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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-03

stage was In opera. She was fortunate
In having been trained BY Maeder a ceie.
brated professor and teacher OF vocal
music. On her irst appearance at tho
st. Charles Theatre. New orleans. she
met with some favor From her early
youth a fixed ana Determined purpose 10
succeed dominated Charlotte cushman's
being. She was earnest in everything ahe
attempted. II was to this cause that she
soon found that she had ruined her voice
Then 1t was that Charlotte Cushmnn
turned her attention to the drama. II
she was fortunate IN having a vocal teach
or OF consummato ability In her dra-
matte studies. she was even more hlcgscd
IN having for her Instructor Barton, n
famous actor OF HIS day and man OF
patience and consummate ability as
stage manager. Under such capable guild
ance Miss cushman made her debut as
Lady Macbeth. and made a complete TIL.
umph. From this on In America ana IN
England she achieved one success after
another until Charlotte Cushman came to
be looked upon ne the queen OF the atuRe
and the greatest actress OF her age. Re
sides oxcelling In tragedy and comedy.
she was especially proficient in male roles.
Her Romeo was pronounced superb md
It was said OF her by a young Engliph lady
that Miss cushmnn was a very danger
Gus young mani
The farewell night was on Nov. Z. 1874,
at Booths Theatre, New York The audi.
cnce was brilliant onc--cverybody et
any note In the metropolis was present,
The play being over the curtain was rung
up. and the stage was seen TO be crowded
with representative men. The chief figure
was William cullen Bryant. who was
there from the Arcadlan Club to present
her with crown OF laurel, The poet
Stodderd having reclted an ode addressed
TO the actress, MIR. bryant performed hiH
duty In feeling words, Charlotte Cush-
mans reply to these honors was as fol-
lows; "neggar that ! am. l am even
poorer In thanks, hut | thank you. gem
uemcn; the heart has no speech, it's only
language, is tear or pressure OF the
hand, and words very feebly convey 81
interpret It's emotions Yet l will beg YOU
10 believe that In the three little words
that ] now speak, 4 thank YOU there are
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-03

S en-, ehair more connected win IN. ,,.,,.,
$3.50 we give from Che hand on ,ha ~,
go ~ " the first presldent,. ~.
- NuHtbe. It's date IL i5On a,a -
i'an.e .. heN Abraham Plersnn H. az,
vpaht' VIII ever be held in MID. a.,,...
sne friends OF this ancient mi hnn,,'
ysar unlNoTsity This chair lar many
yvas 80, mas ne N the college building, hui
in ~ Ii aso restored 20 its proper place
Rev John ny ~ py ne kind presentation OF
S,, yuili, htay OF Humphreysvlile ~
Snaira nave, OF course. been ro,nsa,a,
WIN WIN literature What may be caiied
snahespeArlan chairs. present quite m n.
i III Item OF history. Within tho
hllchen OF tho house in which he We
nIrli' at sratford-on-Avon Mr. ireland
VINO visited II In 1872, tells US was n small
d I.s recess FOR chair. Here often al,
I,a,,, ' sh sum peare, and here his son VIII
co,,o- nis earliest days. ''In the
corner or the chimney" s,vs irsi,na
stood an old oak chair vghich 49, ~
number OF years received nearI,, es
many adorers as the celebrated shrine ~
tne Lazy or Loretto." This relic was nur.
chased In July, 1890, by the Prineess GO.
toryska, who made a Journey nurnossi,.
70 obtain Intelligence relative 10 shaies.
peare, Being told he had often sat 4,
tnls chalr' she placed herself in i, and, ex'
pressed an ardent wish 10 become H.
puIehaseIi but being informed that il
vas not 70 De sold at any price. she gave
handsome gratuity TO old Mrs Uor,s
and lett the place with apparent regro,
ABOUT four months after. the anxletv -,
me princess could no longer be restrained
uhu hef secretary was despatched ev
press, as the III agent, to purchase thIs
treasure at any rate. The sum OF twenty
suiheas' or somewhat more than s1o6
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too, and replied affectionately. with a
nope that before they parted he would
Kindly give her a fathers blessing. Gar
rick took Il as Il was meant. seriously.
and as Miss Younge bowed hnr head, he
RAISED MS hands and prayed that God
would bless them.
