, 1874-08-13
- w e !: '-s13 .'Jt,1 tiI N Il. yi.
~ !ShaVo lately ldokod upon 1t. Forgetting N.Y.
ho.' ! now dlhoovpr thoutAifl otbcr and swooter

sn olaoo!pr thonsaud other and swocter
tl1hBh' to fembmbor,Ft - ,.~
Laying neisib ambltlonl tho grdat objdos Of llv-
ing stotns. to be tho Christian loYclotttuont Of
my 1nmoBt oharacter.. novcr w,nh to loao sight
uf thd ideats which havo boruc before ,ny mind
thin Nfntor 7,Ah 10 fall l,ohiad tho do
8foo Of attainment whloh think hayo 3t,alo In
their realization at timcB.
7, mako tlhs bold stdsomdnt Of proarops f,eeknen
With Al MT ;fatigdes OF body, unuanal luties,'
hdmoslrk1ldhs, mud nightly wal.ofulnoss, hove
novcraholcns, nad 'groator: peace Of mind this
wintcr4greaterr Joy, ip my spiritual lifo-than
ever before In all my o1porlenoo. think that
over many temptations, particularly over nv
aomoyhat characteristic lownfalls Into morbid
noss Of mint, !: havo. hal siBnal victories. Cor
taln It Is that moot no man, day by lay in nv
travels, who appears to DO moro at peaoo than
myso1f.
havo alrnoat ceased to fret: at anything. to
hoainploasod nt'angbod to speak IN ungont1e
word, or to carry any daily trouble. Perhaps
this eonuds like singular tale OF selfsatisfao-
tion would nos mako 8uoh statement TO
anybody but yourself. Nor do count ON any
long continuance Of this even and reaignod tom
por. But at least mny opjoy 1t ,rlio IL lasts,
aad may confcaH; It TO my wifo'a CIR, tlat Bllo,
TOO may on1oy It NTH hot husband. Our minds
might be madc beautiful miuistcts Of o,lr, daily
nappmcts II only wo lad tho skill aud
patience to handlo Our faculties roll. The
di1arenco beswotn high spiritual oontentmont
ana deep spiritual gloon, is often nero dIfor-
enco IN the aottTity Of tho will. Resolving to bo
happy Is Issolf huff tho victory oyor unhsnpi.
nofs. L could DO mlaosab]y soHt!osa and ,dtscou-
tei1ted at shla momons ii wcro, to tako awnv
tho curb with which Heek to br,i,o nv sp,r,t.
torosnw, aon1e weolka ago, that I nuat either
conquer mysolf, or olso bo conquered, and. oyor
bfnco. have boon fighting battle of Tho ,ianta.
Tonight I m, in tie enjoyment Of little vic.
tory. 30 report it to hoadquartcts. Good.
night Yours over,,i i: ., .TAEoponE.
TIE LITTLE CIIiLDnE1.
=, ~: RlroE. Wis.,, Feb. Is, ie67
MY WIRE AND CHIEF Fn1EHp:, Yo;r
1estcr received this evening asks mo this ouc,-
tton.: /" Theodore, do you roalixo the lopth and
hacrodnees Of my loyo for you 2" ,.Ycs my dar-
ling, realizo it fully reaizo It as never be-
fore III all my lilo. realizo It each day afrosh.
and with renewed gratitude to God fer tho gift
Of such h wife, Of whom am unworthy / ro-
alizo that 1t is not possible for any vomnn to
loyo any man moro than you lovo nc. And
an humbled md zcbuked BY your strong and
wonderful love. 1t daily cltlea mo to bettor
lilo.
o7.nrn,,.,,. ,.,,, ~, ,.sat'a., ~ w. tes!To ~"
aro reveroneod, By your husbands I 1havo often
thought that 1t cou1d not DO in the character Of
my other hunaaa being on tho faro Of tho earth
to excite mingled love md rorerenco so much ~
ca,nt rons e. ~ ~ oHs.tsI ~ NY uoaF WIG
r,,n.snrs - w. uta ~ M ~ snio4 ,o"a5a ana
nu Nesd w -, ,,"I: "na .op", :. inso yonl
NJ NV otrr ,,nor.,a fnra ~. ~ -" tno "oA'sa
r1,,. 1 o n,'..as j.. .o'I ~ ."s o"" neatt maso.
s;rea, tna tans,. u, LUZ uoou eGas9n ot many
,,",.o n"au sasa rot lus'aucot
IT, otis,sa, nan.e. ~ n, .u'.neS uta"n 70 al
- ~" iaos. n.t uo", sue 6lkat OF
enl.d' any"hefo' thrills 1no with delight. This
evening" 1or halt az nour nofofo my lecture,
ne'a s"eeo, 8'cS' loving ohtld IN my arms, who
ioohod up lnto my 1aeo Will pure and perfect
iove:
.,,... 'ssao 4a"o ~! ~ tno b'toet a.
.s.s n.1 "ooI ~ s1's'c ""aEn-
~ aae soso."l 'i1aos oono aowu oeio1e aaYnghs
- Nv wv nas, o'aa ~ hsi nlsns.Eo"n' 10 a1sd
i,.na ~ ~ s usrsa .. s,:.3 :u3 suo s4tty nam.
se. ~ mea,; sa 11.y a,,. ata, ~ my nsms aco
: 4ots otooAiJn' na1et Isaea, ~ ono OF hof
pioe.s uo'eet = 1ounu my lit1to cnltofon 20
comfort me IN my absontc i: tell ler I find many,
-Aoiho Of tAdm very 1oyely, ,-but none Of them
qulto ao doar AZ tic tbrco littfo ehicks wlo lto
iu Livingston street.. and whoAe names 1 could
nnme. Tho only Dstlo Children to whom haso
cent valentines arc these datnn thteo 1ittlo chill
dron Of Livingston street. Sitting by this
study-re, ut this midnight hour, tho w1lolo houae
asleep, mid with only tcEing clock To keep mo
company I feel myself drawn toward you With
ui,utterable yoarnings Of loyo. Tho lnmp-light
brightonB my wetlding-Eing, and makes 1t doubly
golden agalnst my 1nger. l horeby kiss tho
token, In sign Of wedding you anew, now and
foravor> A,nonl Youra lovlngly, a
THEODORE.
NH. nEEcuEaa "K1sp ATTENTIONS" TO Has.
711roN.
LAoRosss, Wis.,. Fob. II, 1861.
MY DARLING: :: am sorry to hear that
mr. Beechor had poor house in Brooklyn. In
Wow OF hia kind attentions to you this winter,
all my old loVe Tor him Inns revived, and my
heart would onco more greet him rs Of old.
Homctimcs quarrel With my friends on tho sur-
face, but novor at tho bottom. With yourself,