The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-22

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HAnD AND GLOVE ANoval BY AMELIA B. EDWARD ps
= For sale by s. g. CouRTsNAY,ya
This ia "a curious book we'll worth reading and
quite out OF the common Hues Of novels. s5g
The characters principally FRENCH and the scene
lies most that country yet there is nothing
French about the book It has an honest hearty Rn g.
sh tone throughout and though some of the persons
described little unnatural they are all interesting
hnd very good company, The sentiments expressed
are pure and good. and presented 70 the reader IN
strong weohosen proving the authoress to be
Woman Of high oultiyatons yet strange to say, she
makes the phlpable mistake CT placing cotton planta
Non in Massachusetts; but suppose she has not con
sidered the topography Of Ameroa worth studying
Her descriptive powers are Rne She brings places
and persons vyidly before you. As an instance we
would call attention to her wonderfully graphic ac-
count Of the great RACHEL as ADR1RNNE LEoouyREoR.
None who have enjoyed the privilege OF seeing this dis
nguished tragaienne In her greatest
Adrenne will fail to appreciate the following piotu re:
In the midst Of the living hush abe entered-a tall
slender woman dark haired, small featured, and SAD
looking with something intense and able un
deryng the pale oomposure OF her acewith deep.see
c Organization so fragile that 1t seems almost II the
storm applause now breaktng above her head might
alone be SUFFICIENT to destroy her Yet sae Is M
delivers the first lines of her part in sonorous, deibe-
rate tone that travels round the house like tho rich
notes Of an organ can never forget she thrill .nas
voice. In all Ito depth and melody, first fell on my eaS
It took away my BREATH and was so absorbed In my
own emotion to forget to- observe how others were
affected The play became to me only "Adrienne
Lecouvreur.
saw no one else, heard else; forgot theatre,
audience stage, everything and every one, save that
ail heroine, with her burnng eyes and her inspired
gestures.
ham hoNAa Soa1N n Nr0Q
with his knife might bare the shrinking nerves and
auiyerng muscles of wsetoh diseased. It was no
longer acting was the living agonythe study OF the
Then comes the In which she confronts her ri
val Actress and Princess ce to faoe read each others
souls and in the presence Of the VIII they both
love, take up the deadly weapons Of secret hate.
From passion to lamentation, from defiance to tender
ness from tears OF joy to snles that mask her torture
she passes with the fearful Dublety Of truth Her eyes
date and blaze her voice. gathering power and inten-
atty vbrates with scorn, ind brushes her rival to the
The curtain rises for thu last act And now It is
Adrienne, and Adrlenne alone, upon whom the atten-
ton Of thousands is ryeted She changed she is sui
ferng e in despair E[er voice is feeble her step
ers and the light burns family In her as In fes
tallamp that fade and flicker towards morning.
strange of exutation is apparent
bmemory OF by.gone tenderness Her tones have q
weary thrilling, penetrating significance, which hnds
an echo and sympathy In every breast Ihen comes
the fatal banquet poisoned by her rivals and then that
reconcilement which all too late, that outpouring OK
triumph. and passion and wild joy, which rends the
liant fra thread of reason nd hurries on the lever o
dissolution ;,
And now the poison begins to work. Visible first in
the tremulous tone and stless attitude 1t next shows
itself In the wandering eye and seeking hands, ta me-
mory that betrays and the tongue that will not DO lts
Office She fancies herself more In the presence
of her rival; she believes herself acting and on the
stage she lives inspired by the CHASTITY energies OF
death and recites passages from Corneile Then her
strength falls she again recognizes her lovers she sru
Rles oh how piteonsly with the pains that consume
her and convulsed already with her last throes cries
aloud for "Llfe -. fel one day, one hour OF ufe
oh, God OF mercy !"
The Rev. ALEXIS XAVIER HAMEI is the most un-
natural fascinating. accomplished villain have
come across.
MARGUERITE is sweet, simple natural girl, without
any strength Of character, however.
Mr. ALEXANDER, the rough hammered, would cynic,
but really knd-hearted of the book, is we'll sus-
taired throughout, oven to his eccentric woong.
The plot Ia well arranged aud we'll executed. AL
together 1t most readable book and wo recommend
its perusa to all who have time and inclination for such
literature. 4fs.a#
THE Cnops-1n New England the crops generally
reported good hay will be abundant and the fruit
millions of dollars In advance of last year. In the South
the general report Is that the crops will turn out WELL
although in quarters excessive rains are COM
planed of. Tie wheat throughout Georgia has Teen
harvested and although the crop s by excel
lent it turns out better than was anticipated some time
ago. Along the lower Mississippi frequent creyasses
have caused great destruction In Southern Illinois the
wheat crop said to be failure but is promising
we'll In Ohio and Indiana the wheat promises very
lent In Maryland and Pennsylvania it is only mode