The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-20


Required, and then the Terrible Moxs.
Among the passengers in the Celtic,
which arrived on Saturday from Liverpool. WAS
a lady whom her intimate friends speak Of as
Mrs. Frederick @. Harriet, but whom the public
will ever know as Clara Morris, the fayorite
actress.
A SUN reporter called on her yesterday In her
pleasant home In FOurt eenth sree, As he en-
tered the TO m the fair occupant greeted MIN
from couch on which sbe reclined propped up
by pillows. Her face was pale End there were
Indications Of pain bout the eyes and mouth
Her surroundings were characteristic OF her.
A we'll. marked Shakespeare on the rack before
ber books at her feet books at her side, rare en-
gravtnes on the walls, cages OF singing birds and
birds that did not sing were suspended, and In
her lap tiny and eleety black and tan. The
visitor was hardly seated when an animated and
very vigorous little bundle OF hair, ewes, tail,
and bark ounded into his Ian, and Insisted on
close and intimate acquaintance and saluta-
tlon. II was the famous " Rags" his mistrcss's
favorite dog At the same time dimlnutive
King Charles slowly waddl up TO the chair,
and made feeble and Intellectual efforts to get up
by the side OF Rtgs.
81 hardly knew Raesey when I came home"
said Clara Morris. He ia go changed. He has
been to sea during my absence and the effect
OF surf bathing has been to deprive him Of a
great deal q his beautiful long hair. And one
Of my dogs died while was away, but brought
back this one" pattiug the dog in her lap with
her shadow thin hand, ITO take his place
I believe I know every stable and Gin mill and
cellar In London where they have dogs to sell.
for | spent days driving around with an old
csbby. know all the kinds and their prices.
| saw one dog-a magnificent mastn-for
which 500 was asked. verify believe l
would have given 1t for him II I'd had any
place to put him. But like the little things
the best that l can take to the theatre and put
t5e shelf In my dressing room. also had
some remarkable boarding house experience In
London" she continued. laughing "In the
course Of NV profess ional career have had to
90 with all manner OF boarding houses. from -
aweek upward; but this capped the climax. l
had friends In a very fashionable boarding
house In London, and to that l went.
The landlady w.s an angular maiden
one nxed eye. one eve rolled all right, the other
looked straight ahead, and that one she kept
nIed on me staring me through and through
much butter l was the nutter nend. thought
her nephew, who also had nIed eye, in the seat
able. on, those breakfasts, OF very dry
and not over abundant toast, and eggs
sometimes. The landady would ask me
VIII you have egg I9.a me, d,no.S 19e d'pRsT assr
passed tea In the drawing room. when certain
weak-kneed. youth who happened TO be staying
bread and butter, then | felt as though had
been put into % one Of pickens's stories;" .
health Mrs. Harriot,' said the reporter.
$50 YOU know she answered with Just the
take in me. | have been very cynical about my
no~ pE SssTre OTs You. we' am am "H better. have
been suffering with this disease for about three
years, not as badly as now all the time. II has
been gradually growing worse. rhe trouble is
not curvature of the spine, bit an enlargement
"A tissue forms around these Joints ex-
planned Mr.. Harriot and eventually. unless
the progress OF the disease N retarded, grows
between the Joints, thus interfering with the
The disease" continued the lady, is very
painful. excrnciatnely SO. There are hours and
hours when eau get no relief except by clasp
iHg my nhhu penlnu NY u'Vh anu mus pp'i =.
friend while abroad. Ny God" lie exclaimed,
i hi We seen YOU 90 through whole scenes ON the
stage In New YORK, ana supposed II was merely
an eccentric mannerisn' J. here was no man
really alarmed when found III I when struck
the upper joint felt the puin IN my heaG-in
my brain then determined TO see Duchesn
the medical / am OF Pals.
" She advised to have her back burned
here but thought electricity would cure her"
sald her husofnd. "Duchesne said IT would
XIII her, and that the moxa was the only thing.
They frightened her into consenrlng TO have
the operatOn performed 10y telling her that she
would lse her mind within two wears. This
decided her ana It siso decided her TO refuse to
out Of Ter mind moment"
The examina'ion w15 about as bad as the
took needles aud stuck tnem into my arms and
were affected. on one side II was found there
was little feeling, on the other moro tnan was
normal Then they, pinched me and pounded
me me until ! % Vas black %nd blue. Then they
more tickle NE than that book. Prof. Ball
sat in front of me and tickled away, and
face. My Godr he said, stopping and looking
up, Madame, you are most remarkaole wo;
In the whole affair. After al this examination
It was decided that must be buried. Then
the waiting and thinking about 1t WAS awful
NhAt VS. lust about a Dad as the actui olrn-
ny, was when, after was seated the octor
took out his peucil ana went to marking on my
BACK where was 70 ne burned. Cgh IL was
horrible' and she shuddered at The recol-
II was to he burned six times." she contin-
ued, " aud stood u well enough until the
fourth, when the iron slipped, ana Instead Of
making a dab It made lpns burn. hat was
almost too much for me, but IN making the
dlth ourn somehow the docior got some
IRON and do YOU know the very smell
OF that burning hair upset me entirely. /
woman. really believe / should have died II
they had touched me agaln with that iron.
seton In my neck, but woman % ike l objected 10
that. as it would leave scar Then they were
Eoing 70 complete tue burning; but DR.. F0rdyce
Barker arrived In Paris about that time asked
60 be admitted TO the council, and persuaded
them to give up torturinR me any more Taking
my hand and holding II TO the light he showed
them that l had hardly a drop OF blood
IN my yieDs, and was unable to stand such treat
nent then. He advised me TO go home, 10 rost,
and live on generous food cultivating all tho ap-
petite possible and then at the end OF SIX
months perhaps might be In condition to nave
the operation repeated. He says these enlarge
ments are not the cause OF my disease, but tue
result-the result Of hard work, overwork, aud
so he says rest" But that's hard. | havn't
lazy bone IN my body, and now after years Of
hard work. IT'S diicult TO lay the harness. aside"
you"
Yes, I'm studying Hamlet"
You're not going 10 play Hamleti"
Not exactly laughing. " One day in Paris
che question came up whether Shakespe are
meant to represent Hamlet as insane or only
stimulating madness, and found that | had
formed no opinion on tue subject, and could
not argue the question to my own satisfaction.
have played ia Hamlet ever since | walked IN
ne procession on the stage as page, nut
md have never paid much attention TO
hr. Hamet himself. It's a wonderful char
so1eri the only character, / thinK, were
man, that / should be afraid TO un-
dertake. No, | must be doing something.
but can honestly say that i am better since
sne ,a operation, even improved on the voyage,
shu am alWay- seasick nom the moment see
the vessel unlil leave IL, and the last outline
taues IN the alstancr, Its what the sailors call
du1b sedSiCkuess. | le very ftfat in ~ - horn IA