Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-03-10
WOODBURY.. n. J, THURSDAY, MARCH TO- 1892

more than a month ago Since then the
light Of the honeymoon has waned for
this happy couples and sickness and worry
have cast their dark shalow over Them.
Mr. Wilde has been prostrafel by
a serious attack of harnorrhaye 81
the stomach Il inalaay which came
near ending bis life more than Il year
ago and 70 future and fatal recurrence
OF which bis physicians say he Is liable
at any time The evidences of suffering
and night vigils are on Mrs Wildcs fine
face and the pailnr u death ana appre-
hension on his Yet thair honIs is Lib
erty Hall, where aspiring artists Amer
lean, English, German or Kana.hatkan
-are welcomed with trHe democratic
equality, to meet each other and feel the
cheeriucss Of home and hospitality
/ As for the worry. referred To, it is
the connection Of sIrs Leslie's name
however cTesiigahly with the recent
sensation Of yonag Albert Hope. the
forger and slellaHcha
Said Mrs Leslie. This is the cat
from my country's papers which hns
rent my heart 1t j., the iecoil Of an in
verted good deed which almost tenpts
me never to do another From my first
meeting with that unfortunate boy
have been 10 him what | would bless
any good woman to be to misguided
brother OF mine aliift III city If temp
tations, beset By the curses Of an inher-
tied fortune ana lad associates. When
! saw. more than Il year ago that he
was falling from his former state of
worthinesS and reliability | withdrew
from him my friendship AMI inilorse-
nent. made BIN present Of h sHin
of money be asked me to lead him ana
expressed niy surprise and disappfehation
at his continuing 70 support himself in
Injurious idlencss by borrowing money
waich he had 10 soFt Of rgson.. es to re-
pay. He was only I'll innoce=it. weak
lad, 50 far as could judge
81 no more ausl lncte.l linn of crime ana
debanchery than | suspected bis puIe
minded and child faced friend, Tommy
Russell Yet when the worst came ana
Hope was in prison in Philadelphia. taime
once more to his rescue fsagave Him
the offenses he had committed against
me in using my name for tile purpose Of
inducing loans and the forged check
upon my bankers which lie then had
upon his person. and offered to help him
out by effccting compromise with the
Philadelphia bank upon whose charge
be was then under arrest Before these
negotiations coali be effected it was my
unpleasant task to see the Infamous book
which he had written for Tommy Rms
sell, and which WAS in the hands Of the
authorities Though touched by lis
grateful references to myself and iny
past kindness to him. was shocked
and disgustesl with the horrible reycla-
tions Of the book IL touching his own
life and habits felt that there was no
hope for a soul, much less a life. stcepal
in such wickRlness and unhealthfulne.ss.
directed my agent to stop negotiations
in his behalf and sorroWfuIly washed
my hands Of the whole affair
''Oh! am hurt to the quick by the
papers treatment Of me i'll this matter.
Every word have said in friendly ez-
culpation Of the boy hts been grossly
misconstrued WHAT haze doae to de-
tf4as
love the papers. ami have tliesl to show
my appreciation If their past ,goolne.s
to me They stoaI By me through tny
dark times encouraging me 70 star up
under the lI=avv laal Of wrongs andsp-T
secution aEi to so oa inch BY inch. re-
deeming my dead husbands financial
honor
My recent ms.rfissse seems 10 fiayp
opened upon ne the Vials Of my conn
try's wrath ! was alone (for good u
come and friends do not fiji woln.il's
hearty, ! wanted Il home and protection
and love and peace as other women
have. have no mother. father. sister
brother, child or any near ana dear Iii.
Why shonld the newspaper people make
one of their own profession ridiculous
"In all my newspaper work and .in
now writing for several syndicates an
Of course my own pablicatio,as- have
never lowered my pen to Soy auglit
against man Or woman OF coui..
could have done SO. My ears are na.
alone holden to Dame Runor's VOICE ami
the rattle of family skeletons These
swords Of persecution are generally two
edged. Few of us mortals are able to
accept the Masters pitying challenge,
Cast We the first stone