William Charles Macready is name
held In high esteem by all those OF the
procession he espoused. who are doing
thelr part to prove that an actor may be
= gentleman and an honest man--and that
tne mission Is high one. He was a
close. a hard student, who lAborcd Hcru.
pulously for perfection. and he was an
elevator OF the stage His private life
was eNemplsry--a devoted husband. A
Ialihtm parent. He occupied very much
me same position to the London OF hia
Jay that Thomas Betterton and David
Sarnek did In the,rs--he was recognized
as the leader OF his vocation, and was
honored by the friendship and soeiety Of
the leaders In literature and politics. II IN
strange fact (Which we find prominent
az the beginning OF many great actors
career that embarrassed finances i'm.
PEELED him TO become an actor lie. Ike
others so impellcd. may have felt that
this was his vocation and his necessities
may have merely made the Occasion
winch required a choice OF what 70 do.
OF Maeready's farewell. I will let him
tel the Incidents In his own words. He
wrote IN his diary. on Feb. 20, 1851; went
10 the theatre Dressed In the room / had
htteh up for myself when manager and
lessee OF the theatre. and as heard tho
shouts and cries OF the assembled crowds
at the doors, thought with thankfulncse
to God OF the time listened to those
sounds wiih nervous and frotfui feel.
ing. my fortune and my chlldren's veal
depending on the success OF my undertake,
ing Acted Macbeth as | never, never
before acted 1t; with reality, u Vigor a
truth. dignity that l never before threw
INTO my delineation OF this favorlte char.
acter felt everything l ala, and OF
course the audience felt with me- | rose
with the play and the last scene was a
climax | did not sec who assisted mo to
my room, believe II was Mr.. simpson OF
Birmingham, dressed as rapidly US 1
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CANT writer. For variety Of powers, Gar
rick has known no competitor. His Ham
let was considered lndisputably the best
that the stage had ever seen since Shakes
peare created II. while his Abel Drugger
and Archer were inlmitable. HIS comedy
"extinguished" Clbber Che great C0lleyl,
while nobody had been seen who could
equal his Richard or his Lear. But Gar
rlck had his csiiics--the Jealous Walpole
rouid find little 70 admire. while john
som. his friend and tutor In his envy at
Dayid's success, lampooned him In his
Rambler Soon. however, the great doc
tor pronounced him "A genius aad the
most liberal man Of his day. Many s;o-
ries are told or Garrlck az mimic; suf-
ace 10 - that he frightened Hogarth
himself by assuming the face OF the de-
funct Fielding. lie had, Ia consequence,
hren called a monkey" II was HIS be-
lief that man must be q good comic
actor 10 be a great tragedlani thus II
,,as he come 10 be called "a hypocrite
VINO laughed or cried for hire OF
course he made great fortune. and Ike
ffs.ferton had no children. But al last
~ leaving time came-and the two IA
,,s,,,,s performances were announced. for
I,ne q and 10. ING. the first night as
ar and the last. Don Felix. HIS Lear
Wv uiayed 10 the Corneila OF Miss founse.
AZ the curtain descended. SAID '1oran.
,hs,, Law on the stage hand In hand; and
80 ~ hand they rose and went. Car
,-,ct. silently leading to his dresslng-
roon whittier they were followed by
r,snv Of the company. There niood Lear
mi corsielia, still hand In hand, and
..',,,. Al last Garrlck exclaimed: "Ah,
1ssssie ibis IS the last time ! shan ever
h. YOUR father; the last timel and he
droppei her hand. Miss Younge sighed,
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heart-depihs which | should fail to eN-
preaB better though l should use u thou
sand other wordH.
