Connecticut western news., 1874-08-07

him thus far, as to appearing in the public prints; but counseling with my self and no other, it occurred to me that among the brethern of my own com munion might be heard. Not know i ing of any Church Committee, I asked the privilege of such an interview in the parlors of those who had always been our mutual friends. MT. and Mrs. Ovington then learned, for the first time, that the Committee would meet that night, and advised me to see those gentlemen, as perhaps the goodliest persons could select. This accord ingly did.
 There, alone, pleaded the case of my husband and my children, the re- suit being that their hearts were moved in sympathy for my family-a feeling their pastor had shared for years, and for which he was now suffering.
 On going home found my husband reading in bed. I told him where I had been, and that I did not conceal anything from him, as his habit was from me. He asked who the gentle. men were, said no more, rose, dressed himself, and bade me goodbye forever.
 The midnight following was awak. ened by my husband standing by my bed. In very tender, kind voice he said he wished to see me. I rose in- stantly, followed him into his room, and sitting on the bedside, he drew me into his lap, said "he was proud of me, he loved me that nothing ever gave him such real peace and satisfaction as to hear me spoken we'll of that meet ing member of the committee, he had learned that he had been mistaken as to my motive in seeing the committee, and had hastened to assure me that he had been thoroughly wretched since his rash treatment of me the night be- fore," etc.
 Then and there we covenanted sacred ly our hearts and lives-I most utterly, renewing my trust in the one human heart I loved. The next day how happy we were Theodore wrote statement to present to the committee when they should call upon him, to all of which I heartily acceded. This document, God knows, was true history of this affair, completely vindicating my honor and the honor of my pastor. In the afternoon he left me to show it to his | friends. fEE He returned home early in the even- ing, passing the happiest hours had known for years renewedly assuring me that there was no rest for him away from me. So, in grateful love to the dear Father, I slept. Oh, that the end had then come would not then have received the cruel blow "which made & woman mad outright"
 The next morning he called upon our friends, MT. and Mrs. Ovington, and there, with 8 shocking bravado, began wicked tirade, adding with oath and violence the shameless islanders against MT. Beecher, of which I now believe him to be tho author. This fearful scene learned next day. In the after noon he showed me his invitation from the Committee to meet them that even- ing. l did not then show my hurt - but carried it heavily within, but calm ly without, all night, till early morn ing.
 Reflection upon this scene at MT. Ovington's convinced me that, notwith- standing my husbands recent profess slons to me, his former spirit was un- changed that his declarations of re- pentance and affection were only for the purpose of gaining my assistance to accomplish his ends in his warfare upon ME- DoeCn0r. Tn the uglG or these conclusions my duty appeared plain.
 I rose quietly, and having dressed, reused him only to say Theodore, will never take another step by your side. The end has indeed come !' He followed me to Mrs. Ovington's to breakfast, saying I was unduly ex- cited, and that he had been misrepre- sented perhaps-but leaving me deter mined as before. How to account for the change which twenty-four hours had been capable of working . in his mind, then many years past, leave for the eternities with their mysteries to reveal. That he is an unreliable and unsafe guide whose idea of truth-loving is self-loving, it is my misfortune in this late, sad hour to discover.
 ELIZABETH R. TmToN.