Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1882-06-29
saaedeie oHhe Elder Booth.

originals COZ Noarcely have equal
e.:. he dia hard III to The life,
anG. mora. had made human
passions, eI}ona and experiences
his lies strd He corl1 not ?nIy
act, but ;ae. Ise, love, despair, nate,
ambitiaps il |, hops and 1evenge,
with dS8 and force that bali
anna sed 4, auditoJa. He c0nj;i
trarsmusIG0se!i ;ntc tte hsro q
hia imrsmfhsion apd be oor:d
breathe ipJFer into o'i.er men'e
written prd which perhaps waf
never s9asBd. And what is rath.
er rena sb#, when he wac inclined
TO aiYe liaa6 etions Of this faculty to
private; Is!es of frienas, he nearly
alwayag kssed some pasRage from
;1oo, p or Isaiah. or other holy
Whe spiring young professor
of Har9 University went to him
by nigh ask little advice or in
structio b qualifying himself for an
orator, veteran tragedian opened
the Bid and read a iew verses from
Isaiah . .ay that made tbs Cam
bridge SIR tlemble with ave, as
II the ! ii het had risen from the
dead al 4gere uttering his sublime
visions k}liz eara. He was then re-
siding Baltimore, and a pious ur
baae 4 Gentleman OF that city, hear
ing Of EsHonderfal power Of elooa-
ton, oH aay 1nTitsci lin to dinner,
altbopR strongly depreoajing the
atage II all thsatFioa! performances.
4 company eat down ta the
table on returning to The draw
ing.r' .ons Of them requested
Booti q zpeoia! lavos, to reraat
the Ills prayer. Ee sisniGed h;z
will; aas to crafty them, and 81;
eyes ee fsed upon hin. lie s!oT-
ly an Spyerentially asoas from his
chair nbling w;sh The burden OF
tmo s conceptions. He had to
reali{Ls character. attributes snd
preseA of ile Almighty Bang he
waznssress. He was 10 transform
Ssaaa poor, Ssiinhiug stlInb
e,ind Edns15s. Says one o: The
l:ghfScpresent: "it waa wonderful
coapAt the play q emotio" 'fst
to yats bis countenanca. "
COW alane deadly pale, and his
He aea srembl;nsly upwards,
eyes tSE;th tears. As ysr he ksd
were We. The ailence could be
not scof become absolutely pain,
fell; it pct the apsli vas broken 81
;u,. a.eotric ahook, az hie rich
if BIZ an:e, from white lips, ayl!a,
toned :. Oar Father. Which art
bled for with pathos end leryil
in hssye that thrilled ali hesrta.
s,lemni|; the silence continued;
He fn;s, was heard NOR q muscle
lot 2 yo his rapt audience, until,
move3 i;ote corner Of the room, q
fro.o 6 RIO wes heard, and the old
subdued (tbe oststepped forward]
eent,emahsg eyes and totter!ng
with Btn Booth by the hand.
frame, al 5eEss~a acsaats,
".Sir," st q pleasure FOR
"you ha life viii ba
which nd man, and e7-
grateful TO the present
cry day nsd repeated the
time, dsY but I never heard it
Lords reri"
before, RE right" replied Booth.
"You that prayer as i: shou!d be
"To resed me the savsrest study
read caufor thirty years, and l an
and labceing satiafed with my rem
far from.hat wonderful production.
aering oe person in ten thousand
Hardly Ids how much beauty. ten
compreha grandeur car be CON-
dsrnezsl q space 40 smsll and ii
denzed ninple. That prayer itgel'
wor,is ao7 illustrates the truth c:
auGc;entand stamps uron it ;hs
TIE R;inl,;nity." $50 great vas iht
sea! Of diuced,' says onr informant
effec. prterFaticn was e5at0;ned In
".i:si como longer, in auhdaed mon
s short t}and oimoFt entirely caa7el
osyliable.fter, at an early hour, :h'
and =oon,roke Ep end retired t.
companyral homes, 9Th "a. SAGE.
their geYearts.
"''' 80. a,T,oNs FOR SovTI QAGo'
.Afgaoie South Carolina appro
s.SA.--h tbs river and harhor !,iI
priat:onas Uousa i'll committee ol
passed 10th instant as original!
Friday, " continuing the improve
fixed: Lyrchea River sl,400
mants caoef6,Qo, Wateree $l5 .0oN
Great pOut $4,000; for Charleato'
W'eppoc3oo,0C0 Georgetown harbo
harbor or Edisto River $4,000, Bi!
5000, :hie 5000. A survey ea
Sa!kshator the Waccamaw River be
ordered :nway boro' and WaccamsV
tsaen g
Laha.