The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-07

that Mcfarland and his wife had been legally
divorced, unless every divorce obtained In the STATE
OF Indiana were to be set down As invalid
Tho way therefore being clear there were several
reasons why It seemed but iust that the MARRIAGE
should take place. First WAS the wish OF the dying
man. who could not depart In peace TIL this was
done. With his failing breath he desired TO be united
as there w Mss mo- nc ea up
cruel to deny his dying request-cruel to MIN ana
donby cruel to her; for, consider here was woman
between two husbands and yet the wife OF neither.
Could he leave her IN such q postonS And es-
pecialy H. as you SO boldly assert ha had seduced her
rom her former husband, ask, IN Heavens name.
II Q man thus guilty can do less for the woman he
has ruined tnan to make this poor reparation, to
give her the protection OF his manner "a
In addition to the above tho reverend gentleman
says that he has nothing to retract or back down
He Is prepared to stand by his friend Beecher;
and for HIMSELF ne feels perfectly Justified In what
he did, according to the light lie possessed OF the
Richardson Mcfarland case.
The "voice OF u Woman discourses thus senti-
mentally on the unhappiness arising from mlsdirec-
ton Of temper and affections in the matrimonial
state a. bearing on the Richardson Mcfarland
case:--
couple hastily get married and then begin to
think ARE we suited 70 one another and can We 90
hand In hand together down the hill Of lfe Perhaps
there comes q doubt and with II regret. Ihey
nurse 1t and misrust other in secret. Gradually
when the heart aching for love that should open
70 the s1psSins o. real or e y On .a
pressed at one tune 1t will respond TO the nrst
heart throb at an0therf II home were what II should
be-attractlve and pleasant place OF reat-etner
the ono or the other would not 60 OF have excuse
70 60 outside OF home for pleasure. II every home
was this haven Of rest there would be no outside
misery Of the one homo to AFFECT the other. Home
should be heaven, and heaven 10 love. There are
exceptions; but II the majority Of married people
knew there was an effort being made TO promote
the happiness Of each they would soon become very
dear 70 each other, and the longer the effort was
kept up the more they would grow into each other,
making that complete oneness which God meant
marriage should be. But how many get careless
In this thing and that, and, 1T is 80 nice to make
up.n have q little BparrtnR say words that hurt
make up, have another and still another "lttle
scene,n and get o wound In the heart that only
time and repentance can heal Every arrow cuts
deeper, and when the heart gets torn und
warm hand which says ~ win heal youf"
VINO tonight Is the greater sufferer, Mr.. or Mrs
McFarandY Who has tue most regrets, and where
can they look back ana trace the first nawf Each
knows best and why should We Judge them: Such
RESULTS as these have Qem0ralizing effect upon
s0ciety-is bad example, because society knows IT,
They had better never become public. Had Mr.
Mcfarland been tender, loving protector "poverty
would not or could not have separated them, else
she was not q true woman and was not worth the
fatal shot, True devotion strengthens m sorrow,
poverty or sickness Tonight Mr.. Richardson would
be living, his children happy, Mr.. and Mrs. McFar
land happy, with far lighter hearts than now. mad
the principal actors mad thai perfect understanding
which surpasses all wealth. God only can look into
their hearts aud best knows their misery. Let Him
who gathers the lost sheep to his fold Judge their
lives. not we, who are weak and perhaps as erring
as they.