The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-01-25

chained fait q, soms perscN, <ssfye
the day have liberty Il walk sbout
With the guard. Ihavc been, IN sbe.
general, tolersble, alt ough ny CONS,
pany in general, has not been % de-
sirab'e as some. They are pov.afier
I. Willet So soon as they succeed
in getting him, | suppose they will set
ont with us to Texas on tho overland
stage, and IL 80, hand us over 10 tho
Fort Worth Committee and receive
the reward. Then we will, I sup
pose, be under their supsrvisicu. 10
do with us ss seeinsth them good. -
Aud IL that takes place, dear and
much beloved wife and loving child
ren, | shall never, in THE life, ex.'
pect to see you; but ] shall look TO
meet you all, with our little babe
that has already gone to that blessed
haven Of repose. The reason Why
| so speak. 10 these times OF heated
political excitement, mole. bills are
raised mountain high. and where
there is none. II is frequently i'm
agined they see something. That
being the case, il is enough to know
that we are "Nortb Methodists,'' 40
they are called; and from what We
learned in Texas about that Fort
Worth Committee, they had sworn
vengeance against oil such folks
! expect when they get to us We will
20 the trip. But dear wife and
children, who are big enough to
know about these things, know that,
so fer as am concerned, all these
things are false. You have been
with me, and you know as we'll rs
do, that none of these things have
ever been countensnced about our
house, but thst we have repudiated
such to the last. So you sec thar l
am innocent, and you, my love, will
have the lasting satisfaction to know
that your husband was innocent, for
You have been with me for some
twenty ak years, and your constitu-
ton 10 emaciated and gone down to
feebleness. You will have to spend
the remain,ng part Of your life ss .
5ereaved widow, with your orphan
children, with one blind daughter.
Now, my feelings | cannot describe,
but I know there 10 God that doeth
right. AS vas taken away, and
was not even permitted to see you,
that l might bid you and the child
rem farewell, ] have to do il 10 this
way. and would say to all to try to
continue your way onward to Heav-
en-. Tell George and baby, when
they get old enough they must seek
religion and be good boys, aud meet
pa in Heaven. want William aud
John, as they are the oldest, to be
good to their mother and their blind
sister.
DO with your scant means as you
think best. ] have teelings-l can.
not tell you how l feel for you.-
There on the road, 10 our wagons,
we thought ourselves at home. But
| can only leave you in the hsnds
of Him in whom l:put my trust. l
know you will not forget me in your
prayers; you have mine--shall have
while | have breath. believe much
in prayer. feel no guilt, from the
fact that l have done nothing to
cause that feeling. Dear Jane, |
cannot toll what is the best cOurse
for you to pursue, but ] want you TO
get somewhere that the children can
have q chance at school. Keep as
cl.ar Of these one horse towns as
you can. Frequently at such places
boys are early led astray. do hope
that the good Lord will comfort you
and guide you TO the best con-
clusiona.
would lie glad if you would tell
Henry McCary to write to Captain
Daget at Fort Worth, my standing
since he was first acquainted with
me, and when you write to your
friends tell them TO do so too, or as
they choose. l how close by SUBJ
scrihing myself your aifectionate
husband and father.
ANTHONY BEWLEY.
You will doubtless preserve this
imperfect scroll. A. b.
This is September 9th, 1879.
C,rY OF FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas.
I |. with q portion Of the Vigilance
Committee, will leave Fayetteville
to night sometime. The committee
has returned without Willet. and
, have given up hunting him any
more. A. BEWLEY.