, 1874-08-13

aayng. "Littfo Paul, ,uomo mud holp your father"
MY lifo scctns uttorly wretclcd and unworthy.
l cannot boar to look In t1ron myaolf. wroto
to you hbout onr failure to 1.-Two within niir oallB;
but sl''s Aliortaon'ng Ia nothing to wlas footn
nlyaof Of moral trntllleBs,,cas. It BootnR to mo
as 1t weru spiritual castaway. I ought nnt to !
trotblo yon with tAcso diHc|osuron, but, II do
not utter tlicl to rot, they mint 20 ur,ttorcsl.
fonr own coiifosslnnn .Hoom to Indicate TINT you |
nro III n perpetual trouble. Ali! tito morning Of |
life IL rosy, hut Lilo noon Is sometimes lcadon a,,d
gray.
mako great many rc-beginnIngs, but 10 !
not got nlong far before I losa tho little that 1 |
layo gainod. You ask for "glimpsou in MY
hoart.", II is a dask place to look into. God |
holp your aorrowfnl and eroanlng l,nsband
Yours aircct}ohntoly, :. THEODORE.
"LirTEp TO 4 HIGHER LEVEL" M 1tia "uEEAr
Aaosy.'
FRIDAY, At'pN1Hnr. AEnoN, O., jan. IN, 18CD.
Atv DRAn Wtrm, will add Il fow woraa moro
bofore going to bed.-I moan, as1d them to tho
1ottor which have written to you to-day.
aIY wlio!o framo scomol weak ta oyeung on
tho platform. My oyos voro worry sorc, and kept
htinging rouud tito edges. Int was III worry
calm mood. NY spirit WIS at rent. The
groat agony Of this afternoon hnH lifted mo
" - A!A1Ol 41foA* 4OA Aoh 4AHhtIp
mover nuGorcl moro III MI my lifo than whom
my heart this asteruuou went to pioocs onco
nstiu over paul'a kuy, and death, and pruaonro
III my room. now fool perfectly tranquil.
You arc probably faat aHloop at thia llour. Icau
almost poop into your botl-room,-G SEQ tbs pic
turo 80 vivIdy bcforo mo. I giyo you MY b!css~
ing. Now, wonder If 1t 10 worth anything ?
Not mitch. It III tic prayer Of tho righteous, mil
r1nf nf thn yyicEdf1 lint nvtfla ,rft1 fl01
Tell tho Children that have bcon thinktng OF
them very toudorly tonight. Yours fond|y
THEODORE.
"ruE nEsr AND TnuEsr WOMAN"
a1a1rooN, H., slarcli 4, 1850.
Ny DARLING: g. Your last uight'b lostor
waB full OF love, and drank your lender words
like 1nlho al comfort. 1ty chief tito to solf-
rcspoct Is, tint ]lnyo Won, md kept, tho ,l,,-
:blcMiBhod loyo OF tito best and tr1lcBt WOMAN
whom hayc ever known. Why you should lovo
MO 30 heartily, su entirely, and 30 doroteaiy, I
sce nothing in myncif to tlrocryo. My first
thought oil Walking this morning was, How fow
men over know ,r1,at 1t IL to 30 loved 30 purely,
10 deeply, 90 rasHionato1y, apd 10 sacredly, rs I
nm loved BY MY ovor-loying wifo.
lhope that my remaining lilo OH tho earth
(1shpthor short or lonp) wiii exhibit to yon
daily proof tint this beautiful affection in rov-
orontly rrturncd. Esor yours,
THEODORE.
IA DAYS MARCH NEARER HOME"
srhtSorr1p, O., March, u, 1867.
