
Ed come out The play was Otheller or More
Of Veniss. Otheller was writ by VIM Shaks-
peer. The scene is laid in Veniss. Otheller
was likely man & was gneral in the Veniss
army. He eloped with Desdemony darter of
the Hon. Mister Brobantio, who represented
one of the back districts in the Veneshun Leg
islater. Old Brobanto was mad as thunder
at this g. tore round considerable, but finally
cooled down, tellin Otheller, howsever, that
Desdemony had come it over her Par, 4 that
he had better look out or she'd come it over
him likewise. Mr. & Mrs. Otheller git along
very comfortable like for a spell She is sweet
tempered and uvin-a nice, sensible female,
never gon in in for he-femae conventions,
green cotton umbrellers and picked beats. o.
theler is good provider and thinks all the
world of his wife. She has lazy time of it,
the hired girl doin all the cookin and washin.
Desdemory, in fact, don't have to git the water
to wash her own hands with. But low cuss
named Iago, who l beeve wants to git Othcl-
Ter out of his snug government Dir h, now goes
to work & upsets the Otheller family in the
most outra jus s,ile. Iago falls in with brane-
less youth named Roderigo & wins all his money
at poker. Qago alters played foul) He thus
got money enuf to carry out his unprincped
ske m. Mike Cassie, Irishman is selected
a tool by Iago. Mike was clever teller &
OFFICER in Otheller's army. lie liked his tods
too well, howsever, & they hoored him, as they
have many other promisin young men. Iagc
injuces Mike to drink with him, Iago slyl,
THROWN his whisky over his shoulder. Mike
gifts as drunk as billed owl G. allows that he
can lick a yard full of the Venushu, fancy be
fore breakfast, without sweatin a hair lie
meets Roderigo and proceeds for to smash him
Teller named Montana undertakes TO slaI
Cassie. when that infatooated person runs hi,
sword into him. That miserable man, Iago
pretends to he very sorry to see Mike conducl
hisself in this way, and undertakes to smooth
the thing over to Otheer, who rushes in witt
drawn sword and wants to know what's up
Iago cunninly tells his story, e. Otheller tell
Mike that he thinks good deal of him but ht
can't train no more in his regiment. BESIDE
mony sympathzes with poor Mike and inter
cedes for him with Otheler Iago makes hin
beeve she does this because she thinks more o
Mike than she does of hisself Otheller swal
lers lagos lyin tail & goes to maxim nonsenc
of hisself ginrally. lie worries poor BESIDE
mony terrible BY his vile iusinuations X FINAL,
smothers her to deth with pier. Mrs. Iagt
Gums in just as Otheer has finished the fow
deed e. givs him fits right and left, shown hin
that he has bin ortully gulled by her miserbl
cuss of husband. Iag0 Gums in & his wifi