The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 24, 1884, Page 1

pest zaty oo BLAINE ADMITS! fle Writes 2 Very Gauzy Letter to William Walter Phelps Which the Latter Makes Public. Be Admits Having Married His Wife in March, 1851, but Says Tney were United a Year Before. Bern Their First Chi'd s St June 16, 1851, and Died Three Years Later in Augusia. —lion. Wil Spon- New York, Sept. 19. jam Waiter Pt gbihty of giving to the public the fllowing private letter addressed to jim nearly two w eeks ag AuGusTA, Sept. 6, 1854. My Dear Mr. Pheips: [have your favor of the 4th, eo me that the continuous in-| circulation of evil! yeation and wi reports, render it advisable, in your jadgment, not to wait the slow pro- softhe law, but speak directly | 3s G i] = [e} < is) © In this opinion man whose judgement 1 drink instinctively from the sugge fon, although I feel sure I could | of all who | wrengthen the confidence el triendly to me by bringing to | their view the simple truth which is concealed mm ialsechoods. nexpressibly painful it must be to this endless tissue otf | You can imagine how | DISCUSS ONE’S DOMESTIC LIFE inthe press, although I think with you that under the circumstances 1 could count upon the generosity ot | the public to justify a statement which otherwise might ob- jectionable. 1 safely commit the tault to you for personal communication to those fiends who have taken so md so considerate an interest in my dirs. The leisure of to- day, when our campaign 1s ended ind we wait only for gyes me opportunity for this prompt | seem can, m any event, delicate hours the election, | rply and for the tollowing essential details : At Georgetown, Ky., 1n the spring ot 1848, when I was but 18 years of age, I first met the lady who for nore than thirty-four years has been ny wife. Our acquaintance result- ed at the end of six months in an en- agement, which without | THE PROSPECT OF A SPEEDY RIAGE MAR-— Wenaturally sought to keep to our- elves. Two years later, in the spring 1850, when I was maturing plans leave my profession in Kentucky adestablish myself elsewhere, I was suddenly summoned to Pennsylvania bythe death of my father. It being very doubtful whether I could return ‘Kentucky, I was threatened with m indefinite separation from her who possessed my entire devotion. My own wish was to secure her to ayself by an indissoluible tie against ery possible contingency in life, ind on the 30th of June, 1850, just | tor to my departure from Ken- | Mcky, we were, in the presence of | thosen and trusted friends, umited by What I knew was in my native state | # Pennsylvania, 2 pertectly legal ‘om of On marriage. reaching ‘ome | found that Specially my mily, and +d mother, my ber reo LONG # home and kindr | HIS ASHES REPOSE IN BUTLER, of the county s purity were ny1olate as 1 believe God and cannot be in the sight oi sar otherwise by es of men. to me a companionship been my chiet h piness hood years to thi dha crowned me with whatever of suc | cess I have attained in life. My oldest child, a son, was born 18th day of June, 1851, in the of Augusta, Me., rs later. arms three vex THE CEMET ot his native city beneath a stone the That most a which recorded his name and limits of his innocent h stone which has stood for entire generation hus been recently defaced by brutal and _ sacrilegious | hands. As a candidate tor the pres- idency, 1 knew that I should en- counter many forms of calumimy and personal detamation, but I confess that I did not expect to be ca to detend the name of a beloved and honored wite, who is a mother and a grandmother; nor did I expect hittle child would be cruelly desecrated against that the grave of my such gross forms of wrong the law gives no adequate redress, know that in the end my most effect- ive appeal against the unspeakabie outrages which I resist, must be to the noble manhood and noble wo- manhood ot America. Very sincerely your friend, James G, BpaAine. At Love’s Perjuries Jove Laughs. “Louisa”? said he, as they, dis- pising and practicing an economy of gas, sat in the parlor together a few evenings before the rising of the honeymoon _—**Louisa, I ought to tell you that I belong to a Masonic lodge and have to attend its sessions; so, dearest, when we are married you musn’t fret if some evenings I have to be away from my own little witey-pitey.”’ villian chuckled at his prudence, “O£ course I won’t, William,” she said softly; ‘Show many lodges do you belong to?”’ “Only one, darling,”’ ed. ‘sAnd when does it meet? often? On what evenings? “Oh. once a week—on—on Thursdays.”’ “Very well; t at hon week— a plurahty of chairs he answer- en I shall } 2r evening e > every 0 | | | | i | | | | | | | and I | j otlice for a pass. And the designing | RS TRS See 4 \ | | How you | MISSOURI, 1 rot’em, they made me & on the baggage car and >, but Vil even with the company, of I am a] fty cents for his 1 coon.”’ “How?” asked the president. “How? the swamps want to run me tor the git thar. Then ri| move to have this road investigated, | Why, our boys over 1m legislatur.” T and T’il interduce a bill to cut down | ireight and passenger rates, and Vll| see to it that no official above con-j ductor f gets a cent of § ry the pay of emplo is in arrears. Yip? “My | while | Vl make it hot all oyer.”” man.’”’ softly replied It must have been a Here’s vour fifty cents, mistake. and at any time you want to gg uD to Debuque just write to the head | . Looking out for Danger. ‘Say Jim, what’re you doin’ these | days? | *Me? I’m workin’ on the section.” ‘What, diggin?’ | ‘Ye'p.’ ‘Pll tell you where you can make a million doliars.” ‘Don’t want to dollars.’ ‘Don’t?’ ‘No, I don’t.’ SWhy?” ‘Waal, ef 1 should haye a million I’d want to keep a coach, wouldn’t er ‘Of course.’ ‘An’ a coachman?’ *Cert’nly.’ ‘An’ mebby my darter’d fall in love’th my coachman, mightn’t she 7” | make a million *P’ raps.” I want to be think | | | | { aving a darter’o mine | pan?’ arry a coac A Likeiy Story. er—**See here, Johnny, I believe you have been teilins 1 1 u said you had x, and yet your ' ‘ THREE WEDNESDAY SEPTEM! NEW FIRM R.A. ATKISON qt) UE BOTTOM Sign of the Hors fn a MADE On the fence or on the ground they will e Newest and Freshest Line of -OCERIE: IN TEE: Crrs last the year around. Buggy Tops, Trunks, and Valises, C0 ars, Bridle: and Whips, all sold so cheap it will make the tears trickle down your cheeks. Come and see me on the southeast ~orner of the square. The above represen brated James Means shoe in allstyles. for the money in the world. SAM’L LEVY & CO. rent f PRICES for CASE | Saddles, “GUS WYARD) DOLLARS. ts theigcele- three dollar The best shoe for Infants and Children. NO 43 Crustee’s Sale Ww cc WW \ Ww i kN N and unpaid st of the one ot said ne i the authori “the terms , ot said deed Wednesday, Octo . 1884, “tween the hours of nine o’clock in forenoon and o'clock ia the atter noon of that day, at the east front door ot the court house, in the city of Butler, county of Bates aforesaid, sell at public vendue, tor cash in hand, all of s¢ id estate, in said deed of trust and this tice described, or so much thereof ast be necessary to pay said debt, interest and costs. Wa. E. WALTON, ‘Trustee j Order of Publication. I Srare oF Missourt, } . County of Bates, 5 lInthe Circuit Court of Bates county, {R. M. Whaiey, pls itt, i y James Meritt Zinn and } Artiti idants. | Now at day comes the plaintitt erein, by his attorney, W. ©. Jackson, i files his petition ar 1 affidavit, er thing de d rd Zinn, Meritt Zinn e not residents of the among ot mes E ants, and Artitia 7 ordered by the cle in vacation that said defendants be noti- fied by pub! hat plaintiff has com- menced a against them in this court, the object and gener: I nature of which is to partition and divide the following de- scribed real estate, to-wit: The east halt of lot one (1), of the northeast quar- ter of section five (5), township forty [ 40} of range thirty-two [32J,in Bates county, Missouri, and that unless the said de- tendants be and appear at this court, at the next term thereof, to be begun and holden at the court house in the city ot Butler, in said county, on the Third day ot November next, and on or before the sixth day of said term, if the term shal! so long continue—and if not, then on or before the last day of said term—answer or plead to the petition in said cause, the the same will be taken as confessed, and jadgment will be rendered according!+. And be itturther ordered, that a copy hereof be published, according to law, in the Butler Times, a weekly newspaper printed and published in Bates county, Mo., tor tour weeks successively, the last insertion to be at least four weeks before the first day ot the next term of cuit court. J. R. Jenkins, Circuit Clerk. A true copy trom the record. Witness and and the seal of th ot Bates county. this 2d J. R. Jenkins, Circuit Clerk j |