The New York herald., 1874-08-15


bs Bns. ,Saa whichever che wind blows, md in little
need your presence and influence, not only
ior the comfort OF my, life, but for the stab-
humbly kiss your lips. my wire, j more
and more realize the exceeding great innuence
us. exerted upon mine. know that am a BET.
ter man because God gave you to me. But i
reciprocated TINS bounty by seldsniy iiyng tos
mucn 10 myself and too little for you.
am proud OF Your character or your afYection ior
me, OF the little children OF our love and of All the
sweet pictures OF the home faces that now see
When think that you have spent your life Tor
ny pure ana r
Never any other woman SO filled my Ideal OF
a0 Wond oa co
day know am too uneven ana tumuituous TO
show you always courteous s ana Lnlgnty 'front.'
des that It's supreme and undecided Affection on
earth is now and evermore Tor you and for no
other.
Grace, mercy and peace be with you on this Sab
bath day. Make Heaven familiar with your hus-
strengthening in christian life Ana now. with
blessings and henedictions on the sweetest mother
ca ana 4 aRd
TDH "cHlIDtSkS NKw 191nEnm YorK iups 3 1864
NY DEAR PET: =. The enclosed letter
forgot to mail yesterday. l am sorry was ao-
sent when Henry Ward caLed with It az my ONCE.
mother, am yours for evermore, THEODORE.
"No woMAN HERE IS LIKE MY WIFE"
MONDAY AFTERNOON, August 2s, 1860. !
NY BEST BELovED--A great company is gathered
here OF this moment. Carriages are rolling up at
the door; ladies' and gentlemen are getting out;
congratulations are gong on; but don't care Tor
IRON mingnng in the parade never before had
realizing thought OF so much fashion brought into
contact with SO much nature. Here one sees at
the same glance the ocean and It's waves and silk
dresses and scented hanoKerchieis. don't relish
Nevertheless, II people are TO lead fashionable
lives at all, let them lead them In the compensat
homesick, Notwithstanding the great great %klndness of
my host aud the great ingenuity he has displayed
10 % provldiDg manly pleasures ior my own special
l hall repent me o! my long stay-particu-
arS nce am SSIe ha you nays 1een
ceved yesterday, mentioning the sickness Of Aiice
aud your own dlsappontment at not seeing your
husband, cnld me into conpunction for my daily
Ing in this place while you were repinIng in an.
other.
No woman here is like my wife, no children like
our chlldren-none SO lair looking, none so we'll
behaved. kich mems houses often lack poor
luxury, put am more tnan ever content with my
own moderate resources.
have been rejecting that God has been exceed
ingly kind to you ana to me. Our love and mar.
rage, our children our friends, our good repute
daily comiorts--al make me thankful lor my lot
as IT Is rather than restless alter what it is not
ese sa nes aust TO M a ew mo
0 my wife ana children TINS
you Today So you see DO not l0EEsi YEaLSp6RB yGpa
'rEAoH THEM TO ADORE THEIR MOTHER"
NEWPORT Monday. August q, 1866
yoa were here. except ior the pleasure Of your
enjosment IN the society Of the lilies now at tnls
house. Ihe young are frivolous. and the old are
stupid. have no more to say to either class than
III The E weather is iglorious-perfect ana without
Nature ior my % souls good; ioT communun Sn @ INV with
these great waves and grand clouds makes man
az ind mES a ny %Hus oup
own dear seii-my souls true associate iOr time
KISS the dear children, and teach them to love
81 WISH you WERE HERE"
periect-indescribabie The Green Mountains and
Tbe moon, that pursued me up the Hudson, tar
ries with me in my chamber tonight. But wish
you were here, Instead OF Diana and nsr l ehness.
"I WOULD NOT zxoHANGE Mx WIFE FOR ANY OTHER
ALTOONA, Pa., Monday Night, Nov. 20, 1854
Ny DARLLNG-Aiter riding ali day-reading,
up m &
bedtime; be m e. Here, two years ago. was cast away
me- to- to the cars It made me more Cheerful tnan
II had lett you in the fearful mood In which
you and Florence stood In the parlor TINS morn
ing. Your tears compelled me TO be some what
reserved lest Ishould have tears to matcn.
Your parting question, whetner or not your love
been answered by very demonstrative mug
round the neck. were 1T not that spectators were
have contained, the next day. report OF the
do not think it possible for a human being to
love another more heartily and more sublmely
than you love me- And believe that my love, IN
return. is as mucn as 1t Is possible for man to
Whether wife loves more than husband or
husband more Than wlle, am unable to say.
not exchange my vile for any other in the world.
II were to-hay an unmoored ship, would anchor
In the seIsame harbor oil peace which your own
true love has made 0r me.
You still chlde yourself for a fancied failure in
filing your husbands ideal OF wife. No--you
nave created my ideal OF q wife, and QIke Gods
mercy are 'tetter than could ask or thlnk'
You know that, though am given to enthusi-
asm. and therefore TO the intense expression of
warm affection, nevertheless never speak nat
terles, and not often praise. But, now tnat am
face TO lace with a three months' absence from
home, your own love, example, character and re-
Sy 81 a s e Of @y e n
labor. so good night Ever yours, THEODORE.
BEEcHER mot AS MORALLY GREAT AS HE ONCE
SUNDAY NIGHT, AKRON, O., Dec. q
NY DAZZLING: have Just been moved to write
chiefly ABOUT having purpose In lie, and how to
carry 1t out or late l have been thinking much OF
You know that don't attach as much import
ance as many do to certain churchly ideas OF the
CHRISTIAN lie. lJ seems TO Inc tnat the trucSt
method and the surest, OF developing Christian
character, is never to swerve from ones own in
ward idea OF right, whether or not this ideal be in
conformity with the prevailing conven tional no
tons OF good men, or Of the best OF men,
have been LOOKING back upon my ten years OF
pubic lie and Judging OF Its motives. Looking
back thus | can see that l have always been
earnest and straightforward. but always too much
In the interest OF myself and too little willing to he
counted as nothing, IN comparison with the work
TO which have been set as an instrument
Lately l have been endeavorlng TO ascertain
what are my earthly ambitions. to struggle with
them and conquer them. have no ambition to be
rich-I never had; none to be IN political office;
none Tor social or fashionable pre-.
emlnence; none, that can detect. for oratorical
distinctions; and not Q great deal for literary
reputation. My public noJoriety OCCASIONALLY
nushes me with pleasure. But, on the whole I
believe can trutnlully say tnat have, in great
measure put aside the idols which used to wor.
ship.
l once believed, Judging by my personal ex-