The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-12-11
His storYnfs siHiaIote.l

Anothed statemef1t WAS as fOllOwSs
Father Smith aDAr Friend;-- You
are no doubt aware that I have been
traduced and belffd by malici00p
people. Such bi&utd organs as thess
Miner and Era hayp fkequently stated s
in editorials (YhlGh. however. ge1s
from without) that /. harbored re-
vengeful feelings against Mary because
she would not act IN opposition to the
dictates of her conscience. Never was Z
there more glaring, more wilful false. ]
hood. Revengefll feelings, indeedl
No one that knows me will believe it,
unless those who hate me for my re- s
ligion, and they will only pretend to
believe it. AS fbr conscience weN
both were aware OF the rule in the
Catholic Church, but we also were
aware that there had often been ex-
ceptions to that rule, and why not tnV
our case, without m8king us worse
Catholics, since the chtfch allowed OF
these exceptions? Indeed, at no time
did she express such discrimination TO
remain firm as she did after the storm
of opposition had been made on relig-
ious grounds. Shortly aftyr this iil--
omened occurreHee InfSfmed her
that if it was hef WIN might con-
slider herself fred from a VI lSagement.
ond m;rht w;fI ,,SxsS Sif30$S,f marry
aiu iho inSn, ,,,o"sSd .5nz*3s & = ~ bo 1raras
n,,h one sn,' = g 3 2tss,IS !. ,,os tiat
w. JHIa ,,n',e 30 - "a 53Stl,ar. h1t
eho. w. atu ,,,os of,stS u,e' 5{,.s}d newer hs
married. Pleased with her eonstancy, Z
with her LOYALTY, despite all obstacles,
| l babe her hope. 1t was Then that we
gave utterance to the most solemn
VOWS of truth. calling upon God to
W., as,;n,ation nntb3n~ ro,,ld he mora
h;S h;SSd;nm Tn, Tharcefnsfis Tlcould NOT
undS uanond , nhiarfinn FINN Religious
stendno;n{ Sdr os1s1ii ~ - made with
s;nnor;t1, don5t IS - her for every
thinp going wrong J. 3ifi some people
::naahS So,"S S,,;T, de 's s.s 3hsnr Rnt
noniT not stanA fhe '3YSs7rht of seeing
her in nnwort,6v hau5 Il. IT maddened
me- to hear ss,,k ken 6l. as a common
tonic. her associHfi ion With one whose
ieWd charactSf I y ~ hotorious-one
whose worthlessneeS. hypocrisy and
immortality ha2f nf5 a70o5iy excited her
ioatbine. % as csss6s s. by her letters.
It seems to me notions might
bvVt bv those "een hayi h lining to have
authority-ob5eSli reasonable as
those that wSrS:4 against me. T
don't blame heE neyer credited
the reports coneek1 her until the
last moment. I'm to her of the
matter in the eheAfi & others would
only excite uppls2 u comment, Of
Which there had 7ba 8 enough. on
that unfortunate MKT / had son8
verses (the appeal wt{ften on the first
page of that prayefEhook left with
YOU for John, y whieh Imesnt to have
given her in the her that they would
cause her inmate serxe esof right to pro-
vail over the devl of others. Ny
moment and i kp9&hothing. MAKE
all this public whe1 shall have ltft
this sinful world, ,$ sooner. Yours
in Christ, A&bREw TRACY.
(Pray for me. sardzDntinue as you
have always beel,, t{ warm friend Of
was not lowein vonr, opinion. You
know that Iillkxs only been unfortu-
nate very ursi6i5nnst{ but not will
ful doer of Vr2nE 1hose who have
been at tile bdtSjfn q kn evil will be
Judged by a hichef Il ibunal than any
, on earth.1 s5S{
: The day before h1 death he ado
/ dressed the folj6Hmg y Father Smith: