The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-08

alone. All study was impossible TO MIN.
Ha snant hi. time in thinking OF his
wife and Of the disgrace which she had
brongbt mon him. Such a life as this,
h. Knew. was unmanly and shameful,
and il was absolutely necessary for him
that he should in some way change it.
He would 60 out of England, and would
travel, IF only he could so dispose Of
his wife that she might be safe from
any possible communication with Col
onel Osborne. If that could be effected,
nothing that money could do should be
spared for her. If that could not be eff
feeted he would remain at homeland
crush her.
That night, before he went to bed, he
wrote letter to his wife, which was as
''DEAR EMILY
81 have learned, beyond the shadow
of doubt, that you have correspondent
with Colonel Osborne since you have
been at Nuncombe Putney, and also
that you have seen him there. This
has been done in direct opposition to
my expressed wishes, and feel myself
compelled to tell you that such conduct
is disgraceful to you, and disgracing to
me. / am quite at loss to understand
how you can reconcile to yourself sc
| fragrant q disobedience of my instruc-
tions, and so perverse disregard to the
opinion of the world at large.
"But do not write now for the sake
of finding fault with you. 1t is too late
for me to have any hope that | can dc
so with good effect, either as regards
your credit or my happiness. Never,
theless, it is my duty to protect both
you and myself from further shame; and
| wish to tell you what are my inten'
lions with that view. In the first place
I warn you that / keep a watch upon
you. The doing so is very painful to
me, but it is absolutely necessary. You
cannot see Colonel Osborne, or write tC
him, without my knowing it. pledge
YOU my word that in either case,-thatis
ifyou correspond with him or see him.
III will at once take our boy away
from you. / will not allow him to re-
main, even with mother, who shall sc
misconduct herself. Should Colone
Osborne address letter to you, desire
1 tnab YOU VIII puU ~ unucL az oufolOpS
addressed to me.
"If you obey my commands on thi:
head, will leave our boy with you nine
months out of every year till he shall
be six years old. Such, at least, is IN!
present idea, though will not positive
l. y bind myself to adhere to it. And
will allow you $500 per year for you
maintenance and that of your sister
l am greatly grieved to find from my
friend Mr.. Stanbury, that your conduct
in reference to Colonel Osborne hat
been such as to make it necessary thai
you should leave Mrs. Stanbury's house
l do not wonder that it should be so.
shall Immediately seek for a future
home for you, and when / have found
one that is suitable, will have you con
veyed to it.
81 must now further explain my pur'
pose,-and must beg You to remember
that l am driven to do so by your direct
disobedience to my expressed wishes
Should there be any further communica.
ton between you and Colonel Osborne
not only will / take your child away
from you, but l will also limit the al
lowance to be made to you to a bare
sustenance. In. such case, shall put
the matter into the hands of lawyer
and shall probably feel myself driver
to take steps toward freeing mysel
from a connection WHICH will be dis
graceful to my name.
"For myself, l shall live abroad dur
ing the greater part of the year. Lon
don has become to me uhinhabitable,
and all English pleasures are distaste-
full. Yours affectionately,
"LOUIs TREVELYAN."
To he Conf;ouo1