The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-25

/ A lovable man ana a great actor
( has pas sed away. Joseph Jefferson be-
lionged to the aristoeracy Of dramatic
art-an aristocracy in a double sense
I III that Of surprising talent and ID
/ that of social esteem. Joseph Jeiter-
! son had enjoyed the distinction Of
/ having been held personally in higher
/ regard than any member oil his pre-
/ fession who ever preceded nina 70
. al regard attained only by one ol
! ass living cantemporaries-that is,
4 Henry Irving In London. With the
name al Joseph jefferson all historl-
ans oil the American stage will date a
new ara tn the social status Of the
\ act
\ Ii 81 nat iii d Jenkins spirit. but in
+ d sp rit III prize in the progress RI the
world, that tho fact is recorded that
Joseph JEFFERSON died admired BY all
classes of his coantrymen, and vas
greeted al an equal nv its greatest
| met
/ Ii was over hall 4 century ago when
IGeorga Holland. an admirable actor
died at tha age Of 81 in the city 81
New York. Joseph Jefferson. accom-
uanted BIZ one of the sons eli the a-
ceased (now himself b distinguished
Iactorl went to a prominent clergy
/ man iii New York to make arrange
ments fcr tile funeral services Be
fore leaving the reverend gentleman
Mf. Jefferson incidentally remarked
that the deceased had been an actor
The reverend gentleman was shocked
ana begged to be excused from ottic2
atins. Jefferson looked To bis com
rani0n then mere lad-and saw
sthat bia eyea were flied with tears
Do yoH know Of any church IN th'
neighbour ID that win receive an ac
tor's body? asked tho comedian Y
tha preacher.
n believe there Is a little churcl
groEnd it'd corner that does that sor
III thing said the fashionable preach
"Well. God bless the little ehurcl
around tho corner" exclaimed Ieffei
son. fervently, ana from that time \
he present that church Ia New Yer
has been kns WIN ana loved thrgus
all parts Of tbs world which actor
\ nhabit al the Little Church Aroun
3 h' Corner,
\ Ii IA gratifying TO reflect that 2
y friend Of Jefferson at this time Wi
have to render to him the service tha
"a did 10 George Holland In the +
neral honors that the world pays
y Rim tat IL make at7nement for tho net
II lect IL has visited on the graves
many great and unhappy actors
4 "Alasl poor Yor Cit might serve
7 the epitaph Of nearly all the great ac
ors who since the days Of Bettertc
Ind Burbage have spoken the Englis
language. Not 50 In the case Of Je
fer. on. Florored wherever the En-
fish tongue Is spoken he shed sunshiI
on tho natures Of his fellowmen az
lived ia the refracted radiance Of the
smiles. He was the son, the gran
SON, ana the great,grandson Of acto
who bore the name Of jefferson, al
u be surpa sed all his forhears IN fan
ana In hts reward and left SCR
II Whose highest ambition is to emnla
~ his example. A life worth living. ge
4, tle kindly and lllustrious, leavir
- sha world the brighter because 1t h
!, existed. ana never causing shade
n. sadne until the moment that II CO.
n ed to be. Happy the man who max
nc tears to fall save those that gre
hts end ny
a Fart has always been my swe
.ly heart and have lived for hers
he alone" said Mr. jefferson, and
ld- words could be truer His father
for tended him to be scenic artist q
TIE boy grew mp with pas. ion
painting Of finer nature. lie -
once TO friend that he was sorry
MT bad not devoted himself 10 paint
instead of act nv. The best ceme
ara have always been dissatisfied "
an their triumphs One cannot spe
from personal knowledge OF Jchi
sons painting; but however, cleve
executed they may have been one
ith slow To believe that they approach
!. those immortal imaginary picture