The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-24

Years, to name her first child Genevieve,
and she-to quote her husband-"being a
Roman Catholic as well as a little idiot"
faithfully kept her vow, and our part
nership's baby was loaded up with name
that each year proved more unsuitable.
Miss Lucille Western was playing an
engagement in Cleveland, when our baby
was a few months old. My friend and 1
were both her ardent admirers, l don't
know why it has risen. this fashion to
sheer more or less openly at Miss West
ern's work.
In "Lucretia Borgia," she presented the
most perfect picture of opulent, in
solent beauty that 1 ever saw, while her
Leah, the Forsaken" was absolutely
Hebraic-and in the frest scene, where
she was pursued and brought to bay
by the Christian mob, her attitude
as she silently watched her foes, her face
filled both with wild terror and fierce con-
tempt, was thing to thrill any audience,
and always received hearty applause.
So far as looks went, she was seen to
least advantage in her great money-mak-
er, East Lynne" Oh, dear, oh, dear!
the tears that were shed over that dread
full play-and how many 1 contributed
myself! / would stand looking on from
the entrance-after my short part was
overland when she cried out "Oh why
don't / diei my God! why don't l diew
1 would lay my head against the nearest
scene and simply howl like a heart
broken young puppy.
Now, this brilliant and successful &C.
tress was not very happy; few are for
one reason and another-but she worked
much harder than most women and nat
urally would have liked to have some re-
turn for her work; therefore, she must
have found 1t depressing, at least, when
her husband formed the habit of count
ing up the house by eye, Che could come to
within five dollars of the money contents
of the house any night in this way, and
going out and losing the full amount Of
her share gambling, 1t was cruel and 1t
was but one of the degradations put upon
her. She never had received any moral
training; Mrs. English seemed to have
let her two daughters grow up like lovels
weeds until they could be useful, so
Lucille did not know how to bear her
troubles. She wept and used herself up.
then to get through her heavy nights
work, she took a stimulant. Oh, poor
SOUL though the audience knew nothing,
the people about her knew that she was
not her best self and she knew they knew
il and was made sore ashamed and miser-
able. Her husband had on one occasion
gambled away every cent of three nights
source to a stimulant, and on the fifth, she
was cast down-silent, miserable and
Inundated.
That night, our baby came to the the
otter. ! had her-of course in so public
place, II was my right to have her, she
was over my shoulder. 1 was standing
near the star room. The door opened and
next moment l heard a long. low "O-o-hw
and then again-"O-o-hl IA baby, and
awake, and the peace Of heaven yet in
its eyes!'
turned my head TO look at Miss Wes-
tern. and her face quickened my heart
Her glowing eyes were fastened upon
baby, with just the wrapt uplifted look
one secs at times before some Romlsh
altar IL was beautiful She gave n 1T
Il, start and exclaimed as at a wonder:
ms handl Oh, It's tiny hand" Just with
the very tip of her finger she touched H.
and baby" promptly grasped the finger.
and gurgod cordially. Her face flushed
red-she gave a gasp Good Godr she
crledi ITS touching mel IA r., eee-seew
sudden tears slipped down her checks.
Blessed Oodw she cried. III you had but
sent me such u ono~gll would have been
different ] could never bring disgrace
on shame on a precious thing like this"
A. she raised the tiny morncl Of
hand 90 her bps, ths promptfr sharply