Year: 1879

prosecuted by the one above all VINO IL
an hour of darkness should have STOOD
by and protected me What in the name
of Christ Jesus have done to be stune
and wounded in my poor soul as have
been since attempted to do poor re.
formed woman good and be- the means
of saving through Gods Mercy a perish.
ing soul from death Think one moment
what crime have committed what law
of God or man have violated that
should be SO deeply prosecuted My
heart aches to-day yet Gods beautiful
Sabbath has found me even in tears
and on my knees this morning | called
on God to protect and give me strength
and courage to fight the battle and
come off victorious and | feel in my
heart this Sabbath day that God is my
helper and after doing all in my power
for you and the little ones and the poor
drunkards, | rest it in his hands Oh
how could you take that vile woman t.
your busom and cum with her ser
pent in disguise to ruin you poor hus
band Little did you know how deeply
she used her toung to destroy me TAX
ing even the miserable rumselle anC
his wife as deadly weapons to destroy
me | would not have done so with the
meanest brute that ever walked Gol'l
earth But forgiv her and will one day
meet her at the judgment bar of God
and then all things will be revealed and
no hidden thing will be covered but all
will be laid bare in the book Of remem-
b.rance and | would not take her place
to-day though poor sinner as | am
for all the wealth of the Indies She
even told the Rum Seller that in my
room by forse compelled you to sign
that paper and he went out in tine
street and spread it far and wids and
then his wife vile bad woman as all
Danbury knows came to me and threat
ened to strike me Realize my feelings
if you can | then raised some money
and went to Norwalk where Mrs. Wat
son had spoken and she found friends
among the Christion women who took
her to their homes and said we will
protect you then went to Meriden
with high testimonials frcm the presi.
dent of the Ladies Christian Tenn
perance Union of Norwalk and
Rev Mrs Lansing thanked me for
introducing her to Meriden and i'm
mediately engaged her for one week
from to-day and she will have an au-
dience of two thousand | shall not be
there myself but hop that God will pro-
tect her Will you be kind enough to
write Rev. Mrs. Lansing Press Ladies
Christian Temperance Union Meriden
CT to encourage Mrs Watson and help
her all she can and tell her how she
has suffered and what God has done for
her If you do so God will bless you and
in eternity you will not go withot re-
ward If. you have injured me in any
town it is your duty as wife to undo
it by writing Oh Mollie for Jesus sake
be wise. See Mr.. Mann and tell him to
withhold can send you no mony for |
have none but am trusting God Write
me in care of Columbia Book Co Hart
ford CT You better mortgage the home
to make you comfortable for the present
until can recover and if it needs my
signature send to ne Columbia Book Co


ask not even penny, not even a
crumb that falls from the table; keep
all if you wish so to do. will even
surrender my clothes to you. Naked
came into this world, and naked must
You and me enter eternity, and stand
at the bar of omnipitant justice. |
hope to be at home as soon as ! can.
Pray for NE. Write by return mail.
God bless you. Kiss the babies and
tell them Pop loves them, and will pray
for them with his latest breath, and
you to Mollie.


From your atfectionate husband,


GEO. NJ. BUTCHER.


The "vile woman" referred to by
butcher in the above letter is most
estimablc lady of this city, the wife of
a gentleman of independent means, who,
taking pity on the forsaken woman, ac-
Mrs. butcher to Danbury, to
aid her in reclaiming her husband.
This lady tells graphic story of Dutch
er's stocal Indifference to the appeals of
his wife. She pleaded not for herself,
but for her children. naming them over
to him, and asking if he did not wish to
see them, but he was unmoved. Dutch.
or refused to pay his wifes bill at the
hotel. When she left she raised her
face in mute appeal to him, and as she
was driven away in awagon she raised
ler veil and, turning her white face to-
wards her husband, watched him with
owing eyes until out of sight. The sec
md letter is as follows:


HARTFORD April 25 1879


DEAR MoLTIE have just time to say
received your letter and was glad to
lere you were we'll am about to
cave Hartford to speak in town
about ten miles out Did you write to
Rev Mrs Lansing at Meredin Connec-
lieut. telling her to do all in her power
or Mrs Watson You owe her that
Sindnes for she nearly died during the
awful persecution shall win in
;he conflict for Almighty God was
with me Write me here have
lots of engagements ahead for Mrs
Watson and she will soon be on the top.
The lalies of Hartford all say that she
made the best speech Of any woman
that ever visited Hartford last night.
The hall was crowded. The ministers
are all on her side and the public press
Just pray for her and one day you will
find that she is your true friend. Love
to the babes. God bless you all. Hope
TO be able soon to send you money.
Many kind regards to Sam. Thine
aver. uEoR"E.


1t is unnecessary to say that Mrs.
butcher has not written to Rev. Mrs.
Lansing "telling her to do all in her pow,
Or for Mrs. Watson" Mrs. Bell, OF
New York, who took charge of Mrs.
Watson's daughter after her mother
lad gone off with butcher, it is said
4.