~ thank you gentlemen. FOR tho honor
you have offered me. J thank you. not
for myself but for the whole profession,
10 which. through aud by me, you have
paid this very graceful compliment. II
the few words ! am about 10 hay SAVIOR
OF oGotiam or vainglory. you win, I am
sure, pardon me, ingamuch as I am more
only To speak OF myself. You seem to
compliment me on an honorable life Al
7 look back upon that lifc IL seems to me
that 1t would have been Impossible for me
to have led any other. In this / have,
perhaps. been mrrcifully helped more Than
are mnny OF my more beautiful sisters In
ART, ! was. by a press OF circumstances.
thrown al an carly age Into profession
for which Ind received no special cdu-
cHtlon or training; but had already,
though 30 young, been brought face to
face with necessity, found life sadly real
and Intensely earnest, and In my igno-
rance Of other ways Of study, ] resolved
to take thorofrom my text ind my watch
word 10 DO thoroughly IN earnest IN all
my thoughts and In all my actions, whoih-
or In my profession or out Of H. became
my single Idea. Aud | honestly believe
herein Hes the secret Of my success In
life. I do not believe any great success
IN any art ran be achieved without Il.
~ say this to the beginners OF my pro.
fessiOn, and | am sure NIL the associates
In my art, who have honored me with
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handful OF men he was Obliged TO make a
small stockade. as the natives were 70 hos
tile ahead that he wan unable TO proceed.
and he was forced to wal, through TX
days OF slckeninw anxiety unfit the land
narty Joined him. On arriving at Mr.
SANKEY'S camp We found that every man
who had been struck by poisoned arrows
IN the nrht at Avcyaheba was dead.
IL appeared that for the first three or
Tour days these men had to a certain OK
tent, seemed 70 recover, but on the NTH
day they were suddenly struck with palm
In the neck and back, and had died OF
lockiaw In the greatest agony. One man
had received only slight scratch on the
wrist. another was scarcely touched in
the muscle OF the arm; third was slight
" cut In the throat; but all succumbed
IN about the came time. and whether
slightly or badly wounded. all fell victims
10 lockJaw These poisoned arrows were
covered with coating OF thick. blnclSlsh,
eNii-smolllng paste. which was obtained
from the Juice OF the india-rubber vine
Another sort OF poison was also very dead.
", II was made from the leaves OF n
plant something like an arrowroot plant
IN form The leaves were pounded In n
wooden mortar until they were OF the
consistency Of mustard: they were then
left 10 fermcnt and were piastersd over
the arrow. At iirst We could find no medl-
cine that was OF the slightest avail against
this poison, and It was not TN later that
Surgeon Pnric discovered fairly sue
cessful antldotc.
This an,idoie In many cases proved EN-
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their presence on this occasion. will In
dorse what l ray In this. Art IL an abb
solute mistress; she VIII not be CO.
quoted with or sighted: she requires tho
most cutlrc self-devotion. and she rcpay-
with grand triumphs" Concluding, Miss
Cushnan said; 10 my publle-what shah
! say? From The lepths OF my heart
hank YOU who have given mo always
consider alton, encouragement and pa
tience: who have been ever my comfort,
my support. my main help l do not now
say farewell u yuu IN the usual sense
OF the word. In making my final repre-
ftntation on the mimic scene Ia tho vnrl-
Gus elites Of Tho country, have reserved
the right Of meeting you again where you
have made mo believe that / give you
pleasure which | recelye myself at tho
same time. NJ the reading desk. TO you.
then. I say. may you fare wen and may
| fare wCli, unill AT no diatnnt Jay Wa
meet--ther5. Meanwhile. good, kind friends
good night, and God be with YOU"
The ovation that followed r. without
precedent Ia the dramatic history Of our
country. Az many as 1900 people had
assembled on thp atrsots leading 70 the
FIN Avenue Hotel. They were there 10
honor Charlotte cnHhman. Ia spite OF
her protest. her progress from there 10
the hotel was accompanied by torch
light prOccfscn.
