The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-08-06

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liam talent will still more iorcibly attract
the admiration of the reader after peru
sing the following extract Of letter from
the same lady to Mrs Abbott Lawrence,
dated April Goth, and, consequently, |
written just five days after the epistle
quoted above:
Never have been mole surprised, |
my dear Mrs. Lawrence, than on read
ing your last letter. can no way ac>
count for Sallies most Objectionable
conduct That she should defy her hus-
bands wishes and commands is really so
new trait in Sallie's character, that
am wholly at u loss TO understand It,
What the difficulty is, | cannot say, but
think it must arise from ill.health and
consequent depression. 1t is the first
time Salie has been separated from her
family, aud from myself she has never
been absent two weeks. 1t is natural
she should feel homesick but surely that
is no reason for the wIfulness and OBJ.
slinacy YOU speak of. Bigelow love as
my own son; and there is nothing
would not do to make you happy. |
have written Sallie my wishes and CONF
mands upon all subjects relating to her.
self and your family. do hope, my
dear Mrs. Lawrence, that you and Mr.
Lawrence will endeayor TO forget the
past, and | think | can safely promise an
amendment in Salle for the iuturc.'
A volume Of comment could add moth
ing to the exposition afforded by the a.
bove letters. 1t is an autobiography in
two paragraphs. Had Mrs. Ward writ
Ten the history Of her whole life, the
world would not have obtained a clearer
idea Of her character, motives, and
springs of actlou than may be gathered
from these scraps of correspondence.
About May the Goth, 1919, Mrs. Sal
) lie B. Lawrence, according TO the "stale
ment," promised to be good girl ant
never paint her face again-a promise
which she had given before but had fail
ed to keep. On the 20lh, she delivered
up her magazine Of cosmetics, consist
ing of the following items:
: Twenty-four PINK sauccrs
: bottles Of liquid chalk,
and, says the Statement" "numerou
U other articles which it would be needles
to name OF listen TO. " The lady seem
to have gone wholesale into the colorini
. and whtewashing business.
Great events" says the poet, " fror
u little causes spring." and it would seen
that the refusal Of Mr.. Lawrence +
countenance or tolerate his wife's ffvol
tiles. had an untoward influence on he
fathers habits. MAY God forgive then
l. ALL" exclaims Mrs. Ward, in one of he
letters to her daughter, " for fear
= never can. Your pa drinks almost con
stantly. " Who would suppose that S
Il much evil could arise from the inhibition
J. of carmine and pearl powder p!
1t Mr.. Lawrences statement, whic
= would occupy about four columns Of thi
= paper, is history Of heartess vanit
C which it is really painful to read. Th
u principal blame does not rest on Mrs
r Lawrence. She was educated in a ba
d school. 1t was not the paint on the fac
o alone that was artificial. There doe
i not appear TO have been anything nalu
raj about her except her temper. Blu
lr what could be expected from the daugh
r. ter of a lady, who, within two month
i after that daughter became wife, coun
e selled her to deceive her husband an
IS despise his reasonable wishes and com
10 mandsl
i Unexplained. tfe conduct Of Mr.. I
;, B. Lawrence to his wife appeared odous
r. explained. 1t presents an aspect OF for
+ bcarance rather than yindicliveness
c His reasons, aad they are substantial
: ones, for publishing the advertisement
Il which has given rise TO SO much com
mcnt, are briefly given at the close Cfhi
d statement. They are as follows;
II GAN prospect, or even possibility O
t her return had at least passed away, ant
= the last letter TO her husband indicated
d with too certain precision, that. in he
: opinion, the gulf that separated then
!, was impossible. Her parents had as
sumed privileges that were unwarranted
C and had exerted them in q stern man.
: ner, which entirely forgot the feelings
I, the rights, and the happiness of the hus
G band. The husband well knew the eX'
c lravagance Of his wife. A short but sad
: experience had taught him that there
! was nothing, however costly or however
: foolish, that she did not obtain, provi'
G ding she desired il; that her purchaser
, were regulated by no method aud con-
trolIed by no discretion that, year after
c year, bills might be presented 10 him to
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