The New York herald., 1874-08-16


rows have cneckered our path. Four children
have been given to US on earth, anu one ol 'nes3
mas oeen axen oacs sI I n Roth of us NAV now
look back to that wedding pilgrimage and smile a.
how little we then knew OF human ne ln, lhanh uou,
the conquerors OF ourselves. we are heVettneiess1
nearer the victory now than then. l would n0s
exchange the present for the past win wnas
''green and sa.ad daysin how strong thought
myself tor the bsttle The revelations OF lasel
years subdue mans PRIDE by teaching him his
weakness At this retrospective moment in tnia
charmed chamber, am humble, sad and calm. Llie
now sober sh,as as ~ nov o8k upon It, Death wss
Tor 1t. have not made the best or even GOOD
use OF my last ten years. have less faitn IN my
moral Integrity now thar at any l0rmer period OF
my lile 1t ls hard to live we'll. Nevertheless. my
dear pet. We win try again TO realize more per:
ever. Amenl Yours, THEODORE
kEHNARD HOUSE. CLKvELAND, Ohio, Feb 4, 1865
MY DEARLY BELOVED WyE: an
quite merry hearted. Low spirits have not come
so met thing Tor the enrichment OF my family is 4
great 10y to me; bound up and down like an In
Good alternoon Lovingly yours,
'Tnx CHIP RuLISo INFLUENCE OF MY LIFK-"
CRAWPoRDJvILLE, Ind,
SUNDAY MORNING, Feb Q, 1858.
nv DEAR ANGEL: dreamed OF you all last night
much want to see You'll HOW yearn alter youi
How my soul bcsses you day by dayl l can never
describe how precious your love u your nusbsns
Your sngleness, your lervor your purity, your de-
voton-they hl my mind and heart with rever-
regard my last evening spent with You at h0me
as the most memorable point in my whole lie.
You opened Ior me, that night the gate Of Heaven,
which had so long seemed smut
Ever since have had nothing but glory, thanks
Creature that man was mo more despondency,
no more repinlng no more vain regrets, no more
oss tn =, sepespsct no more groyenng the dust
men and Christian among Christians. Now, thta
transformation owe to yourself, to your irrepres
and to your victorious iaith.
You always have it in your power either to crown
or to dethrone me. You have the chiel ruling IN
LOOKS, your thoughts, act ou me IKE magic. When
am am made SO miserable that 40 not wish to i've.
When am making you happy walk Ike prince
newly come into his KINGDOM.
Your letters. since have been from homo this
last time. have been the dearest you ever pc nned
They are royal in their love. Each one dIs me
darling, IN comparison with such love as you OK
press how poor Ia the friendship OF all other
you DO. You have the richest Of all human hearts
am pledged to you forever. My vows shall keep
and not break With h. God's help and with yours,
ings on your soul, this Sabbath day -, Eyer yonrs.
LINCOLN, ILL.,, Feb. 1s. 1854
ain ns @bnt tte rn1 facts menoned ~ Tisa IN tSs
chlldren's notes were enough to bring all the nOme
scenes-dolls, baby rags, and all-v,stbly IN my
mind could see osa sitting win ns
home; Alice playing pranKs with little Miss b
dressed as a man; !; florence with ner sedate head,
toes held out to be- named at the fre.
With kisses all around, am aneSnonatey at ~ years. y.
THEODORE TILTON.
"A TONIC TO MY WHOLE sYsTrx."
CLINTON, Ia, FEB. 20, 1868.
pEr FIVE Of yoqr 1sSs
They have put me mo such q merry humor thas
my blood has been laughing up and down my
veins, They make an actual handiui-nay, more
:. dow would like to be at home to-day Or
birds 70 build aud hearts to love. You ask
like to the nS% o, your
pressed in your letters, is my Chief 10y and 70.
thing to me. 1t makes my journeys nothing but
trines ana my hardships q bagatelle. 1t puts
round al my fellow travellers IN the cars and my
coworkers everywhere and ask myself II wonder
woSk now The hoh Of ans
you home, iree and clear OF deot, is tonic .
my whole system. am somewhat wearied, thin
and pale, but never was so cheering Ia all my htos
never SO free rom fretiuness, never 40 thankful
for my prosperity, and never so happy in my love
for wife and cnsdren- This makes man of me
Give the chicks my dearest love and kiss all
I'm 4 MsA KrBREAk."
sNriRB HOUSE. AKRON, u, jan Is, 1859.
MY DEAN WIFE; ! am In heartbreak-yea J
this same spot, had terrible wrestling with my
Old experience was revived. Sluoe that occasion
which can never lose OUT OF my memory-I seem
looks s'' very very much aA ike Ike 3 % VASES % bianI~
sss ,oS saa ss;s 5s Ssnf 4. ;i
In my pocket seems not to bring him nearer,
but to keep him farther away: All the afternoon
am well nigh ssck with very grie, saying, Little
Paul, come aud help your latherp' MY lie seems
oos N ms %rds 70
failure to 1--we within our means out this short
coming s nothing to what Zee! In myself Of moral
truthessness. II seems to me as Ii were spirit.
ua castaway. ought not to trouble you with
these disclosures; but, II DO NOT utter them 70
sions seem to indicate that you are In perpetual
trouble. All the morning or lie Is rosy, but the
noon Is sometimes leaden and gray.
make . great many rebegihnlngs but DO nos
get along far before lose the little that have
dark YS1 ask for oa u
stely, THEODORE
MATToON, ILL.,. March 4, 1862
MY DAZZLING: Your last nights letter
blem!shed love Of the best and traest womaa
me SO heartily SO entirely and 80 devotedly SOC
nothing IN myself to deserve. MY first thou yht on
waking this morning was, How few men ever
know what 1t Is to be loved so purely, 80 deeply,
80 passtonately and 50 sacredly as am loved by
my ever.ovlng wife,
| hope that my remaining nfe on the sartA
whether short or long, Will exhibit to you daily
proof that this beautiful affection Is reverenLy
returned. Ever yours, THEODORE.
1.-THE MOST wRErdHsD sUxdER OF MY LIyk"
SATURDAY NIGHT, BROOKLYN, August AS 1859.
that have passsa the most vretcSed ssmmar ~
my life, and no one knows 1t but MYSELF indeed,
no one who has been with me has seen me othef
tlons which nave made OF myself to my friends
have been Of unusual hiiarity. This has been
the utmost shaliowness OF superdciality. one
thing ! hdUe enj0yed-that Is, my work
Il mas been unusually heavy, and, there-
fore, unusually benencent But, Leaving my
work aside, all my other pleasures have Deen
nanA. EOI NJ 1 aI