New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-26

duty 20 release thee entirely by GYM
thee in a letter thy full liberty
Question Of Freedom Arises.
As d matter Of fact. | did not feel
myself sufficiently sure Of recovering
my independence 20 give me the right
10 engage thee 20 obtain thine. Win
fne courage and with the beautiful
boldness which love and confidence
gave thee thou hast reconquered ny
freedom. saying 20 me IN substance, i
ask of thee but one engagement. tha-
rs TO give me thy love now am 20
this chou hast added: 4 shall not be
heve quite in the fullness OF thy love X
thou dost not succeed some day IN my
self becoming free
81 answered thee I do and will love
thee certainly expect 20 regain
my liberty some day. but m any case
! shall not move before the elections.
"Is not that IT.. my Riric What was
m the background Of my mind was
that I had embarked on q wrong ven
ture that there was between another
person and myself such opposition OF
temperaments. OF natures OF charac-
ters that catastrophe was inevitable;
that necessarily time would bring
about q rupture apart from all ques-
lions OF another love. and a the sole
result Of the crash Of TWO beings who
did not understand each other. But
7 understood and I still understand
that in no case could ny love De the
direct cause Of that rupture. first OF
ali because IN such a circumS stance |
should have lost some OF my self
esteem. and finally because | Judged
that for the future for our future
IL was In the highest degree important
that no connection should exist be-
tween the break which foresaw and
an affection which IS dear 20 me.
Writer'S Scruples Excessive.
Matters went on very much as |
had foreseen during a year. Then
events followed in quick succession
and my conscience which - deli
cacy carried 20 a point Of scruple and
sometimes amounting TO folly suffers
q little at the thought that my heart
has Influenced these events.
ITO speak frankly and clearly. IT j.
certain that things would not have ae-
veloped as rapidly a they did If | had
had thee and mad had love IN my heart.
But mat j. secondary, and fully real
izo that from this point OF view my
scrunlCs are excessive.
When a man is unhappy az home
and ne has outside delicious affection
tina. naturally reacts upon him. those
who have made MIN unhappy nave only
themselves 10 reproach.
However that may be, events hap
rcned in September. Thou saidst TO
me on that subject. Thou mast been
weak. Thou shouldst have closed thy
door 70 the fugitive and made use o.
that favorable opportunity
To Fear a Woman's Fury.
"UHdoubtedly the attitude thou suC
gest could have been taken quite
lecitim.tcly. but thou forgettest TWO
thin-s- first. that u would have been
we'll known she was injured IN her az
'ections ard .hat we had all 20 fear
from he fury Of woman who felt her
situation gone and who had not yet
had .Irc 20 reconcile herself 20 that
idea. TIE second thing thou forgettest
is that my electoral position was, 80
% t,cak. lost. II was easy for me 10
convince myself Of chat by cOnversa-
lions / had yesterday IN my constitu-
cncy."
After discussing various methods he
might lake toward obtaining divorce.
the letter goes on:
Thou wilt say that ! am losing
nrecious opportunity and that ! snail
lave frightful winter. All that Is
true. bu, n fails 20 take into account
my legitimate political ambitions. and
" hat h. much graver my duty toward
my party and my friends.
Let me explain that my party has