, 1860-12-11
Fannio that she has confessed It: confessed at

first tothree acts Of adultery, aud three only
a partial confession. Gentlemen s1y he was
exhausted By thestrusgle. He was exhausted,
body and mind exhausted Out from that
heart during that brief hour had passed the
down into that room In state Of mind, boE-
dering upon absolute insanity. He sank down.
pale and ghastly, upon the sofa, and told her
what had happened Is 1t strange be should
be pale, strange that no should be exhausted,
strange that he should be suffering? How
would you feel, gentlemen, aiter such 4 scene?
That is the rule 10 apply.
Then what followed! Just what you might
expect, no more aud no les the most natural
thing In the world A little time eiapses, aud
Mr.. Barch goes out: The moment she Ii nlone
she sends for Fannie Burch. Whist does she
say to her. She says, What has Mr. Burch
said to your" Fannie says, :. He has told me-
She does not say what he has told her; mark |
you that; Fannie Burch does not mention one
single thing Mr.. Burch has told her. "Mr
Bufch has told me-" " What has he told you:"
She puts the question, and how does Fannie !
answer It? She does not tell her what Nj:
Burch told EeE. She says, "Aunty, how cou!l |
ron be led On sos How could You be led on |
70 yonr ruin in this manner? How could you:'
Ny Godf What question, mud who could aa-
swer It Take that woman as she was, tte
wife Of one of the wealthiest men In tho city OF
Chicago; surrounded BY every luxury. honor |
cd, espectea, courted, worshlrped, educated,
beautiful, refined, apparently endowed with !
eyery possible female excellence! Take her
there IL her pride Of place. how in God's name
ask that: well NAV You ask; well may her
husband ask; and well may she, poor outcast,
now ask, " How Wis led on sos" What was
her replvs The most natural thst could be !
conceived; and that is one Of the erfden-
ces Of the truth Of this relation! its
coherepcy, its raturaluess: each part-
Of il appcarn ~ the legitimate conse
nueuce OF The other. ant, the whole OF II forms
cha n. a CONNECTED series ofeycnts. no one ef
which could he subtracted without destrpyin::
the continuity OF the whole; and The whole
make M a Connection that dcties human in
credulltv. Fannie saws to her, "How coull
you eoto the Communion table after all THAT you
have done," That was ratcnt qae5-
tiou too. She was 4 protested Christian,
She was a member Of tho Prebs,crian
church steady attendant upon the or3inau-
could you desecsate those sacred symbols deyc-
ted to the commemcration o, an event so sub
limo aud SO uomeutous-how could You do
it ?" Hear her nnswer: 1For eighteen months,
Fannie, before my return last fall. thought !
had rcpcntcd; tried to live virtuous life"
And undoubtedly she tells the truth. have
no question that she told the truth in that re-
spect- She did strive for eighteen months TO
break away from that dayillsh infatuation that
had been cast about her, anl endcAvor to re-
gain that purity Of life she had previously ex-
ercisedL But unlucki1y the net Of the spoilsr
was about her, and from his meshcs she never
could escape For after eighteen months. by
her own confession, she was again upnn the
brink Of = relapse into the pit from which she
had partially escaped
Let US follow up this relation. On Monday,
in the first conversatioufhat occurred between
Fannie and Mira. Busch, but little farther was
| said. That day, Mondav, il my recollection
serves me. Nj. Birch was absent from tic
house in the afternoon after this confession,
for it was in the afternoon that this confession
occurred md tho conversation between Fan
| ME and Mrs Burch. Nothing mors occurred
| until evening. On that night nothing occurred
that was made public Ar. Durcl, and Mrs.
| Burch were there In their home, and the only
| account we hare Of them Is from the Servants
| Of the house. That 31rs. B1rch WIS crying,
/ and Mr. Burch WIS crying. and the children
were crying, and the servants were crying.