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it has found its way back again 10 the
old chimney corner.
There " > found however, by Ireland,
during the visit OF which we have al
ready spoken, In 49,! in a house In STRAIT
frrd. u chair. which, there can be little
doubt, was really often occupied by the
Immortal bard. 1t was IN the house Of
the father OF Anne Hathaway, who after
ward became Shlltespelres wife. Ireland
purchased this chair, which he engraved
In his "plcturesque Views on the Avon,'
and which Is here copied. He says that
IT was called shakespeare's counting
chair
With n similar desire to please relic
hunters and lovers to that which has
been already shown, this chair, although
long since gone, has successor dignhed
by the Same name, In an old settle in
the passage through the house, and which
has but one bit of old wood In H.
In Walner Castle, the home Of the
Duke Of wellington Is the chair occupied
by Pitt and another that was the favQrlto
OF the Iron Duke. also the chair In which
he died
But AFTER ALL commend me to the
comfortable fire Side, domestic chair
Chairs, as every reader knows. always
enter into the description OF the furniture
of a comfortable house. SoutheY atter
more than fifty years interval, describes
his grandfather's cottage Mt Beamlnster
and reprosents Windsor chairs OF cherry
wood; and warming into the great en-
iovment, he adds "nnd two large ones
~ that easy make (of all makes II is the
easiest), in one Of which my grandmother
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eaeluus II applied soon enough. A solu.
ton OF carbonate OF ammonia was Inject.
ed INTO the patients arm, which chitapl
MN TO break out into profusa persnlrn-
teni the muscles then rehNol the IA.
,oht iell mo a deep sleep ana In many
Instances recovered. pr, parke wrote a
l9hH pnper Tor the medical profession in
hntland on the Huhiec, OF this poison'
when IL uAeu By the natives on their ar.
ROWS,
The natives In this part OF the forest
hNed upon the poorcs, fare There were
only very small plantations. OF bananas
ana sweet POTATOES and these were few
aud far between This scanty farr was
eNed out with roots. which they collected
IN the jungle. with dried caicrpillars ana
INSECTS OF various kinds, The starving
~nnslharis ate these cnterpillaa wIth
great relish, Ia rpite OF their horrible odor.
hut we were obliged 70 connscnte and
destroy ali the packets OF caterplllars
found by our mon IN the native huts, for
thoy had the eject OF causing the mus
cleA OF the mon who ate them 10 refnx
anu after eating them for q few days they
We're seized with violent vomiting aud
senerul collRpgc followed
What provisions We isuronoans now had
were very scarce, 'roA and coffee and a
little nrrowroOt was an that we had. but
anything that was not absolutely nnu.
scous aud dlnguuilng seemed good TO us
10 eat. We tried many strange foods IN
those days, The men We're rather fond
Of n kind Of big. fat, white grub. which
they used 10 dig out OF rotten trees
These they used to grin on the IRE. but
the oder Of them was too much for us
Europeans, and we could never manake to
swallow them. We passed u good many
villages, but they were mostly deaerted,
ana there was little or no food about
Them. Here for the first time we cams
~ ala
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|gTORIC CHAIRS.
|. orjgln Of Chairs Buried in
|lhs Depths Of oOscurlty.
|ncHAlRs OF SOLID GOLD
!. Considered objects of Luxury
| in Ancient Times.
| FAMOUS -oLD ARM CHAIR"
FAMOUS 4OLD ARM CHAIR"


a. ..,, 80 fade hint IN a
Ire has been an SUI %
80 Of chairs Is the latest NO
saos n famous man die than his
Il ~, .,,,ad yvlth-reouests for the
~ pese's -. Ia no iorgor
xhlch he sat upon ~ '"' ~,
| here are many COLLECTIONS oil this
1 NJ But what collection, what lover
ou,d not give a good round
i0 ~ c.o,,,s .old Arm Chair -
~ EiihA N'sN ~ ,t,,.
las Of 1t, ana an hho" '"e ''i''S'
I love it-and who shall dare
s,is me for loving that old arm
s.,rg
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n we're made both OF metal and
lhl probabiy inlald with ivory.
