Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-03-22
Mrs. Belknap's Story.


with cherry ribbons covered her head. Not
bit Of iewelry was visible We talked In low
tones a. one would tall, in the presence Of death
said Mrs, Beknap, You must know that there
are terrible rumors ailoat, and am very anxious
to help you II can It is said that you are fun.
Gus, because those so much more guilty are stri,.
ing to build upon your ruin, and the papers are
full Of statements purporing to come from YOU
"1hey are utterly false" she replied SLOWLY
and sadly ct is very hard To keep still-yer,
hard to know how am sandercd and to be told
that must zeal my lips but must obey General
Belknaps counsel, aud have said nothing 10
any one"
"Dd you know MIR. Williams, the wife Of tie
late Attorney General was in town, and that, cS-
ulting in your sorur She is telling the most n.
famous stories 9
did not know that she Was heic but .he
may say what she likes only wish TINT ever,
woman on earth who knows anything Of me or
Of my life would come forward aud tell all that
size knows. hope Mrs Williams will say every
thing she chooses My life ha- not been one OF
concealuent.
Did you not give authority ior the stor, pub.
lshcd by the Grophic2'
"What story have not seen a newspaper
hIluN HNAulH- bl VIM HTS btcu hAlls nave
given no authority Tor any statement whatever"
repeated the GroI'hio's assertion that she bad
employed Mr. Marsh 10 invest the amount Of Mr..
Bowers life policy, aud that, without any agree
ment whatever he had voluntarily presented her
with half the amount received from Evans
It is false entirely have said no such thing
I must not say anything. however about Those
money matters
"Dd YOU see Mrs Marsh at the Abingdon
Was there any ding then said about your receiving
seventy thoussnd dollars from Mr. pondleton?
" Noi one word never had soa fnm ST.
rendleton for any help in any matter OF cour.e
I heard Of the Kentucky Central railroad, just %.
any lady n Washington hear of any claim uh.cn
eScitc- general attention Mr. pendleton wa. in.
,eicsted n b. and because he happened 10 hca
| friend OF mime people mal.ciously connected hls
success wish my position, but never had one
/ cent NOR my husband either The General only
ask. That au his affairs may be fully investigated
/ lie hopes that they will summon from every post
all the witnesses po--ibic that they will examine
all The papers and records Of the War Department
| lie has cune out II This "a poor man; he hiss not
anything; every penny we have belongs to me,
and when This Is done we shall have precious
little How We are 10 live or what we are 70 d.
cannot think
Some one bias spread the report that you de-
claro it 8 in your power to ruin the government
that yon haye said that the President, Mrs Grant
General R1heock Secretary and Mrs Robson
form a rug whose transactions are Infamous and
that il they dare prococd against General Belknap,
you win publish affairs which will send others t
the pcn,enlary
The sad eyes opened widely and q biz Of gleam
flashed into them but Mrs Hcknap answered
with quiet emphasis
"l know nothing Of General NJ Mr.. GraLt bat
what /. to their credit have never known any
thing bad about him llo has always been per-
iectly honorable
Did YOU go to see Mrs Blackburn. carving
your baby and CRYING .or mere, 20
Never, never Mrs Blackburn have known
all my life, and when she came here I called upon
her frequently sent my carriage for her u.e
and gave dinner to her and her sister. Mis-
Bramlette"
Have yon seen her since the action 81 the
committee
" Yes she came to see mc As fsiend. told
her the topic Of our misfortune must not be dis
cussed at all am saying more 70 you tonight
than ! have said to any one. Mrs, blackburn
wished me to see her husband but answered,
No. oar husbands lives are widely severed
forever.
public opinion has laid all the blame at your door
because you are woman There are many Who
give 70" theF PITY many VINO earnestly "is'
'nat the sl'i" may soineho" he removed
ln"hN you II Will an come sht some u"Y'
'"oNs' '"e "A''ius s'c"s i"ua vengeance d IA
De'ttt n"uts u"h ours am sure my h"slH'hn
VIII MOI pe so severely D'"h'eu "non Az Is An'"n'
TOT IVY s'"' "o no' '''e 70 .i'N'"'
nave your hleha' Nisitea you III an
les many OF them come uN' MAKE II oon-
u''n 'i our 'H'el''e" 'n'' '1's SUBJECT must NOT
VI "''"'"O' o'''' W 'le'" "'c "'t"u 70 'V'ne'
"''' '''n s'e was 'Aleu H''h Tue i"'h iof
"'.'''"' anu S'' 'o""ns '' N'' p"i""''' "'A,N
oH's year az l"NVl'e 40 i"'i ''"' 'ie n's"'
u'"o' Ia iS '''5l MA eN'N'eu ~ 'no l'A"' ""e''
'"o D'"' W." "'""Ss 0''oNe'' an" men, rs sHe
eu'sie'' iD'o 10 tNA' ~! 'e"'e' pu' sue was
ANXIOUS 'hu ''NefN shouih near 'he sioIN ABOUT
t"e IIes'deh' so she oaHed MN ana repeated *
u" You near thatf she asked - have told
Mrs - that We never knew anything about
PRESIDENT Grant That WAS not good. Is that not
true.
IL ~ most certainly sld the "enefl-
'"eIe' ""h'e" 'li husband 10 say th"' ."
9"" Ie"se DC SURE tDAt Is printed Inc report
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b WIZ NUMBER NINETEEN BY Ann Hin,
Young We have lust been examining a copy of
, this remarkable book by Brigham Youpp's amos
tate wife Itiscertainly the most wonderful story
j OF suffering and sorrow we have ever met win.
b and is Justly attracting large amount Of atteu-
ton. Already it has been EAGERLY read by thou
e sands--the publishers informing MS that over
o thirty thousand comics have been printed within
r. three months Mfr. Young writes with even more
boldness and freedom than she uses IN her puble
addresses and brinqs IN the liht of dav the tru
e inwardness of Mormonism. She piyes a thrilling
. aceonnt of her o,,p ev.nerisnca In ber marriaoe
G with the Pronhet brigham and her actual life In
D. his barem. giving tho details of her sad LOT.
+ and her husbands shameful treatment both Of
herself and Of the other vives.'' Of her wonder
e fol cseape from Utah. and the countless WAYS in
which B,igham has been bafled in his endeayors
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