The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01

10 her babies and OF her long fight
and suffering in the hope that her hus-
band would be divorced from his sec
ond wife. Mrs. Caroline Giddlngs
Rogers. sister Of Professor Franklin
n. Giddings Of Columbia. and marry
her.
Tells Of Anguish.
Like Hester Pryune In Hawthorne The
R,ariet Letter" she endured hardships'
she suffered mental anguish and grew
more and more sensitive to her position
as she saw her children growing up with
out having, in the eyes Of the world. a man
whom they could call father II was only
when the agony OF her anomalous posi-
zion became overWhelmiug and when she
came To believe that Rogers would never
be free to marry her that sh" decided 10
end her life and take with her the emit
dren, in the belief that they never Would
lie In "A position to holn UP tA''' "''"'
before the world.
She admitted she was not married I"
Rogers. an admission which thus far has
not come from the man himself, VINO mas
insisted on silence as the only policy IN
the situation in watch he mas pe'n placeu
nv the act OF Mrs. Ida Rogers in feeding bi-
taking Il large quantity herself. she told
now she, Ike both Mrs. Annie Roquomore
Rogers the first wife, and Mrs tarplne
Rogers. the second wife. was a chAdnuod
friend Of Rogers though OF course shc 10
much younger than the two other women
~. insisted that In recent years all three
have mingled together In social gatherings
Knows Death Is Near.
q p,oyy an, goirr % die they have
told me there is no hope she whispered.
and | am glad OF II; but l want my
children to grow M with nc "orln ne
.eving that their mother was devoted 20
the man she loved and that our love WIS
a beautiful. honest one.
when I could not 80 on any longer
1anted 20 die. because I wanted TO re
Have my hushand--l call him my nus
l,ard because he belonged - M" as the
father OF my children--ot trodole'
wanted TO make things easy Tor MN anu
thought I would take the children with
mo. But [having been told OF the pun
ucitv that had followed her nctl ! am
lfraid I have really made 1t worse Tor
him after all.
81 first met Mr. Rogers when J was a
chld was born In this city. but my
parents came from the West ! travelled
with them In Europe ana tnen We N''',
70 San Francisco to- live. After a Tine
came TO this city to study sculpture ana
painting. Ny two brothers went inip me
Government service.
81 me. Mrs Annie Roger. En'"
Miss Caroline Gild!nEs. r"r va" an. o.
dured TO men and women moylnf IN ecu
cational circles II seems IS = Mr.. Rogers
and fell in love with one another
don't lust know how. lie was Wtrrie'
20 Mrs Caroline GiddIugs ROGERS az th'
time He told me be- a.d an aGreemen
With his wife that II they at any tint
ceased 20 love each other the we're L
separate He said he had told his VIE
OF his love Sor me and that she had agree'
to set him free
Tells OF Promise to wed.
"It Wa upon his promise Co marr" M
a. soon as he became free that / went =
live with him Time went ON ana ht'
John was born Ny husband t".l M
wife Of our love and of the birth OF ~
baby. lie came back To- me- with the prom
iee that we would be married soon, IL
said that he soon would be- tr"", npt 'h.'
Ms wife had asked him To- h'" WIN 70"
20. "a certain time, 20 reeo.N" h'r 'trnt
and to make II appear p"ip'' Ihr WON
as II they wern devoted 20 one another.
81 was disappointed, hut ! waited or
cause OF my love Tor little john !
seemed To- me thtt N" lo'" between M
husband and me was growing greater an
that We We're coming to uNu'r.lah" "'c
other better than ever Then ] was toll
thai before my husband could b" free %
would have 20 utv back 70 certain Hlnoun
or money to his vito.
"rlAt $ tnc reason ( gladly dld ~, "w
vo.k, dld "ur washing, ru'd'h J'An ~
went without rioth.nr B wanted Z" h"'
NJ, husband. I wanted Go 1n "'"irthiH
100 Hy power 90 hasten tn" day Whcr
would become his vii, and my hush1n
would srkrpwlydg" little John Whe
lor,ia arrived / felt mor" auj NOR