, 1874-08-13

14o WAa WlIlnE to 6Ave Slavery II no Gould tnere~
by save tho Utiion. This Willingness to cotipro-
natse with wrong showe1 mind not groat in tho
Lighcot sense. But ho waH noble, grand, and
i>idotrlous n!nn. alter all. Ills faulls woro
aottaowhat 1iso George Wasl,ington'a, and wore
suoli aa
Lcancit to yitno's side.
hFns tontlorly nfcotc1 by tnr visit TO Ills rcst~
hg-p1ate, md tsislad that you were viii, inc TO
share my thoughts mud fco1lngs. How trno it
Ii, ~ Dtttke snys, tint leAth ranonzcs groas
oharact6rt I1ie world ningnf1os Its fasorto
names Into colossal fame. Abraham Lincoln'h
uar5o nnd fatne wl1i probably ovurtop Tho reo-
ords Of all otlor tnc Of tho ltnotocnth century.
Tho Romans gavu 4 crowt1 Of ohk.loavca to 4
truo hero The twn onk trcoa 1udor which
B'odd today ecom 10 know, by thoir giftB TINT
truo 11cro lies in tllelr Bhaap Mt 1ost beneath.
Ever youra, THEODORE.
"EEw rorK 1EiBunEIY COMPARED WITH Cl11uAuo
Il norE or "71Aanr1ya AGAIN.
A1ToN, ILL.,, Dec. al, 1860.
hfY DAnttxa I atn growing worry familiar with
thc klieAissirp1 River. It has become q COM
panion md friend. Out Of tho window OF my
hotol look rpon It to-1sny.-broai 1co~co7orcl,
ridCcd with low batikn and cleaning In the SUN.
j. This has beon 4 epting~llko day. Ono Of my
no1gl,borp. aa old Indy in tho opposite house,
haa oponcl her windows to give a breatl. OF tic
s.,1slatny air 10 hor houschold plants. Tho leo
is tnolting, aud running 1lko n broo1k In tho
asrootB. plnasure.boat like mine (whcn hal
ono) is smiling In tho opon channel Of tho river,
hotwcoh tlo cakes Of ice. But 0 tho mud
Iii tho thoroughfarcsl Yon mover saw
sucl MUD In your life, at homo.. Small doen got
drowned iu It. be,oyo that tho latboats sorne-
times float III 1t. This city hns y1slbly grown
ooJ t.4+n asurA arnkc hnrn tsyn vonrp ntyn
All tho largo Western clticu are wonderfully
widc.nwako, active, busy, and hurried. Now
York is lcHnrcly compared with Chicago. And
Brooklyn? SUCK a city docs not oxlBt III tho
West.
Ihave walked round town good deal, bought
two littlo pictrc.cars for tho children, sat for
my photograph, grumb1cd little at receiving no
letter from homo. but finally hayo showed my
table near enough to thu window to look out
upou tho glorious river, in tho homo that my
peace slnll bo ll1o unto it, according to the
promise. rho warm, Aalf-Bummor air
hns created in mo a kind Of las
situde, and I focl in 1anguisl,-
ing mood. rathcr homeslck, and q little 1nelau-
choly. aud yet 4 gentle,nan waH In my room
fow momoata ago who aslsca mo 1t do not GU
joy hugely my lccturing engagements aud tue
consequent Sightseeing. Truly "Eyery heart
knowotI, its own bitterness and d stranger inter-
mcdd1eth not With its Joy"
Tcoling unusually weary to-day, brought up
your accidental mention That you haa lately
tainted. aly darling, I have always noticed tlat,
when I havo been absont from homo for cons
siderable period, roturn to find you degoncrat-
cd In health. Do less diaturbedin your mimi.
It Is your spirit TINT woaresy your flesh. You layc
4 grcat soul iu q email framo. Sitting
up iato ID not to be pardoned
by your too-indulgcnt husband. Dut,
whom vol, are weak and weary, I hope TINT. as
unto St. Bernard in his exhaustion, many moro
Of tho ministcrlug angels will guido you daily
round about.
This afternoon crossed tho presence OF an
gol,-lny own sweet angel Of flesh and blood.
with black oyes md protty curls. was lying on
tho sofa, trying to mal1e-bclovo Was in my own
house, and TINT YOU wero coming up-atnirs in
few minutes to read to mo from tho "pilgrima
Progress" But no, yon stad away. Are you not
coming to Chicago? Don't Eay ITO. Got Ellen
Doayls to keep house for you, and come and join
me. To judge from your 1ostors, you will not
bo any moro wcariol by tho travel than you are
With tho houah An3 its loneliness. do not
abandon the hopo of marrying you again noxt
January. Ever your own
THEODORE TIhros.
TIE sTAR OF TIE EA5T."
ALTON HOTEL. ILL.,, Dec. 81, 1896.
MY Dove: . You SEQ how often am
driven to tho comfort Of writing you letters.
siuce nm dcned the luxury Of seeing you faco
to face. Tho moment my heart begins to achct
that moment aeizo my pan. Afy lovo-lettora
hayo I'LL boon thu pouring OF oil OH my own
wounds. Soma people have q beautiful liberty
Of expression through music, sitting ut tho
keys OF d piano. nnd trauslating tloir thoughts
into "concord Of sweet aonnda." My gates Of
uttorance aro only two, o,--Hpcccll aud pen. 1iy
araoch goes now to tho public, my pen to You.
glvo thanks dai'y for Uncle Sans kindness in
carrying il-bag between myself anamy lady
love. Suppose wo lived III tbs atagc-ooacll. days.
aud wore, as nor, q thousand miles apart! II
would take aletter month to trip ACROSS tho
prairics from tho Mississippi to Brooklyn.
Tomorrow / ahall tledicate myaolf to writing
for tho Independent. I hayo m army, 4 logion
OF readers in tho West. Almost every 1nan who
speaks to me sayB, well. slr. I read what sou
w1:to every week." This has latoly been said 80
often that I ,rombo at the responsibility OF
writing for 90 many doyouriug roaaera. shall
spond my hoiiday ut bard work. III fact, writ
ing haa become d necessary diversion Of my
mind from speaking. Reading does not answcr
Ll0 IlEIPDbp. D0oHH uIG IuCApE uNE 80 de Ill my ii
present tempor Of mind.
Still, think would bo content Tomorrow il
tho Little Lady wore hero to rond aloud to ler
husband. II indeed you teere here, mhat tino
tilnoa We would have! Ara you not coming
somc morning. wheu tho sky is unusually bright,
shall know tlat tho Star OF the East is coming
to the West. ''Hal. holy light I" Yours ever,
THEODORE TiLroN.
TIE AR1 OF WRITING LErTEHs-A D1squls1r1oN
on LYING.
ALTON, ILL.,, Dec. %, 1906
MY Dean PET: i. . sat down with tho
idea of writing for the independent. But, ap-
parently finding nothing lu my brain worth Say
ing to my public readers, layo switched on
from tho maiu track, md nm hore scribhling
another Of my daily uoth!nga to the ouo dear
creature who thinks that my oliatf is always
wheat What is it TINT you fluid in my letters to
excite your praises?
t nm sftra That artnr 1,ova tvr;tton opa trr,,