The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11
ALICE Carl.


Mrs. Merry Clemmer Ames writes 10 TIA IN
dependeRt:
Yet DO less becsuse II these words, sacri.
legI0us hands haze rudelV aLtempted to Lift
IT. The sanctuary OF that pure heart is ruth
ltssly inytde even in the grave A story un-
der the q le Of the "UnkuoWn Love
OF Alice Cry" IN the newspapers, 10
still travelling through the length OF the land.
1t asserts that in her youth s5e was atiAnced
70 RuiUs W. Griswold, that he was false to
heI-'orsskIng her for y woman OF the world;
tha', long after. 1he2 &c returned TO Ne :
York, frleodlees, poor ard sicG. she loIgAVe
him the great wrong that ne had done, and
buesed him till be died. This story, 10 many
conflicting phases, was often, T. her great an
LoJance. to.d OF her during her life. Tue
fact that Rufus w. GrIsW sWJl1 did In bis last
vii btq1esth TO her his personal effects VAs
made u uch OF in p inted and private circles,
| ald used rs an unanswerable proof tnAt AZ
| one time he bad oetn her lover. Wl:hin Z
| week have read 10 q letter 70 ne New YORK
EseRing Ibst that ine Will Irevec he love AID
rela .loushIp bstWeea toe two prrsvos bey oud
doubt. Yet un less, 10 iIs iouGosiou, the
story Is false. Rsiernng TO l; Cuee, Wnne We
/ two sat alone together, Alice said 10 me 81
Will tell yon just the truFn- II you ever tnlnk
u Necessary, you can tell it," ! believe Il TO
be but justice 10 ber sac.ed lie, With which
icle gossip is vet too busy. 70 tell IL nov.
Bereavement IN death ana In nfe bad made
/ her Western home too dess'ate 10 BE- borne.
/ ratse, gIth the impulse OF the brave will hat
/ served her to tne last, brought her 10 New
/ Y TX " make lot ihs II e thai sne would nave
/ chosen for herself. yet a lite worthy 10 be
hyed. "Isno-arce stood me IN the stesc
| % c. urage," she said. Had / KuUxn The
great world o. have learned IL since snoDid
Lot nave dared but DIDN'T Thus csmv
| Ihe IeaoinK Litteraieur mat time was DIR. Rnius
| W. Grs~old- tie nAd complied the uOJ6s
called I" The Female Prose Writ. rs I" and
= The Female Poets OF America" He was
sharply on The Lookout Tor every new genus
| IN literature that appeared. De had Visited
the slssers In Their OHIO nome, and in 1856
1 SblAlnud pubtlsner Tor their nrst volume
| and had added both their names vita sulec-
tioos from their poems 70 bis own " Poems oi
| Ans rica." he knew every JnInK meets sary 10
thtI success ia the sphere ol labor VI. CD they
h=d chosen, v. lie thsy practically kues next
tc uothing- DE eBcourageo ana helped L1eu
al many ways, aLo tics cCmnandso th,Ir
| grSIIude.
For Ance to incur debt OF gratitude was TO
pa II II at the cost OF Ger nil. YET even the
COED will OF one type u man to a woman IS
Often misfortune. Her soul msy be wuite
a. sDCw, yet be cannot take her iuUocent
name upon his lips vii bout smircriug II win
/ soMethIng OF his oTn vnene-s. II vAui-y
h4, oetn fattered Dy lcie women till conquest
! mas become not only the hADlt, hut tue ue-
I
Were he knows be Dss not won IT, be set is
base enough TO boast OF il. such mau,
OUdgug by every record left pi mini vas
RIius ". GrisWold. de was 8 man Of poetic
! teEperament, OF 6ne ScnOlArsnIp cl geuer-
oGs Impulses, and in ceTlaln dlrt ctiOLs " rare
| gttsi yet no LEES be was = man Ol nckle fan
c.os, OF violent emper, which often fc.I upon
Ms dearest friends, OF mOlstruus VANITY and
u1gOverned passions. II Wss never engaged
10 nun in marriage. never loved bim, said
| Ahce Cary TO me. ~ cOUll not have loved
sucn q man, though learned nim IN ms best
phases. came " pity him, because ne was his
| own WORST enemy. AS frend owed him
much, and before his death / found it IN my
| power TO pas back IN part my large deOr Of
gratitude. When be returned to New York,
poor AMI SICK With certain death before nim,
| L, wiJu Mise --, hIreo room AID nurse
/ ior nm. From nAt they nave made the
| rolnaDtlc stoIy Of my nursiog hlm fer unre
| Qdlled love. 1t was old bet5ey who nursed
| nlm. loC know how BIZ and strong sne is
| yot even she became worn our, for his sickness
was lOnZ and very painui. Many unkipc,
! even cruel things have been ssid because he
| wI.1sd 10 me bis personal effects. Beside the
| books and plctur,s which he OeQu, athed 10
| The Historical Society, these were all thst he
| Losst ssed and be lett them 10 me: not
more cut OF personal regard than from
/ oesITe 70 repay ss far As h5 was able tie
| monty when 1 bad eXpenced for his COM
| tort dZrlng lis last oLg s.csIess.'
| Ia me prot JulGest sense AIce Cary never
| loved but once. The man wn5m she loved Is
sui shve yet gossip, with IT. keenest scent,
has never Gourd or Lamed hin. Vito all her
Iullness Ct affection, hers vas an tcigc,ic aud
sohrary sCul He who by the very patent OF
/ his teing was more TO her tnAE any other
mortal cou.d Oe might pass iTom ner Hfe, but
no other could ever take lis pace. proud
ana pros perous family brought ali their PRIDE
| and power TO bear on q SOC 70 prevent his
marryiuga gin uueducsted, rustic and poor.
81 waited for one who never came back"
sac ssid, Yet beiieved he would come till
re4d in a paper BIS marriage 10 smother.
| Can you think what life wouiu be-lovIng one,
waiting for one VINO would never come ~
lie did come at last. / saw him. His vile
| haQ dito, Alice was DYING. The gray haired
man sat down beside the gray haired woman.
Life had ut ait p-osperolsiy with him, Is
It's won't With men. Suffering and death rsd
| taken all from Der save the luster Of her won
| drOus eyes. From her van ana wasted face
they snone upon him iull Of tenderness and
youth. thus lhey met with Life behind thea
hey who parted plignted lovers WHEN lie
was Young tie vas the man whom sne tor
gave tor ner bhghted AID weary life. with a
smlle OF PARTING as DIVINE as ever III the face
| vi WOMAN.