The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04

InlTu moor. MIS- IunneIl brought Mrs.
Ashby to my house, and introduced her.
Some days later Mrs Tunnel requested
me to go over to Oakland to visit Rev ard
Mrs. J. H. Allen. l consented, and we
started. When we reached Market street
Mrs. Tunnel said she wanted to stop and
get an address from Mrs. Ashbv. She took
me up on the elevator and went direct to
Mrs. Ashby''s door. AS she knocked, 1
stepped back rather out of sight. Mrs.
Ashby appeared in rather dishabiIle, only
opening the door little. When she saw
who it was, she said: 'Oh! 1t is you. Come
IN Mrs. Tunnel went in as the door was
opened, and l followed her.
Il was surprised to find Matte in the
room with a gentleman. He was intro
duced to me as DR.. Brown. 1t was then
not later than 10 o'clock 1t was the first
time ever met him. and / was rather sur
prlsed to find him there. There was only
one room. Matte looked haggard. care
worn and worn out. Mrs. Tunnel said to
DR.. Brown she was soliciting for the poor
He put his hand into his pocket and drew
out a silver dollar. giving it to her.
kissed Matte as we left and told her to be
good girl. We left them all in the room
az we found them.
The last time Matte came to my house
on Cough street was one afternoon about
o'clock. She said she had been at the
beach with DR.. Brown. | believe she
added, and his family 1 am not sure.
however, about that. She was greatly
agltated and very serious; in fact unusu-
ally so, and appeared 10 be greatly trou-
bled. She made the remark, Some people
do not know enough to stay at home when
they are not wanted; Mrs. Brown had to
go poking out to the beach,
when she departed | went to the door
with her, and she said she had to be home
and dressed for dinner by 5 O'Clock. I
IOnEn6 a a mr. Sai 4ott hox-
lost that sweet smile of yours; it was so
like an innocent child's. Where is your
Christianity? Have you lost all that
sweet peace which used to shine in your
face?' She replied, 4 think So, and
dropped her eyes from mine.
Mrs. Tunnel came to me after this
and said DR.. Brown and Matte wanted to
know what | meant when | said to Matte
in Mrs. Ashby's room in the Market-street
hotel that day, be good girl | told her
to tell them that | meant just what |
said.
About this time Mrs. Ashby Joined her
husband in the mines of Eastern Nevada.
| moved to 213 Cough street about that
time and did not see Matte for several
weeks. [ heard of her, however, through
Mrs. Tunnel, who was frequent caller
One day Matte called and looked greatly
troubled, haggard and distressed. | said
Matte, you look bad and as if you were in
trouble and in dreadful distress She ad-
mltted that she was in trouble. We've
had trouble at the house last night, she
said. She referred to DR.. Browns I
shall have to go back home to Tacoma,
and don't want TO go.
u asked her why she did not want to go
home, as L supposed she would naturally
want to see her parents. She said one
reason she did not want to go was that
DR.. Brown would miss her at the house,
and it would be SO lonesome and gloomy
for him. He had told her she was the
only sunshine in his home, as his marriage
was uncongenial, and his home had never
been happy one.
''She said DIR. Brown and she went INTO
the dlning-room together, where Mrs
Brown was sitting, and he requested Mrs.
Brown as favor to him to invite Matte
to remain all winter III their home to make
it bright and cheerful. Mrs Brown sat
there and shook her head Matte said
Mrs. Brown said something which made
her stamp her foot and say: How dare you
make such a remark about meP Mrs.
Brown, I'll get even with you She then
told her what DR.. Brown had told her of
his wife's conduct as if she knew all
about it.
II said to Matte one day when Mrs.
Tunnell had been talking of going away,
What will DR.. Brown do when Mrs Tun.
nell is gomez She replied: Mrs. Davidson
is bosom friend of theirs and the doctor
and l will confide in her. She will be the
Doctors adviser ana counselor. 1t has all
been agreed among them l asked Mrs.
Tunnel ona time, why it was she did not
use her influence to keep Matte from GO
ing with DIR. Brown to Tacoma. She re-
piled: i have lost my influence over Mat
tie. Mrs. Davidson has taken my place
with the girl. 1t is no use for me 10 talk
any more with Matte
Matte told me one time that DR..
Brown fattered her, saying she was a
dress she wore, telling her how nice she
looked in it. She was always well-dressed
after she went to Dr. Brown S to live.
lone day she took out a beautiful gold
watch to see the time aud called my at
tention to it, saying it was gift from her
sister. She said she had been given one
before, but had parted with it, but she
would never part with this one.
Zone day last spring Matte came to nv
house and told me DR.. Brown was goin g
to Tacoma on lecturing tour, and that
she was going with hun on the same
steamer. | tried to persuade her not 10
go, as it would ruin her reputation, and
his also, if he had any to ruin. After con-
siderable talk about the matter Matte
and l kneeled down and prayed over it..
When we arose she promised me she
She said, Il feel the Lord has sent you to
me at this trying time | replied that she
never seemed to want him when she was
having a good time. She said, If Mrs.
Tunnel had talked to me as you have |
would not be where 1 am to-day
1.-The next evening l saw her at the st.
Paul Mission, and she told me she was
going to Tacoma with DR.. Brown on the
steamer. She said that when she went
home Mrs. Davidson and Dr. Brown held
a conference. They said if she went first
and he followed or whether he went first
and she followed him it would create sus-
picion and cause talk. so it was decided
she had better go with him on the steamer
! said: You and God for it, Matte
II have never met the child from that
night to this. That was my good-by to
her. DR.. Brown and she went to Tacoma
the next day on the steamer together.
Shortly after Matte left, her sister, Mrs.
Ashby, returned from Nevada and came to
see me at Mattie's request. [ did some
sewing for her. I asked if she was stop
ping al the same place she did on her for
mer visit, and she said she was not, as she
did not want DR.. Brown to know where
she was rooming as he would come to see