The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-09

Mcfarland in the tangled web Of contradictory evil
den e. VINO can approve the great facility WIN
which Mrs. Mcfarland LEFT safe and proper protec-
tioa for chat OF passionate man, who nal been
CONVINCED 10y Mcfarland tnlt he could not with itn-
punily continue to haunt as sln! HAD ner husoanu
been the brute and lntsm lerate man that the trends
OF ticnar lson endeayored 10 prove nun 10 No bnen.
might her SIN be yelled ia little charity. Numerous
lacts testify tnat the wreUched suffering man IN MS
cen was an anectonate, colslderae husband and
iaiher. Could he remain passive waen tnit alec-
non was rewarded BY an ulgfateiul wle VINO
Reused 10 mitigate bis anguish by the pres
ehce OF his cnIdrens lie was tried by
circumstances which constantly suOte him with
SWORD wound; the angry or the dIsgraced
husoan anl father closed round aim In disturoed
circles widening and deepening AZ TIE wreck of
nope and lame and good name SANK deeper ana
deeper, ior thus were his enemies determined I'D
crush hlmi he was daily maadened 10y the ever
prescott taunG oi those WAC uad so deeply Wrolped
him ana VINO relied upon prominent friends 20
screen tneir guilt wn their projection and iunuence.
ference oil destiny which was making his name q
maocent chIidren-ior u lnotucrs love can snhver5
thcr affection 10 her own use NJ. h.
10 THE EDITOR OF TAE HEaALD-
would that soue or tue writers OF the articles
that nave appeared in the HERALD, as wen as IN tue
columns OF other Journals. on the "Richardson-
Mcfarland tragedy would read the thirteenth
Chapter OF the irst eplse OF PAU 10 the Corinthians,
ard tnen ask themselves how much feina,nGth 10
them since they have not cnarty. richardson has
passed on to higher life, where love IS refined rom
al ulusS. ShOutu we NOT ue WILING 10 icdsc Hiiu
Win God, WAC il righteous judge, and sees our
hearts not rs men see tncll Tor lie KNOWS All iho
temptations mat surfoald ~ and nov nlucn Is re-
ss.ei before We yied ourselves 10 any pa sons, ana
tadt We are n u uI ourselves aDle 30 rella.u stead
last To the end. how many there are VINO thlnk
they can resist ev In al forms; bat let them be-
ware lest al some Illne they are tempted beyond
tuat walch they can bear. Inefe - very hiie
merit in passive goodness, where no tempta-
ION TO do wrong exists. Perhaps If some "
those who are So bitter IN their dclnnciltlonS hai
been placed III the same ci.CuuStan IS tney Would
nave erred a. do their departed Ofo1her. Husbands
need MOI lear heir homes VIII be invaded ana thsr
wives anectlons sSrolen RON tnem II tlcy are laiL
asslduols III thust iiLtie attentions after marriage
{ a they considered SO neccss1rf bsforc. Let tiien
SIM be the lOs ef ana there W.T. bc Itie cnalcc Tor
any other. Let there be mutual sympAthy III all tho
tias and annoy anccs uAaL come 10 AL in This M
perfect lle | KNOW not but &c WAC Is awaiting lt5
trial was all tnat a husband sno IA oe; we sn0u 4
be Charitable 10 ANA, as also TO lier VINO WAS hj
w.ie. IL men aud women wuEId become HUSBANDS
ana wives only through pure icYe hearts AZ Wei
as HANDS woul1 be united paGn W snodld have
true marriages, and TRACE lies Nnlcn are ui sucn
frequent Occurrences would cease III our midst.
Think gently Of the erring.
On, 10 thou lor.es,
However darkiy stained ny sin,
lie IL thy brother yet
Her o. the ssil same nesl'agc,
thId
lie nash nut stumbled IN tac path
Thou has. IN weakness troI.
CHARITY.