Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-04-13
Is Y II On TO HIS WIFE T.
AFTER THEIR SEPARATION.


This letter, from Moorc's second vol
ume, is dated at Pisa, in 1891.
/ 81 have to acknowledge the receipt of
Ada's hair" which is very soft and
pretty, and nearly as dark already AZ
mlne was at twelve years old, il ] NAV
Judge from what rccollcct of some in
Augussa's posse ssion, taken at that age.
But ii don't curl--perhaps from its being
let grow. also thank you for the in
sCrlptlon Of the date and name, and viii!
tell you why believe that thev are
the only two or three words of your hand
writing IN my possession for your letters
returned, and except the two words, or
rather the one word, household, written
III an old account book, | have no other
| burnt your last note, for two reasons -.
firstly, It was written in a sty le not very
agreeable and secondly, ! wish to take
your word without documents, which are
the worldly resources of suspicious per-
sons, | suppose that this note will reach
YOU somewhere about Ada's birth h-dav
the 10th of December, | believe. She
VIII then be six SO that in about twelve
more | shall have some chance of meet
lng her perhaps sooner, if | am obliged
to 90 to England by business or other
wise. Recollect, however, one thing,
either IN distance or ncarncss every day
which keeps us asundcr should rather
soften our mutual feelings, which must
always have Que ralIying point, 30 long
as our child exists, which | presume We
both hope will be long after both her pa
rents. The time which has elapsed since
the separation, has been considerably
more than the whole brief period of our
union, and the not much longer one Of
our prior acquaintance. We both made
bitter mistake but now it Is over, and
irrevocably so. For, at thirty~three on
my part, and few years less on yours
though 1t Is no very extended period OF
hic-stIll II is one when the habit and
thought are generally so formed rs to
admlt of no modlhc alton and MS we could
not agree when younger, we should with
difficulty do so now. ] say all this, be-
cause | own To you, that, understanding
every thing, | considered our reunion
az not impossible for more than a year
after our separation but then / gave up
the hope entirely and forever. But this
very imposribitv of reunion seems to me
at least, ii reason why, on all the points
of discussion which can arise between w,
we should preserve the courtcsics of life,
aud ss much of its kindness as people who
are never to meet may preserve perhaps
more easily than nearer conncxlons,---
For my own part, | am violent, but not
malignant for only fresh proyocatlon
can awaken my resentment. To you,
who are colder and more concentrated,
would Just hint, that YOU may sometimes
mistake the depth of n cold anger for Dig
nifty and a worse feeling for duty. | as
sure you that bear you now (whatever
| may have done no resentment what.
ever Remember, that if you have in-
jurod me in aught, this forgiveness ~
something aud that, it ! have injured
Is you, it is something more still, II 1t ba
true, as the moralists say, that the most
offending are the least lorgiylng Wheth-
or the offence has been wholly on my
aide, or reciprocal, or on yours chiefly,
have ceased to reflect on any but two
thngs.--yiz. that you are tho mother ot
my child, and that We shall never meet
again. | think If you also consider tho
two corresponding points with reference
TO myself it will be better for all three
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FouxTAtx or PowER. The uncorrupi'
cd choice Of brave and free people, u
Al