Diy Dean pEr: . Every morning sny
to myself, "A days march nearer homo" I
mover before hayo 10 1ongod for homo as now.
am impatient for sight Vi my own hol,ao mud
Its fnmiliur facos. Now that tho tfmo draws
nonr, fell 3eBs aoio to boar ny separation than
whom was III tho midst of my tour. '.
am determined that, OH gottine home, / a1lall
spond great donl Of time IN taking caro- OF you,
reading to you. talking with You, aud petting
you.
hunger and thirat for you and tho chillron,
oycry day and hour. Giro MY love to tllo,n oil.
Ever YOURS IuroDo1tE.
MESSING THE CHILDREN.
l}no0rLYN, Aug. 7, 1859.
AtY DEAR PET: Give my loro to tho
children. How dear they oil Bsom! Although
this houao noyor looked protticr than. it docs
now,--specia!ly on this clear crisp. cool MORN
ng,-ytt tho al,aont voices aud tacoB arc dread
fully missed bY itg wifclosB aud elslcss muster.
j. -. Lovingly yours, IHEopenE.
"ETilEREAL uArr1NESs.'
AT TIE OFFICE, Aug u, 1869.
My DAZZLING: Howl long 10 $40 you
bcon in high md tranquil framo Of mind, up
liftoa aboyo wrong and untenlptca 20 owl.
| Whenever ! an in such atato, yoatu to bo
| with yon moro than with any other rorson in
tho world. No oro olso satisfies upy Eoul. Uut
| alacts nm 80 sodium. aud for 30 short d timo,
III this othcreal lappiness, that Lave 30 speak
! Of 1t as novelty,
Commend mo to tho dear children. Kisa tllom
| one and all. Yours lovingly, THEODORE.
| 1.-THE MOTT wnETouEp suyatEH OF stY LIFE"
| SATURDAY N1anr, unuosLxs, Aug. q. 1860.
Ny DEAR WIFE: 1 will confess
| frankly that llayo pnEse1 tile most wrctchcd
summer Of my llfo, and no ono knows It but N.Y.
| self indeed, 10 ono WHO lus bocn with mo laB
soen rlo other than outwarlly gny AMI cloorful.
Alt tho exhibitions which have tnatlo Of myself
| to my frioiltls l,are been Of unt1nnal hinrlty.
| This has been tue utmost sllallowncsB Of super
ficlality. Ono thing hare enjoyed; tint s, my
! work. It las boon unusually heavy, nul there
| ioro unusually bono!lcont. but. lcaying my
| work asit1o, all my ether pleasures llavo bocn
| pains. For two Or three weeks reHolutely
| repreABcd MI alluaionB to my feelings,
whom writing to you, not wishiug TO mar your
vacation. But, aB tho ti1no OF your home coming
cannot 10 very far o1, open tho itool-gatos to.
| night. will. therefore, Hay that hnyo lnlsBod
you for tho past month with something Of the
| same nwfulness aud heart brcak as il ilad lost
you forever by doath ..
| But layo discovered by searching my eoul,
t1at love you moro tllan aly human ought to
| love auo.lcr. have seen so1no noElo women
! this Httmrler, whom admire, mud whom, in u
ccrtnin way, love. All my iifo llavo }nown
Homctl,ing Of the naturc md experience OF ts1e
! friendship.
| From my early ycar3 hayo loved, aud loved
you. But all ti,o past experiences OF MY hsart'f
| affections Aaye bccn III nothing compared witt
the uu,,s,al aud uolcmn hcslso which lsayo llnd
| during ull tho lliayitics Of this Newport week.
!! that tle only hnn,an being wllo touches III,
/! Aghoat naiuro III yourself, This being tho case
| l am filled with diatross to tlItnk tLat mus
| keep you ,l1informol, for tho sake OF your ONT
tranquility, Of Many Of ms thoughts
I would to God woro d nan worthy Of you,
goodnoas, your sulf-t'cual, and your singleuos'
Of heart. Ocearionally in sono suprome hour
am your lit mnto; but, at all otAcr hours. yot
aro ll!gll aboyo mo. hut, If you know tho III
| wor1 rnyerpnco which hayo hurao toward yo1