| The counsel tells you that tho house rcsoan1-
cd with wailing. Can You be surprised At II
What would be the condition OF your house,
l or l1y house. urnn snch discovery? Would
there not be wailing!
| do not know how yon may feel; can not
tell what your hearts are. But have thought,
thought Of my own wife and my own children.
think have the usual fortitude o! men,
suppose that could survive to ful!ow that
\ vile to the silent home from which there Is
no return. could sec the cold sod OF the
valley lie upon her breast, aud survive. I
could follow that child whom lore so well to
| the same silent resting place. but If you call
unon nc to devote that wiG. to shame Il
Won call upon me to look upon her icuomv
and disgrace. TO sec her the n|aythinv Of =
tends lust, TO behold her false, ranca,
bliyhted. you ell for moro than Il hntnan,
and. Ak Won with what fexliu., ia The hus.
hana lookea on when II "a known that his
wife has BETRAYED bis honory Do you wish 10
b. the victim Of such feeling. si,ch seuti-
mcnta Do you wish 10 sec your wife. could
YOU you sec her reduced 10 such conI;.
| lions Well might there be- wcepfn~ aEl
Eailinc in that house.
Ths counsel urou the other side arrue as
| thourh that WIS the fnu1t Of Mr.. BnrcIl. Tu
soeaSs OF It rs illustrating TIC wrongs thz1
Xr. Iyurch has rcrnctrn,-d unon This wnmsr
He p,r,.es ali theea scenes. he number, fhc
eobs- hs rehearscs tile si~hs. hr rrneats tht
c-o1as. tccItcs the eyclamatiors. upfl then aids
@Whst wretch Is this Burch." Now Is thu;
a~rnm4nt9 II # rirhty Il II trues Il II
Inst 10 speak Of these things :. rejecting upor
Mr.. Burch. Who brought crief into tha,
hor.es Who hrnurhr sh,me ,5arey WIZ
dsrkencd those hal;,s / AZ vou f,.,t. or
Tuc.Iay. tcasg. Crirf: cryire. all crr;r1~. wife
chiiI. i.,sband and scrTnntS (,on|d y;n *
n.ct t. nthrrw;se7
Tneatlar mornIn. came. and tv this time s9r
Eurch hal learned the extent OF this, liz Encv
. tJtG
tIemcn. eyen The elements. wild and unrerta:,
IS they are, have their periods Of calt:,. !
. stormy time h.. had Of 1t for one week. r
h.d been haunted by one terrible susp;cio,
| aud thea another, from BOYD to Stuart. AMI
. | from Stuart to Dord from shame to lutamy
from investigation to guilt, until at last aad !
: | lcpcth ho knew the worst, That auiet was ii.
. Quiet Of desrair, Az long as uncertainty RAKE,
his b1ain, a long IS doubt distracted lis mind
! he was wild, he was nervous, be WIS excited
But the terrible certainty now pressed dow,
upon lis heart, The ivon tnd entered bis soul
; and It was the calmness OF DESPAIR that suc
ceedcd. Then he knew tina, 1t va, ended an
, that bis hapuIness. bis peace. the honor Of Ii
! house the houor Ct lis name. The yery parent
ace Of hIs childrcp, vera rone forever. The
,, sav he vas calm, He might be calm. hay
! seen much Of human life. and learned that IT.
. ccrtainty Of some terrible calamity Is a. Wi
I ca!cularcd to calm uad auict 4 u,aa rs al
: event in life. hayc seen men. bv the scntcnc
OF The Court. consIpued TO ,pecay deaih. S
. sooner is The sentence pror,ouuced. and Il,
!. !. faot taken hold uuon the mind of the mar
= thau he settles down utterly calm: eyena cnv
arm viii io Thar II il nnrrrtaintr- II IA n,
!, terror of soms uncertain event. II - hone an
: far ,,nuht and nnccrtaintv. thaf nrodncc as-
= tatjon and excjtcment.
Mr: Burch is now calm. He NAV well b
~ II. is 49,. ~. II IN