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A Letter
Dear Boys,
Many years have passed. You have become older, and with your age you have become stronger and wiser. Also with age you gain certain rights. I believe that you are old enough and have earned the right to know why your father was executed.
You need to understand that your father was a good man before you read on. I loved him with all my soul. For a few months I was ill, and at the time Abigail Williams was working for us. I guess I couldn't quite satisfy him because I could feel him turning away from me. He was committing lechery with Abigail Williams. It just pained my heart when I found out. I fired Abigail the next day. Deep down I still loved your father but I couldn't show it because it was buried under my hatred of that girl, and the emotional pain I was feeling. I just felt so depressed that I couldn't bring myself to show him that I still loved him.
I am sure you boys remember when Abigail and her gaggle of girls started crying witch. At that time I could tell that your father still had slight feelings for Abigail. Abigail and her friends lied to the court not one of those girls saw anybody with the devil. Abigail told your father that it was a lie, and that Abigail and the other girls were just sporting. Your father did not want to tell the court that she was lying because then he would have to tell them that he committed lechery. Abigail wanted me dead so that she could have your father all to herself. Honest people were taken to jail and some were killed because of Abigail and her friends. Abigail accused me of witch craft and I was taken to jail. At that moment your father decided that he was going to do everything in his power to get me home. Your father went to the court and called Abigail a whore and told them that he committed lechery with Abigail. Judge Danfourth called upon me and asked me if I knew that your father and Abigail committed lechery. Your father was ashamed of himself for committing lechery so I did not know if he told the court or not. At that moment I did a horrible thing and I did not know weather or not they had committed lechery. If only I would have told the truth all of the innocent people would have been set free, and Abigail would have been put in jail. Your father was taken to jail almost directly after the hearing and I was also taken back to jail.
On the day your father was scheduled to be hanged I was allowed to see him. Reverend Paris and Hale wanted me to convince your father to confess to use of witch craft. When I saw him he asked me if I would lie to live or be honest and die. I could answer the question. He had decided that he wanted to live. When he confessed they made him sign a paper stating that he committed witch craft. Mr. Danfourth wanted to nail the paper to the church for all to see but your father couldn't stand the idea of having his confession to the church when his friend were being hanged for silence. He also wanted to keep his good name for you boys. He was so enraged that he ripped the confession to shreds and gave me one last kiss and was taken to be hanged.
Your father died a good man. What hurts me the most is knowing that I could have stopped all of this if I would have told the truth, and if only I would have shown him more love. Your father would be proud of you boys and you should be proud of him.
Love your,
Mother
