The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-11-07

ADMISSION.
The Other Side of the Story,

l.. The Other Side of the Story.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Allow me space in your
paper to answer very cowardly: letter,
appearing in your columns of Oct, 3lst.
by J. H. Hickman.
The SANDER in circulation about my
wife and J. H. Hickman, (the pature OF
which Mr.. H. has kindly stately first
came to my ears Wednesday, Sept. 80,
1891, as originating from Mrs. Hickman
and on going out to see her she denied
having said anything of the kind, and
also led me to believe that she had said
| nothing concerning my wife that would
lead to such SANDER.
An anonymous meeting, as Mr.. H
terms it, was called at my request to in
vestigate ga i'd rumors. When I arrived
at the church I found persons not inter-
ested nor invited by me present. But if
Mrs. H. will ask her colleague she can
tell her who invited them.
After friendship Of six years, it was
at this meeting that 1 first learned that
Mrs. II. had aught against my wife; as
two nights previous she had called at
my residence in the garb of friend and
suggested to my wife las friend) to
drop the matter, and should she have
done 50 we would never have known
that Mrs. H. was wolf in Sleeps
clothing; as every fair minded person
can readily SET by tho deception she
practiced toward my wife. -
For the past six years our families
have been on the most friendly terms,
and it had always teen customary for
the two families to walk together from
church as far as we went, and if Mr. and
Mrs. H. my wife and were at churc h
we all went the same way, and if only
| Mr.. HI. and my wife were at church he
came by just the same, as it was not one
step out of his way home. And at whose
request did Mr.. H. come by when l was
present? As he leaves the impression
that he only went our way at my wife's
request which is not true.
Concerning the SANDER. It was start
ed by Mrs H. saying to one Of her friends
(who felt so disposed to relate her family
troubles) that she did not like my wife,
actions toward her husband, and that
she had seen something at my house
that she did not like. Now this state.
ment if not EXPLAINED would certainly he
construed to mean hut one thing.
h; Hf
had seen at my house that she didn't
like, was some calico print samples that
Mr.. Hickman had given my wife's moth
er. Mrs. H. asked nv wife where did
she get the pieces and she said from Mr..
H. And I will state right here that Mr..
H. has given more than one person some
of these print samples. Furthermore
Mr.. H. never gave my wife any presents
although he deliberately left the impress
sion that he had in his letter; and he
was not man enough to btate thai he had
not given her any presents, unless he
considers Finch Van 81, ok & Co.'S. print
samples presents. @-..,..
Mrs H. further stated that my wife
had acted in an unchristian and unlady
like manner toward her husband. Mr..
H.. vindicated her (my >wife) by saying
that she (my wife) had never acted
otherwise than lady in his presence.
Mrs. H. also said that my wife had
logged Mr.. H. and that he had been
obliged to go out of his way home 10
avoid my wife, which was proved to be
wholly false. mir = - 49,, >. s..
That her predictions came true deny
for no SANDER has resulted except what
came from her own gossiping tongue.
After a thorough investigation bv the
church, my wife's character was fully
|exOnerated and Mrs Hickman was found
guilty of miscellaneous and malicious
SANDER and was excluded from the
church by more than three-fourths vote.
had always held MIR. H. in very high
esteem as gentleman and considered
him model christian, but if we are to
judge men by their fruits, how few of
the fruits of righteousness has he borne
in his%words. actions and writings tn.
| - -*zz-z.@ Respectfully; .s:,ese
y,s.t55 J. w. SMITH.
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