The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-17
LOVE AND CRIME.
Trial of Mary Harris-The Faitbiess
BurrouShs-A Woman's Revenge
Curious Budget Of Amorons Episties'

THE FIRST LOVE LETTER.


Curious Budget Of Amorons Epistles.
CONCLUSION.
THE FIRST LOVE LETTER.
A bundle of ninety-two letters was
brought into court, some of which were
read. The first is dated "Ottumwa, 10
wa, Nov. lst, 1885," and reads as follows:
OTTUMwA, Iowa, Nov. /, 1858.
DEAR LITTLE MoLLIE:-You must not
think that because this letter comes from
the West it comes from some of your
Fairfield friends, or from your friend Hull,
of BIRMINGHAM, who sent you his picture;
neither must you look to the end of it for
a signature to determine who its author
is. for there will be no signature to it ex-
cept incog. If the handwriting is any
guide to its author, OF the place from
whence it dates, you are welcome to the
information it conveys or if you recog.
nize the (here some word is torn Off
hereby enclose as one of kind with
which you are familior, and surely you
have heard enough of them to know
Ynu must not be much at a loss to know
its author, but further than this cannot
help you.
will Just here remark that You must
not say anything to Mrs. Alexander abont
receiving this letter from me, for if she
should know that had sent you letter
YOU know what she would do-kill me;
so if Won have any regard for your friend
incog. you must keep whist.
like to think of you dear little Mol
lie. like to talk with you; | like to
write to YOU; and like to like the mer-
ry little friend who is the subject of so
many likes; and | would like to be- liked
by the same, aud | believe We have ii
sort Of agreement to that effect. havn't
we, Mollie2
The letter covers four pages and is
closely written. 1t is signed "incog."
Some ten or twelve letters were read
to the jury. Each covers four pages of
closely written manuscript. They are
full of love aud kind advice. All through
the letters he speaks of how happy he
will be to come to his dear Mollie. take
her on his knee and receive her kisses"
He advises her as to all her personal
matters, and frequently refers to her
wild and playful disposition.
Another is dated "Thnrsday. June 30,
1859" and commences as follows:
THURSDAY, June 80, 1859
DEAREST GIRL promised to write
you during the present week long let
ter. As commence it l can't say how
long it will be, further than that it will
lie as long as is practicable for me to
make it,
received your favor of the 18th daily
and gladly. You know not how il ao"i hes
my many griefs and disappointmcnts to
receive kind. long, warm-hearted letter
from my doubly dear, sweet little Molle.
had forgotten about those long dresses.
| will believe you always like To write
me whenever opportunity permits You,
and that the satisfaction thus afforded
arsee from sincere regard for your
friends
That causes might arise to diminish
that regard l must think possible, with
my knowledge of the human heart, and,
| might say, particularly of woman's
heart, but you repudiate all such ideas.
You think woman's heart unchanging,
especially your heart will not dispute
claim to enduring affection, invulnera-
bic to the attacks of malice from my en-
emies or from mere surnisings of unwor-
thiness on my part or slight causes of
offence, and do hope there will never
be anything in the future between us to
disprOve the idea And l, dear MOllie,
shall not get "spunkey' very easily, al
though confess I am somewhat sensi-
tive as to anything that looks like a
slight from any one, particularly from
any one in Burlington, where | know l
have so many bitter enemies to manu-
tacture feeling against me.
And you are thinking of the fun You
are to have on the Fourth. Shall I tell
you of some I would like to havel |
would like to be alone with dear little
Mollie, somewhere where we could stroll
off to some sequestred place ill the shade
of some friendly woodlands, and togeth-
or sit and talk over the past and enjoy
the present of each others affection,
where no obtruding eye would sap the
sweetness of our mutual kisses, and no
unwelcome voice would violate the sa.
credness of unbroken commingling of
words and hearts-would'n yon!
The next is curious specimen of a
q gushing love epistle, and shows that,
however great his influence may have
been over her, hers over him must have
been considerable, to judge by the me
tamorphosis which was taking or had
taken place in his national character:
MONDAY. August %, 1859
o! My DEAR LITTLE ROSEBUD: Is it
afther making me- crazy that you are, Ut
is it for making me heart jump clear up
into the throat of me till Pm Kilt entire
", that you're sakin after, that you sind
ali the way from Burlington such pic
turs as would make the holy Virgin Mary
blush again2 o, howly St Pater What
am to doa My head grows giddy, and
divil a-bit could / sa. Me hands hy up
above the head of Meme fingers stick
ipht out sidewise-me hair stands III
eend-me eyes stick out so far ahead of
me I can only touch them wild me cane,
and i go running mp the strate and back
acain like mad! o! howly Virgin Mary
intercede for me. for diyil a bit of ra-
son have l got left, and I'm mad intirely
You know, darling when . person is bit
tan by a venomous snake, his skin as
snvnas tha color of the snake. If an