The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-06-18
A Yankee School Marin Down South
LOVE LgTTERs TO HER NEGRO SWEETHEART.

The Macon (Georgia) Journal and Hes
senge-, gives the following account of a
very rich case on trial in the Court at that
place:
o The grand jury Of Bibb county were
yesterday called upon to investigate a rich
case, the facts of which We propose TO
give in detail
Several months ago white woman by
the name of Amanda Fawler, thoroughly
imbued with love for 'the poor down
trodden African" came here from the
North, and entered upon duty as a teacher
of colorsd children. She had no connec-
ton with the Lewis High School, but was
running upon an independent scale.
In the course of time she met Arthur
Edmonds, black negro fellow, who acts
IN the capacity of porter at the family
violently in love with him. They carried
on a correspondence of the most affection
ate, loving and endearing kind, as will be
seen by the specimen letters published be-
low, and often met and billed and cooed
together.
Things might have thus gone on indefi-
nitely, and resulted in a permanent union
between Miss Amanda Fawler and her
dear Arthur EdmoRds, if the aforesaid
Amanda had not been guilty of little
piece of moral insanity. On Wednesday
last Messrs. Frier & Lake received an or
der purporting to have been signed by the
lady of prominent minister. The order
was sent by a servant who had been in
her employment, and requested the send
ing Of ham, jar of brandy peaches,
some coffee and sugar, and several other
articles, amounting to eight or ten dollars
worth. The clerk gave the note cursory
glance, and, not suspicioning anything,
sent the goods as requested.
But when he came to copy the order
into his blotter, it occurred to him that
something was not right about it, and that
it was in the same handwriting of Ar
thurs love letters which he had been in
the habit of reading for that gay Lothario.
Calling upon Arthur for a specimen letter
(of which be had pocket fulD and COM
pairing the writing with the order, his sus-
picions were more fully confirmed. 1t
only took few moments to confirm them
by a conference with the lady from whom
it purpoTteG 10 have come, and finally,
when Miss Amanda was called upon for
an explanation, she acknowledged having
written it, but claimed to have some sort
of authority for doing so. This was all
stuff.
She was at once arrested and sent to
Jail and at the hour of writing, the Grand
Jury is considering true bill against her
which will be returned and the case tried
before Judge Cole at the present term of
the Superior Court.
Miss Amanda Fawler is about twenty
six years Of age, is not killed with good
looks. but appears to be a woman of some
intelligence. She had been teaching a
colored school near the Vineville branch,
and says she had eighteen day scholars,
and more than that number of night
scholars.
Arthur has wife and seven children,
who will no doubt read Miss Amanda's
loving letters to bim with no small in
terest.
We copy two letters to '.Dear Arthur
as follows;
AAOSHB 0A.1 ondICl 20, 1908,
"DEAR AETHUR As ray of sunshine
across the frozen earth, came your most vel
come missive to my poor heart. 1t was
opened aud read, and its contents gave ms
much pleasure to think you had not forgot,
ten me. hope you never will, for never
will forget you while l live. How can |
forget any one that love SO dearly as do
you 2 l had written to you, and when 1
sent it to the Office received YOURS. and I
hasten to respond to it. The one sent you
last was not directed in care of any one. 1t
was directed only to you. So think you
had best write in your own name. The san
timents of my heart are in it and I want
You to get it. l hope you will answer this
soon, for l shall look for an answer every
day until get one. want to see you very
much. l looked for yoV at the time you
promised to come, but in vain, for have
not seen my dear Arthur. Obi do come
soon. wish to see you, to talk with you.
Write to me. and give the sentiments of
your dear heart. If had the chanceI would