New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09

=, .oo,d ro,nce ME" But. sprnked among nu-
rerous commonplace. there are some Things
for which the reverent admirer OF Booth cha'-
octer will be grateful. Such observations do
these. for instance. are welcome
..,,,,,o, Won are older YOU will understand nov
,.,,a things seemingly of no value III III,
.a,vos can be loved and priced above a.. , -,
when they convey the love and tnnus Snw near
OF souu uor,d we tread, We are always walk
ing along the narrow edge ma naos M, consist
from it. : Dis,' Ss,rabtiness: self-re-
snoct noIiteness and gentleness III an LIE i,
and TO all persons Will give !" md endure sus-
nifty" De pa ~ nrize ia not won,
p,,,ro tho disappointment with patience SUI
Much of my life's struggle mas SeG IN
with myself and the pain l nav nav, o| NV nm
w. ooon,,ng and correcting the evils OF my uIi
,airod disposition has been very great DO
char'H ~ AN anxious care FOR the
Tor an ,',,ors &c productive OF much happi-
r - ourselves as we'll as To those LOT "Ilo .
ne r,oke the trifiing sacrifice of mome, nv,
comfort II is surprising how happy we ,,,n ,es
.,n, ,,o have caused ever so lttle hapPi'l.s
men Love thyself last Shakespeare SAYS
and what he says Is about as full OF so''' "Do
&c any advice which man can g.e. ',u.I
not be discouraged because you nnu ~ ~ co untu
nv nv, ~ isa os Won grow older II Will DC so uh,l'
vo,, Give up the great riddle OF Ire. IN
acted Hamlet for many years anu 49, ,hings
that were hidden all this while IN .he '' .I,nd.r
81 its wonderful depths OF thought. !, ~, o.
the worst circumstances try 10 lsa~ ula and
u ~" Of life as merely temporary ms an, h
remember that sunlight VIII 'o '
clouds and don't worry.
Death ,,as a good correspondent He wrote
..,,,or,,v and RAPIDLY and he wrote very much
90 no talked His ,ctters. II they could De coz
lected would I'll many volumes h's pios'"p"e'
,,.,u,, Winter refera 10 nearly 400 OF the"n'
,,.ssad IN him and from the specimens ENc"
= 49,, e., to ~ Rooth" II may be inferred no"
. % Thorn would bear publication as con"
,o,rtrg matters Of general interest. H. H. ''o"
aord y r Aldrich and Lawrence Hutton MUS
soss letters from Booth and so douotess w
h ho,rs Of G. H. Boxer Bayard IayIo' anu
Iorrimer Graham. Mrs Grossinans oo"e'''''',
while far from being complete. presents
o,,s,lcs that are ~ peculiar Interest inc o''
are those which were addressed 10 Au''" "''.
after the death Of the first Mrs boo'h' III ''Vo
host because they reveal the depth "' h"o'" -
irps when completely aroused ana Inc sU'"e ~
&c hts mind and will when confronted VIII" o'''
,,,trc calamity and with the vast ana Ter
,, ,,s,,rv W life and death. In readihg
-. o,,niz,nr words the observer IL conscious
,h, r,or,und resources OF emotion from Whlch
po,,h derived his power In the acting OF iiH''''''
and If Lear Those letters are vital WIZ" "''
,ao,nerament Booth was not ma" VI "'''''
o,a 20 nrac.ical affairs. HIS interest III every
day things was langIid. lie possessed "''''"
,s,ra,iye talents. but H. seldom cared TO exert
,h,,, and he never cxcrted them continuously
for anv great length of timc. lis interest IN NJ
own uursu!ts was intermittent h' 'oui
Dractical AID ne was a shgtc"uN an" P'"'V'''
and rrovident as anybody. whrn ne nus " W
All ,xbon re WAS IN the mood. but ne ara ""'
.or. on ugh flr the things ~ TINS "'',u !" !"
hound by them. MS thoughts were ",''" TO-
v.,y. and me rewards that most people Nhu,
w., held by him in very slight esteem WIZ
r.ther be- an obscure farmer. h" wrote 10 NJ,
f,rrr,.r IN $50 "thar IN" most d.~tng"'s'''
man ON earth" Pcrfons who tet great s'"l' ~,
~. rrfs. q othcr pc pie cannot unh"is tth' ''''
sta,e Of mind Edwin Booth had taken ''' i'''''
ARE u popular Applause and BE- Know WIZ, u W. va,
J worth Nature" .he added cot me ''i III,
mar. she found me- best Atird 81 an" u" y
hod T. play &c. and must play i hl 'h' '", wv. "
fars " The curtain has fallen. and d." VINO hNe
only for the happ.nes- ~ others "n' 80 -,
nothing fsr hnscf and. generally spc NE
90, n,,hing-has gone home t. the heAtis 'ld'
! iov,d him and the Ne FOR which ne lonseo'