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

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"PIERCE BUTLER
"Rev WM. H. FuRNEss."
will insert Mr. Furness reply.
Up. BUTLER, ESQ
"Dear Sir: In reply to your note just received,
will merely state my own conviction, that If, when
upon ou you had 1t In its spirit aud replied.
come-come upon the conditions you propose, aud
keep them there would have been, apprehend M
hesitation, not the slightest delay But in referring
her back to the letter to Mr. Msrsdh you proposed
promise to observe to the letter but in the possibility
Of observing which in the spirit she has no belief
all ehe offers to do she Is believe, thoroughly sincere
Besides your letter to in answer to her letter to
you produced even on my mind, the painful impress
sion that her letter had net the slightest effect upon
'V"HDec. 1s, 1874 vi FURNEss"
After few DAYS reflection. though considered the
new condition which tho libesnt insisted upon i'm
posing me- OF only sgrievousincrease of the hard
chip oftbe former terms; but moreover such as TO
to have my children and so defeat the only pur-
pose for which was going into the libellants house,
vet as 1t seems impossible upon the whole. to
render nugatory the presence of mother, determn-
ed to accept the terms rather than to leave IN
nv children To inform the nbsllant Of my accep
lance of his terms addressed the following note to
| MIR. Furness- - 49,
aDear Mr. Furness Will you be good enough to
inform Mr. Butler, that hold myself in readiness to
his convenience The terms he imposes+neon me-
v keep to the best ability while rs, ,S, under
charge of hatred which Mr. Butler brings against me-
inssmuch asl have no such feeling towards any human
sccuatious Of having deserted my chill iren to pre-
serve my proper relation with whom has always been
| my most earnest desire and endeavor.
| III am yours very truly, FANNY"
This however. did not satisfy the lbelant. He
sought personal interview with Mr. Furness, and re-
9hinss, he insisted upon my signing written CONTRAST
containing some Of the terms upon which ne would
permit me to enter my children's house The VEGA;
that the agreement between US should assume toge-
ther with certain other facts which propose to prove
psarsd to me to be purposely designed, they
tainiy were every way calculated to deter me from
ssas e into tss 1sT' ssn
aAA6d sent to the lbelaht nBwritten cbntract trSt
Ii order to remain near my children aud retain as
far possible the right Of mother over them fully
and Internationally agreed to certain terms referred
FurrSs Of december tie 18th, IsA Mr. Butter now
demsnds that should copy and sign the following
| thing new or in any way different from the former
one, with which understanding proceed to cory and
/ Being about to reside in Mr. Buffers house, pro-
mfe to observe the following conditions while living
his roof give sossq hH %orS Or
ton with every member of the Sedg~iok family and
hereafter win treat them in every respect as entire
strangers, and ~ II had never known them. will
| not keep up an acquaintance with any person Of
| whom MIR. Butler may disapprove
\" will Observe entire abstinence from oil refer
epce the past neither will mention to any person
any circumstance which may occur in Mr.. Butler .
-, so,,-. or Gmilx.-
noS v neither write or spes of Mr. Butler to any
one while remain urder his roof will also conform
TO the arrangements Of his house a. shall ind them
It,
toiye notice to Mr. Butler Of my inability to do So
80 ''-'' - aFRANcEs ANNE BUrLER.n
~ February, 1916 y,
r. EXHIBIT A.
l. THURSDAY, December 18th. .
4 "My Dear Pierce The other day, when asked
selected the sttempt At Reconciliation, that sse
,Sss
.g@ay< >iled TO me- in reheetfns more sosmny upon
snyj " which m,s iysrhs - snslionaie II daYe
bee at q loss to imagine In what have disooeyed
your will or opposed any wish Of YOU'RE but with regard
to thu question which you asked me about the money
which had borrowed from my sister-this believe
mean refusing to answer that question is the only
act Of opposition to your will with which can TAX
myself .,.s-
that point your mode of interrogating me was such
to rouse all the worst feelings Of my nature
resentment and q resistance which conceived just.
fed to a demand which l thought you had no right
to make
future happiness much more, our future con
duet threatened at this moment by such fatal
Influences COnCeSSlOu
OR resentment, any other feeling, that not pre-
to make for the sake of retrieving the past and
ssyerng the future Thatfuture Do you see what VIVA.
dttruction of all our hopes the,sdeteroration, 1t
mSy be the complete degradation, our characters'
Lock through the remainder of oy youth, moro than
one half Of which is now already SAssed. at what lies
before us-a home without love- without peace with
out virtue whence shall each Of us make haste to
depart from place accursed to seek forgetfunsss
of ali its disappontments, at bitter sources which will
return nothipg but poison into hearts Look fur
her. think he lonely present. the dark
sing retrospect the cheerless and fearful prospect
which must close the existence OF two human beings
who have thus wckedly wasted every blessing that
ever was bestowed upon creatures most favored by
Providence.
health most fortunate social position many friends
who rejoice in our welfare children? oh Pierce
Pierce look at our children and tremble, lest God
should strike them for our sins; lest should be pu
nished in awful way through them for our abuse
and which we are turning into judgms nts against
felves For Gods sake and for your childrens sake
and for your own sake Pierce my husband Oh !. stu It'll
late show wherein have snned in this our ter
rble condition, and mercfuly help me to amend IT,.
Save yourself and me. Pierce, and our darling chill
? dren, from ruin than any worldly beggary-
from self condemnation Of each other from daily and
hourly departure further and further from all noble
and holy influences Let us be friends let be Chris
ans let return to our duties and to the path wher
love which you once had for me- by that unatsrabI
0 love which still bear you and which makes me drea'
being the cause Of wrong In you more than any con
and feelings towards me-forgive me-forgive me, and
deal with with righteous and mercful dealing. m
spare yourelf the reproaches Of your conscience an
the upbradings of your better nature DO not for God
sake give to pursuits and pleasure
remember your children, Pierce, and as you hope
influence them towards what Is noble, virtuous and
ceent do not forsake them and me, and destroy on
common life which, II not one of sacred mutual du
ties of mutual help compassion and affection, mus
be thing accursed and evil to us all which we sha
have to answer for having made so. Before writin
: this to you, | prayed to God to grant that nigh
o speak to your heart as have spoken from my owl
May He bless you, and guide you, and enghten you
9 my husband"
EXHIBIT n.
ain consequence Of your refusing to be reconciled
to live with upon any but impossible terms
/ chme sisters house in order to q litt
. from the dreadful state ef nervous excitement int
" which had been thrown by your treatment Of
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