Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-20

/ In this state of mind which ] had no
longer any power Of resisting, / woull
work whole weeks out, and in that wa,
1t happened time and again. On ONT
/ OF these occasions went to Mr.. Moul.
toms store; Moulton had always treat.
ed me with great personal kindness :
he had never refused by day or BY
night to see me or listen TO me. ]
never saw him out of humor with me
and for the frat few months he treat
ed me M IL he loved me. On this oc.
caeion / won't down to the store to see
him and his manner was cold to.
wards me. proposed to walk
with him and he walked
with me in such way that it seemed
to me As though 1t was irksome tn
him to have me with him, and as tho
he wanted to shake me off; now ev-
0rythin9 Of that kind hurts me very
much. I don't wish to thrust myself
| upon anyone. To feel that ! have
pushed my self upon any human be-
ing who does not want me. Is enongh
TO kill me, and to be treated by him
40 at that time, made It seem to me
~ though the end Of the world had
come, for he was the only man on the
globe that wonld talk with mo on this
subject. was shut ont from all.
could not 60 to my wife. I could not
| 70 homo to be cheered. / could not
20 to my brothers or siafers / could
not 70 to my church. He was the on
" peraon to whom could talk. and
| when I got that rebuff from him II
seemed ~ though It would kill me,
and the letter was the product Of tha {
mood into which I was thrown. R
Q-When was this interview with
him?
A-The frat interview was at Moul
toms house, December 3Dth, and the
next was at my own house the next
dav.
Q-Did you consider the interview
at Moalton'a houae. to be the one at
whlch. - have heard, the door was
locked7
A-That IL stated in my statement.
q Dld Tiit0R, e that time, make
any chases of adult@y7
A-No, cir. ga
Q!ssssca: -whae was ": Monitors nsnner e
zsss~ 81 saou,d describe i. d D..ns oasoe az
sesdi.Glv infslss exciiemeut.
Q.0o yoa suppose that roo Of community would
With g fsnny had he been succesafuii
~ s;:e'. ss.s:a s.: 9: so:ssa q :ss :: &
Til.oa 2 : naa ~ starvss 10 vans q assiiery.
happy when IS 3 nos rsceisins sosss. 50 - -
Q-f !ndssstand by your stassment that ron
ART met Moalton g Psess ssuay; q That cosrecs
tine W veEe laxias porss!ts palnted, and We mst
snen cocasionaily. recoilect being imprsssed
iHss As Sss % sssuss ri sssss, sasse .'u'' 'e0V 'na
Q-Had you evsr visited st his honse In . social
way, Or did he can at your house, OF how, on this
buG1neao7
2.SI1sa you hsi no intimate personal relations
ESQ thai when he came 70 yon he came rashsr
q rltcns friend than otherwise?
3-WSen did you come to believe tina. that re-
Z ton wss becOmlug one OF mutual frfendship7
AL cannot tall you, bat II was some time after
duEinG ths consultation which they held q TO how
an arrangement should be made, 20 a to do -
oa a sSss anss g s.Ss 3 he e
msites taas sney wcud never r sS nave fornd aT ors
ctherwtse. and he said. y don't recoliect the
sHsr -. mss n me- ;n snss 81 tne
regret putting confidence 10 him. II sprung from
Of pleasure at my trust In him, and rs II to en-.
tsss ~; never @ snSIId .ssrss having pu. @ confidence %
dssia =. - = o. -, Z - -
2-M you u;sd z M the word. ne wonid have been
been. what @ I'D s you G mean 81 tneso words I e
AL DO nH know, am sure: The ccnyersation
feod X Sa suer ~ = sn MI n % q
the andolng q Iil.on iu1t q ne time when Bowen
y sds1 ~ shepe H n sbne H. s 20
want 70 bear IN wind e : thing they have never
Q any q zee ees mt @ n.a very strong
dons to me-. IMr Beerhef hero told . story Of
nnnson. soinE e W..ninSson .I and having his son
Q-Hefc are the letters written On Februsrs IN.
lSsi. ~ IN not 8 quite s1se @ Whistler understand
dors's iettsr to Noutcu Of tat dsse @ W. % 1nso
/ AL have no rsnsnhrsnce Of y. only know
SSOenoe % 9no s1os ns IL % orne
queDce Of his state Of mind. used to say 70
nlm tAoulton) am man walking
upon air, full Of work, and Theodore
u ut loose. and doing whatever he
pleases. and We can como down AMI
4 = .., wu.s " ~.s'
human being mas Elizabeth Iilton to
talk with IN her troubled She is shut
up g nome sick snd unbeiriended, and
70 NOT generous TO let her 60 un
tnoogns o. ana ancared Tor. iwas al
Ways esying tnst tDousht 70 somebody
~no snosio tnink OF ner.
.V-An your letter OF that date to
-A0uHoa tnis occurs: "Wouid 70 God,
woo orders aII nearts, and Dy his kind
meaissicn. Theodore and Elizabeth
snd c0uid oe maze friends again =
theodore VIII have the hardest task.
ffecseesy wnas oio yon mean 0y that I
Alt y ~ 2 m9ddle TO me, ss
dcnI recall the precise wording OF my
nina. ! nave no viva recollection ot
tho Missing up OF the letter, or The
preoase tsood under which ! wrote.
0aenos 6ive tne reason OF tne sentence
NJ call your attention 70 It because
criticism 70 made 70 certain quarters
shes q rcsessed 10 Ar. Iilton's marital
t1oeosoa growing out OF your odenso.