The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-07-26
Il TALE OF JEALOUSY.
EVENTS CONNECTED WITH PRESIDENT LIN
coins DEATH.

Alexander Hunter writes in the Occu-
siyuu., paper published at PuIt smOuJh,
Va, la: puipUIJs to be d tue narrative
OF Ine SJaIilIug events in tie lIle ol j.
Wilkes Booth just previous 10 the assassin
alton Of PresiuenJ Lincoln. The stony Is
given ~ told tu the author 10y MIS-. 1 EN-
pie, one OF tile circle ut iII,nus at tue Ma
lIuual hotel, IN Washing ton, during tie
laS yeais Of u.e war. la Tins circle wsIc
Senator Hale, hIs wife aud daEs hteI les
sIr, aud J. W ike Booth. Mis-. 1 eIuIle
was Booths hIehd aud cunIdanIe, and
sbe Insists that Booth knew Lincoln we'll,
aud that Lincoln knew Byuth aud often
spoke Of hIm. THIS Is the stony as Hun
lei PUTS il into the mouth of MIS-. Temple.
Among all Of Bessie Ilae's admirers,
BOulh Was the mUsj ardent and devoted,
dr>lauCIug all competitors except unr, aud
That was the Pi resilient eldest sUu, Robert
LmCulu, whu WAS madIy IN love wUh Bcs
sIe. lie cuurtCd her again aud again. and
wuuIdu't take no Tor hIS answer. lie had
heavy backing, for both the Senator aud
hIS vile, dNaIe Ut the splendid advantages
OF tie match, urged Ihei- ddug hJer IL mar
~ Robert Lincoln, aud queen 1t at the
Nhue House, which Iu UIuso days Was the
palace Of royalty itself. She would have
gwen Iu, | am confident, but iur Booth,
Whu, with lis chaIm OF person, manner
auu intellect. earned the day aud won her
heat, Uut hUL her babd lor her pai eat >
huwned down aud most eHphHt tcaIly We
tued the intimacy between their daugnIe
aud The actor. Indeed, UUIh father aud
mother cuuSidsItd II a great pi, ce of pIc-
Sumption Tor lie 'pldycT IO make love of
The scenic Stage. john " likes Booth they
Considered divine Iu the piIucriy role oI
Aumlet, or wearing the sldsned double
aud haUIlmenIs q! the half prince, half
peasant NeiHOtte, but as IA SON 'u-law To
The hIst Sena,ur IN the ldud! tneie the
chaim ceased, and they commanded the
daughter never IL thIu6 of hIm.
How much Bessie Hale really cared
ior Booth, none ct us knew prnbaUIy not
even lie himself could tell. No one Was
aware ut the aLsoI Uiug, uue, devoted al
lecIIuu that Bessie had Tor hIm-a love
great IN Ills puIIIy aud slnSlCurSs, finn Ia
lis attachment, as .Iue as death Itself. aud
Stronger than lie aud oeath com mUinrd.
Only Ia the fearful tiIaI, aud tue awful
uhcS ui meuace aud of peIIl, dId this love
slime ont III all It's brig hIness, lighting The
Iu ld darkness with It's beams, even as the
rays Of the lighthouse lean Uut ACROSS tue
waste OF angry waIe.s.
"Brssle hae was passiOnately fond of
seeing Booth assume the character of liam
~ Lhe Dane, aud often would make hIm
repeat the famous SUlIluquy IN the parlOr.
'B1oth's was the most jealous tempera-
mthl ever knew lie MAS Insane sumo
UineS, II seemed To me, aud when Bessie
accepted amy attention fIUm auv other
"dh Booth would act like patient just
vOI ut bedlam. One nI.Lt-I eau never
"Eet U-there was "a large hop at our ho-
-" dud the SaluUus were crowded wUh the
wealth, the beauty, the bravery auC The
'd'rhi Of the land. The bench, the bar,
,"ue and he soldiers were all represented,
"Hu The scene III the bail room was uue cal
C'dlrd To excite the IuIagImal iuH aud daz
-'e tue eye. | we'll remember the uigl
~ Was III The late " inter OF 1865. a srIIrs
n utaNy skItmI>hes had taken place DrluTr
NI"m"hd with heavy loss to our side, aud
"''e had beeu a hard battle b:.1uie Attain
"' "hu The telegraph told of the Uiuud
maj had been poured out like waJer.
,""uEh Throughout the whole length and
''""th ot the land wall of sorrow could
" "tdid, yet sOcieIy never was more gay
~ gwen away mOie utterly To The adaT
~" "l mItth, The nioaus OF the beIeaVtd, !,
'' si"ans of the manned aud wounded
"' measured tread of the funeral cUIttgt.
' pidlnlIve Strains ct the dead march ata
'' peai Ot the muffied dunn were stuffed
~" IuNt IN ti3e mau shuut of IrVelIy auu
We night laughter of careless hraitS
"a "is are teItlblS demon aIIZug. and We o.
sNhihRiOh lived as 10 thrIe were no future
a.4 Vat the present was all Ihrre WIS tn
AN, Tor. really believe that not even iI
Iench revolution, " hen men wotsnip-
'ue goddess of reason, was there "a moIe
-@u lush after Wild excitement, aud al