The Republican journal., 1875-04-29

perfume Of that flower as the ''brcath Of love"
a. l do not remember it, but if it is there
shall have to stand it.
Q. Let us see if it is there. Speaking of that
flower
lit is content though lying upon the very
ground. 1t braves the coolest winters. All
the summers cannot elaborate a perfume SO
sweet as this, which seems to have been born OF
the very winter. 1t is like the breath of love.
The pure white and pink blossoms and sweet
clusters lie hidden in leaves and grass and often
under untmey snow Blessings on them!
They have the fairest and most modest and
sweetest breath of all our flowers"
Q. Do you recollect that A. No. sir; |
do not recollect it, but | am willing to own it."
Q. Did you in that book anywhere speak of
the impression which a flower makes upon
sensitive mind? A. l do not know that did.
z. DO you recollect whether you did or not
\. | do not; l shall enjoy the re-reading of
the book more than l anticipated, having the
pleasure of hearing you read it.
Q. Well, you force me to say that l doubt
whether You will enjoy it a great deal in the
end. If you won't make such observations !
will not reply to them
1.-The image which flower casts upon a sem
sitive medium is simply its own self form; but
cast upon a more sensitive human soul, it
leaves there not only form, but feeling, excite
ment, SUGGESTION
A. No, sir; l think it is very good idea
indeed.
@ Perhaps YOU will recoliect it when show
it to your A. l do not recollect it, but find
it in the book,
O. Now, do you recollect in that book of
assoeiating the song OF bird with love call
as it is termed? A. No, sir, do not.
Q. Let me read and see if you remember it.
Speaking OF two Of the characters of this book
it goes on to say:-"Whie they thus sat in the
open door talking of the loved and absent and
hot of fha,, i,,1-n in :
lence of the heart of other things which their
lips would not repeat a robin flew into one OF
the trees in the meadow and began singing with
the plamtive call for its mate which one hears
so often in the summer. 1t is the robins
sweetest aud most spirited song, and few
strains there are which surpass it in tender
ness, clearness, and briliancy Rose had al
ways associated this evening robin song with
| the idea of a love call to one absent. Tonight
| it seemed more yearning and atfectonate than
| usual. She followed the bird with her eye.
At first he sat patiently and sang, then, as if
surprised that no response followed, it gave
| new strength to its call Now growing restless
| it changed its place, singing in turn from sew
| eral trees, and at last flew away as if alarmed
| lest it were forsaken. 1t seemed to Rose to say
| THE night is coming on, where is my love:
| Oh, is he harmed? Am / forsaken"" Do you
| recollect that: a. No, sir: it is beautiful.
! think, whoever wrote it; ! am willing TO own
| II for mine.
The remainder OF the day was devoted
to analyzing the two letters already al
| luded to and their significance, taken il
connection with the paragraphs in Nor
| wood Now, these extracts in reality
furnish the key to the riddle that has sc
| long puzzled the outside public, and WE
now see where all this silly gush about
bird songs, nests, and spring had its rise
| THE ACT I,prE AIT
| set for Mr.. Beecher was laid for his un
wary feet during the very last few minutes
of his cross-examination Mr.. Fullerton
led the defendant on SO quietly that he
confessed to having been greatly alarmed
at the state of his health in 1878. He die
that, however, in his direct examination
and it did not seem very vital roint-sC
| the audience sat and wondered at the law
yer going over so much old ground MIR
| Beecher followed his interrogation as in
nocently as lamb follows the butcher tC
the shambles, and he admitted that he
had been threatened by and was even now
| IN some danger from apopleXy, and tina
! during that period of trouble about the
| scandal that would not lie down and sleep
he had often thought sudden death at hand
| Having got all this on the record in BLACK
and white, Mr. Fullerton exhibited poll
cy OF lite insurance, granted about thai
time Of supposed danger to the pastor o
| Plymouth church, for large sum, on the
express and solemn representation of Mr.
| Beecher chat he was in full health and hac
no tendencies whatever toward ailment
or disease of any kind whatever. Here
| was a contrast Of fiction and fact that was
most striking and as Mr.. Fullerton threw
down his papers and announced that he
had finished with the witness there was q
smile on his face which seemed to say. 81
have not only finished with him, but
| have finished him also"