,ias tells us that those in the tenn
Eells' IN Babylon, were of solid
ne chair represented on the ear
1qhlneht u without back, the legs
neillly carved, and the seat Is
"a WIN the heads of rams. The
y appears TO be made OF some rich
saprollered or painted. The less
Mtnslhened by cross bar, and
IVY ended IN the feet OF a lion, or
~ Of a bull; either OF gold, silver
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Here Is little tonserlal Joke which.
whether true or untrue. amusinsiy Illus
tr,tes the force OF habit A hairdFeassr
was summoned 10 private house the
other day sImply 70 shave a pet poodle.
The young lady OF the house hearing a
sound OF II volce IN the room ir which
the operation was being performed. put
her ear dellcntaiy 70 the keyholc, and THIS
Is what she heard.
mic. day, sir. upanse.l Hn1os suit
vou. sire tPanae) Good deal Of weather.
slr. lately. Opausel 4 little powder sirf
tPause) HARE yer, tam SIR, on rho
ton. wants a oottir Df ree.o--r' -bamppo,
alrY (srow,l Nextf
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FAMOUS FAREWELLS.
When Garrick, Macready and
Cushman Left the Stage.
THEIR SAD LEAVE TAKING.
In the Character Of Lear, Garrick
Played His Last Part.
OF cusHMAN's FAREWELL TOUR.


Veal OF us-the most OF us. have our
iarewells; that is. IL we are not snapped
away or uneeremoniously snufed out by
the candle-eNtingulsher OF death. 1t Is
accounted a piece OF good fortune with
the actor especially, after having played
MS part-his many parts-well, after hav-
ing lined his purse with the rewards OF
an approaching, an adulating. doting
public, to be able 10 make his formal
iarewell-to play his last part, and say
his last say and retire to the shades OF
domesticity and private life, contemplate
his past, the storms and qulcksands, and
shlpwrecks perchance OF his career, and
sit down. as Horace would say. In safety.
So great. however. is the fascination Of
posing before the fcotlights night after
night-so sweet. so entlclng. so intoxicating
Is the wine Of public applause. that few
OF our great stars have attained to the
self-abnegation to appoint the hour Of
their exit and the courage to mike u
nnis to their careers, Like the poet who
has charmed all hearts with his words,
like the singer who has ravishcd all cars.
the actor Is apt TO ignore the signals OF
deepening wrinkles, of departing elias
ITCHY. OF waning volume Of voice. II
is no easy sacrifice TO lay by the pen
whose touch has been magic, or TO say
cease to the voice whose utterance has
swayed mutltudos. So the actor Is apt
to lag supcrlluuus, to over-livc his day,
to wear out his pelcome, and TO expert
ence In llfo that chagrin which " sure
TO come TO poet, singer and actor with
an ebhlng OF the tide, In other words, he
cannot expect TO be ever In the fashion,
ever in the favor Of the flclle goddess.
II always has been 80, and always Will
be So
And yet, II there are thesplans who have
reaped the golden harvest Of houors and
riches there arc othcrs-faithful servants
Of the publlc-rivine ever OF thcir hca'-
who would fam say amen to It all, but
must perforso Gtill keep to the size;
whom the world Of theatre-gccra has re-
warded with a gracious but a lnlgo-warm
applause and fortune has paid with
niggard hand, bccarse In their character
nature has left out but the one element
that transfuses talent into genius.
A common fate however, awaits them
all--the bright particular star who has
illumlned his generation as well as the
hard working support who moils through
life mar the ragged edge Of gontility.
