The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-19
a PROSPECTIVE LIBEL SUIT.
THE FREE-LovE BROKERS TO SUE THE "oHR1s
TIAN UNION"

NOSNhuh " OAhuAu pIODOS0 10 DIl0R BQlG
for htel against the Christian linton, edited |
by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, charging
that In Mrs. Stoves novel, my Wife and l."
now appearing in that paper, the character of
OdcSd DdngyereyeS is intended for Mrs.
Woodruff. The damages are laid at $3.50, ,OOO
In the following chapter of the story the
words italicized have been indicated by Mrs
Woodruff as evidently intended for herr
CHAPTER xxv-( Continued.
At this moment our conversation was inter-
rupted by the entrance of Jim Fellows. He
seemed quite out of breath and excited and had
no sooner passed the compliments of the even
ing than he began.
'Well," said he "Hal have Just come from
the Police Court, where there's precious row.
Our friend Dacia Dangyereyes is up for black
mailing and swindling; and there's terrible
wash of dirty linen going on. was just in
time to get the very earliest notes for our
paper"
Good" said Mr. Van Arsdel. 81 hope the
creature is caught at last"
''Never believe that" said Jim. "She has as
many Ices as a cat. They necer'u get a hold on
her. Shell talk 'en all round"
Disgusting said Ida
'Ah!" said Jim, 'it's part of the world as it
goes. She'll come off with flying eolors doubt
less, and her cocks feathers 1oiU be Haunting all
the 3nerrier for IT,"
''How horribly dlsagreeable," said Eva, Ito
have such women around. 1t makes one ashamed
of ones sex"
81 think, said Ida, "there is not sufficient re-
eemblance to real woman in her to make
much trouble on her account She's an amphi-
bious animal, belonging to transition period of
human society"
'Well," said Jim, ''if you'll believe it, Mrs.
Cerulian and two or three Of the ladies of her
set are actually going to invite Dacia to their
salon, and patronize her."
"Impossibel" said Ida flushing crimson; lit
cannot be!'
"Oh, YOU don't know Mrs. Cerulian," said
Jim; "Dacia called on her with her newspaper,
and conducted herself in most sweet and win
ming manner, and cast herself at her feet for
patronage; and Mrs. Cerulian, regarding her
through those glory spectacles which she
usually wears took her up immediately as
promising candidate for the latter-day. Mrs.
Cerulan don't see anything in Dacias paper
that, properly interpreted, need make any
trouble; because, you see, as she says, e0ery-
thing ought TO De toUe, everywhere, above and
below, under and over, up and down, top and
side, and bottom ought to be lore, LOVE. And
then when there's general all-overness and all
Y throughness, and an entire mixed-up-ativeness,
| then the infinite will come down into the finite,
and the finite will overflow into the infinite,
| and, in short, Miss 'Dacas chicks feathers will
| sail right straight upon into heaven, and we
shall see her cheek by jowl with the angel Ga
briel, promenadng the streets of the new Jeru-
salem. That's the programme. Meanwhile,
] Dacia's delighted She hadn't the remotest idea
! of being angel, or anything of the sort; but
since good judges have told her she is, she takes
''Oh," said Ida, sit really can't be true, Mr..
Fellows it really is impossible that such ladies
as Mrs. Cerulian's set-ladies of family and
position, ladies of real dignity and delicacy-are
going to indorse the principles of that paper
principles which go to the immediate dissolution
of civilized society"
Jim; "and they are having high old glorious
time doing it. Mrs. Cerulian herself intends to
write for the paper on the subject of fortyfca-
tion, and identification, and unlfcatton, and
everything else that ends with alton. And 1t is
thought it will improve the paper to have some
nice little hymns inserted in 1t, to the tune OF
want to be an Angel 1 asked Mrs. Cerulian
what if my friend 'Dacia should rip an oath in
the midst of one of her SGlons-you know the
little wretch does swear like pirate; and you
ought to see how serenely she looked over my
me so tenderly, as if had been two.hours
chicken peeping to her. Oh, James, says
she, there are many opinions yet TO be
expressed on .uas the subject. subject OF what Us is
arrived at the conclusion myself that in impas-
stoned natures, what is called profanity is only
the state of prophetic exaltation which naturally
seeks vent in intensified language. | shouldn't
think the worse of this fine vigorous creature if,
n in moment of inspired frenzy she should
burst the tame boundaries of ordinary language.
1t is true, the vulgar might call it profane. II
requires anointed eyes to see such things truly.
When we have arisen to these heights where we
\ now stand, we behold all things purified. There
is around us a new heaven and a new earth.
And so you see, 'Dacia Dangyereyes turns out q
tip top angel of the new dispensation."
swell" said Ida, rising, with heightened
color. this, of course, ends my intercourse
with Mrs. Cerulian, If it be true"
'But" said Eva, "how can they bear the
scandal of this disgraceful trial? This certainly
n will open their eyes," :.
sOh," said JIM ''you will see Mrs. Ceruliar
will adhere all the closer for this. It's persecu
tion, land virtue in all ages has been prosecuted
therefore, all who are prosecuted are virtuous
N Don't you see the logical consistency? An(
hen, dent the Bible say, Blessed are We. when men
persecute you, and say all manner OF evil agains
you?"
st don't appear to me-" said Ida, "that sh,
can so far go against all common sense.
Common sense !" said Jim "Mrs. Cerulai
and her clique have long since risen above any
thing like common sense; all their sense is o
the most uncommon kind and relates TO regiol
somewhere up in the clouds, where everything
is made to match. They live in an imagnar,
world, and reason with imaginary reasons, an
see people through imaginary spectacles, an
J have glorious good times all the while. All
wish is that could get up there and live TO
you see / get into the state OF prophetic ecstas
n pretty often with this confo1nded hard grin
below here and then, when rip out naught
word nobody sees the beauty of it. Mothe
looks glum: Sister Nell says, oh, JIM an
looks despairing."
"But the fact is" said Mr. Van Arsdel, ''Mr
Cerulian is a respectable woman, of respectable
family, and this girl is tramp; that's what sh
is, and it's absolutely impossible that Mrs. CerI
lian can know what she is about.
"Well, | delicately suggested some such thin
to Mrs. Cerulian, said Jim; "but, bless me, tn
way she set me down! Says she DO you me-
ever inquire into the character of people thi
you unite with TO carry your purposes9 Yo
join with anyb body that will help you, withol
regard TO antecedents!"
"She don't speak the truth" said Mr.. Va
Arsdel. "We men are very particular about tl
record Of those we join with TO carry our pu