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airs and found that Jane. who had henr,i the

me-. G3ss told NO tit Voshur-h had slld to Hat.
somcbina o u, yn., nitIe ~, tried tc mako
i,r H. was anNnsed at his profanity. and
70 nun. Hattio cHmo down stairs to pnt on her
MAJ mn | snw an" WIS ruady to- cry. She knew
We hnd heard his oaths, and while nrrninging
her bat she said. expect he will lS me- |
sud y he eyer LAYS hind on you ri nx him.
81" showed how She frurrtl the man hy saw No
Tut, tut afraid he won Il ov,rh' az what I
might say. kept still Tor 1t was nIuNrent thnt
DESPITE his abus" Hattie loved him ''"'
Atrr they returned from tho O,ntrnnla nj aha
s'hlu nrre an he went to his homo ut Suyve-
ton. At the expiration Of the third week no
called bore ard said. Her. d.. is your fare;
you gst ready She knew what hnsi"ned his
return and begged him to stay until his vara-
tion had expired. He wouldn't heed ner and
No, YOU hal hcttrr stay here. You need rest
She was detected. AMI after day or two
she followed him. She wrote frequently. hut
to avoid the family knowing her TRIALS she said
nothing IN her ettors about them. Their sad
striving to suppress. When he visited Jersey
City in reference to the second call from tho
stuyvesi,nt sho unbosomed herself to me.
W. were seated in tue dining room alone when.
s sna a'p %s%s c great Effort Or r snS
Our life" she resumed. " has bepn n bitter
one for mo since asst saw YOU. He treats ma
cru~lly tells me he dosent love mo, and saws |
must leave him. that he don't want to live with
me. any longer and when he loft me just now.
told me ho wanted me To stay here altogether.
How shall | act2 Must leave him or remain
Her mother knew what the daughters feelings
were; that II was comba between her love for
tho man and wounded pride at his bad treat
ment; that she would be unhappy whether W oh
or away from him. She told her dAug hter that
she wouldn't be satisfied away from him that
she had better return and do her best TO win
him back. Hattie then related to her mother
the whole story OF her unhappy life at Coopers-
town; how Vnshurgh had given his fiuctunt,ng
love to Mary Pnrshal. AMI they were in constant
communication with each other.
Time aud again the old lady continued
" did Hattie kne'l 10 him and implore him 10
give un Miss Parshall. hut he only laughed at
her. Finally. believing his love ,altogether
estrangcd. she broke down In health. and her
mind must have been weakened. She was
always u qnict. simple woman, and when she
FIRST met Nosburgh sho WAS u happy one. His
neglect lett her hearthrOke n and she finally took
pois n TO end her misery and leave him without
went on, and there scrm.d no hope Of mrttors
becoming b. ter. Then NOshurgh received a
call from tn" Madison Avenue Church in Jersey
city,. He did not want To leave Cooperstown
and Mise PufShall. and small increase OF salary
was sum 'irnt TO keep him there. Hattie, who
had cheered up vt the prospect OF leaving the
place, again began Ia pine and grow al. Then
secretly wrote a letter 10 Deacon Fstry In Jersey
city. asking him 10 make her husband another
Offer. The Deacon referred the letter to the
board, and II was decided TO act upon my d ugh
irrs Letter. and second call. with an offer Of
/ y
| 10y the oncr, both because IL was from a city
! church and berause u seemed much money
| 70 him. He went to Jersey City. and came back
| hnastful Of the fine ohurrh the rich flock and
/ IT the city and ITS convenient distance to
! Now York. He at onco broke up housek eeping,
inking Hattie IN board. He had frequent inter-
/ views with Mary Parshall. and tho night before
he lett thy had long and passionate leave
| tai ing. At"r he got home he said. " D.. | have
! Just bid Mary goodbye" and he then narrated
! how icrvently they mad kissed each other and
| ine sorrow thoy expressed at their parting.
