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ing. toe abhoFssnl, iQf human belief -
My absence from Riehmond d1sin Ma
and June 1876. uheu MSS ID he CITY
Of New Yofk. cd the fact Of Mr.. Hoy
being sh entire stranger 10 ne "a he solD
mer Of 1873. (,s our srqusinisuce only
commenced the winter Of thatyesr.) 81
once puts he seal Of lslseho gross false
hood. upon lbe sbhorrent testimony 10
~hich ! have just alluded. Il l, not
strange. that when my letters refer 10 eve.
Try interviews ever bad with Kim. there
should be no sllusioc, NOT even the most
remote. 10 the meetings which are 80 yile-
y attributed to me. use stroas and en n
phstic, Terms. but feel Indignation, an
controlIhble. thai such foul aspersions
should be thrown so gndesetprdiy upon
me. As my person al interviews with Mr.
Hoyt were suspended afier,ihe anony.
nous Communication 10 my husband,
our correspondence then commenced =
Afterwards. and at his suggestion. we
were 10 the habit Of meeting al the Elk
change. mostly 10 the public parlor. but
two or three times 10 No. Is "a public
sitting room. aud once al Mr.. Hoyt's re-
quest. 10 al, Il private parlor,) be saying
we should not there be so liable 10 remark
as 10 the common drawing room o. the
hotel. | met him afterwards 10 The same
room. myself suggesting il. was inse n
sibly luIed from the path Of rectitude by
SEDUCTIVE vows OF enieTDsl devotion, and,
hearkeBing TO such proteslations. a re.
sponsive feeling aRoke in my own bosom.
Eel faith. trust 10 him, too firm TO be
shaken, and. without psusirg TO reflect.
rushed on. wEecking and running my
happiness by my own act. His. n amer and
words l~sys wrought on me the desired
feet OF more lIustful confidence and
Proiestalions and evidences such as these,
hurried me along with precipitation A
nature like mine. capable Of the deepest
feeling. aud trembling lest such feeling
be unspprecialed by the object on which
il has been laVished. is Often exhibited 10
my correspondence With him. Every
doubt. every fear. was answered by assn
RANGES Of undying devotion and unswerv-
ing faith. Such vows fed aud nourished
my fatal attachment, until | became
reckless Of public censure. and prepared
TO encounter it for bic sake. After the
interceplion Of my letters by Col Myers.
considered my association with Mr.. Hoyt
forever ended | was closely watched
and had no means Of communication with
him. A day or two after this event, Mr..
Hoyt sent me package by his servant,
with message TO the effect that he would
have written TO me, but knowing my siiu-
alton, be feared an interception OF his
note. He bescught me 10 writo Tim BY
the messenger. On Monday I received
letter from him, saying be had been I'M
der my window for Two nights hoping to
see me. He enclosed me q card, and
wroie me be would be at DR.. IS.
(where was staying J alta particular hour
that Right, when | must have letter in
re adiness for him, which was TO be attach
ed TO The cord and low cred from the win.
dow, and he, in like manner, would trans
mil 10 me communication from himself.
Finding that he had mistaken the siiua
iion Of nv room, in scceding 10 his sug-
gesied plan. appointed him window in
front, where | could receive the prefer.
ed communication, and return 10 him the
package | should prepare for him, 10
one Of these letters he promised 10 con-
linue bis correspondence with me alter
my departure from Richmond. provided
il could be arranged with safety, say iDs
il would be his only solace in absence -
He then requested me most importance.
ly 10 destroy every line he had ever writ
ten me, knowing had numberlets letters
Of his 10 my possession. This promised
enthusiastically. and performed without
one distrpsiful thought, and thus | rob
bed myself OF evidence which might have
pallls,ed my error; since my Owl letters,
sacredssEI deemed them. have been com.
mitted 10 the press for the gaze and taupt
OF the unfeeling multitude. Does il har.
monte with justice. thus TO deliver up 10
public print one portion OF correspon.
dence, while The other part. which iudu.
ced il, is shrouded forever from publicity.
To my judgment 'tisHsn actol i1iNSiice.
from which, should irr az etefy hu.
mace heart would revolt WIN adherence.
Having. unfortunately. deprived myself
Of every line which prompted such pas
sioaate expressions Of sffectien II am una
Bile 10 contrast with mine, those probes
sions Of equal warmth and equal fefvof
which I was accustomed to receive, an
which might have excused the tone Of
my replies. The Letter intecepied, and
! mos. foiiona,ely preserve my father,
is the only one iron Mr.. hieh sp-
pears in comparison vii RWu,t
though from il one. can
was moi The only ACTOR 10
dence. nor The only sour
emana,ed professions Of n
thets Of endsarment. y 4-1HIl
ssnetusty 81 con 6deneN Ever dream Z
thai ano'6e eye would behold those evi.
dencss Ofmy feelings. bdeShe one Tor
whom such vows were registered And
Iyet. in tie very secret and shadow oil
such coa6aen,sl Intercourse mark bow Of.
ten appeal TO him for my pui5sy. my
/ guilelessness: Your pure and s1oiless v
/ 49, !" You know the purity e sthi.
hesrt; vow know mol one impure tht lshl
has ever dwelt there y In The presence
Of Heaven itself. | would swear. Tia, ihis
bosom is = free from guile. nee irom-im-
purify a. 90 angels. Rather than lose
i that purity. that delicscy which knou
lis the jewel Of mr. character, i would far
raiber lose life itself = Every thought oil
this heart i Is pure. a. spiril0sl as Hesv.
en- itself; y Although the world NAY &C.
euss rs. YET N our own hssris ve.hay.
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