The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-12

4, ten, il was evident nom her appearance that IN
old habit had az ain been practised. Mr.. Lawrence
the company had separated, Mrs. l.. said of he
ewn accord, 10 Mrs. Abbott Lawrence, "Bigelow
thinks have bren rovgfrg to-day but i is not so
there is no paint on my cheeks" Mr.. Lawrence's
reply was, I" i have nothing 10 say at all Sallie
knows best; do not accuse her Of thing. "
His wife then said, 80 convince you, mother,
that what say Is true, about half an hoar ago
was in The IA usic room with Kitty and Abbott,
| youngest SON Of "A. LswroIce,) and Abbott said,
How red your cheeks sie-l should think you
bed been painting and he wet his handkerchief
with cologne, and wiped my face with it. Now if
there had been paint on my cheeks, it would GER
tsinly have cone Of" She then added, II call
Heaven 10 witness that there is rot any rouge on
my chez KS" Mrs Abbott Lawrence endeavored
in Vain 10 dissuade her from using such violent
luggage, for she said again, I" ! swear to God
tLtie is mol particle of paint on my face"
The mex day, MIR. Abbott Lawrence, Jr., came
| home, (he having gone 10 Cambridge the previous
EVENING" end when asked respecting the affair in
The music room, replied that he had neither said nor
done anything of the kind represented. The eve
nirg Of The same day, MAY 2O,) Mrs. Lawrence
confessed that her cheeks had been painted the
previous day, but vowed that she would never do
she relnquished TO her husband large supply of
| cosmetics, among which were two dozen pink sau-
GERS, Two dozen totiles OF liquid chalk, and nu-
| mercus other articles which il would be needless
Mis-. Ward thus alludes to this last circumst ance
al a later day, June stb) in a letter to Mr. Law
| rence:-'W hen Sslie gave up all in her possess
sion Guild 1t not have been kinder on your part to
| have consigned them TO the flames? Il has driven
| Sallie almost to desperation. She feels that he
has fallen from the high position WHICH see mad
| hoped 20 have maintained in your family. l can
moi at all explain TO myself her conduct Now,
dear Bigelow, forgive her-be noble, be generous
| TO reIentsnt wife" Another letter, written the
pre-, ous day, Uune 7lh) said--"My greatest enc
You advocate, my son, perfect caDdor between man
and wife.-so do l.; no happiness can ever exist
| without
! On Saturday, May 18th, after her return to the
| TIE mont House, Mrs. Lawrence wrote letter to
her mother, which, for some cause, was never sent
The letter. sIRpg other .hngs contained the fol-
| in similar manner again, was determined never
10 remain with him one hour after. And, my dear
mother, have vowed il; and if it occurs again, we
will ever utter be strangers. care not what may
| suffer by 60 doing. So far from ronging, / do not
even use powder" On the following day, as al
Iesdy stated, Mr.. Lawrence received The supply of
cosmetics above mentioned. $50
Although the foregoing letter was never sent to
Louisville, yet il would appear from the following,
ihat ne Of similar tenor had been. We now quote
frcn letter written by Mrs Ward to her daughter,
dated May 23d -" Let me pray you, Salle, what
You determine On, let it be well thought OF before
doipg not act hastily, and then repent it the ba-
lance of your life. This is serious matter; It in
wolves The reputation Of two families. But, how
ever, you know all that could and would be said
on the subject by your enemies. You would not
be willing to give up the world, as yeu would be
"
three weeks before you would be the most misera-
BILE creature earth" A letter written thirteen
days later TO Mrs. Lawrence, by her sister, says
home this fall. Mother has said it, and what she
says You know always takes place. Say nothing
about il, but rest assured on will be here. Mrs.
Ward thus wrote TO her daughter, under date of
JuEe ll,h =" Sae, give up the world. If could
once more put my arms round you and sink 10
rest! They say il cannot be; ali would be ruin,
TO you and to all. Sallie, Try TO- live quietly with
.lrNnu In fr.f ~ lar and
me soon. Your pa would come for you if il
would net raise such talk. May God forgive
Them all; fear never can. Your pa drinks al
most constantly. / fear my letters are seen in
decd, am sure of il. Burn them soon as read"
Mrs. Ward, in a letter to her daughter, post
marked Louisville, July 2lsi, says:-lf you could
come home without Mr.. Lawrence, / am sure |
shoud prefer it. ] do not feel as if could ever
meet him a son again. ! am not like yourself,
Ssllie-I cannot blow hot and cold with The same
breath. So long es life lasts, the contempt which
now feel will exist" About two weeks after the
above letter was received, MIR. Ward left Louis
vile for Boston.
be instructive -" Ii is hard telling, dear Sale,
how 10 write to you. One day you are the hspp" 81
creature in the worid-the next, the most msera-
BILE. You are at one time neglected by your hus-
band--the next, he is all devotioH, and you value
| il more than all things on earth. You have had
your father three times the eve OF starting for
| Eostep, excited to the utmost by your supposed
wrongs. The frat time, he was delayed by bust
| ness day or two, when here came a letter from
you, conirsdicrg all had previously stated. III
causes exist TO Justify such letters as you Often
moved, or you do not maintain womanly resent
ment and Independence, TO so soon forget them. IL
is useless to write to you on TINS subject; you
Al was sending my last letter to the post Office,
teleersphic document was received, Come, with
cut moments delay ] will, in lets than twenty
! minutes" The letter thus concludes-"1 never
know whether my letters reach you do not care
who reads them. have ever liked to be candid"
MIR. Lawrence lived at the fremont House, after
arriving in Boston, and subs eQusntly resided at the
| Nahant Hotel during portion OF the summer but
his residence at these places was only intended as
a temporary arrangement, and IL was his intention
could he procured. Mr.. Ward, in letter 1. MIR.
Lawrence, dated June 3, earnestly recommends
this course, and saysi-" You speak Of going 10
edvise il. I win most eheerfuIly assist you in
fitting up the house, ard likewise in supporting It,
beg that no feeling of delcacy will prevent your
wiring at the rent Of your house, the cost
| of II rnishipg IL, AID the expense OF living" Mr..
Lawrence accordingly hired a house ia Beacon
street, lease OF three years, the rent thereof,
including taxes, amounting to u 600 per annum
| This lease executed on the 18th day of August,
four days before Mr.. Ward came to Boston for his
daughter, at which time the fact was communi-
Gated TO him, and il seemingly met with his hearty
OF his house the lst Of October, when, as before
stated, he confidently anticipated his wifes return.
He had hired bis servants, procured his furniture,
ordered his silver, and had made all necessary
But, although he had thus engaged a house for
a tenn OF years, yet Mr. Lawrence had no inten-
ton thereby Of pursuing a course that would inn
pair the health Of his wife. On the contrary, he
had frequently promised Mrs. Lawrence, in case
she found residence in Boston toe severe, that
he would accompany her to some warm climate
TO pass the winter months. But il was maintained
by her husband, as well as by her physician in
Boston, that change Of climate would make little
difference If che omitted TO use proper caution.
Her csrelessress was well known, and whoever
marked atfenfively her coursc, found ready ex.
PLANTATION for her i'll health. Nor was the fact Of
her beedessnets unknown to her mother, who
ssys, in a letter TO Mrs Abbott Lawrence, April 20;
=" That Sallie should be imprudent in dress, ex-
rected; she has ever been, and could never be
convinced that care IL important for health" But,