The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-18
GREAT MORAL IDEAS.
A Yankee school lsa'9Dh an6 her
Dear Arthur
From the Macon (Gs.) Jou,nal, May %

From The Macon (Gs.) Jou.nal, Mayo.
The grand jury OF Bib county were
yesterday called upon TO Investigate rich !
case, the facts of which we propose to |
give in detail.
Several months ago white woman by
the name of Amanda Fawier. thoroughly /
imbued with love .or the "poor down
troddep African" came here from the
north and entered upon duty as teacher
Of led children.
In the course Of time she met Arthur
Edmunds, a negro, who acted as porter at
the grocery of Grier & Lake. and fell in
love with him. They carried on a cores
pondence OF 4 most a.Tectiona;e kind, q
will be seen by the specimen letters pub
Iished below
Things might have thus gone on indif
ferently and resulted in a union between
them, if Amanda had not been gully of a
little piece Of moral insanity. On VI edue.-
Gay last Messrs Grier & Lake received an
order purportiDg to have been signed By
the lady Of a prominent minister The or
der was sert by a servant who had been
in the employment, and requested the
sending of a ham, jar of brandy reach
es, some coffee and sugar, and several 9TH
or articles, amounting to eight of ten dol
lars worth. The clerk gave the note
cursory glance, and, not suspicioning any
thing, sent the goods as requested
! But, when he came to copy the order
into his blotter, it occurred to him that
something was net right about it, ana,
that it was IN the same handwriting Of
Arthur's love letters which he had been
in the habit Of reading for tie gay L.
thario. Calling upon Arthur for speci-
men letter COT which he had pocket ful)
and comparing the writing with the order,
his suspicious were more fully confirmed.
1t only took few moments to fuliy confirm
them by conference with the lady from
whom it purported to have come and liual-
ly when Miss Amanda was called upon
for an explanation, she acknowledged hav-
ing written it, but claimed to have some
sort of authority for doing SO. This vas
all stuff
She was at once arrested and sent to
Jail, and at the hour Of writing, tie grand
jury is considering true bill against her,
which will be returned and the case tried
be fore Judge Cole q. the present term Of
the superior court.
Miss Amanda Fawlcr is about 26 years
of age, is not killed with good looks, but
appears TO be woman Of some intelligence.
She has been teaching a public school
pear the Vineyille branch.
Arthur has wife and several children,
who will no doubt, read Miss Amanda 5
loving letters to him with no small inter
est.
We copy two letters to Dear Arthur
as follows:
MACON, Ga. March %, 1865.
"DEAR ARTuUR-As ray of fsunshiu C
across the frozen earth. came your most
welcome missive to my poor heart. 1t
was opened and read, aud its contents
gave me much pleasure to think you had
not forgotten me. hope you never will,
for | never will forget you while L live.
How can | forget any one that [ love SC
dearly as | do you? had written to you,
and when | sent it to the office received
; yours, and fastened to respond TO 1t
The one sent you last was bot directed
in care of any one 1t was directed only
to you. So | think you had best inquire
in your own name The sentiments OF m,
heart are in it, and | want you TO get it
| hope YOU will answer this soon, for
. shall look for an answer every day until
- get one. l want to see you very much
looked for you at tho time you promised
) TO come, but in van,-for | have not seel
= my dear Arthur. Oh. do come soon.
= wish to see you to talk to you. Write e
: me and give mc the sentiments of you
;, dear heart. If hld the chance | woulc
= tell you more than L expect you wish t.
= hear. Go to the Office soon and get tha
= !, letter, for L do not want my letters to sta,
. there long enough to be advertised. D
. do attend the Office very punctual, and
y will do the same. Do come soon, If you
:; please My dear. don't fail to write to m,
soon and often AS | am in a hurry l vii
have to close for this time. | will DO bet
i ter next time.
,, | am, as ever, yours most dcvotcdly,
II AMANDA FAwLER
h L. S.-Write soon. Let me hear from
r you tomorrow, sure. if you please
Y "MR. EDMUNDs-Dear SIR: / prom
ised you to let you know when i succeed
ed in obtaining room where it was, j
c is the building belonging to Nj. Hollings
+ worth. the lower room on the street towar'