Il - aaI H.fff. "A
| she lcit the room grieving. yet happy with tho
knowledge that the fckle man would soon be
To- the study later that evening. He heard her
| approach. and Just as as she entered she found
his chair She said 10 hini' Georee. what are re-
you S,on H,?ihg Iie repwwrd; am writ ing ser
! have been writing better To ilary Parshall. for
| saw you hide 1t under tho cushion" He de-
MED i: mud. 70 convince him. She walked toward
The char. when he seized and held her back.
! A scuflle FOR the letter resulted in her get
ing , hold 81 i. but he snstched II
| temper mastered him. tor he grasped Hattie by
! TIE throat. and choke1 her until She swooneI
Wien h she revived she was lying on tho floor,
s''pl"ss night. anl when they arrived in Stuy-
| vesani the next day her c2reworn look showed
! city, she rrWairiug h"ro. She wrote To him
| but received no reply. Her continued watching
worry and fret. We tried 10 cheer hcr' Ii
| saddened hrart was too fun Of anxiety and pain.
! aud our Efforts werc futile, The members ol the
| Jrrs.y CIV church began inquiring about Hat
| tie. through whose instrumenttliv Noshurgh
! had Eono there. Under this pressure. he
| thought IL luiirious 10 s"ni for her. ! shall
neyor forget tho receipt Of that letter Hattie
| WIS herself IN moment. ani she WIS over
/ loy"d when sha read that he wanted her 10
! stut. She hastily made her preparations. and
Wa ready the next day. She went 10 the depot
! full OF HE and nope slight check t. nor feel
ihss WAS caused by despatch received as she
| WAS about euharking on train. TWAS from
him. with the instruction not g. start; She was
| nILis"l 10 60. and she went When she arrived
| in l-rs y CITY. he received her coldy
| Ia r'mlhny ne manifested strong devotion
| Tor her, hut wien nj home matters were vastly
! different lie did. however, beg n 10 change.
and she grew happy with the belief of his re-
covering love. H., was taken ~ and DR. Cor.
nell was called; The physician recommended
atrp South. He wont. and remained away for
q rev weeks; The morning after his return
noticed photograph sticking out OF his porkrt
She drew out and with two letters. The letters
were from Mary Parshall, and the photograph
This find so incensed Hattie that she awoke
frdn 9 h showed MN TIE ple,ure He qmpcd
cured the letters. but the picture she tore into
atoms"
etter Dr. Did they address one another as
Mrs sickleswhy. yesl You sec. shortly
pered would say things that he afterward WAS
sorry f9r. He proposed that they call each
other ID" this meaning. when they wero in
good humor, dear. but when angry. devil
Reporter-Mrs. Sickes, you are accused by
Mr.. Yosburgh with aiding your daughter
in"
II know what you are about to say" Mrs.
Sickles interrupted. Indignantly. That whole
story is vi lain's lie. Inever aided my dauGh-
tor in any such work and my daughter never
did such work-,at least not in my house whore
he says she did it. Ho knew it to be
lie, aud said 1t 10 make persons be-
lieye that Hattie was q bad woman. His
story about that barkeepcr is base
ne: Tor Hattie had that ring and wore u long
before she over saw George yosburgh. He is
villain and liar. and II ho knew anything bad
about my children why didn't he prove ~ Be-
cause he couldn't. He SEARCHED this entire
county to procure proof. but there wasn't
man. woman. or child who could utter the
least thing that REFLECTED upon the good
character they have always horne. / regret that
Hattie hadn't chosen Pete Ackcr. instead OF
George Nosburgh. when they were both suing
for her hand. and then she would have had an
honest workingman instead Of u lying. villain
Gus preacher"
Inquiry was made in Stuyvesant Of the best
known citizcns. and they were unit in testify
ing to the character for honesty and truthful
ness Of james Sickles and his family.
ETGHTIyE nTER YlCHT