Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-06-11

! the con rrccAuon of She Respondent They G
gross iusinuaons, buct nvectvcs, and direct char
ges Of cruelty hu, Among other attacks occurred one IN
the form of an Appca, 20 her siecr, knowing the
fact that the Respondent a degraded clergyman.
You know, said she that in his county he
turned from the altar unworthy 10 ma mister there =
In l-2S English maid servant whom the petition
had quarreod with and discharged, said TO the Re.
spondcnt Sir you little know what mistress says oil
yoE behind your pack. She says that in your own
country you turned ifom the altar unworthy 10
serve there The Responder, then sen, for his wife
and told the girl 10 rcpea, what she had said in her pres
enec Sho did 50, and the petitioner solcmnly denied
it, Yet the letter circulated Ia ls3O, the Identical
words appeared In her own handwriting, sent abroad
among his parshoners and his Italian acquaintance
for The obvious purpose OF destroying all his ministerial
usefulness, and all the respect Of the community. Hap.
ply he had letters in his possession which showed the
iasehood Of the assertion and being thus attacked he
felt himself called upon defend his reputation on all
the points which his wife had assaied IT, The con
sequence was an ocquiita anu solemn declaration on
the part of the English and Italians that his character
had been pat into the crucbe, and like pure gold had
come out OF the fire untarnished.
Some benevolent individuals particularly Mr. and
Mrs. Faulkner, and DIR. and Mrs. GrottanelH feeling
how dreadful would be the consequences 10 hi. family
u some stop should not be put TO his wlfe's conduct
now inter posed their mediation They persuaded the
petitioner TO make concessions, they urged upon the
respondent for the sake Of his children rest satisfied
with verba declarations from his wife, of her sorrow for
having thus attacked him, and verbal entreaty of for
giveness. lie yielded because he wished not 10 apper
unrelen,ing. mutual promise given that no
communications should be made by either party 10
their friends in America, her papers and his
were both committed TO the flames.
In March, the respondent went 20 Rome Dur;py
his sbscence the petitioner broke open his trunk of
pers examined its contents and took out such as had
reference to her conduct She had also attempted
10 SEND his eldest son 10 her father contrary TO what
she knew TO be the instructions left by the respondent
Happily he heard Of this plan just in time to pre- ven,
It's execution Justly dspeased at this conduct the
respondent made il known to The friends who had inter.
posed their kind Offices, and they again ATTEMPTED the
labor OF reconciliation They again effected il md Tho
respondent on receiving her declaration Of sorrow for
what was past consented again 10 receive her 10 his DO.
SON. She spoke OF hersefa being in a state of sufir
ing and requiring both for herself and the younger chill
gren, VINO had the whooping cough change OF air
horn ordered his house in Senn 10 be shut u5 and sen,
Tor his family TO join him. On their arrival he received
her. to use her own language as the best Of husbands
would receive the best of wives
For two mo~;hs this happiness continued without
abatement or interruption. She became mild peptle
and courteous, studying to promote his wishes and ad.
delight aud he began again to encourage the hope of
permanent happiness.
But in The month of October, after their return 10 ST.
ena, letter arrived from Charles Sgourney Esq of
Hartford from which appeared that rumos had crossed
me Atlantic and that in Boston reports were in circu
laton unlavorable TO the moral character OF the petition
er as well as the respondent On showing this letter
10 Mr. Faulkner and DIR. Grotane both agreed that
II must be answered Both consented 10 write TO Mr.
Sgourney and both advised that the respondent should
also write with the knowledge and OF his wife
his was accordingly done The respondent drew up
letter which Mr. Faukper and Dr. III annrog.d
put which ana not please the petitioner The respond
en then told her that, as he had sacredy promised he
never should write any thing without her consent lie
therefore requested her to alter the letter as she liked
she d'd so and lao cont IL precisely in her words
From this time FORTH however, he observed in her n
moody and absent manner, which showed him that her
mind was III ut ease lie regretted this, and endenvored
ny kindness 10 bring her back TO the same
and sweetness of manner which she exhibited before
the arrival of Mr. Sigourney's letter.
, one now became very anxious to leave Siena and
tltar H.
MS family to Rome There il necessary to live on
more expensive scale than at Sena The rcspondent
rea Landau and pair of horses at the Of eighty
'olias month lie then requested his wife to unite
with HIM in making estimate vf the expe and no
would make her an enlarged allowance as he had done
"a olena us object was to induce her practice econ
ony LOT her own sake because the she saved Tho
more she would have for her private Expenditure
ms great surprise she ut burst from all the
'trants 10 which she had agreed in Sena refused IN
axe any responsibility for the household and launched
out INTO expense beyond the capacity Of his income o
'ushn' Inc respondent submitted to evil which he
'oud not avoid and this submission preyented nm q,
'losion OF extraordinary humor on he mar, of ~
"Iie until the arrival Of his family in Boloqno Here
n the autumn OF 1884, the petitioner BETRAYED in mo.
nent oil extreme irrascibiy, the important fact tn,
contrary to her solemn promise in 1890 she had haa |
candesIne correspondence with her IA mily and inv
so nae oeen writing to certain Of the American Bis.
Fps with The view of in urng the respondent TIE
ne reconciliation which had been happily bepun was
aaily terminated. The respondent demanded the let
~ e bishops TO be given up 10 him, and expressed
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ms produced the desired effect but not until she had
,rlen to Mrs Faulkner, and Mrs Croft ELI IN ask
heir ADVICE They both replied that she had violated
er solemn promise, that she upht not only 10 gva nm
ne letters, but also carry on any Correspond
nee without The knowledge and consent Of her husband
ne .e!,ers being given up, the respondent remained
at winter IN bologna, endeavorng though in vain Ia
sarn rom her family what representations she Ind
'aae 70 them On his return TO America, he was in
'ed TO has great SURPRISE that she had NOT only wit
N 70 her own family, but also The friends of her bns
ano. Thus, while he abstained in good faith from M
ring one syllable of the wrongs he had endured she I
as enaeaVofing secretly to undermine the aectonaie e
ohhdence OF his nearest and dearest friends y
CONCLUDED ne1t ,eek II !,