The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-03-29
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A Romance in the Life OF Greet
Actress.
Anne! s-an Ar; journal.
Perhaps the last actress that any.
one would suppose ever experienced
that tender passion. much !ess sui
fered from the pangs of unreIuited
love was Charlotte Cushman aud yc,
twice ~ her lie she was ready Il
sacrifice xuythiug for the man oi he'
heart. Miss Cushman received = com.
mon school education IN Boston. Her
desk mate Was the daughter vi al
aclOr, which led To frequent converse
tions upon theatrical matters, ami ia
IN interest in them Of such an extent
that Miss Cushman determined Is q
child that, should fate ever compel
her to adopt q public life. the stage
would be her preference. She had
barely reached the age Of l6 before she
Vas deeply ensmored of = young
gentleman who had his way to make
in the world, and. . speedy marriage
being thereby prevented. she had
little thought or hope but to do away
with the obstacles which separated
them. Circumstances soon compelled
her to cast about for some means of
self-support, her mother being a
widow with seven children to provide
for. Miss Cushmsn had q pretty,
sympathetic, singing voice, Ut no
great power, but much sweetness.
Mrs. Wood was IN English ballad
singer, among the first Of that class to
make . great sensation in this country.
and during an engagement in B,-:on
Miss Cushman managed TO he intro
duced to her. and finally under Mrs.
Woods auspices. she made her ap-
pesrsnce in the concert room. being
simply announced as - young lady
Her SUCCESS was sufficiently pronoun-
ced To determine her to continue in
that mode Of life. Or At least until her
should have become able a.
marry her; Lut he took great
umbrsge At what he siigmatized ian
proceeding, and declared
she had disgrsced him. Hot words
followed ON her aide. and after much
and mutual pain the en-
gagement Was broken of and Charlotte
Cushnan was free 20 follow out her
destiny as q great artist. She Wen,
her way, and he went his. After
much hard struggling it led him into
he establishment of q store-a sor.
II trimming store combined with
ready made Undertaking for ladies
Ind chiIdreu-in which he prospered.
He is now one Of the foremost |
merchants Ut the kind 10 Boston. |
long years elapsed before The twO
net again. Charlotte was famous, and |
,e ailluent and influential. They met
g strangers meet, were introduced.
md ever xfterward maintained
but not amat0ry relations.
or he had married in the meantime.
A few years ago | was in Boston
nd dropped into his Store to make
Tine purchases. 1t happened that Miss
'ushmsn preceded me few steps.
Is soon as the Hoor-walker caught
ight Of her he hurried oil and re-
urnesi with the proprietor, a hale. /
uddy-iaced, white-haircd gentleman, i
I quiet aud d. ni6ed bearing. i
they took rather than shook hands. il
e holding hers for moment. and then
de by side they walked to the back of
ne store. 10 see those two calm, t
,lf-contained, old, silver-haired people,
ue would have little suspected the
eartrending romance which hung
ger ;heir youth. 1t is all very fine
} dcspise money. but the lack Of it :
changes the deslinies Of en-.
re- lives. Had Miss Cushman's lover ,
cen ouiy sufficiently we'll III to have ,
arried her at the blooming Of their I
We, in all probability the Stage would I
ave never known her brilliant genius. =
She once remarked to a friend who j
a. cognizant of the circumstances : c
When l zee him now, rich and s
spected. but not great. and think !
hat . good husband he has made. | }
Oh for what ] have lost aud REFUGE =
r what ] have gained. Neverthe. s
g, tame and fortune only cannot y
a woman for the lifelong >
'seDce Of husbands affection. g
'ildrenis love, and the peace and v
Ippiness of private life. When ! u
turned from New Orleans with my a
ice all gone and in despair, il he s.
ID come forward then and offered d
3 u home. | would gladly have &C, g
pied it, and would have lived nv q
e untroubled by ambitious dreams,
the divine afiiaius within n
E. have had a thousand times q
er in nv hand more than the p
,ney which would have secured nv y
ppiness when girl, and always y
ink tor what 4 paltry sum my do 81
site happiness was sacrificed. 81
After Miss Cushman had achieved a
ne in England, she made . tour of 20
IS country. She was then q woman h
middle age, with remarkably
" face, but with 4 tall and we'll
'deled frame. She played At the e.
ltional theafer. Cincinnati. Conrad
Clarke vas the leading man, 4,
ny years her junior. lie had :.
% broug hit up as . gentleman, q