The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-29

Blaine was absent from home on a visit and
returned Monday afternoon, the Goth: so
that she saw James wife for the first time
in Augusta on the evening Of Aug. 20.
TIE PAIR CALLED TO AUGUSTA.
within two or three days learned the
details of the dismal failure of their New
York life, and after full consultation with
Mrs. Blaine, and with her free approval,
proposed that they should come 70 live at
Augusta and occlpv our old home. | had
a summer house at Bar Harbor and as in
tended to spend all my winters in Washing
ton this house would be vacant il they
did not occupy It. The house being
Large tna and proposed Sse pa paying g. Tor the
of man servant; and l would furnish them
with horse and carriage. l also assured
them IN addition the sum Of 81, 800 year
until my son should he able to earn an in
come OF that amount. / made the PROPOSE
tion while we were sitting on the lawn with
my sons wife but a few feet distant. NV
son went Immediately over to her, and /
know that he told her in detail just what
my offer was. Her reply was that she
would not stay iu Augusta on any con-
sideration.
YOUNG BLAINE CoNFEssEs UNHAPPINEss.
"He was very much Disconnected by her
decision and for the first time informed his
mother and myself of his discomfort aud
unhappiness a fact which was not before
known, but which was not received with
surprise. We then learned that during our
absence Ia Europe he had become gradually
estrauged from her. and her refusal to ac-
cept the residence in Augusta was merely
the last of long series of disaRreements
which threatened to make their united life
impossible and which led finally to a
separation. The disaster is only a
legitimate conclusion of such mar
riage. During the two weeks that
my sons wife stayed at Augusta it became
evident to every member of my family and
to every visitor. and to no one more than
myself, that separation was the least disas-
ter to be dreaded. The Immediate occasion
of her departure was my sons going to Ban
gor, at my request, Friday, Aug. 81, with
some documents for which l tele-
/ graphed Il was occupied with the
campaign Of the state| and he
continued with me TO Ellsworth, where /
was to speak on Saturday, Sept. /. There
being violent rain storm the meeting at
Ellsworth was postponed to Monday, Sept.
3. James spent the interval at bar Harbor
and remained at Ellsworth. On Monday
after the meeting James returned with me
to Augusta, aud arrived at IL o'clock p. m.,
only TO learn that his wife had gone to New
York at o'clock p, m. eight hours before
She knew well James would be home that
| night.
URGED TO REMAIN BY MRS. BLAINE.
"Mrs. Blaine had strongly disapproved Of
her departure, and had earnestly urged her
to remain. She did not then dream that
our son would not follow his wife or that
imminent final separation would come so
soon; but she deprecated the angry and, to
US at least, sudden departure and journey
| to New York alone with her infant and
nurse She did not, however, suspect that
the young woman left with any less friendly
feeling toward herself than toward every
other member of the family, except my
son James. Finding the young woman de.
| termlned to go, and foreseeing the Difficult
ties in their path since my daughter-in
| law utterly declined the provision
l made for their support, Mrs. Blaine re-
| peatedly told her that she would at any
| moment receive the child for any length OF
time-for one year, or three years, or ten
| years. or for life; that he should receive-as
all who know my wife will believe-the very
| best care and attention; that she would put
his mother under no conditions whatever,
and that whenever she wished the child to
| be returned to her he should be sent.
| The offer was not accepted, but II
was not declined. Ii appeared to be re-
ceived in the same friendly spirit in which
it was given. Thus my daughter-in>law "
left my home-the only home which my
| son could provide for her.
THE wIFR's FAREWELL NOTE.
''She left behind her for my son a note
| whose temper and tone are sufficiently in.
dicated by a single extract: You knew
when you left what the consequences OF
your trip to Bar Harbor would be-. What
business had you at Bar Harbora =
| Why did you not telegraph me and not LEI
me- lia awaka Iinfil naariV 4 oiclOoIr Vou
shall live to regret all this. You have
broken the greater part OF your promises
| thus far and until you learn to be truthful
| you need not come near me. ] am not here
TO have my affairs discussed among neigh
| bors If you desire to have any c5mmuni.
cation with me you can address
the New York hotel 1t was
signed simply Mary Nevius Blaine.
On reading this note my son declared: L will
not follow her, and l told her | would not
when / made the threat Just forty-fou,
days after this willful departure, she re-
| turned to my house, accompanied by hei
mother, Mrs. Nevins, my grandson and hi,
nurse. At the moment of their arriva
there were In the house only Mrs. Blaine
who was i'll, ana the servants.
"A CHILLY MEETING.
Mrs. Blaine at once arose, dressed and
went downstairs, having previously in.
structed her maid to do every thing required
| for their comfort This was the only time
she ever met Mrs. Nevins. Neither lady
lady advanced to greet her. No hand was
extended to her, but from Mrs. Nevins
seconded by her daughter. came charges
against her son and herself 80 insulting and
80 violent that a servant was called III for
the purpose of acting as restraint upon
the elder visitor.
ION this brief stay of two weeks with us,
and on this one last visit OF two hours, rests
all the substantiations of the statements OF
| the Judge at Deadwood. Before leaving foI
the west had advised with Mrs. Blaine In
the event Of return of her daughter-in-law
aud she acted upon my advice. Not word
since the separation has been written by
her, nor has she seen my sons wife except
on the street in New York, when not a
| word was exchanged between them. MY
son was entirely free. No restraint was at
tempted, or desired, or needed tc
insure the separation. On the
| day of his wife's departure
he was strongly determined as on the day
of her divorce not to resume his relations
with her. Far be it from me TO hold my
son blameless; though when his youth. his
uncompleted education. his separation from
| the influence of home, an exchange of a
life full Of hopes and auticipations for
| premature cares and uncongenial CON-
| panionship are considered, l hold him more
| sinned against than SHINING. But his
mother, at no time, in thought or word or
| daad arfarnutad m aaDarata fhis MAN ard