The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-23

nan, and being perfectly acquain-
ted with his professional life for
twenty years l risk nothing in say
ing that there is not one man in
thousand exposed as he has been
to all sorts of temptation from boy
hood who has led as ahstemi'us
and correct a life. People who
look at the performance Of trag-
ely and who sec the desperate en-
ergy required to carry the piece to
it's final climax, little think that it
is sapping the life of the man who
delights them. When the piece is
ended his nerves are all unstrung,
he cannot sleep. and finally in
sheer desperation takes something
to give him q moments rest and
peace. Booth. Kcan. Cooke. and
hosts OF lesser men all went the
same road. But if permanent i'll
should befall John Nc Cullongh it
will bring grief to many a friend
WHO knew and loved the man, for
kinder, true. or more generous heart
never beat in the breast OF man.
lie belongs to a jea' 'ons profession.
There are plenty of actors who hate
'he name of Booth and who never
will admit his claim to greatness.
There are others who think Law
renee Barrett does not know how to
act and some WHO think Joe Jetter-
son hardly fit to black the shoes Of
his half-Drother Charley Burk, but
| never heard a man o woman in
the profession say Il word against
John Nc Cullough. Ii his reason
is shattered, no IN re to return,
pray for a speedy end, but that he
may be restored to the stage he
adorned and to the friends who
loved him is the prayer of thous-
ands.
Mr.. Beecher's position in the
coming election is exciting the live
liest attention in the City of Brook
lyn where he has reigned so long
without a rival. The position he
has assumed may not disrupt Ply
mouth Church. 1t is not expected
that the trustees will reduce his
$4,000 salary. but it is equally GER
tain that many staunch friends who
who stood by him in the bitterest
trial Of his life, have bid him a per.
manent good bye. 1t is intlmated
by many w.o know him that his ad.
vanced age. his terrible trials aud
the herculean labors that lie Las
imposed upon himself, have brou ht
on softeninc Of the brain, and tlat
the great Plymouth pastor who las
breasted the fierce storms Of over
seventy winters is at last about to
succumb to the inevitable.
Some of his former friends deem
this a merc:ful construction of his
present conduct, while many others
right within the pale of the Con-
gregational church have doubted his
soundness. DR.. Storrs, the honored
pastor of the Church of the Pill
grims and one of the most eloquent
divines in the world, has not spoken
to Mr.. Beecher for many years and
has refused to take part in any re-
ligions conference with which Mr..
Beecher was connected. Mr.. Bee
cher is no longer in the position
that he was at the time Of his trial;
he was then comparatively poor,
and had to mortgage his house for
a few thousand dollars he loaned
to Theodore T:Iton. To-day he is
rich, ne has rec wed from Plymouth
Church since hi trial over 100000.
His receipts from his writings, his
lectures, weddings, &c, have been
enormous; his lectures alone fre-
quently bringing him $500 per day.
1t is understood that Mrs. Beecher
has assumed the control of the f
nancial department and the result
is q healthier condition Of the bank
account than when the Rev. Henry
Ward mansed them himself. But
his increased wealth has not added
to his popularity, and there has not
been a day in forty years in Brook
lyn where tie public faith was so
shaken in linn as it is to-day. Who
ever gains by Mr.. Beecher's po!it-
ical change, it is certain Mr.. Bee
cher himself has lost what he never
will regain.
Our fall fashions are now out in q
perfect blaze of glory; and although
magnificent, almost beyond the pow.
cr of description, they are cha &C.
terized by an exquisite taste to
which we have been strangers for
many years. Instead of the glowing
monstrosities that were so fashion.
able three or four seasons ago the
colors are mostly subdued, and even
where they are of the brightest hues
they are blended in such exquisite
harmony as to be perfectly delight
full to the eye. All the goods look
costly and yet all my female friends
assure me that every thing is cheap
as dirt and that silks and velvets
absolutely cost nothing. l Eope
this is true, for no doubt I shall be
be called on to invest before the
season is over. 1 fancy see in
the prevailing styles positive elon-
CATION in the skirt, which looks
like again sweeping the sidewalks.
I hope not, but if fashion says so,
it's no use to hope.
Politics are jest a bilin' and Tam
many is just waltzing about, beg
ging for some one to tread on the
tail Of its coat
II is fine cool weather for 8 f0ht