The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-14
CHdRLOTrE CUSHM1NS LOTEs.
Her First Engagement Brote Where her
Affections were Misplaced.

sion. much less suffered from the puras Of un-
| rcquiicd love. was Charlotte Cushmnn. and vet
twice IN her VI" sh" was read tOsag rilcc every
| thing for the man pf her hrprt.
| Miss Cushmcn re- civ II common school cdu-
ter Oi nm motor. which lcl To- ircqu Mt cOnVo rsn-
tons upon theatrical matters and to an int'r,.at
| IN tn m Of such extent that Miss Cushman de-
| term n"d ~ y rhtld mat, should lntr ever COM
| pei her 10 u" her own broad winner, il would he
in some walk OF public hfc. Shr had barely
r,x he'd the age NJ sixteen hnfOro she was deeply
! CnHmorcd of u young gentleman who had his
| way To make in the world aud u speedy mar
ringc hcing thereby prevented she had little
, thought or hope but 10 do away with the OBJ
! starlts which separated them.
| Circumstances soon compelled her to cast
| about Tor some means OF scli-suppQrt. her
! mother Dci NJ a widow with several children to
| provide. Miss Cushlnan had pretty. sympa-
! thcuc singing voice. OF no gfet power. but
Mrs Wood was nm English ballad singer.
! among the first OF that class TO make great
| Kjucment in Boston NJ IS Cushman managed To
b; introduced to her and finally under Mrs.
! Woods auspices she made her appearance in
| tho concert room, being simply announced as
" II young lady" Her success was sufficiently
! pronounced to determine her to continue in that
! mode Of life, or at least until her hctrothod
| should have become able to marry her but he
took great unhragc at what he stigmati1,d as
! an unwomanly PROCEEDING" and declared sh"
| had disgraced him. Hot words followed on her
| side. and after much alteration and mutual
| pam the engagement was broken off, and Char
| lote Cushmnn was Tree TO follow out her destiny
| a. q great artistic.
| Nflt went Nor way ana nc went MS. Aftpr
| much hard struggling. it led him into the cstab
| lshment Of a rtoT"-a sort Of trimming store.
| combined with ready-made Undertaking for
| Indies and children in which he pro-Iprnd.
| ~ + nov one Of the foremost merchants Of the
| Kind Ia Boston.
Long years elapsed before tho two met again
| Charlotte, WIS famous and he ufllueut and inilu-
ential. They met as strang"rs meet, were in
| rodured. and eyer after maintained amicahle
| but not amatOry relations Tor he had married in
! the mean time.
| few years ago was in Boston. and dropped
IA f.. ftttlL. hftr.
p'n"i that Miss Cushman preceded ne by n
| lew steps. As soon ~ tho floor walker caught
| sight Of her h. hurried of and returned with
| the proprietor. hale. ruddy- ior"d, white
/ haired cntlcucn. OF quiet and dignihod bear
| ing Tncy took. rather than shook hands, he
| side they walked to the bnck ol the store.
To see those two calm. seil-eontaincd. old
siNer-haired people, one would have lit. sus-
| p"dod the heartrvniins romance which hung
over their youth. 1t Is all very fine TO dcsrise
| money. but thu lack " 1t frequently changes the
| dcst MICS If entire lives. HAD ~ tu-hmnn's
| lover been only sum ienty wcll-un 10 have
married her At the Incoming Of their love. In all
| probability The stag would never have known
her brilliant genius.
She once remarked to friend, who was cog
| nillnt Ol the cir nm stan r;
When | SOC MIN now rich AMI respected,
| but not great. and think what a good husband
| he has mads. sigh for what ~" Loot. and re-
loig" ior what ye gained NeN,rheles-. fame
/ ana fortune only can cYrup"nrut' Il woman for
| children lyyc. the peace and hapll uc7- ot pri-
VAT liie. When | returned from NeW Orleans
with my voice al eoL" aud IN despair If no had
come forward then ami offered me home
! would gladly have a. opted. and would have
| lived my lie untrluhled 10y ambitious dreams.
| unsuspocting OF the divine atllutus within me
| | have ha a thousand times over in nv hand
| more than the money which would have So ur-
ed my happiness when a girl. and alwuys tllnk
| ior what i'hii, sum mJ whole domestic hap
| y WAS saerh ed.'
