, 1874-08-13

nanoh love npon n man as yon upon mn. That
was tho swootc8t word tn oil her lolter. thank
you for your profession Of affection. peruas,. 7
ought not to npoak Of ohangos In myaolf ia not
boing tho boBt judge In my own caso and sim
corely bcioyo thai your devotion, fidelity, and
1aviahmons Of loyo, ara making mo 1,ottor tnau,
In ono Of my letters mentioned TINT aonaetimcs
folt as II you roro praying for MO at that mo-
me't / hnvc had tho sarno Impression many
t'u,os snce. Against such a guardian iuaaenos
! dare not do or think wrong. You arc wall
about mo day and night. I havo novor liyod "a
victorious lifo, In my soul, aa during tlleaa
lonely winter~tlays. II sclnsh thoughts coma
up, Glide them down. II tho Hpirlt Of tlia
world Boizos my blood, ramombor that tue only
groatnosa is in moral Btreugsh, in Be!f~donial in
tho patient performance OF duty In a Htcadfasi
forolookng to tho Eternal Life.
Tito more think Of the who'll subject Of rel-
gion, Of theology, Of tho ohutcl, OF doctrncs of
crecds. I am inclinctl to undoryaluo, Or rather
BOB the little value, Of everything but tho Chris-
tim character. all my lifo long have had q
taily familiarity NTH religious crecda, oxercisos,
aod worship; md still, after all, n,n yet to lay
first foundation Of ttua Chratian character.
J.
how mon content themselves with low livea In
Rtead Of high, with vulgar thoughts Instead
Of pure, with soltsh greotl inatcal Of gen-
orous Relf-sacriace, that hcrouftor I moau to
take pattern, not aftor molt but after tho Groat
Icacller. The words that keep ringing In my
oars arc, DO yo therefore pcrfcct, o. your
Father i'l hoaven IL perfect" Our lives arc to
10 not nloroy good, but tho bcat our thoughts
not n'orely high, but tho lnghost; our, PURPOSES
not only noble, but tho nobost. :
Now, my dnrling, I haye found out q Way of
visiting homo without your knowing 1t. l hayo
bought littlo Scotch cap, which I carry III myi
pocket except whilo ride III tho cars. Onco on
my hoad, it fools like gotlo l,uud laid agaiust
fuy forchead. Aa soou as got weary in my}
ride. draw my cap over my oyeH, slut out tho
daylight. sopa acroaa tho mississippi, tho praries,
tho Aflcahenics and tho East Nivor, haolt to
Brooklyn. gIido my nfgtt-kcy, Without uoiso,
into my own door, and stop into tho hall OIL tip!
too. First Of ait BIT n moment In tho groat!
armchair, md look around ut tile pictures, tho
btnttette md tho dome. Thou L crocp softly;
into tho rarlor, aud ait on tho red lounge. No.
body is ut tho piano Or organ. Where can tho
folks bes Iseo D light in tho iibrary. It ia
midnight. You aro sitting at your dcstx writing q
latter to mo, not dreaming TINT am at that very,
moment looking over your shoulder. but, like
| ono in flroam, If put out my hnpl to touch
you, I cannot do it, Yhoro you sit. can only
| 8ec you, love you, nna bloss you. cnnnot
| make known my presence. ! suppose this IL tho
| experience Of the dsemDodiod dead who rovist
| tho living. Meanwhile, the living, Unaware Of
| the dead, cry:
| Oh far tho touch OF van,aled hand,
And tho sound Of voice that la sill
| Ilcayo you at your dosk, mud glide up-Hta1rs.
Tho two little girls are fast nslcop in ono bod.
| poop into my own chamber, mud eco o bod and
pillow uncrusliel by n:1y sleeper. Tho pictures
on tho walls give Mo solaco md wolcomo.
opon tho door Of tho dark room, and roulcmber
fts delights of naps, md noallingH and prayers.
| tako glimpse Of Cad aud Libbio. 20 into tito
/ third story, to SOC II yon hare any company in
| tho guest~chambnr. No, nobody but tho pic
tnred soldier who has returned to find lis wife
doad. Better l,o had fnllou in the wara. say to
myself. Am n glioas or not? Am nlivo Or
doad?" I como downstairs again, tako anotlior
look at tho dcar writer Mt her desk, and thon
| suddenly ruR out Of tho house, haatoning hack,
over hill md valloy, river anl lake, to get to my
appointment 1000 miles from home, wlioro T
wait wistlully until tho lottor which I SOW you
writing Hhall be delivered to my hand.
I told you that have now four of your 1ettois.
I saw you write them all o my sweet sisscr,
wifo, md ango!,- all in ono,-lovo me for ever
more Yonrs dovont!y, TrEopong.
"now Is IT POSSIBLE THAT I DID NOT HIRING HEn
WITH ME 2"
JEErEnsos CIT, No., Dec. IS, 1866.
sIY DARLING Wl,ile riding tn tile rickety cars
this morning, wrote YOU a letter in lead -pouo1.
but had no opportunity to mail it till arriving
hero, so al,nll iucioso it In the Hamo envelope
with this.
;Jofrerpon City is tho Capital OF Ariasouri,-a
town beautifully situnted. Tie Stato-i1ouAo
STUDS on bufr overlooking tho Missouri Riyor,
as ono Bocs in looiiug from
Newburg down the Hudson toward tho
cato Of tho Highlands. It il whom ECO such
sights MS have ncen this afternoon md such
as now 800 out Of my window this moonlight
evening, TINT fool lilks "nliser" truly "mis-
orablc,''-to bs enjoying them all alone. Tho
hil1s ARC thickly clad with anow tho broad river
ia half-covorcd with Ice the Sky IL the porfec-
tion OF cloarness and tic moon ia approaching
Aer full
"How il It possible" say to myself, "that
did not bring her with mo OH this journey p
Certainly the journey llas it's fatigues, but cor
tai;,ly also It las ita doightH
1 mn morn aud moro Of the opinion that shall
ask you to Join no in Chicago in January, md
perform tho easier nart Of my tour in company
with your otherwise lonesome but alrectiouato
husban1t TuEoponE.
A. DELIGHTFUL WORDS FROM HOME"
| T1IE ILL1s0IH PnA1n1E, Dec. 20, 1886.
Aty SWEET WIFE told you yestorlay that so
maty delightful words from home III weto spoken
to mo by my handful Of letto,s would throw ina
into my bost vein Inst ovouing. Accordingly
enjoyed my lecture Inst ovoning aa well as ever
enjoyed making public speech in my life. Tha
hall was as elegant, and nearly aH large. Al Music
Hull, Boston, or old Tupler Hull. Now York. It's
chandeliers, It's red-cushIoIcd chairs, Its grand
platform, aud ts noble audience (notwithstaud'
ing tho storm) made tho scone brilliant md ils'
spring. Tho asscmblago sns composed Of both
Iiadcas md Rebola.
But layo no difficulty with the lobo1s, they
all l,o frank, aquaro-cnt, sharp-cdgod speech.
find TINT they respect mo more for being It llaa
cal tLun they would il wero q ConHorya