Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-04-04
Shaksperian Notes.
MACBETH CONSIDERED IN AN ENTIRELY NEW LIGHT
THE TERRIBLE FATE OF MRS. MACBETH.

Macbeth was highlander, from Highland
county, Ohio. He was dstantly related to the
Highlands of the Hudson. He early emgrated
to Scotland, where he first attracted attention as
brigadier of militia. One night while crossing
lonely moor, coming home from general mus
ter (pretty well peppered) he was accosted by
three witches, one of whom cried, - All hale
Macbeth, Thane of Clam Chowder ~ while an
other saluted him, g King of the Cannibal
Islands p
They all united in a chorus of 81 Hoky poky
wanky fum," all of which had the effect to
greatly inflame the ambition of the General.
Thane he was already, but there one slight
difficulty in the way of his being King-the po-
sition was filed. Duncan held the throne, and
it was evident to the most casual observer that
Duncan wasn't such donkey as to abdicate in
favor of Mac or any other man. He wrote to
his wife all about it, limiting that be would like
the situation of king, should there be vacancy
having held almost every office, from alder
man of his native village; up.
Mrs. Macbeth strong-mnded female,
generally understood by the neighbors to wear
the breeches. She couldn't wait for Duncan to
pass away in the regular course of nature, so
che egged Macbeth to hasten his demise and
possess the throne. An opportunity offer
ed The King one night having remained down
town until the cars had stopped running was
forced to stay over night at the Macbeth resi-
dence. Mrs. Macbeth showed him every atten-
ton she gave him the spare room off from the
parlor she had fire built in the parlor stove :;
hot water for him to wash in, etc.
When the good King had retired, Macbeth and
his wife consulted together to the best plan
for removing him from world of trouble. 1t
was at length arranged that she should get his
servants drunk on 'apple-jack " while he carved
the aged Duncan. She would have done it her
self, she said had he not resembled Macbeth's
father-n-law as he slept.
Macbeth In fhn nod
chamber, and shortly returns with dagger in
each hand, stained with pokeberry juice The
deed is executed and stamped, and only requires
TO be registered He was pale and trembled vio-
lently, being seized with that remorse of con-
science which every william feels after commit
ting crime, until he is satisfied that he isn't go
ing to be caught at it.
He is troubled about the pokeberry juice on
his hands, and waits to know if there is water
enough outside of temperance organizations to
wash it off She tells him that a little turpen-
tine will easily fix that. He starts at every
sound, and seems to hear n voice which SAYS
"Sleep no more Macbeth hath murdered
Sleep" adding something to the effect that Mrs
Winsow's soothing syrup would be unayailng
IN the future to insure to him quiet nap. Dis
gusted with his timidity, she snatches the ag-
gers from his hands and bearing them to the
front parlor, places them by the sides of the
King servants, who are drunk under the piano
This is for the purpose of fastening suspicion
upon them as the guilty parties it being the
well-known custom for murderers to lie down and
go to sleep, Immediately after butchering gen
tleman, with the CORY implements of their pro-
fesson in their hands.
Just before daybreak the door-bell rings |
McDuff, Scotch nobleman of Irish extraction |
who had been up all night at Fenan ball, had
stopped to inquire if the King was stirring yet,
not knowing that the King wouldn't stir any
Macbeth 70 Tho hast had
room where the King lies. He goes there, but
quickly returns with the startling announcement
that the King had been murdered
Macbeth takes on terribly about it, of course
Mrs. Macbeth comes in in her night-gown, and is |
carried out in a swoon; the neighbors are
aroused, and messenger is dispatched at once
for the Coroner. Macbeth stabs the Kings SER
wants, and tells the jury at the inquest that he
couldn't help it when he saw what they had
done-he never mortified in all his life.
The Kings sons leave the country, fearful that !
the malady that had carried off their father
might run in the family, when Macbeth starts
rumor that they were implicated in the assassin
alton, and appoints himself King. Henceforth |
his career is of blood ably supported by Mrs. |
Macbeth, who, like the devoted wife that she
was, did all she could to promote her husband
prosperity.
They killed Banquo, one of King Duncan
Generals, but his ghost persisted in sitting at
their feasts, which didn't improve their appe- |
titles particularly, and was very uncivil in the
ghost. They carried on a general saughtering
business for some time, but at length McDuff
raised regiment of Feniaas, and after van
gushing the "Queen's own" put all that the
King owned to fight when Macbeth was killed in
a hand-to-hand fight with McDuf. His last
words were, " Lay on, McDuff, and id be he
who first cried out Scotch snuff ~ and McDuff
laid on with such effect that Macbeth was soon
knocked out of time.
Mrs. Macbeth fed to America. The last that
was heard of her she was stumpipg Kansas, under
an assumed name, in favor of female suffrage
Dramatic Chronicle.
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