The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-01-16
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Elder booth md his Dead Chllas
aBrother Jonathan. June. 1sla.l
.Sbsde OF Kau,l,le y I !; ,seulstpd WsA
Il that tune manager for Jelfersnn MI.
Z anxie p .lt;mar., ssssha,s =, I. -
,,clock. and rooked.backed R;cbsrd ~,
Iu his dressing roff,m . "
i Nv dear sir.n said The most orio;n.,
ii ali men. ,be imnertnrahle Th,mss ~
Gsmaer. .qlo not nrecini,ass whsr ~
ate ,D mil Reed. - - '-'s
!: .sAp,l Won love me. Hal. ;n,.,ru,,,ea
HE staos ,nanager 900 s, ~ isS;ir
a n - e - q g - q 9;
i,is wont. Win i,;s 6Snd@ 81 y & | q a
nv. from one side Of ,bs Hoi,;d.v .,.rs
to the Other -
Ring in first music air p, ;noui,ad
the call.bo who scra,,bad nj. hs.S ga
seemed to enIoy,,he DESPAIR of he man.
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.Rinc2 You red headed INN NJ IA.
tan, YOU juvenile Caliban. oct an, OF nv
siyht or in wiring your neck off,
AWAY went the csll.bov end avav
went the manager. Ward searched ey.
cry bar room in the vicinity of the thed.
ter for the great tragedisn but all Ia
vain, At last a little boy came running
to him, almost breathless with fatigue.
and told him that Mr. Booth WAS II &
hayloft on Front street. The manager
found crowd Of people gathered
around the building in question, and he
had some difficulty in edeing himself
through the dense mass Climbing .up
q rough ladder he cautiously, raised his
bead above the 10 r OF the second story,
ana there ne saw the object ofhis search
seated on a rafter, with wreath Of straw
about his temples IN imitation Of Q
crown. aeaR@ if9ea fav4ilss%
Booth" said the manager implorins-
", "for heavens sake come down! It's
nearly eight o'clock, and the audiencs
will pull the theater to pieces |" M '''.s
The tragedian fixed HE dark eye on
the intruder, and raising his right arA
majestically, he thundered forthi
II am seated on my thronsl iiz
As proud one as yon distaut uiouutsia: /,
Where the sun makes his last stsndls s.,
"Come, my dear fellow, let's 90: Hs'il
have glass Of brandy and supper.
and all that. Come, please come
Booth descended gradually from his
yellow pine throne, and kissing the tips
of his fingers, replied with emile: IL
attend with all becoming grace. Lead
on, my Lord of Essex. To the tower
Ito the tower
After little persuasion Ward led the
tragedian to the thea.er, got him dress
ed, the curtain rose, and the play went
ON. Just as the second act was about
dust rushed behind the stage, and be.
fore he could be stopped was in earnest
conversation with the tragedian.
"What?" said Booth as he pressed his
long fingers on his broad, white temples,
as though he tried to clutch the brain
beneath, "dead, say you? Ny poor lt,
lie chili-my loved, nv beautiful one ?,
And then, seeing the curtain rise. hs
rushed on, commencing: s
ssShe has health to progress a. far =. cb.rs.sy,
Though not to bear thu SIGHT Of ma 81. -,
Tho hosu,;fn, soona h.,v..r A..
clostar w.s'naras s h..,sr si..I s Ts. nv.
so,or .,ha nol,es. ~ [ .h.n ny' a,i', ~. hs =
chose to ha csva ,hs wo-Js - ~. - - J.
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"a nns;l M. old ~ rno, r.a. s.s!r s -.
,hosa hah;nd The sosna a,aoa Srs.,h,s.. -.
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4 I.va. a h;,ter co,d n;ah, .na a. -,
farmer, as be' 'arove bis vsossn m ,sss
bot. vaa startled from b;s reset;s :. =,
saw q borseman wrant in . lsros Elnsi
and 40 II ,nened II disclosed : ,,;sss,
! ing dress ebeneath-ride rapidly pas
him. 1t was Booth in his Richard cos
tune! Madness had seized him and