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speccJi irom tiic cmui, or wmusexual relations, nas uul-ai wiuv*Mjifa „w faprcsscd with the klest that he has an iuipor ijjg theory to practice. He, of course, re-75-x------ - _ , . t t .... . , , .. v . i that I had never teen that (laman in the Free Love Israel, who may be mi- up a suciety in which to reduce h*; i WJlB at t]lC Barony—a finmansion in Virginia—speiulii Some ton miles from the seat latioii. where Kate was sojon: I heard that Kate Was anxi and was soon on my way t* was in ect:\eies; i found KaMint message to communicate. Although for this purpose a set of women whothe exorcises, topics, and amusements in- j| should bo ruckle*.-* of reputation (lie liasdulged in take a wide range, the main idea ; sil3CC avowed this openly) and who were rewind! draws and holds together this inotely \ lincj .m(| attractive. and yet had nut soldparty is Free Love, or l’assional Attraction, J tjlt;r virtue. lie accordingly embraced^ _ ** /T H 4 ^ ^ T T1 . ■ t tllt;k v . * 4 « * 1 4 A \ ... ... _ _ . . . 1as some of them prefer to call it. They re- j Spiritualism, and began to throw^aroundpudiute the present system of marriage, dc- ; thoseliy the l ight uf society or iho ^tuto to mlcr- ; might suecced. those iniluencus widelci’C! in any way with tho subjoat and furth- • would be most grateful to t!or than it may rightfully in lor lore with any plt;JSSt;lt;l tJf ;i very insinuating matuttlism. aiwi began to u™uS.u ftnfl aU looking beautiful, butof our mediums with whom ho tho t:lowl{. ' myllt;c 1U. th;m i ght saocctu. tnose mUiencws which he . b fore° £he Wure a thought!civil contract, and contend that marriagethem.manner,lie, utter securing their friendship, graduallymay bo n limited or life j):W'Uiorhip, ut tne to bring before them in the most plausi-^ n V 1 kk i ■ . t . . «• ti i % 4 1 t r. ^ . a t * ' f I 4option of the man and woman who arc the solo and rightful judges of the time and manner of its beginning and termination. Onebio form the idea that a svomau siioiiUl not bo forever tied to a man whom she might and often did cease to love.'’ i'rom this heof their favorite dogmas is that a woman has . u!l t0 inculcate the entire abolition ofthe right to choose the father of her y'VJi|miUTj„„c. aiu) then to heaven knows what.child ~ This theory, has, we understand.: The-poor girls had to throw off all regard been reduced to practice to a considerable j iv»r irnbJic opinion when they became spirit-extont in this city. One young man, whosename we withhold, hud considerable difficulty in converting his wife to the new theory, but finally succeeded, and was rather crestfallen when lie discovered, u few months later. that his wife was r attracted ” in another direction Ilian to himself. He took thepublic opinion uaUsts; that is your fault; the rest is his.-At lirst. he held his levees under the guise of social parties at his own house; then in a hali, at which the meetings were quite private. and many estimable people followed | him there. But lately he has introduced ev- jer direction than to himscll. lie took the cryj_,o(iy. and the revolting features of his matter philosophically, however, and, by the s vn.wjcct have revealed themselves so utnista-mfuHiblu law of passional attraction, finally ;that these people have left in disgust.r.ot quite melancholy. 1 tho ner to me was cold, and sngg ro Cousin Sue. She told me taken, that Kale really loved r ed me beyond everything I 1 For a long time I could not j. nity to converge with heralo it came. I saw her. one evenii under u moss-covered rock magnificent sheet of water . ; tie spot. She wsa gazing vr sunset; for it was this same I am recalling these meniorie: I approached her. and. sittii I took took her little hand in sing it to my lips, commence her. We talked of weddings T led from this to the time Kate preferred, this same be a with its golden sunsets. Atof Fine talents and accomplishments, and rather.pretty withal, who actually believes m the new theory, and whose worse half not being the right one, selected the father ofher child, a short time since, in the person of a respectable young married gentlunun, and is now living on very short commons in an attic, where she is very much unnoticed by the fraternity of Free Love and Leaguers. Instead of sustaining her as they ought, ifthe lead ins: andis city as longnoeaiathey are in earnest, the leading aim morerespectable portion of them, at least, shrug - - ;vlllch deludes them from th‘ their shoulders and say they are sorry this ^,na’nUofu mother's W which she My took the cot.tto shv do ; l,ov k,o t tt ■«im fop tl;cu, L ;was very unwise and premature; that socie-thdr beaut}' lasts. X know of many families which have been broken up by these doctrines* The man has found other attractions. some Units several others, m inure than one case eight or ten; the woman lives with another man, and her attractions are not entirely confined to him; the children, poor things, if they have the misfortune tobe unable to take care of themselves, are the sufferers. Their mother, a mother to them longer, is perhaps raising up anotherthe sad may I sup-v , a v lt;iw . w i nosed that this freo-tove doctrine existed cm-tY is not quite rcauy lor the reception and r. u , r * , . .1- . 1 1 . /•*» • »i % *» ‘ iv in thoorVi I heaid that- the wite *01 tnefcxoerimcntal illastration of their ideas,while 1 y , 10 1 ...- ... ’ leader of the movement loved her hubuiuinet- of her eye; but she qutc away, and after an effort spol Iier words tore my heart. She said it had long grin-my love—for she had seen it She could never love me but friend, and thought I had be f et her, or at least remember light of a friend.My eyes grew dim—my be bowed my head upon my ha: lent. Kale said it was painf ion- the conversation, and part. I took her hand again i her that I had not anticipatec her; but since I had been misnever meet again, Goad-htj,}1S,i for the eoo- iny y of-it ofthey go on preaching the theory which they oondeinn this zealous advocate for reducingto .practice. The father'of her child, wlio is ... , .. ,,,said to be abundantly able to support her. principles, bhe now .u.tm s it. she can n declines doing so on the plea that such as- bear it; the uoctnue has tsmie its woi.vsistaneo would not. leave the lady free, but h,!r- ihis is not your fault, but theput hey hi bonds, etc,' It is due to her to 'lt;jaj* fbsit «ho is very heroic; mid in reply to a letter of eoudolence was cpiste indignant at expressions of pity and sympathy for her condition.* She understands, she says, very well what she is about. She knew before-n hand what she was taking upon lierself.—{This was tho way by which society was to I be reformed and purified^ and she was wil-so tenderly and so truly that it would break her heart if she knew that he practiced hisnow fortfl-dest result is. Many of those who were once blessed to be the mediums of the truth tpus from the spirit world have falien, and that is your work. Your obedient servant.A SI1 III IT UAL’ST, BUT XOT A FR EE-I.OVKR.New Yurk3 Oct. 12. 1S55.Mr. Alderman Solomons, a Jew, has been elcc3dLord Mayor of London by nlargemajority.And I covered my face wit Kate arose and left me. the shrubbery, and I heard The sun was fast sinking tois now. My hopes were de,ail dead still.* * * *The sun is gone, and I at out under tlie century-oak. ded by darkness of despair, one eternal shade_. I have': me. My future is clouded that glorious orb will rise a mornwith redoubled brilliadarkness of mv life be clean
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Kenosha Democrat
Kenosha, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Nov 02, 1855
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