New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-20
EXPLAINING THE LETTERS.

0 And don't you think that in these two
letter, which ho,c read 10 Won from Mrs.. Ion that
sho borrowed these Ula7 o. speech from That book in
order that should understand themi a So cir, 4
don't think she dd.
O. We'll v. ta,e up tic frat one: Does your heart
hound toward AZ, a- it u-.iF D. on know what Sic
meant by that! I. ! suppose do.
O. Please tell me how you interpret III \. W.!L Sir
.ilI you bt Kind cn.l-lto give 10. Thar dat.l
o. l.. i.GoI-. d. March -tl.' \. w.. March 9th
suqpos. ITO refer t. ae interruption which Ind been
happily Terminated between an of u. Of concord and
ai.uIu.5s AMI that were coming together again in
ndly relations. and that tncre to De auimOsy
o. And vs. rcopen,r- tho broken associations was
~ \. 40, -, it was e'.uen.nr Cine hf'Aen chains:
work, Oh Hannah 4lJ.l are you! \. | ashamed TO
O. ANY PIT o. men 4 no. don't thi9k eyer did,
ans ti.ug. not even T., ~ ~ =, %, - ~ Nn,.
Tiison 70 her hH,b nd lncadlng:l
M BELOVED: have been tniucnr Of my love ior MI
b. cou,dcabiy OF hto, aud those Thoughts you s.'l
Tbc Witnoss-what date ls that. sri
3Ir Fulcron-l $50. iR'ading:l
II ram.m1.r Hannah 5o-c a. =: NY heart in it'Dew
o Don't yoI r.eoloct Tat Hannah More expressed
tint s,utin nt al ~" time % th" c 30 t"yc! A. 30
Iccolcl Hannah Nole cNircs-lLs that wien sAc ieA Ia
O. Yea, IN one OF hcr work-l \. never read them,
O. Dld You ever hear Mrs. Tl;on make Of that
eVPrr.,ioni 4 No, 80, not 'hi, r''i,. .. ,, No.,
wi VAN Il, ,.y,u of t. r-t sentence: Docs your
h,au bound toward o.. a. II u..u. 80 does lniAe A.
iLe iy Ir1l,. ;hat si,onld derive froia IT, SIR with
he kr iyy ledge OF the surrounding circumstances
that Ia the saIn way A. interpreted that 20 be The r.
cngcfy from that state OF dc,oudcncy, and, it was
called zullcunoss in which she lad beeu
o. Dd any cXpmJtIon ~ II pass BE- vecn you and her
in ga.d to the charge that she made o. improper adj
O Nothing Of that kinai \. No Sir.
q Won had never -ui'shf explanations a. llat
which she Implanted, ~ mdersand--
q. DID you ever >cek any eNpl5n1toni a; No. slr.
q IReadinr 4 Bat the bird has sung in my heart
,>e four week! Idid not darc ten YOU til was SURE"
How did you explain hiatt A She did not dare tell me
that bad gained victory over herself showing that
she felt like Christian woman, until She had put II to
proof and Of TIE sssnanee nat she was III spirit oil
Q. That is the way you thought II A. That Il how
o. but the bird has sung IN my heart these four
weeks" Didn't you suppose that she borrowed that fIom
the figure that You used IN this book that you Rad heri
A. Bless your heart, no. II was about Tour weeks ago
tIat We had had The interview.
O. Exactly Was not she rejoicing over The fact that
Won had inade-as you up, the difficulty with Jbco-
DOR Titon early in February 1877 A. 1t was about
four weeks since the dicny was made mp and she Ta
rejoicing In hat she herself was n-by the makDg up OF
The difficulty aud by the victory over herself she was In
a state in which she dared TO tel me now her PASTOR
that she was happy, and 1t was permanent
@ But Nj Bee her. the dlaeuy Was made np IN me
O. Was II not made mp then : A. Well sir.
O. Is not that the time that You kissed AL aTonndi A
That 4 the time We kissed all around .,,ur
O. Very well A. And made NJ, externally
q Very wei; One moment You remember mat
o. II ws about the fourth week after that she wrote
this letter, IL mott A suppose 1t was, sir; an
O. How did Il happen do you think that she did not
make known 90 you before the lapse VI four weeks
a. she had 10 test herself
@ TO whether 1t was real or mott A. To see
Whe Their II was real or not
O We'll II appeared "a he all made w. so far as aI
pearances were concerned A Many IL man Joins the
church and falls from gfaoe
O. Well don't Join the church now, Mr. Beeeher Idont
want that brought ~ here az all A. But am ansWe i
ing really, The spirit OF your question ,,s. o,, e
there and tokens of smity all aroundi a. Yes, sI
& You supposed II then all made upi A. did
siT
@ "The Spring has come To Won say that that Is
extract from "NOTwOodF A. | will II you viii hand u
10 me, Sir; don't remember it. Taking the book
q And "A star at the bOtt1mt A. Yes, sir
q DO you know what IL refers tot A. No, ! dc not
Sir.
q You cannot interpret tb0ti A. cannot, Cir
q a. Because thought 10 would gladden. you 20 know
this, and not to trouble embarrass way,
write" How did ycu understand that A. Well,
understood Just a II L. II understood II at all have
no distinct recollection Of running through DeTpreta
tive process Of every line ~ that letter.
q ask YOU now how YOU interpret il A. How now
interpret II
@ YES A. We'll, interpret II In that way
q. IN what Wayf 4. Thai she did not wish Ia give
aud wanted To ressufe me that everything
right with her.
o. Did she think that You had any concern after
ing there ~ Feh'nsrv 1871 when The kiss went round
,..s niGht yety vsA s.sk ~. yyv-. " sys...s