The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-08-06

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He respected the motive, but sti,l adj
vlseo silence on my part. I yielded to
him thus far, as to appearing in the pub
TIC prints; but counselng with myself,and
no OS@e'' IL occurred to me that among the
brethren OF my own commune might
he heard ofu r3Y IA -ls aaf-7
NOT knowing Of any church committee
| asked the privilege OF such an interv ew
in the psrlors of those who mad always
been our mutual friends. Mr.. and Mrs
Ovington then learned, for the first time,
! that the committee would meet that
+, night, and odyised mo to see those gen
sleRen as perhaps the goodlie>t persons I
could select This | accordingly did.
There, @tone, pleaded the canse Of my
husband and my children, the result be-
ing that their hearts were moved in SYM
pathy tor my family-a feeling their Pas.
tor had shared for years, for which he
was Low suffering. .qss a4
On going home l found my husband
reading in bed. told him where / had
been, and that did not coneeal anything
| from him, as his habit was from me. He
asked who the gentlemen were; SAID no
more; rpse. dressed himself, and babe me
geodsby forever. a. t
The midnight following 1 was Awaken
ed by my husband standing by my bed.
In very tender kind voice, he said he
wished tn see me. rose instantly, fol-.
lowed him into his room, and, sitting on
the bedside, lie crew me into his lap, and
saids"he was proud OF me, loved me; I b at
1 nothing ever gave HIM such real peace
Land satisfaction as 10 bear me we'll spoken
of; that, meeting member of the C, M
mittee, he had learned that he had been
mistaken as to nay motive in seeing the
committee, and had FASTENED to assure
me that he bad been thoroughly wretched
| since his rash treatment OF me the night
BEFORE" &C.
Then and there we covenanted sscred
y our hearts and lives-I most utterly; r. :
newing my trust in the one haman hear
loved.
The next day, how happy We werel
Theodore wrote statement, to present ia
the committee when they should call
upon him, to all of which I heartily ac-
ceded. This document, God knows was
true history of this affair, completely
vindicsting my honor and the honor Of
my Pastor. In the afternoon he LETT me
to show it to his friends.
Ae returned home early in the evening
passing the happlest hours had known
for years; renewedly assuring me that
there was no rest for him away from me
SO, ID grateful love to the dear Father, |
slept. Oh, that the end had tlcn come!
would not then record the cruel blow
(which made woman mad outright. >
The. meet morning ne called upon our
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Ovington, aud there,
with shocking bravado, began II wicked
TRADE, adding with oath and violence the
shameless SANDERS against Mr. Beccher of
which / now believe him to b. the author
Phis fearful scene | learned next day.
In the afternoon he show ed me his lnvi-
tatlon fiom the committee to meet them
that evening. I did not then show my
hurt, but carried it heavily within, but
calmly without, all night, till early morn
ing.
Renection npon this scene at Mr..
Ov:ngton's convinced me that, notwith-
standing my husbands recent professions
to me- his former spirit was unchanged;
that MS declarations of repentance and az
iec'AoA were only for the purpose OF gam
Ing my assistance to accomplish his ends
In warfare upon Mr.. Beecher. In the
hight OF these conclusions my duty az
pesred plain.
rose quietly, ana having dressed,
reused him only to say, Theodore, l will
never take another step by your side.
The end has indeed comet
He followed me to Mrs. Ovington's to
breakfast, saying I was unduly excited.
and that he had been misrepresented, per-
baps-but leaving nae determined AS be-
fore. .arnagetr fe
dow to account for the change which
twenty-four hours have been capable of
working i'll his mind, these many years
past, leave for the eternlties with their