The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-11
nIcFarland R-durabIe for n While.

attempt to do anything.
He Induiges In Profanity.
He informed me one day that he was out OF
place. and had no money, Then told him sup
posed should have to give public readings again.
at in his terrible way, but made other answer.
Invent on and made my arrangements TO give dra-
matte readings: gave several before leaving Croton,
and then, with some OF the money l had raised, /
went to my fathers, who had now moved to Massa-
chusetts, and from his house went away to give
several other readingsin New England, leaving the
children with mother.
He strikes His wife In the Face.
One morning during this winter which l am now
describing, after MIR. Mcfarland had been out nearly
all night in drunken orgie and had risen from bed
in one OF his worst tempers, approached him as he
stood by the mirror finishing his toilet and began TO
say something soothing to prevent the outburst OF
i'll temper which feared was soon coming. He
turned around and struck me blow across my face
which made me reel backward. Although he had
often pnched and bit in some OF his fits OF drunk
enness, he had never before struck me cruel and
cold-blooded blow. felt as shall never forget.
a blow like that. At all events remember said
to him without raising my voice. II shall never be
able TO forgive you such an OuVtsge' anu oninS
entirely different course with him when in one OF
these fures had shed great many tears under
his cruelty, had tried to reason with him, had tried
entreaties and persuasions. After this, whenever
he was in one Of his paroxysms-as he himself
called them-I never moved or spoke, but, keep
ing perfectly self-controed as far could, sat
quiet, always keeping my eye on him, because
always fancied as long as looked steadily at him
he would not do me any mortal violence.
He Gets In n Sanguinary Mood.
And believe now as believed then, that my life
has been saved by this silence and self-controL He
has sometimes approached me with his hands eX-
tended, the fingers bent like claws, as il he were
SeSe * % to strange yoah Or Yoar life" life is bound
some time to end in tragedy" Or "Your blood will
be on your own head" and has, l think, been re-
strained because simply looked &C him without say
In these furies he would often seize and break
anything which was at hand-lamps, glasses mir
rors, and sometimes the heavier furniture of the
room. often he would rise from bed in these un-
of he
bed clothing tearing IN shreds his own night
clothing, throwing awning ne could ma whish
till 1t has seemed TO me as II there could be no
Pandemonium worse than that in which lived.
And all this he would do without explanation or
even pretext for complaint against me, and when
knew no more what excited his frenzy than babe
He Gets "Beastly,' Drunk but Promises TO
Reform
On the 2Oth of December had an engagement to
read at Salem, Mass, before the Lyceum Lecture
Course. My mother had written us that If | would
take care of him for an indefiuite period, because
she feared l had too much to do with the
Guided to take the youngest child Danny to my own
home on this journey to Salem. l played at the
theatre the night before starting for Massachusetts
and obliged to sit up nearly all night to get my
self and child ready.
home in state OF beastly intoxication. He was
past talking then, but towards daylight, while
ap o @ had been ee
take Danny home, but low thought would take
both the children and leave them with mother till
could do something better, and come back and
separate myself from him entirely that could not
possibly work as was doing and bear his habits
any longer. On this he prOfessed great penitence,
begged me to try him once more; said he would
do better il would give him this one trial, etc etc.
/ did not believe him, but hardly knew what to
do,, and finally went Off with Danny to my
Mrs. First oHtpour-
In a letter dated Jan. 2, 1857, Mrs. Mcfarland
Richardson wrote as follows to Mrs; Cahoun:-
Won m /
had not much experience OF life, or Judgment Of
character. When Mr.. Mcfarland asked me to
marry him, l said yes without proper debera-
tion. was not in love with any one else eueJ ybody
got married, thought, and 1 never questioned
was was, and did not reason. After was married,
and began to knew Mr.. Mcfarland, I found him
radical to the extreme in all his ideas. He seemed
| to have many heartfelt schemes of philanthropy
and lovely traits OF character.
HE had beautiful theories, and he believed he
acted on them, when he did not, and often
cruelty unjust TO me and my motives. He was madly
med te me to have its root Ia radical want of
| confidence in womans virtue A bachelor expert
| ence had made him believe wone en- were not always
chaste, i think; but to me, who was chaste as ice
and pure as snow, If ever woman was chaste, these
things were horrible outrages o., They struck the
might have rpened into real affection, have no
| doubt.
Putting Away Edged Tsols.
In the evening, before going to the theatre, Sc
creted his raZors, his pocketknie. my scissors and
all articles considered dangerous frequently
w
| home he was still raging. He frequently had made
threats Of committing suicide, often going out OF
about midnight, he bade me an unusually solemn
| ''eternal farewell" and told me that this time he
was certainly going ont to destroy himself He had
| done this so many times that l said nothing, and
made no effort to detain him.
| -. The Final Separation.
! At the door he hesitated, and asked II / had
nothing TO say sin this last parting said, 81
| only say that am hopelessy sorry for you" He
| went out, and in few minutes returned as knew
he would cooled and sobered by the cold night air,
| and then, 1t being nearly morning, as mildly and
firmly as possibly could, began to talk with him.
told him decidedly that should leave him forever;
that had borne with patience for many years great
| outTages from him; that he had made nay life
miserable and had often put me in great
! dread of my life; that could not endure 1t any
the two days past. and by the ianSuaSe zoe
| he had used when he found me at Mr. Richardson's
| door, he had added the last drop to my cup OF
On this he grovelled at my feet in the most abject
| penitence He wept and sObbed, and begged me to
| forgive him. He confessed that ne had Wronged
| me- that no woman would have borue with him as
| had done, and about daylight went to sleep ex-
hausted. The next morning did not allude to my
| Mr.. McElrath's Office went to Mr.. Sinclar's snd
placed myself under the protection OF his roof and
| or twice in the presence OF Others.
| Mr.. Richardson's Relations To Mrs. Mcfarland
! Mrs. Mcfarland Richardson then devotes three
| columns TO Mr. Richardson's acquaintance with ner,
and his relations to her case, the chief points OF
| which have been developed in the testimony sub
| mitted during the trial OF Mcfarland. When she
SPOKEN hienarusons presence Oh ner tro9oles Just
| states that "Richardson said very little. remem-
Der he said This is matter in which cannot ad-
| wise you but whatever you make up your mind to
| do shall be glad TO help you in"
| After the separation she thus narrates parting
interview with Ricbardson:-
| awhile i spoke, he said How do You feel about
facing the world with two babies p i answered, 1T
looks hard for woman but then, am sure can