The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-06

such a proposition. Verify no wife could.
Let 10 be remembered that she was q vile only
in name; in reality, an adopted child. bhe
had come to regard 1t as religiOusly wrong 10
think of fulfilling the relations Of wife in her
condition. She ardently desired to be released
from the responsibilities of q station she could
not fill. When asked by me, with the ulte
riOr object of divorce in view, to assume the
place required of her by the external bond Of
our union, she revolted, declaring she should
never live with me again, and remained ex-
tremely unhappy till she discovered my true
meaning. simple attestatiOn OF this atti-
tude on her part satisfied the letter of the law.
There was no witness against her, except in
the technical sense of the cOurts. The testi-
mOny, as seen from the point of view of our
real life, was for her, and as she wished it.
The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
the truth, was told by the only one that had
the secret of our hearts. That truth satisfied
the laws letter, while its just and pure spirit
was satisfied by the purity of our aims.
'ln order however, to satisfy some scruples
Of conscience, we made first attempt to pro-
cure a divorce on the naked merits OF the case,
under that clause in the Indiana law giving to
the judge power TO release from the bonds of
matrimOny when, in his opinion, it is best for
all parties concerned. The cause of our failure
is not matter Of public interest. We sue
ceeded elsewhere. Two months after the di-
vorce was procured l married again. The di-
vorced wife stood by our side with her attorney
during the ceremony, not to act as bridesmaid
as the attack has it, but to signify her appro-
baton in the strongest manner. The
marriage was private in our own
rooms. AS the clergyman pronounced the
last words Of the service, she said in
a clear firm tone, 1T is all Just as l
want it, The marriage was solemnized
in the presence of a dozen Christian men and
women, representatives of some of the best
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queer much less an iniquitous thing. The
clergyman, pastor of one of the leading
churches in the place, who had performed the
ceremony, had lived in rooms adjoining ours
all winter, and knew us well. He would not
have married parties compelling Gas it was
intimately this divorced wife to stand beside
the woman who was to usurp her place
The curse and blight Of the Almighty is
called down TO avenge the wrongs OF this
wretched woman The wretched woman has
not been so happy (till our peaceful domestic
circle was invaded by this attack in a dozen
years, as she has been since that hour when
she stood there like living corpse
cat the close of the ceremony myself and
wife adopted the former wife in the most
solemn, religious manner, promising to keep
| her with us, to care for, cherish, and support
her, 'as long as she is spared to US, as we
hope for judgment at the mercy-seat.' That
| adoption is in the form of a document signed
| by US, witnessed by those present at the cere-
mCny, and left in the hands of distinguished
clergyman, open at all times to all right
minded persons for inspection. Before our
marriage we signed legal bonds binding our
selves in heavy penalties to the same effect,
these bonds are in the hands of our attorney,
where they will remain, and may be seen by
| properly intentioned people 1t has been pub
licly reported that have squandered for her
large fortune. 1t is false. She had an income
when she was married, thirteen years ago. of
| $l660. She now has enough, from property
and bonds in her own right and name, to Sc
cure her against all contingencies.
GAS to the foul illusions to the physical uses
of marriage, pass them over in sorrow, not
in anger. We here see through glass
dalkly.' The medium through which one
beholds things is colored by the hues of his
| own soul. The life of the world, as il appears
| to the vision of each of us, necessarily takes
this tint of the Observers spirit. thank God
| that / and mine can see all around us pure
Christian men and women, whose bodies are
fit temples for the indwelling Of the Holy
| Ghost.
''Thus, with the Maker of heaven and earth
looking into my heart, have l written the
| simple truth in regard to this matter. If the
| world with exact knowledge of the facts
blames me, shall bear it meekly, hopefully"