The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-18


Church What Drove AIcFnrlnnd
Crazy.
The court proceedings on Wednesday,. the
eighth day OF the Mcfarland trial, were opened
by the reading by the counsel for the defence, OF
O letter from Mrs Calhoun to Mrs. Mcfarland,
commencing "My Dearest Child" and speaking
in enthusiastic terms OF Richardson; also anolh.
er lotter from she same to the same, dated Thurs
day, 9th, in which the writer announces the glad
tidings OF an engagement at Winter Garden,
where Mrs. Mcfarland is to play with Edwin
Booth; also another letter from the same TO the
! same OF rather confidential and friendly char
acter. The object Of reading these letters, Mr..
Graham said was to show how the writer eradu-
ally sought to cstrange this woman from ller hus-
band, and finally succeeded. The reading produc-
| ell q sensation in court, the audience eagerly
drinking in every we'd that was uttered. During
the reading Mcfarland sat with bswcd head his
face pale and evidently much affected, as lie also
Was during the eyitlc.icc given by some OF the
witnesses The letters read as follows:
faoM MRS. CALHOUN TO 1ns. M'FARLASD.
~ CLINTON PLACE August 26. 1866.
| Ry BeiOred FrieRd-lt Is after dinner and l
am bilious: EXPECT & Soporific. Your last two
/ letters were forwarded ME ut Long Branch, but
| | had no time TO answer them there, and came
| home carly last night. You have heen very good
To take so much trouble for me- and want to see
| you and thank you with lips anu eyes; and yet
! il is quite miscrably possible that may not be
able to come at all. DO you know, have almost
decided to lecture this winter II | can persnaue
anybody to hear me. which is probematical.
am going TO work at my lectures, at all events.
and shall resume my elscuiiOn lessons 10
strengthen my voice. | kaoo there Is rs much
IN me rs in Anna Dickinson. and mean 10 "coln
my heart for drachmaS" ir IL bc possible II
can arrange to earn seventy-nve dollars by doing
extra work these next two weeks. look Tor Inc.
All this fall and winter l shall DO my cx-
ceeding utmost TO make money. IL is the ahe po,
teut servant; the comforter, and consoler ana
helper. In it's uses, mean, OF course, not III II.
self And you-I hope your desire and purpose
for the stage have not faded nor bcen traInpieu
out by hard hools OF necessity. Lave you ~ ,ot nat
any encouragement am very useless III tnat
way having no direct theatrical influence; but
I'll try TO obtain some. know that You wouiu
succeed, and fully believe 1t TO be your uest and
notAest work. Nothing so much as the stage
needs good lives and good heads. Know couid
help you in the direction OF your wardrobe, but l
feel that there Is not much that | can DO uow.
ever, my dear child the helpers VIII come. VI
course, know that the life Is by no means
an easy one. l know that counsel you 10 dis
couragement and toll, and Contact with coarse
neope and Sights. But il I had half the CONF
dcncc in my powers that have IN yours,
Know mat shonld not have failed. think you
have so many giltS-your hcauti!u! voice, your
changing color your varying souilui iace, your
for your art-and in your love Tor your art
and y0ur love for your children ysu nave ais9
the highest incentive. Dear child, WISH l
could make your path stralgnt anu inss slioetn u.
to the highest success; but only that success IS
highest to which we make unr way WIN PAIN
and toll. When You come back we VIII nave
,ong talks about this matter, ana see II we c2nuot
make our eager ambition give place 10 excellent
doiur. thluk Stnart might he induced TO place
YOU ON the stan. They have absolutely no lauy aC
Winter Garden: that Miss Johnson IS chamber.
maid Of the most hopeless ordc:. anu now Eowl1
Booth can play with her PASSES lily understand
lug. Now, If ever, women OF power are needed
on the stage, aIl believe way can oe made. lou
know Stuart loves the Tribune. III write TO Mr
viii do any gool. ~ Mr.. Long would help me.
Write me everyhiug-all your hopes ani fears
and troubles. have seldom In Lay life been So
frank with old friends as in this morning OF our
love with you. hope you Will be moved to let
me help you with your burdens, II that be poss-
bic or AT least TO tell me what they are. Mean
While, shall Indulge lovely dream OF seeing
fitting Desdemona and Julie and 0pielia and Ma
rlani to an 0ihtiio long unmatched, though Of
ten tlreadfully welded. do;ins but inc0mpre-
-. Ricliellel, q Hamlet who must have been
nc.n ,nva .rch maiden as the stage has long
nr.o1 r,a. hin w. 4nd Don Cc;ir whose one I'M
parlonabie crime was the admiration OF tue
aeolninaole slpsey he - eoinPVh'" make
love TO.
If you 90 succc Iced ia making an engagement, l
snail IL. nave one sllLdowy fear OF your hts
scccess, and shall really feel that liaVe uoAe
! some good in the worla-a condition OF icciihs
which l have oftsn felt to be unattainaoie. Ohf
hns no business rot 10 do this peculiar work. |
slall ALWAYS feel that il was inlne anu tnat
wroagcd myself in not 0oiHg II. Gnt was Nsi.,.
less. I swan stormy seas alu was WIeckea III
peaceful waters ut 'sL Duh ,aSe @ care my ciI
know that you Will be happier woman, anu
| :herrfure better one, If you can DO tile Worh,
Which is in you. Whca are you coming nome {
must see much Of each other tilis winter We can,
| not ar.ord to miss thar, think. lnecd you, ani
AN sure you want me. My dear, don't quite
suppose we SHALL be ab!e 10 SCI tne woru ,s!
other right get dreadlully tired ana aiscouI'
| aged. and the mistakes Of my lie wen hlsn
! overwhclIn ME at times; and II c.l calcn SONIC
body TO preach 10, always nha inyseli ai'n mon
dcriuily imn-ove;i III temper anu cheeriu.ncSs'
perceive that yuu have beautiful patleise'
winch fits you TO be rlctlhl, aau l ualc
say shall make yon one. On the other nalia
when other people are worn ont possess we
mot !ntiomitab:c patience and hope, SO may
help you. | hope you Will bring back hcall and
strength from those FAR hills, ana whole harvest
o.. freshness 10 DC used al wlnter rs need calls:
With the spirit OF prophecy strong upon me,
ioreteil that this winter will hc crisis to us boil
and hope, q long season OF good work In the
rish! direction. l.": Is weave our hopes ali oat
the 1iu W lLl
of peace. mast s;ap FOR In" Charming iuterrup-
tion or correcting an endless PROOF. This worth
less letter rl;lst go, hccauS: sl!a 70: have time
To write another. Let me hcar very soon from
van very. please. and remember thai, whctGe
nm so happy as 10 come. or remain here ant
await you, am, ever freely yours,
" IL. G.. c..
ND Won asS me once wi,a: was Ey name? Iii
. | tho nretiv Italian name Lucia: Tut everybod
mis- M pronounce; il, 50 Ike the d'niaulirc better
Please use II.
; IT, following letters were then read by NJ
Gerry: e,,,r,,,- ,s,
e Iy Dearest Ci,ik,-Do you know what Is m
nanacr, for all ms woes? Mr. Richardson. ~
body j. half so Kind or unsesh as lie. and %e
am stmcI;' as the newSboys ssv. Just ten ni.t
: and his clear. common sense and Hind near ar d
a ways lind way into smooth paths again. Their
fore, II and he were here, should Just trust III
with the whuie story aud sead him to see StHa.
who y lie Knows very well. A!a'. lie .e:' .ur ha'