Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-26

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even at these little ways. Why. my
heart felt like heavy stone in my
bosom when 1 came back to the Office.
Will you think of me tonight. / Won
der. Please fancy, if you can, that /
am with you, even as / would be if /
could, and 1 send you hundred kisses
and a heart full of the most devoted
love.
How can go away without seeing
You, even for little while? I am
| ten ted to delay until Saturday morn
| lug, SO may see you tomorrow morn
| ing, at which time, suppose, you will
be on duty. o, dear, how provoking
it is to know that you are only a couple
| of blocks distant from me now, and l
cannot see you, but must go home as
dreary as bird that has lost its mate
| Well, it Is something o know what a
| dear, patient, good-hearted darling /
have got, for you must know that /
consider that you belong to me exclu-
sively, and no one else has any right to
call You pet names, or to love you, ell
Their. And l. am very jealous of my
possession, assure you. wish you
would think enough of me TO write me
| one ltblGE NnllC dL1 BOUt. OlIECb W
Middletown, Conn. viii you, dear?
Ali if you We're only going with me
Tom, l should be the happiest little
woman in the world. We should be SC
happy together, for wouldn't tease
You in the least-Don't you believe 1T
Well, 1 shall have your picture, and
looking in its eyes, viii try to fancy the
original near me. l expect / shall have
it quite worn out pretty soon; and ther
[ shall be obliged to have another one
which / hope will be more hatu raj.
You must excuse this paper and enve
ole, dear, for it is the only kind we
have here, and must mail this letter
[ efore / go home.
love you, no, don't mean that, fo
you don't believe in any such thing you
know. But mean to say, / like yol
so much that it's very hard to say gooC
bye. Again, and again kiss you, anC
shall not be quite happy until see you
again. Yours, ever,
(Signed) FANNIE.
The following letter, written b,
Burke, was found among the effect
of Mrs. Willard:
WEDNESDAY, January 80 P. NJ.
DEAR FANNIE: L received your note
and I must say it surprised me not
little, as well for its brevity as its for
: mality; but it vas welcome-that is
the autograph, not the contents.
! am not very we'll to-day, Fannie, anC
: would not be able to stand the storm
that awaits me. I was in hopes O
seeing you once more in order to hav,
J an understanding with you, but you
, have decreed otherwise, and l have
, nothing left to do but to quietly acqui
esce, and assure you it will be tn,
, most wretched night off / have spen
: for the last eighteen months. How
ever, / am egotistical enough to attrib
ute il to press of business connected
, with the fair rather than an aversion
} on your part to see me. / know you
sensitive nature must have been wound
ed in the extreme when yol
perused those cards which
left on the table, but dear, yol
, must consider the state of my feel
ings on that occasion. 1t was very i'm
} prudent in me to leave them there afte
having seen yOu, and hope and trus
} that you will find it in your breast T.
forgive me, and would not blame yol
if you never spoke to me again. Oh
Fannie, earnestly hope that it will
never be your lot to suffer what suffer
ed that evening. You, who 1 woul,
have gone through fire and water t.
: serve, to leave me four long hours
every minute an age; my brain racke,
with thousand emotions, a prey t.
that most agonizing of tCrtures, sus
pense. Ii it is your determination
J Fannie, never to see me again. sup
pose it would be useless for me to en-
deavor to dissuade you, or reverse you
decision, bnt earnestly pray that Their
still exists Il little latent affection TO
: me sufficient to grant me one more in
: teryiew. This is just, Fannie, as yo1
promised to let me come tonight; bu
as it is not convenient for you, wOul,
be pleased to write and state when yol
will be disengaged? Trusting this ma,
meet a favorable response, and wishing
you happy new, remain, yours ever
(Signed) Z. b.