The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-15

| at Birmingham only God knows the an
| guish / have suffered, and new / feel
| as a mere wreck of the past, distorted
| in mind and i'll In the flesh, weary and
sick at heart. But for You long ago, /
should have released my hold upor life.
Your sweet image has cheered me and
though you have teen silent ] could not
believe that one so true and loving could
ever forsake me.
In all these fluctuations, though 1p-
pearances may be against me, have re-
II aimed faithful and true to you. The
false accusations concerning my conduct
In Americas have no right TO appear on
the roll of truth.
In that unwise step. God being my Judge,
/ was actuated by a desire to see you. I
wandered l scarcely knew where but !
did no moral wrong. Some months ago I
wrote you a full explanation of my de-
parture from the camp. In contradiction
Of the charge of misconduct, when I Wis
tied Am sric'Is with the captain Of the
camp, you will have unimpeachable evl-
dence submitted to your of my innocence.
The deepest wound of all was the in-
formation that you had in reality asked
the courts to sever the sacred ties which
bind us together, and am satisfied that
you have been persuaded to the conclusion
and coerctG bV Parr ard others. prompted
by their enmity to me and their avar-
icioUs greed for financial gain.
There exists a very strong probability
that the governor will grant me an un-
conditional pardon within a very few
days, request for which is prayed for by
every official here and many Of tho infiu-
entail citizens Of this and other states.
Indeed, the Georgia press, almost with
out exception, favors my release Tie
only objections emanated from d. B. King
and all that has appeared against me is
traceable to him.
VIII you, whom I have loved beyond
the natural degree and with unspeakable
devotion, constant and true as the stars,
secured by my hope of home In para
disc when life's conflict is over-can you.
the only tie that binds me to the world,
leave me forever?
VIII you, my darling, my wife, shut
the gates of mercy and love and drive me
to despair and death?
Oh, my angel! You are all in all to me.
/ cannot bear to lose you Answer my
prayer and may the blessed Savior hear
my plea, touch than tender, loving heart
which once was all my own, and may it
respond as strings upon the aeolian harp
when touched by the deft hand of the
artist, whose plaintive melodies echo
their tuneful rhapsodies in the temple.
In conclusion, ! earnestly pray the Mas
ter to bless and keep you always from
harm and to permit me to be the means
Of Frightening your future life.
With all my hearts love, your affec-
tionate husband. Sidney.
Mrs. Lascelles was evidently deeply af-
fected by the reading of the letter. She
expressed the hope that her husband
might be pardoned and that he was sin
cere in his profession Of repentance. She
made no promises of a reconciliation,
but conveyed the idea that If her hus-
band were pardoned and proved himself
worthy of further consideration a recon-
Citation might be effected in spite of all
opposition. She said she would write to
her husband in reply to the letter at once.
Mrs. Beresford was Miss Maud Lilien-
thai, daughter Of a New York merchant,
who left an estate valued at $1,000, 600.
She is now living with her mother in a
magnificent old residence in Glenwood,
a suburb of Yonkers. Beresford came to
the United States in 1890. He asserted
that he was a relative OF Lord Charles
Boresford, one of the heroes Of the Brit
ish army. He told wonderful tales of
his travels and was received In a number
of houses and clubs in this city. He
swindled several persons here before go
ing 10 Georgia. He met Miss Lillenthal
and her mother while they were travel
ing abroad and renewed the acquaint-
ance in this country.