The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-11-01

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 Measdme he acted every nigAs aa tks shsans, xnd ny trieads told nc thss his acting vas of unsurpassea sxcsiisnce. A vein of insanity began, howeves, so minele in his conduct His fellow-actoes vese afFaid of him. He looked terrihay earnest on the sage; and vAea he vsae beAiad the sceaes. he speks to no ose. but sas ssill. looking sesEaly as the ground During the day he vaIked about town, giving apples b. the hoeses. and talked to the dIiveS4 uxging them to neAi their animals with kindnoss.
 An incident Imposed, oae day, which illustrated still fursher his sympathy for the humbaes races of animals. One oa she sudden fresheas which come 10 the Oaio, cansed commoaly by heavy rains melting the snow in the valleys oi its tributary streams, had raised the rivA to m unusual height The yellow torrent rushed along its channel. bearing oa its surface logs, boards, and the debris of f,nces, shanties, and lumber -yardA A steamboat forced by the rapid current against the ssoae landing, had been stove, and lay \ wreck on the bottom, with the wafer rising rapidly arnund t. A horse had seen Jeff, fastened on the boat, and 1t looked as If he vvsld be drowned. Booth vas on the landing, and he took fered it to any one who would get to the boat and cut the halter. so that the horss might swim ashore Some one vas found to do it, and the horse's life was saved
 So this golden thread of human sym. pathy with all creatures whom God had made ran through the darkening moods of his genius He had well laid to heart the 6ne moral of his favorite poem-that HI. r.s...h ~eli ~ho iose,h we'll Both man, and bird, and beast, "He praye,h best who iovett bes: All thu ags. both great and small For the dear God. ho loseth us. He made and lovetk all.
 ln week or less the tendency to dc rangement in Booth became more de- vcloped. Ooe night. when he vas to act, he did not appear nor could he be foond at his lodgings. He did not come that night. Next morning he vas found in the woods, several miles from the city, wandering through the snow. He vas taken care of Ills Arrangement psoved 1 to be temporary, and his reason returned in a few days- He soon left the city
 Bot before ke went away he sent 10 me the following note, which copy from the original faded paper, nov lying be- fore me
 - TnKATRK, January B tssa.
 My DEAR SIR;
 Allow me to return you my grateful ac- knowledgments for your prompt and benev- olenf attention 10 my request last Wednes- day night Although [ an .eoe.ineed your , ideas and mine thoroughly coincide as 10 the real cause of mans butter dcgr adasion, yet fear human means to redeem him are now fruitlcss. The Fire must burn, and Prone theus endure bis agony. The Pcstilener of
 Asia must come az ain, ere tAe savage siii be taught humanity. May yeu escape God bless you, sir B. BoorH.
 Certainly may call this " an odd ad- venture for young minister, less than six mcnshs in his profession Bat it Left in my mind a very pleasant impression of this great tragedian. It may be asked why he came to me, the youngest and newest clergyman in the place. The reason he gave me himself. vas a Unitarian. He said he had more sym pathy with me on that account, as he was of Iesish descent. and q Monotheixt