Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-22

""o """c '"eWsSiEes puiu Oi we oeItCes
they render. You have spoken in my family
OF the scene a,T Berne. You c, ,rsequently. OBJ
'iee me to divulge secret which should
otherwise have KEEP, sscred. In our worst dsys
! have never wiehetl ia make sllusion tois." %
NJ. Bsroche then di.continued ,hs resding of
the letter. which he said was NOT it for the pub.
fishers. He, however, in few words stated
the purport Of what he WA. compelled by sense
Of decency TO Withhold. Count Mortier was III
at Berne; his wife coming 10 his bedside, told
him that she was enciente dating it from about
three months. Her husband exclaimed that il
was impossible; he had then to support the re.
proaches Of his father-in law. Having after.
wards Iesrnt that the fact Of her having been
cnciente was correct. and that she had mscsr.
ried; he thus drew the conclusion that he had
been Cishonorcd. This (ssid NJ. Baroche) was
the purpcrt Of that part Of the letter which he
refrained from reading. He then resumed the
rending nt the letter -
In this painful position had but two things
to adopt: to dishonor yon and my children, or
to keep silent resigned myself to it; kept
my ehsmc within my own breast. and I iorgave
YOU What has been the return made for my
penerSi,yi Yor have made me submit to
life which is worse than that OF galley slave.
'IfI have joined my dear and unfortunate
children in my sad fate, it is because wished
to Withdraw my daughter from the shame and
ignominy which you would re.erve to her; she
would become The prey, and the victim of one
of your lovers. You would place her in his bed,
for your heart is corrupt enough for that. AZ
to your son, the poor child has such precocity
of intellect that he has fully understood the sor.
rowfu condition of his parents. He compre,
hends all the shame which you will throw on
him-he is affllcted at it, and bestows on me the
mos, tender attentions. | prefer seeing those
two angels OF my creation in heaven. rather
than they should be in your infamous hands.-
Your sun would soou have covered you with his
contempt and scorn, and would have called you
10 acconn, for the premature death Of his fsther,
and for the shame which you have cast on him.
Il give yon notice that send copies Of this
letter TO several persons. wish TO tear the
mask of hypocrisy from your lace. In word,
wish to prevent you the power of showing
your face in the open day, without my blood and
tA,tot your children appearing on It. ! wish
4 ,sfIix the seal Of ignopiny on yon. That is
what you hsye wished TO do to me and my chill
dren.- sly last. thought viii bc one of ex' cra-
ton aud curses on you, as well as on your mi.
serabIe father. gsss. CoMTE MoRTIEn.'
Sunday Morning Nov. z. ls47.-P. S.-A
Few words more before die. ifyour charac.
ter had not been ptiess and proud, 1 should
have demanded a last interview with you. !
should. perhaps, have given you my hand and
pardoned my shame and that Of my unfortunate
children. Bnt no. the wife who does not fear to
dishonor husband and children, to drag them
before the tribunals, and To cover them and her
self with mire. that woman is not accessible 10
any feeling Of honor or delcacy. have there.
fore renounced my attention, and sthe that in.
stinct Of nv heart. which would have sought
one last interview with you. have not siren 9Th
TO add more Adieu
Half past Twelve-Rejoice! my agony has
endured since FIVE o'clock this morning.
tremhle before my p,or children, whose exis'
tcnce must shorten in order TO remove my
daughter from your infamous HANDS. No-you
shall never have ttem, in spite OF your advisers
! The ignominous advice of your execrable fa'
iher, whom you will one day curse, notwithstan nd
! ing the memories which you have drawn up tt
cover me with infamy. with our children. Ou'
blood shall be imprinted on your countenauce
and then, wherever your effroniery and your
assurance shs'l lead you, you will excite horror
and be repelled.' N .''f'' ''.i.-.' '. s'9.
After concluding the reading of the letter
the learned gentleman went on to observe ,ha
although the chsrges brought seainst his wife
were of the most serious character, yet ther'
was nothing 10 indicate mental alienation. Th'
learned gentleman then went on TO comment OF
the different events which took place on the I'll
November, the day on which the above lette
was written. In the morning OF that day th
Count sent message TO his vile; but the ans
wer returned was ths, she could not see tn
children. a. she was engaged with her man @
business. This refusal induced the Count I
send the above letter. What was her conduc
on receiving t.! II she had believed in HI
threat Of suicide and two-fold murdeS. her hri
idea would have been to run to the Hotel Chstf
am, and endesvor to calm the equation Of he
husba nd bu, she did not do this.
She ieAths house 10 proceed, perhaps. to IN