Alter Miss Cushman had achieved fame in
| Eng aud she made % tour " u. country. She
| w.-s then woman OF middle ng'. go lt a re-
| markedly ugly TACO. iut tail amt W ll-Woulled
| ilame. She played an engagement ~ the Nj
! u'nM IAedir' Cincinnati conrad u. Clarke
| We the ding man, iuany years her Junior.
y" mad been pfousn' up ~, a. gent man icing
| tAe son OF Juan. ~ lnlhd' .ph.a. hrfoun
| cYncet nNiuS Tor inc siNee. and nothing
Gould keep MIN from i. ~ inr ~ theatrical
.s"hi wrnt he lad ~ inisias n h.s 'ooat on;
| Miss Cu-hman MAS etra * with his pOi sh md
| wit his talent and cultured tone. From conver-
| sations ON neting ia the theatre Clarke soon
b 'ean TO call al nor h,t'l to ire civ. part .uiar
| INSTRUCTIONS IN the parts ne Wu- e. play with
her. then he escorted her home from the
that She looked with marked fuvor on the young
a.Nf. on" ,,nihG '" wNS 40 ilo wing. req ~
90 Guy " ini. IIf.. " -I.laulr. ni I.rslilr.
urt W. InrNe N.- @ i"w 81. i~ .f. q ruu.s d.s-
:. tn ,ir.-i .nel VIII i"'.7. '- ''9 IT,.
/ w -N" ar.--"'i H"r l"lr. Wheh wt. JN-. u~
/ t4Nty -tNlr.
o.. -lr la1h. p G.,in.m flows -'9ee di-
r''' n. @Hi iii ii,'.3 l~no" moi what im-
W .'l %, all ,4n-s ipq t.- world Mss cush-
! Nhl. M'NIn W. ~ ? iii r zoo
,,N.e rtti"t a-. ."pu.si' > sl~u'.ns ut
ii, vsa.d ,.ia.el "a pretty women than any
| st.- she rl. ..lf. -lrl-s through W. I..-
! grt. Alter THIS hr assumed a uoiter RON.
/ n r4rl ho rinr. a' ont 20 ~.tuH-. ANA lnU4.ir
ul -.l4iut-.t .it nff.r tp her. d. .rf,...l h, M,
/ h'r 7h % %. :" support h"r; 81 ueramo "a
pr arl most ., f-au-l ,,r,i :. go ...e had en-
| ElE % ann g. 80 i.fl-.i.4 wiU lI.l
Fan NJ w., Wa a aai ttcl i,r ha;h
| ii.s size made II" Seer tot h,raimir.ton for
| hi~ i"irnts and hblns ior i4m personally. aud
g- i.y within her power. Whcth, She ioycd
=. on u~ IN ui,l luA.I au .tlNr 10 u,r .ir. ..nl
became more grntl" aAi Wom ln-llkc. She was
lr-S lmprriouS wih l'r unlrrAnE-. and gave
e. 4 al ~ time o. tea 'nint nina b pr -.
al not love Charlotte 6l-hnnn H. nature
was tlo self IN 90 permit nina to feel sn pur. and
ii-.nl"rcs,'d passion as love IN liz nigh,4t
Matters bad stood thus FOR some months. Ono
5 Win HS nd ME : i'il- 10 W., 'n,ig.
NJ. small . an. r, H. N , lire7' N'i
Mss Cushuan. urn. woman oi your
genius AMI y altNn ni .ut huVc lirnty pf a 4
nilr ~ . without tahlnt w With tAe m-,"uto Of
b"or woman hk m"
14r y..ulNens'',o me-. II sa-l''l. ''''
,. % '.nl y23g say Lave tasn your husband
"Y, -you-Charlot,, Cushman."
don't know you. AMI may risk lhe name
a. tIS precious husband ol YOURS ~
e. 'nrat Clarke. WIS t.r T. ply.
The great atr.- hurri,d away. Slo had re-
c'ivrd blow, bu She Mt lt Wit, Us ir,Nra
front as shoe Ilnl many others "a her Not alto.
All SMILES h'e- AID h'nc,el words. Clarke
greeted l"r tAot o. -ut Sue eHvtA death l.uw
woman -n ~.tq'u 3 ins't 4a,i done. ba Hui