Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-03-27
John Wilkes Booth.

Na~N--ft-s -AArA NJ ~ 4Nff N"A-f4'-
II always safe to expoaad human mys
+ tery by reference to the key of the leadin.
4 characteristics Of the leading actor. Bootl
/ lived for eiiects-Stagev effects,-and hi
father, mad for notoricty. had named hin
/ for the most eXcitahle and rampant dema
/ goCue Of a certain period. Old Booth him
self was named for an almost impossible Ro
man character-a barbarian who slaughtere,
ili1 sons for the State. Craziness, with a Ger
tain, method came down through three gen
erations to J. W. Booth.
! THF SOCIAL STORY or the yrRDERFp cr PRES
InENT IlNCOLN
l. ~ail by those familiar with it. to be scarce
ly less fascinating and dark than the episode
Of the tragedy.
Booth was entirely an adventurer. II,
had demonstrated to himself the capacity I.
make money easily, but not hy talent So
mgca is acquaintance. One Of his agents
who took him to the South before the Civi
War, told me that hc was Invariably he-icged
hy men and women % whom his aAable and
romantic character hal recommended him
Consequently he wa~deyoured by hospitality
and could not preserve those characteristics
OF scholastic and seutieut order. which
mus; in the end make up for mere appear
auce. magnetism and robustness. He com
mi,,ed his great crime perhaps rs resort. a
rebellion from o nature satated with success
IN things y0luptuouS and beautiful. lie was
beloved, so to speak, hy dozen interesting
women. lie could play to such houses a-
tempted even Harry Ford, the brother Of the
manager "hon Boom uliii1el ior MS crIin'
ny l..i"ia ',H- 'iI"t l'e "ouli l'E I'I 'o'' >
"enel..- l 90 not mean u make tne inference
tHa' Fora knew anything about the murder
ana n' man was 50 Hdch a>IoAi-aea WAen IL
came 70 pass buI "lSa % snow tA-t No.
"Figiy Is passion ana t.ia' it can he acve--
olei axe any other human passion meth
odized ana made secret until 1T may involve
al. around about AMI make 2n 'mIer"-
crime.
h' 'i ,'ratIt h''',iel az ihe -Ni'' ,'i'i
Ii'le.. pdrnS me "in'er oi looi me Na-
t.'''4! eeh'aihet alnla-l every variety oL l-O-
H. ca@mctcF-ll-tices ct Sapreu" 1oart'
CITED Senators, heaatitu. women. l1i-.linl
.'hlj '-i-' romantic ioa-eT' IKE Booth ana
}" -.oFt' the "hole arena Natlonal -9oleiy
was enta~ea IN taa' mouse t"t'i me i-
ne'lian-y Gemora.I4lnr. ana lnlo-eni fellows
Ike Boom could deSiIe n' greater epI"r'l-
niy than tins crowded ho;e. Afforded iT lux
Hr9lS oI~-iIat'n' the ui~.e',. i-n- silly Wo-
men, ami the cheap >auSiacti9n o- that
i'ai,t- S'cla- applause winch, - q retail ra-
t'rr' I- as 'onse. .ueniial rs moral Se.!-'iit ti--
i"',i7a.
TIE nrEDEHiNG sENTia1NrALisr.
Booth was the ~. Of the house. lie bad
ahJ-t o dozen pretty pieces 70 recite. and O.
some men dozen such pieces which they did
NOT write are sufficient 10 make the toar Of
H., world upon. One Of B1a;h's pieces was
''I1 Lacasta hy L1yelace gliuering hol-
low. King Charles SranieliSh piece of -enti-
meut. Other pieces which Be recited were
" Beautiful snow. Rocky Ne 10 SLEEP.
81 am dying, Egyrt. '"Thc Bridge If Sishs,
etc. Tor years Booth Lad Obtained social
currency upon such recimti5ns. lie was.
besides. q man Of beaming presence, bold.
q .recalie q good listener and lust ignorant
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