Smyrna times., 1867-05-15

England asylum, to take her, in case of my
death or some imperative necessity.
A new'pla was proposed by my patient her
self, at first in jest, then in earnest. Tht
nominal tie between us should be severed, anC
then she might have tt0o instead of one to takC
care OF her. 1t will be said that no wife could
make such a proposition. Verify no a0T
could. Let it be remembered that she was
wife only In name; in reality, adopted child
She had come to regard it as religiOusly wrong
to think OF fulfilling the resolutions of wife in
her condition. She ardently desired to be re-
leased from the responsibilities of station she
could not I'LL. When asked by me with the
Interior object of divorce in view to assume
the place required Of her by the external bonds
OF our union, she revOlted declaring that she
should never live with me again. and remained
extremely unhappy till she discovered my true
meaning. A 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 tor 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 secrets of our hearts. The truth satisfied
the law letter. while its just and pure spirit
was satisfied by the purity and justice of our
| aims
In ORDER however, to satisfy some scruples
| OF conscience, we made first attempt to pro-
cure 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 fail
ure Is not matter of public interest. We
succeeded elsewhere. Two months after the
divorce was procured | married again. The
divorced wife stood side with her attorney du-
ring 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 clergy
man pronounced the last words of the service,
she said, in clear, firm tone " 1t is just as
want It, The marriage was solemnixed in the
presence of dozen Christian men and women,
representatives of some of the best families in
the city, who would not have sanctioned a
queer, much less an iniquitous thing The
clergyman, pastor Of one ofthe leading church.
es III the place, who performed the ceremony,
had lived in rooms adjoining ours all winter,
and knew US we'll. He would not have mar
rled parties compelling las it is intimately
" this divorced wife to stand beside the woman
that was to usurp her place" 1.-The curse
and blight of the Almighty" is called down
: to avenge the wrongs of the wretched wo-
man." The wretched woman has not been so
happy IT'LL our peaceful domestic circle was in
yaded by this attack in a dozen years, as she
has been since that hour, when stood there
like living corpse.
AT 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
mercy at the Judgment seat" That adoption
Is in the form OF a document, signed by us,
witnessed by those present at the ceremO-
ny, and lett in the hands of a distinguished
clergyman, open at all times to right minded
persons for inspection. Before our marriage
we signed legal bonds, binding ourselves in
heavy penalties to the same effect. These
bonds are in the hands of her attorney, where
they will remain, aud may be seen by proper
ly-intentlOned people.
, 1t has been publicly reported that I have
, squandered tor her large fortune. Its false.
} She had an income when she was married
thirteen years ago, of $1,000. She now has
, enough, from property and bonds in her own
} right and name, to secure her against all con.
tingencies.
: AS to the foul illusions to the physical uses
: OF marriage, L pass over them with sorrow, not
: IN anger. We here "see through a glass
} darkly." The medium through which one be.
holds things is colored by the hues of his owr
J soul. The light Of the world, as it appears tc
the vision OF each Of US, necessarily takes thi,
: tint OF the observers spirit | thank Goo
> that and mine can see, all around us, pure
: Christian men and women, whose bodies are
! fit temples for the indwelling of the HoB
8 Ghost.
e All these details are painful to me in the
extreme, but the wide circulation given bv re.
, spectacle journals to the attack, leaves ire nc
s alternative. In Christian charity have been
willing to believe that sympathy for an af1ct
: ed, helpless woman that Indignation for hel
r supposed wrongs, were the motives ofthe wr
r ter of that article. Whoever you are thai
: wrote it, L assure you, in the blessed spirit O
e forgiveness, that your sympathy seems to it
unfortunate object but an impertinent mock
: cry. In her disease, perhaps the heavies
t physical calamity OF mortal life has been lait
: upon her she is surrounded with tried affec
C tiOn in those who have cheerfully suffered, ant
! will continue eheerfully to suffer for her sake
/ and she begs, for the dear Redeemer' S sake, Il
be spared the meddlesomeness of those VIII
It are strangers, and necessarily must be stran
a gers, to our inner life.
/ Thus, with earth and heaven looking int
J. my heart, have written the simple truth j
3 regard to this matter. If the world, wit
L exact knowledge Of the facts, bless me, | sha
!, bear it meekly, hopefully.
d Allow me here, Mr.. Editor, to request thos
'f Journals that have copied the attack to cop
II also this reply. o. w. WRIGHT.