, 1874-08-13

| 1afaD@fua snt Nivou, as tfitnda Anu friends, OUT
socrotost md toopost- -htddon thoughts, without
! disguise and without misrepresentation, would
finally brocd grcator rovoroncc for honesty and
trut1lfhlncas than now prevails
If inan wilfnl1y misstatcH MI outward fact, Il
Is Ito, aud ho sls,a agalnnt aoclofy. Dut, If he
wlllfnlly tleeolves by representing llla
thoughts to bo bcttor than they arc, which is
nsaHllY inc caso with men WHO indulge III roIglA
Gus can't md nro tho rrayor-r,ongors At Friday
night moottnga, then such u mnr equally is
guilty OF lying, although hls hin uf falHe1lood Is
not 90 much auainst society al aganst himsolf.
bollcvo tbat, Of a tho virtues tho greatest is
to spcak tito truth. With which moral, m
Robert Browning says, ~ drop my tl,oorlo."
Ih1s Is enough sor1nontzlug for Saturday night.
Q, my tlttIo, btack-osed pot. love yo'l bottcr
| than my lifo itself. InEoponE.
| plsgArlsFlEp WITH THE CuununEs.
ALTON, ILL.,, Lice. II, 1865.
] Mr. DARLING: I have been roatllng biography
| Of Mrs. ponoroy, clio dead wlfo of tho Kansas
Sonator. She WIS noblo Christian womal,, Of
an unusually rich Christian experience Tho
biography was prepared by her sister. Mrs. DaH-
/ com, with whom ao1outnctl {. willie III lrinco-
tom III this State. rms struck with little pns-
naso M fol1owa.
| VT was," aanl slo dying on her deatl,-bed,
after waking from slecn),' IN prophetic state.
| layo looked into tho future. ! know Of things
| TINT are to bo hcreaftor."
| Bnch experiences arc not uncommon will good
| mon mud women noar death. l noyer can road
| OF such MI oxporion1o except with thrill. Tile
[ future In not 80 far from us. Tho Kingdom Of
Godls aronnd us. THO Yoll ia thin which divides
| our eyeB from tho vision Of Jordan. Hometimea
in sleep, sometimes In wakefnneHs. tl,orc comes
to ,ls glimpse Of the glory TINT is to 10 re-
| yealcd." In Kirho Whito there iB passage
about tho lar]; soaring till tho unrisen sln smtcs
| her breast. So ol,r souls take sometimes sud.
den ascent above tho flesh. until tho uutawucd
light Of Heaven glla them with u foro.glonm Of
glury. Our customary notionB Of the othotlifp
aro distorted, mssshnpen, and loforncd. Our
| prevailing theo1ogieB lave covered CTR eyea with
stained Windows.
Oh for direct gazo into tho pure blnot "For
nov, nc 800 through glass darkly, bnt then faco
| to facc."
| llavo lntoly said to myself, "Lct mo forget
oil that l,ave boon taught Of soctarianHm, Of
| hido-bound tloologlcs, OF storootypel crcois;
and lot me, instead, go direct to God, md nek for
| His light to shino ON my face, as on Moses Of
old" Iam dissatisfied with tho churches aud
| thoir toachings. They stand between our minds
and tho light. They moan wel bnt they know
not Shnt they do. bollovo In Coils daily rove
lattons to tho human soul. As lie nakos daily
gift Of tho sun to the oartI, 40 Ho makes daily
| disclosure Of His glory to Our Houls. But, II re
shut tho oyes. either Of oIr bodies or our Holls
| no cannot EXPECT to 800. I am striving to toar
Off, lttlo by iittlo,-sinco I cannot do it At d
stroke, o,-Bono OF thebandagea that l,ayc hitherto
bound mo blind. tMne oyos nnto Tluo, o
aod." Your best 1oyer, Tmgopong.
"sry DEAF LOVE- PET, wrFg, AND GUARDIAN"
.. 1tocIronT, Ill.,, Dec. 20, 1861.
MY DAZZLING All have to add is
my LOVE. This Was quiekonod by two Of your
lottora Qncluding ono from Alco) which arrived
this evening, Forwarded from Alton. Alice
speaks Of letter by Floy, but mono such l,as
reached me. Give your lottors sevop days timo;
tt,on perhaps I slall not got aload OF them.
Moreover, address thcr envelopes In very largo
and diatinet handwriting. pleaso 500 that Mrs.
- writes. ought to l.avo lottor from you
ut every place stop at. aud from her as oftau as
ahc is willing to write.-tho oftenor tho bcttor.
Letters arc my meat and drink. I re-rcal all
your letters cycry day. My dear love, pct, wifo,
and guardian, you arc moro than half my life.
Ever yours, THEODORE.
"IHE OTHER MAN."
DunuQuE, H., Dee. 81, 1866
MY DARLING: came llltlicr tllia morning, and
found your letter awaitlng mo. Hereafter
tr1sst shnll receive Nil your letters. This makes
The third timo hnyecrossel tho mississippi, not
counting tho recrosainga. The beautiful river
this morning was nowhere to bo seen. It flows
silently nndor bridge Of solid leo. I crossud
in a sleigh. Tho ride was more than mile from
banls to bank. The far-Westcrn atmospheric
by which mean Iowa. Minnesota, and Kauaas-
is worry pure, dry, and llealthlul. To-day ia a
perfect specimen Of such atmospheric hcalthlul-
moss. After breakfast toilol up tho atoop
bluffs, clad in my furs to keep OF Jack Frost,
NY painting md struggling rewarded mo
with rosy CHECKS. but I had no
vito near by to kiss tl.om. Ny
health is excellent, but think l am looking old
or than usunl. Last night tho yillainous time
table robbed mo Of my rcst. JutI AMI having a
long day Of leisure to make up for tho theft. I
havo been busy about three hours III getting of
answors to locturc committees.
If had six topgucs lnatead of one, could
employ them all. md every night, had toucl,
OF homcslcknoas tllia morning. It came from
tho sunshine that poured into MY room from tho
1nstrous southeast. Tao wall, tho carpet, tho
CHAIRS oil glowed md gltterel under tho touch
Of the goldsmith. / wantod then oortain chin
ing face to lit Ill my rookng-ci.atr in wlloHo eycs
might look, aud on whose lips might hung.
! allow these and zach like moods, to fill mo
awhile with delicious Sadness and thon light
thom dorm, and so to work, lou't expect,
however, to be Lonesome much longer; for mn
to meet you iu Chicago. Nov that tho other
man has gono or lecturiug {as your 1ottor mon-
tiona). you can afford to come to me. You
ought to he enjoying mhat I'M enjoying on thls
magnificent trip.-for instance, this afternoon,
4 dinner party. Leave home, cbdren, kith nnl
kin, aud cIoaye unto bin to whom you originally
promised to cleayc. You promised tho othcr
man to cleavo to me, aud yet you leave me all
a|o,te and cleaya to him,
O, ffatlty thy namo is woman.
II you eau got anybody to pour tea for you,
md to tako sauco II ON tho servants aud to ro-
ceiyo pastoral visits, shal! oxpcct to meet you
undor tho roof Of Robert Hatfield. Yours otor.
ualy, TuEoponE.
"aY LOVE, NJ DELIGHT, s1y a1tS1srERrSa srla17."
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