The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-12-19
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,,s. cusnxAs's FAREwEla.-1' I'll, 'rsh
MIS-, MISS n0 ~ Saturday night. the I'm III
III. ua' babe farewell to the New Mashcth' !
oI; in the role Of Lady "a .ho ras
PUBL .he - conclusion Of the play sne W" =,
=. Tue e Will, a laurel wreath " Y
William Cullen Bryant. on De,'.i l;tt,e
the Arcadian Club, in . very ncs 'iv and
s s,,e The following is her rcp'y 1''
s 3 ptb;na can be more beautiful: a..
no ,9;as cnshman said:-"BeggAr tl,a |.
I AM am even poor in thanks = 1d ~. !.
thank |. an, YOUR gentlemen. The nea : . na1
M r'l. sneech-its only language IS 9 .ca .
~ =. op nressure Of the hand, and words
yerv feebly convey or interpret It's , emo.
tons. Yet / would beg You 70 oe''cs /.
hat in the three little words now speaA
'ua 81 thank YOU. there are heart depths
,rh;ch | should fail to express better;
though / should use thousand o'ne1
words. ! thank you gentlemen LOT Tue
@reat honor YOU have offered to me; !
thank YOU not only for myself. but Tor
nv whole profession. to which; through
and by me, you have paid this very
graceful compliment
If the few words | am about 10 say
SAVIOR of egotism or vainglory you wa, i;
| am sure, pardon me. inasmuch as
am here only to speak Of myself You
would seem to compliment me upon an
honorable life. As l look back upon
that life it seems to me that IT would
have been absolutely impossible for me
to have led any other. In this ! have
perhaps been mercifully helped more
than are many Of my more beautiful SIS
tiers in art. was by press CT c,rcuin
stances. thrown at an early age into i
profession for which had received no
special education or schooling; but /
had already. though 50 young. been
brought face to face with Decessiiy-
| found life sadly real aud intensely
earnest; and. in my ignorance OF other
ways of study, resolved to take there
from my tex, and my waichword- To
he thoroughly in earnest, intensely IN
earnest, in all my thoughts and III all
my whether in my profession
or out Of it-became my one single
idea, and honestly believe herein lies
the s,crct of my success III LIE. do
not believe that great success IN any
art can be achieved wii.ion, il.
say this 10 tic beginners in my
profession. and am sure all the asso-
ciaie.; in saY art who have honpred me
with ,icir presence OH the occasion.
will iado,se what | say in ,his-ar; ~
Ill absolute mistress: SAC will no; h
coquc;icd with or sliglried: she requires
the most entire self devotion ami shc
repays with grand ;.-ininphs.
t. You, gentlemen o: the Arcadian
Club, and L. al wl.n have united IL d.
me honor; II the Younger pncs who has
cntlIro.cd me III his verse. And io tho
older poet. who brings the prestige
If his name and fame 10 aid glory Ia
the crown he offers the; - ;hc mana
gers q! Ibis theatre, who have - .l.cr-
ally inc; all my wishes and reqair..
ncnts during this engagement, as we'll
as to the members Of The company who
have So checrlully seconded my efforts
aud last, not least. TO tho members # my
profession who have SO graciously al.
led by their presence to the happiness
II this occaslon-I return my cordial
thanks.
To my public-what shall saw
From the bottom Of my heart thank
you, who have given me always CON
encouragement and patience
" no have been ever my support. my
my main help. lido not now
say farewell to you in the usual sense
't the world. In making my final rep
'esentations upon the mimic scene. in
Inc various cities of the country. | have
'eservcd to myself the right Of meeting
You again, where You have made bclive !
nat give yon the pleasure. which | |
received myself at the same time. al
he reading desk To you. then. saw
nay You fare well, until at no distan,
lay we meet again there. Meanwhile
good, KIND friends, good night, and god
DC with yon.
VERY BRiGHT.-A real incident oc.