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Show "ANN ELIZA AND HER MAJOR." I The Chicago "Time3" Retracts and takes it ail Back. Tho lEIoocuii&toii Adair llli:-lntimtcd. llli:-lntimtcd. THK "nil'RIDEM" rOXD VKXTH,TH A KLEtnXG rist ix emshaicu.m: And the "Times" ventilates the whole subject. The Salt Jjakc 'Herald'' los Justice to a Lett! M'iTe aul B-'ond .tIothcr,"aiid publishes Hie retractiou word for word. Ann Eliza Young and her Major Pond are two people who should remove re-move to Illinois without delay. The moral atmosphere of Massachusetts will stifle them; the sentiments of New Kngbmd will continually oppress op-press them. They should come west without delay and enjoy the benefit of an atmosphere rariiied by the . moral wisdom of tho Illinois supreme cou rt. j The public will recall the discloa-! urea, made somo time ago in the Chicago Timet, relative to the conduct con-duct of the fair and frail KUh and her fascinating agent, in a Bloom ington hotel, and afterward in a sleeping car. There was nothing remarkable in these disclosures, and whether the conduct of the pair was sinful or not depends upon how one looks at certain cer-tain things. Different communities are educated differently. In Illinois, we have been educated to look upon such intimacy as existed between Ann and the major as eccentric, but quite consistent with propriety and continu-encc. continu-encc. The revelation was therefore merely a good card, and enabled tbe lecturer to draw better than ever. But in Boston, the people aro less advanced ad-vanced in this sort of education. That which was published in Illinois as a mere matter of interesting gossip, bes came in Boston a "terrible exposure-coming exposure-coming like thur.der in the quietnea, of the midnight hour." The Times1 disclosures were "a fatal blow." Associations As-sociations began at once to cancel their engagements, and "everything looked dark and desolate to the fair wanderer from the Mormon faith." But Major Pond happened to be a man of great faith, ile pronptIy entered en-tered into an extensive correspondence, correspon-dence, aud soon had inhia possession numerous letters certifying to the good character of Ann Eliza, and setting set-ting forth the fact that she hud been "a reigning belle of the Mormon household; and that her virtue and chastity were things to be unquestioned." unques-tioned." These letters were sent to branches of the Youug Men's Christian Chris-tian Union in different parts of the country, and were followed hy a circular cir-cular from Rcdpath.of lecture-bureau notoriety, in which the woman's character char-acter was valiantly defended. The major ma-jor then made a statement, in which he related his story of the unfortunate occurrence in the sleeping car. ' lie says that before starting, he engaged two berths, the lower one for Mrs, Young, and the upper one for himself him-self and little daughter. At first, he thought he would sit up and onjoy th beautiful moonlight and tub fragrance of a royal Havana, but soon drowsi-nrss drowsi-nrss overcame him, and he threw his cigar away, and retired, getting into the onper Urrth with bis daughter. Mrs. oung was not enjoying g.od health about that time, and during the night she became ' quite sick. Il became necessary for him to attend U the ventilation of tiie car, as well as to administer medicine to her. He was sitting upon her bertli in his night-clothes, giving her a dose of medicine, when the car attendants discovered him. Ke did not enlcr the berth at all. Jn climbing up to his own couch, he was 'as modest as tne circumstances permited. It was a diilicult situation at best, but his virtue was strong, and he mattered matter-ed it. In coinjlusiou, the major heroically declares that "lie may' be tbe victim of circumstances, but be never has been the slave of crime." Who but a heartless wretch would doubt this simple story of a Joseph with a military title? t is ju4 sqch a story lis would melt ' the supreme court of Illinois to pity and to tears. It is very like the story of Thompson and bis friend going out at midnight and walking alqng J,ho beacli at Winetka " to see the moon rise." Jt is a story that appeals to tiie heirt and clamors for belief. We, in Illinois, Illi-nois, readily accept it as a perfectly satisfactory vindication of the parties concerned; if, indeed, anv vindication vindica-tion at all were nocessary But tiie Boston barbarians do not believe it. Perhaps Boston: women do not fall ill in sleeping cars, or if they do, it may be that the men always have tiie forethought to draw on their trowscrs before rushing for medicine. Or, perhaps, a couple of wanderers from the Hub could be placed under the same circumstances, and remain temptation-proof. (Jn fortunately for other people, it is the rule in Boston to judge others by oneself. It is evident evi-dent that there will be no place for Ann Elia in Boston hereafter. She had better pack up her major and come to Illinois, where everybody is virtuous and happy. Chicago Times. |