Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-26
HTECHERIaNA.
Mr. utton's ssrrnte'' ~ goatonf
That Of Iff. wife

Mr.. riion's "srtnt-'' ~ CoadonfuR
That Of MS wife.
r ~ Z 1tt-~ rf t. Cstra.u TrsigFf.
SIR. Mr.. Bsscher's fiients claim that Messrs
Triton sUd AOUlcon have comrattcd ~ great \
crime, according 20 th,is own Account. az
unWorthy OF &c hence Ttev rreiesS 10 tpirE
u imIOssitie ffat s1y usn, knowing his wife
Raliy of hrCsk,us Der msrtisge-voss, could
attempt 10 shield her from the sc5rn OF the
world. 10 may be true that few men are capable
~ len0frntss toward q fallen wife. bat Mr.. Til
tens csse 10 not without rreceneuf
In ire early history % Pittshurg there vas a
similar ease. The husband vas one OF the nost
ItOLnineht ciuEens, member OF one OF the
weslthiest families. His wife. q beautiful
French woman. committed A Series Of i,,is,,s
tions which eliminated In . public exposure.
which seemed 10 leave no conbt Of her criani,
Islitl on the mind OF the community, bat her
lusband stood between her and ruin. Not ooiy
did he himself uphold her, but his family ~hIsh
bad before looked down upon her, rallied 10 her
supfort. Everything IN their power was done
q guard her name and fame, aud she lived Win
Der husband, cherished and protected until the
end a. her csys, which vas many years after.
The husbands course waS REGARDED - one of
TecalRT rohlencss and Christian CD aritv.apd the
slster-iu-law who threw the mantle OF her own
fair fame around the erTing wife and mother,
Snd protected her from tBSnlt, added thereby 20
he lustre OF = name otherwise foil OF honor.
Lorg after that, or shout twenty-five years age,
lady Of that same city tell Suddenly into
Tcblic tisgrace, or scCOuutO an intimscy 9th
professor who gave her Lessons IA German.
She was an active worker In = prominent
church, Jealous Sunday hool teacher, .
beautiful, gentle, accompl i-hed woman. but al
a. once, with only her faithful husband Al her
slde, and he was trne 20 the last.
Tens Ci Thousands Of wives condone the
crimes Of husbands; il u 80 very wonderful that
some men can forgive their shining WivesP Nor
IL u 80 uUparalls let that friends should he called
upon TO sid IN suPTressing a scandal and pre-
serving families from the consequences OF the
wrong doing OF one OF their number. There
sre probably not mauy persons of moderate
discretion who have reached the age OF ID
cal frrFaFt It,.
assistance IN some family trouble growing out
OF sin which Was 20 be kept from tue puhlic. ~
Mr. houlton believed, ~ be seems 20 have
done, that Mr.. BeeChcr had Fepented aud
meant 20 lead new life. n was an right that
be should try 20 save two families and the pub
l.c from knowledge OF his sins Moreover,
those who know the real nature Of sir. Beech
er's domestic relations. tie pecuiiarfties OF his
vile, and the atmosphere of his home, must
have felt some leniency coward his fails from
virtue. The account which Mr. TiltOn gives in
bis last statement on this head must be familiar
20 hundreds, a not 20 thousands. and ia the
milds OF some, must furnish palliating cir
cumstance in whstever measure Of guilt Is
meted out TO him. JASE GREv SwIssRELN.
An Opportunity for Artists.
James Lick, Of San Francisco lately made
munifcent git 20 the people OF the state OF
NaliOInla. Large sums Of money were set
apart for the erection OF monuments, public ~
situations, and fer various benevolent PURPOSES
The general outline OF the liberal scheme OF
MI; LICK, who sensihly resolves 90 zee his
been widely circulated in the newspapers. The
details Of his plan TO secure two monumental
works are now published. They are interest
ing, B. this "deed OF gitt'' is novelty an our
own county, and not often initiated anywhere.
The monument IN honor of r. ). Kew author
OF 1.-THE Stsr-Spangled Banner" is 10 lie OF
bronze, 10 cost Sl50 coo In gold, and 70 be set up
In one OF the parks OF San FrAncisco but A
more important work ~ a monument OF bron ye
10 be erected AZ Sacramento, tie state capital,
AZ a cost OF S-JO,O0o IN gold. The design b. 70
be lett to competing STtlsts. subject only %
the general outline made by MIR. Lick, who stip-
ulstes that the monument shall be = group Of
sistuary representing the four er6s OF California
progress. One section must show the era OF
Spanish colonial possession, snOtne that OF min
ing, third that OF agricultural development,
and fourth that of the general adyanceOf the
state in commerce, manufactures, art. aud edu-
cation. The monument is 10 be erected under
the supervision OF five we'll known citizens Of
San Francisco. These trustees are W. Z. Raj
ston, president OF the Bank OF California; y. o.
Earl, h. Nj. Newhall, and Ira z. Ruukin, mer-
chants and business men. and j. b. Stillmau.
physician. The trustees are to invite proposals
Tor one ear, erd shall pay $500 for the best
deslgn and - 200 Tor tie next best. Here, then,
u On opportunity for American artists such a.
seldom presents itself. IL Is not often that such
Irizes a. so coo aud $4,000 In gold, with a
chance Of gaining great distinction are Iut 10
The reach u American sculptoTs.-N. ]. TiRss.
OHR THOUSAND DOLLARS POR TWENTY
FOUR hOUAs' URTsHIP.-Henry l.. Masker
Neaton WidOwer, aged - years, was intro.
SPRnRebury last Friday. he resolved 10 arry
her, and tweuty-iOSr hours OF cOurtship ended
Ia visit 20 minister on Saturday git, and
MaSkeT took bis bride home. on Sunday they
were the great attraction a. church. Wien he
went bone ne gave bis bride a present OF SI,O0l
IA addition 10 the jewels already bestowed. On
Mcnday; atter hearty breakfast, Mrs. Masker
tod her husband that she WAS going wet, and
she went. She lett note saying that "she
W0uld send for him hen she wanted him.
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