The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-05

nna,y r,p,irs visited NV children rs nearly Is pos
sibe, every day, UNDERGOING nnen hardship 20 40 20
BY the lbells nj In common road roe sonooi, wnee
they were obliged TO stay sight hours day ana 70
xslk 70 a. d.tspce Of roes, carry ing with them
th,ir food witch they eat out Of their hands
received at the time from the libellsut, deed &C
compa MED by the following note =
q Your firpatur. |. required to the accompanying
deed u Is the sxtrgush me mt Of ground rent which
you viii see by looking Att o
I declined sigpipg the deed, Stating, however my
willing ess do any such thing when be restored me
TO my natural rights over my children The hoean''
Z Since you choose to thwart me in the management
Of my business, give you notice that your ailowsnos
IL discontinved. and forbid you going my iArm
where the children are"
Though had little knowledge Of my legal as
bsfo,e nrcr.r ofBc.r separate and apart from the
hbeIant, ard the necessity OF my deciarauoh, tnat
had executed tie deed OF my own ~ rfee rns;omn o,
my husband. suffsiently instructed me As TO those
legal rights in this matter determined tnereIore
ot N submit to this manifest attempt the part OF
the brsnt infringe these rights, and to go to my
children unless absolutely prevented from doing So
Having however, means to continue to hire con-
yevspce TO them at once and without difhculty, ar
ranged with the tenant Of the barley farm to receive
. lodger and bosrder .
make II my residence as long as my children should
remain there After tea, suddenly heard tnat tne
him ard I remsiped alone, working by the waning
daylight Presently .be bellant burst into my room,
and drawing the door after him, which opened Dc
tv cen the farmers and the where was sit
ting he said In under tone. but with the most fu-
rous manner. Z" | told you not to come here Now
you or the chdre leave this place tonight III have
no words with you" After which, be rushed out OF
the other door, and 20 left me. My going into town
vac unfortunately impossible. for n,d sent .ne
hut the farmers market at two O'Clock In tns
morning which determined to avail %yssn OF,
air for Il had rained all the afternoon In SPITE
the gathering darkness for was past eent ocooh,
and thick twilight, the lbesnt persisted In taxing
.vav the two poor children, who departed Crying,
without bidding me good bye, or even seeing ne
farmer to take me into town in his market wagon,
which started tas have already ssid) from tho place
at two o'clock in The morning. t. but ne s0S s ana
that one Of his should take to town early In
the morning pleased. and tried to make IT appear
the most convent. thing in the world for him to do
Early the next morning came into town. When
reached the house. was Informed that the children
had not go. home the previous night until half past
tel o'clock and that bad slept at their unoe's.
Both Of them, found were indsposed in consequence
of their exposure by their late drive While at tea
in the evening the children asked the hbelaut II
they were not 60 ont to the farm again his reply
was No my dears, try how you like the town, in the
month Of August" The children went again to sleep
at their uncies and the next morning they told me
tbattheir father bad gone away somewhere In a cab
with large trunk. and as they Thought TO New ork
The children being thus left in town without single
change Of clothes and without their nurse, sent for
carriage and them out to the farm, where they
there. nor had the nurse heard anything from him,
about herself their clothes. In the afternoon 1t
Isined violently, and towards evening Inefe was
had come out in could not he closed, 20 thought
better TO leave the children there than to bring them
in with through such terrible weather. This did,
having made up my mind not to return to the farm,
lest the lbelsnt should bring them again into the
hot, unhealthy city and thus he gained ms po,nt OF
separating them from and for their Own sakes, |
forebore all further attempts to see or b with tnsn
from this time, tthe 10th OF August obliged to
remain in the city. which always affected my health
in hot weather The beuse too was being painted and
was full Of workmep, and disorder. The lbelant did
not sleep in IT, the governors and the children had
in the midst Of its wretchedness and discomfort.
Isswny children for the last time on that hat day
occasional notes and messages sent by the farmer
whom saw at his stall when lie came into market
had made in accepting the conditions imposed
by the lbslapt. My life had been all but iutoera-
D,s IN 81 n p0sG NM they had been
ed frem ne for ntbs, and bad finally been for
hidden to them. Thus my ministry towards them
seemed in Gods riehteous dspensatiops, either to be
ended utterly for the utterly ded-
My friends sndfsmiy in England, whoee sdvioe now
demanded strongly urged me- for my children 8 sake
to ccma away, and perceived the necessity that
The facts abov. narrated it Is submitted fully show
ard rrove not only cruelty the part Of the beant
but also unlawful design to force me from his hao'ta
ton But did not leave this matter here once more
before taking step Of submitting to these wrongs,
and cling the cruel necessity Of separation from
ry children, determined to appeal to the hbeant TO
cruel deportu to wrote to him, sccordingly
the first Of September. note, of which Exhibit
waited in vain until Ii. 10th Of September for
ply when addressed to him note Of which E4hioit
IL. hereto annexed, is copy: no...
and rsevjpe that the rtion of the was to
from my children submitted TO VIVA. eouia
longer avert without the aid OF the law ana le.t
The UbelIapts houee the 18th Of September, 1S45
aDd Immediately sent him the following letter =
CAS- have Informed you that 1t is my ptention to
return to my father it IL but justice to him TO inquire
whether YOU hencsforwsrd mean to withdraw all pro-
yisio from me and leave me to be maintained ~
him He h., not Of DO sf Ss s.Rs an
willing to diminish his limited means must peg you
win sau:nt me With Hste Chestnut , street
and .bs be much obliged by your letting me have an
THurspAY, September, 1lth"
The HbeIsnt replied to my note by calling on one
of nv ecu sell and wrote in his once his answer re-
ftrripe simply 10 his intentions as to an allowance to
The undsr,tsndine Of my counsel Was, that the Ii.
beant would call upon him the next day to learn my
views upon the subject Of this proposition
The iibellspt had different understanding OF the
matter and never called: The next day, however
duly executed the deed which the belsnt had befor.
iben left Phiiadepha On the 10th Of October. ls4S
eaed for England friend IN this country tomt TOT
wboee kindpese should have bee utterly pen nhess
having ice with the Of doing 90. And
after spending two months In England Joined my
sister and her husband in italy and remained there
o year Win tneD.
annex to THE my answer, copy OF correspon-
depce which took place after departure from TINS
country between of my counsel and the !ibelant
The letters are marked respectively Exhibits l3 -
Is IT, IT. 1s 10 90 81 o. 3d. a. rs 70 ~, Vs. ~, So
81, 80 80 and "a
The Ibelapt never complied with bis agreement to
secure by mortgage his preferred annuity OF one thou
sand dollars, but lie paid it irreguarly down 70 the
2stb Of February, ls47 after tbis he made me no
further payments And when at the period OF sixteen
months. received from my counsel the Information,
that be could obtain for from the libelaut the
yromised settlement supposed any reliance upon 1t
was utterly vain.
means 10 exc out the little had received from the IL
bellant and IL now became obvious that must de-
termne upon enc of three COURIER either to become
utterly dependant upon my father, sue the bellsnt
for means of subsistence labor to maintain myself
The sst appeared to me the beet course and at me
Iaborious and profession ef my youth rem
dered nov eeublv abcrous and dstastefu by the sad
crcumstar ces that compelled to II, and the bad