Oblivion to n large extent Will sooner
or later cover thcm with Its mantle and
heap them in the great common grave Of
forgetfulness. This is the shadow that
may rightly cost Its gloom athwart the
actors heart. across the brow of great
reputation, He may be catalogucd as
/ great, and may expect to soc his name
| in the file with Acsrhincy and Roscius,
| Bellerton and Garrck, Kcan and KEN
] ble--but the praise that follows a memory
| is not the applause, the ovation which
! shall greet his succes ding star, with the
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M ~sie formerly sometimes Kept
n as Instruments OF punish
su,t .ech OF the Cirque ports. on
1 tsr's.s st OF that country, was a
y, Ivy Preserved by the authori-
ft- .naleh' according TO their old
i crawling wives were placed
|imr were ducked:" and southsy
h y, ~ ~ one OF his letters, one Re
lesiia.se as punished In this way.
~. X ehalr used on this occasion
IA n nle year 1895, at st. Mlchaers
a. shHanee hay. In other coun-
b A. shairs have NOT always been
q iirnl,,. whatever they may have
. issie The Rev. T. r. rhomp-
1 4 eosn,-, 'siss us that In his travels
|ios, ren- ne saw the reignlng prince
II an s,sslsentatlye Of Tlmur's house.
y. a ess lie was carried on a
Pa. u,s.Aair, borne on the shoulders
\ SIM en by a train OF attend
4 a ME. Nhole,. however" he adds.
4 ilrh ,'suie as not to be seen with.
inaeh, lgrim fathers left England
layesv 'hesr chairs with them In
"a ;ss,s'.. In Pilgrim Han. plv.
~ 49,, aFe many articles ineludine
's.u, !, s,slonged to the pilgrims. In
~ I !. 'he Aassachusetts Hlstorleal
4 litt i eha'r owned BY Goyernor
VII N. NE school al Wlttenburr.
L 4, wsu l.i'.ssrsity, is stlll SHOWN the
q Ns,,, the drinking cup and the
illS ~ Luther. Barcena. the
III to IN. lhat when Satan once APP
70 rsise'. ms humility lea him 10 IN
y beiny ~, q Darkness to sit IN The
hlaieli 'no,e worthy Of II than the
" n qgseh. in BEDFORD 49, ~, a s Sgnr
* az ssioFious dreamer al In The
"a scr -.r u New York is The chair
r., NJ. ~ BY the ipraortai wash.
|i'sip aa,, ~ took his farewell OF the
laei ~ another which was wont
|',al ~ benjamin Franklin, ex.
"e Philosophical society.
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their while to raid them a second time.
Mr. Stanley has said that we may con-
slider every tusk OF ivory brought to the
coast by the Arabs. means the death OF A
whole family OF natives; five tuslks means
the annihllatlon OF an entire village. and
ten tusks The destruction OF district.
This Is no exngKerhtlon. III choosing the
Aruwimi route, one OF the reasons which
had Influenced Mr.. Stanley had been
hope that he would avoid the ArabS, VINO
frequently Induced the Zanzibarls porters
to desert. Disappointed In his design. We
now fell In with one Of their settlements
belonging to half-cnste Arab called
ugaTfoWwa, and as II 10 verify Mr.. stan
leyfs foreboding. within three days Of our
falling IN with the Arabs twenty-thrse OF
our men had deserted. On Sept. ic. We
came across his settlement. which was
large collection OF straw and mud huts
on the right bank OF the river
A. ]. MouNTENEy JlrnsoN.
no be Canlingrs)
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..,s Ma again, In describing his aunts
narlor chair after s.iiiisr iapss ~ lime
he says, "ohairs, calpe, anu ~ W. yni MAJ,
are heM sven dreamed that mo devil
eye ,vas politely received by ms
appear ,-as invited to occupy enc q
aunt az This good Aunt Tyler
those on ia maid see;ned almost 70
S ,asar solised her chairs ssaihey SAT-,
"a chair IN which on u RS, parde ga'g 10
hac say IA / never saw her more an
be area, =, ane cceuslon. when man.
noyeo ' HI ,,non business. seated himself
who cA' asn shsir. How The cushion was
IN hes Sm" Is be rendered ut for her use
she knew sat-