, 1874-07-24
CHICAGO, FRIDAY, JULY "a, 1874.

mncon 11.' ! had not knoun nor suspected, whon
MMoiu1nosaay Moi1ao evening, fo brought homo tll
town ~ its columns, 1aaw, woll-nEgh with blindin
eyos, that lo had put into execution tho almns
daily throat Of his lifo-" that ho lived to crnnj
Snf im mr. r. nooel.9r that the god Of battloa was il
aior and all TINT lay in his patl-W clildron,
reputation II necd bo,-ahould fall boforo hi
purpose" did not road It, ! saw enough vithon
ffesa'ng: fro m ny apirlt rqse yiin mo a. novor bo
thia quotHtion from nlr. foocher Two yoar.
ego you camo to mo At midnight saying, Elizn
peth, all Letters aud repcrs concerning my difa.
S",.eg nrne wish MIR: bocchor and Mr. Dowon art
Tor ayo nothing to dcfond myaolf WITH -" Did Did
IMPLICITLY" aaid. "Well, lot mo tei vo1 thos
all !tyo not ono ia destroyed" II thin wsa said
had naver 5aaa me- had uto tho contrary effect
noioro is,r with whom WAS dealing. Coming to mo
.. ltttlo lator, ho Baid, IL want Won to rand
IT.; you Will tind H. vipdioatiou of yourself :
Soa ,o vn@ys naye not utood boore tho community Tor
Dy iho wickoslnosa hid bohtnd 80 false a mask.
repliod: " Theodore, understand % mo ' tha ia "a
.ho 'ass tme you call mo publicly to walk through
this is ltn; a oy ny character neea no vndcation at
yon spokon ont cloar1y. tralthfuly, and tnanfuliY
spoak and act for myso1f., Know, alao. tint if
sny vnG I,tan ,.10 9oe scra Of paper soforrng to
seoma to me you might uso or reryort for your
own ona, VIII destroy it." "ThiB means battle
on your part, thon,'' said ho. "Juat 60 fer,n I
feplied: I wrlto this because tAeao words Of
iulle no mas slnco usod to my harm.
BEFORE TIE COMMITTEE. -,
Ing next morning wont to my brothor and
told him that now had decided to act In tits
matter; that had beon treated by my husband
st,.s a. nonentaty from beginning to end; play
always aoomcd to me ! waa a patty not lttlo
concerned. l then showed him a onrd | had
made for publication. He respected tho motiyo.
BUY stili M advised silence on my part. yielded
prints but oounseling with tnysolf and no other,
communion might bo heard. Not knowing Of anv
cnqISh c cG;mm;tseG y; 1ask9d tho privilege q suo
a!ways been our mutual friends. HI. md ,DIrs.
9ylneton then hoard for the first timo that tho
Committee would moot that night. and advised
1ns me to 500 those gentlemen. as perhaps The god
dd Tore aona Ssd s9Sss nssdei TIL o sSsoftny d
thes eas an MY oxs 4 tho armns Fsso hG that
family, fooiing tLor pastor lad nharod for
going home found nv husband rnadinr +; had
TOLD H1M witrnr NAN nrrT - '~''
and that did not conceal ANYTHING from him.
aa ha habit was from mo In asked who thn
gentlemen vero : said M mnrc rnan droanod
himself. and bado me coo5 byo. forayer. rio
midnight following was awnkencd hv nv h1a.
band standing by nv bed. In vory ~ tonder
kind voico, ho said be wished to aeo n,c rnao
instantly, followed him into bis room. ami sit-
ting on tho bed. side, le drow mo into his Inn
said flo was proud OF mo- loved mo thaf
nothing eyor gave him such roa1 noana and satia.
faction as to ioar mo vol Bpokon Of that. meat,
ing member OF the Committoo. lo hai learned
that ho had boon miatakon as to nv mo-
two In seeing tho Committee, and had haatoDed
to ASSURE MO that he had been thorourbly
wrotclled since Ills rush treatment OF mo tho
night before, etc. Then aud there We ooyenantod
sacrodly our hoarts and lvos; most utterly
renewing my trust in tho one human heart
loved: Tho next day how happy wo wero
Theodore wrote statement to piesont to tie
ali Of Which hea1tiIy accedcd. This document,
God knows, was true history Of tlis. .affair'
vindic8tng my honor and tho honor i
OF my pastor. In the afternoon ho 1eft mo to
blow it to lifs friends. Ho returned home early
IL tho evening, passiug the haprioBt hours
had known for years; rcnowedly assuring
me TINT thoro was no rest for him
away from me. So, in gratef.1 IT, =: sse dear
Father, slont. Oh. TINT tho end lind thon
,ome' would not then rccolVe the cruel blow
y which made d woman mud outright" Tito |