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LETTER from MRS. MYERS


would Be- permitisd 20 die away; bat the foIIosl
ing letter. ssnt 20 us By friend. from oae Il lhs
mos, conspicuous actors 10 this moot usfsriu
nsis drama, forces Us once mere 10 raise 10,
eafiais.- RieLmend EnquSsr
ARA YBTL.
nv Dear Eftsad 81 ask your slnpsl
thy. your coedolsnee. in my ctustiDg III
fiction. my Gerry trial. cannot depict
10 Jon the anguish endure Al being thus
arrsifnee for crime. HE very ihoazht
Of which crimsops my cheek With indig-
nation nor can ] c6hvey the slightest
idea OF the torture With which find my
self 30 much The object fof publicity. !
shrink within lhe shade Of retirement ana
seclusion, but unhappy circumstance
impel me forward; Tor / have been 50
oser~helmed by the. appearance OF my
letters id The public prints. sn accumula.
lion Of lportifcs alton added to other caus
Is Of agony. which ] did not anticipate,
that have thought il b., justice 10 my.
sell 10 give you. my friend. staten enl
Of my whole acquaintance with the indi.
vidual 80 unfortunately associated with
me. 10 order that il may furnish some
pallisiion Of my indiscrelion.. The com.
mencement Of my acquaintance with Mr..
Hoyl was under the following circum-
stances !: IA letter IVES addressed 10 me
under su envelope TO Mr. Hoyt. and this
letter was transmitted 10 me BY him. Up
10 this lime bsd never exchanged a
word with Mr. Hoyt To- my life. The
contents Of this letter rendered il neces-
ssry tbatl should seek feww words oil ex.
planalion with bin. vas reluctant to
make this the subject Of letter TO him
and, therefore, addressed him note
requesting TO see him at my own house
CONCERNING ibis matter. In my FIRST in
ieryiew with Mr.. Hoyt. be requested my
permission 10 visit me again. To this ]
readily consented, and as be suggested
the propriety Of our being formally 10.
troduted 10 society, ia order that our re.
cogniiion might be public, | acceded &c
bis proposal OF meeting him at Mr.4Mo-
rsu's rooms. (where he told me he was
sitting for his miniature 10 company with
Miss a. G.. from whom. he said, be would
solicit an introduc,ion 10 me. From this
time bis visits 10 me were very freq1ent.
In an interview 10 The early stage OF our
sequsintance. palliaied some expression.
inadvertently used in one Of my NOES
10 him. in which bad alluded to feel
ing Of desolAiion. To this be replied.
that 10y unhappiness was the theme o.
public discussion, and was not truth he
bad guessed from my note, but one be
had learned from bis observation Of my
countensnce,. before he had formed my
acquaintance" Encouraged by my cas-.
ual sllusion 10 tins subject. Gndiscreeily
made on my part. as am ready to con
fess. in our. asso .ls,ion together. he would
frequently advert 10 my situation as one
of exquisite misery, picturins 10 me my
husbands indifference. repeating unkind
and cruel words, which lie said my hus.
band had used OF me in the most public
places. and assuring me that ais alienation
and colaness 10 me. his wife. were thu
subject Of remark in society. This natu
rally incensea me against my husband
and made me regard him most unkind
ly. From The sympathy be expressed
for me. entering into all my sorfoWk with
the utmost depth Of feeling. our conf
dsnce became very irustul, and we con
yersed together with great unreserve.
Such intercourse continued for some
time, and thus was ! unconsciously pre-
pared 10 lend my ear 10 an avowal Of at
! iachmeni, from which | would have re
VOTED had ii. bssn preceded BY less in.
siduous preface. Shortly subsequent Il
this crisis. NV adsband received an anony'
nous mote. which he promptly showet
me. This circumstances pIecluded MIR
Hoyts visits 10 my own house. notwith
standing the testimony 10 the contrary
for after this be neverlcIossed the TIRES
hold Of my door. And here canuo
forhear touching upon one part Of the
testimony which stirms II was locked
up in . certain parlor for number o
hours II is true ! bad severA interview
with Mr. Hoyt in number Is. the room
referred 10; but those who are acquainted
with the location Of the rooms al the Elk
change Hotel, will readily recognise this
apartment is one Of the most public il
The establishment. Its wen kaown, 81
50. that persons wishing for privacy in SC
public place, always secure themselveI
sgainst intrusion. Ia accordance with
this practice. The door was fastened. as
knew my association with Mr.. HORT wal
liable to remark, and was not DESTROYS
I Of my interview vs. with him becoming lh,
subject Of public teprehensioa.-I-was Their,
merely for private couPersation and .iSs
contents Of those unfdl. laase letters vii
Il once testify that such conversatis .
without the pollution Of crime. was secre
Ia lie nature. Why. then. should on,
Who has acted ihoughsiessly. but sIiuoss
lly, be branded with odium. and circum
stances be tortured aud gatbled, 10 faster
the foul sin upon me
There is other testimony. which has $
utterly shocked. 50 entirely amazed me
that am 81 4 loss for words 10 refaie il
i II corld snatch ) sunbeam from Heaven
that would scarcely Be burning aud brish
Ienough 10 register, Ny Innocence Of sucl
foul. loaihsone accusations. Ny God
| my God viii thou suffer the wretch I
live who could p1onounee srrh words
such base. dark. designing lies. They sr
black enough 70 hare emshssed from ID
bollomIess pity wicked enosgA 10 hay
issued irom Hell Itself wonder ,h
tongue thai pronounced il was not pslsied
scorchsd. ecalhe1 b. lbeinsiint liehinin