Evening star., 1865-07-11
THE MARY HARRrS TRIAL,
CONCLUSION OF YESTERDAYS PRO.
CEEDINGS. .....
LETTERS FROM BURROUGHS TO MISS
HARRIS
ROMANTIC CORRESPONDENTS

oui Hoit VI Tie Irlal closed
as Mr. fendall proceeded to read the letters re-
ceiNed by Miss Harris from Burroughs, the
| first Of which is as follows:
| OTTUMwA, Iowa. Nov. l. 1a5s
| DEAR LITTLE MOLLIE: You must not think
| fhat because tins letter dates from the West il
| comes from some of your Fairfield friends or
SE2su SE2uEE ittffifra hhtt4tfl. hhtt4tfl. Rpghqw who sent Won
| ii for a signature 10 determine who its author
| is, for there will be no signature to il, except
| ncog. If the handwriting is any guide 10 Its
| author, or the place from whence ii dates, you
| are welcome TO the information it conveys or
| if you recognize the (here some word is torn
| on hereby enclose as one of Il kind with which
You are familiar, and surely you have heard
enough Of them TO know. You must not be
| much at a loss to know its author, but further
! than this l cannot help you.
/ will Just here remark that you must not
say anything to Mrs. Alexander about receiv-
| that had sent you letter, you know what
| she would do-kin me; SO if you have any re-
gard for your friend incog, you must keep
| whist.
| 1 like to think OF you, dear little Mollie. like
| to talk with you; like TO write TO you, and
| like to like the merry little friend who is the
subject of SO many likes and would like TO
be liked by the same, and l believe we have
sort OF agreement 10 that effect, havn't we Mol
The letter covers tour pages, and is closely
written. Ii is signed .'Incog.'
Another is dated SUNDAY, February -,
1S59,'' and is as follows
and i'll compliance with your request l write
Sunday. l would much rather have the time
spend writing to spend with youth conver-
sation. AS much Of a privilege is that of
writing to absent friends, it is Il bore to the
heart full of longing for their society, and hav-
ing had the expectation of meeting you and
communicating by word of mouth the fullness
of my heart, it becomes almost a task TO trace
out. word by word, what time would scarcely
| be sufficient TO utter i'll sentences.
Have you any idea, dear Mollie. how much
nlpaSnrp affords letter and
| find myself addressed rs your dearest friend! |!
And is it true that of all whom you esteem
Your friends, l am the dearest to you! IL is
rather gratifying TO ones vanity thus TO
| tain the pre- commence in the mind OF valued
friend. 1t is refreshing TO be assured that in
| the midst of a cold hearted, selfish world, there
is vet one heart that warns with kindness,
| sympathy and affection to know that my dear
little Molle is such a friend to me, is a source
| of much satisfaction, which appreciate in its
fullness, and i wish to be your true friend as
well as your dearest friend in the scale Of your
| regard. Such / will seek to be, and that do
| have an anxious solicitude for yonr best inter-
estS, such as true friendship begets, can say,
| ! Think with candor and truth.
Yes, dear MoIlie, you may be assured that
your regard is felt and cherished with true ap.
probation, and that il meets cordial response
| in nv own heart, and all the more that you
maintain such regard in the midst of good
deal of bitter enmity on the part of those whom
| l have never injured in any way, and even by
those toward whom have ever felt none other
Than kind feelings .,,,o
Il letter closes as fOllOwS:
| do want TO see you, dear Mollie, and hear
| from your own lips concerning the many
things 1 wish TO know, and Il heap of kisses
from the same source.
| Yours affectonately.
| Another is dated .'Eddyville, May II, 1881
and addressed to Dearest Little Mollie," and
| signed 'sYours affectonately."
| The next, sEddyville April IS, 1852 and
| addressed TO My dear Molle.''
| The next is dated .sDes Moines, April Is,
| 1882
! Some ten nr twelve lettars ypera raa6 IN the
| Jury. Each covers four pages Of closely written
manuscript; They are full OF love and kind
advice. All through the letters he speaks of
| how happy he will be 10 come to his 'dear
| Nellie take her on his knee and receive his
kisses He advises her Us 10 all her personal
| matters and frequently refers 10 her wild and
| playful disposition
| Another is dated Thursday, June 80, 1884,
and commences as follows:
Dearest Girl: l promised 10 write you during
| the present week a long letter. AS l commence
| il cant say how long it will be, further than
that il shall be as long It's practicable for me
| TO make it.
gladly. You know not how it soothes my many
! griefs and disappointments TO receive a kind,
| long, warm hearted letter from my donbly
| those long dresses. will believe you always
| like 10 Write me whenever opportunity per-
| miIs you, and that the satisfaction thus al
| fordeG arises from sincere regard for your
| friends
| That causes might arise to diminish that re.
| Stlu i IluSi tulllk pOSSlDie. WIN my huOWieUSe
| of the human heart, and l might say particu-
| larly of womans heart, but you repudiate all
| such ideas. You think womans heart un-
| changing, especially your heart l will not
| dispute your claim to enduring affection, in
| vulnerable to the attacks Of malice from my
enemies or from mere surmiSlngs of unWorthi-
ness on my part or slight causes OF offence, and
| do hope there will never be anything in the
| future between us 10 disprove the idea. And
| l, dear Molhe, shall not get s.spuakey'' very
| easily: although l confess am somewhat SEN
L t1ya aS N hat lnnly ilya linI,+
| from any one. particularly from any one in
| Burlington, where l know i have so MANY
| bitter enemies to manufacture feelings against
| me.
| And you are thinking of the fun you are TO
| have on the Fourth. Shall l tell You of some
| l would like TO have! l would like to be atone
with dear little Mollie, somewhere where we
conld stroll off to some sequestered place in
| the shade of some friendly woodlands, and to-
| gether sit and talk over the past and enjoy the
present of each others affection: where no OBJ.
truding eye would sap the sweetness of our
| mutual kisses. and no nm welcome voice would
violate the sacredness OF unbroken commng-
| ling of words and hearts-wouldnt you %
| This letter covers six pages, and is without
signature.
The next is a long letter, covering eight and
half pages 1t is dated
MONDAY, August 22, 1859.
| o! MY DEAR LITTLE RosEBUD:-Is it after
making me crazy that you are, or is, for MAX
| me till I'm kilt entirely, that you're sakin
afther that you sind all the way from Burling.
ton such picture that would make the howly
What am MI 10 % do My head grows Ss giddy. i'd a aad
divil-a- bit could fsa. Me hands fly up above
the head Of meme fingers stick right out side
wise-me hair stands on eend-me eyes stick
out so far ahead Of me can only touch them
wild me cane, and I go runnn up the strate and
back again like mad! O!howly Virgin Mary,
intercede for me, for divil-a-b bit of rason have
got left, and I'm mad entirely. You know,
darling, when person is bitten by a venomous
snake, his skin assumes the color of the snake.
II an abominable snake has such an effect on q
man, is it strange, that when bewitched by the
sweetest looking Irish girl that ever lived, he
shonld become an 1rishman! Who wouldn't
be anything to. be the recipient of such q favor
| as / on Sati How am to thank You for snch
favor! o joyous surprise! Glad source OF
delirous joy
Many times had longed for Your picture
and let my imagination dwell upon the receipt
| of, but burst not ask you for it, for reasons
| will give you if we ever meet-,ot aoao but it
is the more grateful, coming as surprise ofsuch
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