The Republican journal., 1869-06-17
BREACH OF PROMISE.

promise to marry. The plaintiff is Miss Craig,
a young and good looking woman-the de-
iendant resident of Chicago named Sprague,
worth, it said, very large property, and Of
eccentric manners The Chicago Journal
gives the following sketch Of the trial
The Circuit Court Of DuPage reconvened
at Wheaton at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
and the Crag-Sprague breach of promise
case was taken up. Miss Craig attended by
her mother, entered court and took her acc,s-
toned seat; and many Of the fair sex of
Wheaton Were present. The popular sympa-
thy is with the plaintiff. Half an hour was
taken up in cross-examining the defendant
and the remainder of the day was spent in
reading the letters that passed between the
parties. Those Of the defendant are rich
rare and racy. The following effusion from
defendant, in response to bit of poetry Miss
Craig sent him, shows that the ''divne af1la-
tus' must have pcrvaded him also:
Loves Demand
Keep thine Hart Pure Beneath than eyes that Look
50 Deep and Love so Though I stand close when
thine angel flies my Life Lies under Baeful spell
i'll all the Bliss of heaven Above could the not
from wrong and WO be true to love Be true to love
oh Give to Love no bitter word oh give to Love no
selfish thought nor the hairless smile Like what
is stirred Wen the world is answered naught for
naught.
oh Give to love no artful shock however innocent
II seem Lett truth and Perfect truth the while Prove
thee As noble as deem though all thy Grace and
Beauty fail oh could they ever fail for me and the
very stars of heaven Grow pale Lett me Lose never
my faith in three Loves Lass as Less than truth
mind thy Sun may Light another sphere fitting in
Darkness Lone and Blind shall feel safe thine hon
or clear f. c. SPRAGUE.
The cross-examination of Mr.. Sprague
elected nothing but what has been published,
and was relative to his property. The follow
ING was the first letter read in Court:
BOsTON Mass Oct 1859
Monday 10 o'c a. m.
my dear and best Beloved and respected and Hon
ored in my hart to Amanda J. Craig my dear you
Before left that Place left the second day after
wrote you my Love my hart has Acked and have
felt bad for so doing Butt uncle Elisha cooSed me
to go East to see Doct Warren and l done shall
leave i'll few days for Chicogo an then for Your place
hoap will gett Il few lines from you at Chicago
cannot run the risk of a Surgacle operation until 7
have my matters all settled it is great risk 50 says
Doc Warren and 3 others Butt | cannot putt lit off
Longer than next spring at the farthest Move |
will write you from Chicago and Lett you know all
Of the particulars about what my doc says Mandy
now you have all my love and Esteem and Respect
keep good heart i'll order to keep up your spear
tits have looked at your minitore at least II Doz-
Ell times how | love You and YOU don't Believe one
word of itt 0 how | want TO hear from you know
s the way Icet 1her Is letter Tor me at Chicag"
arms and see rnn far that is naar I tio
have in vour comnmv vonrs a. earer .,l vn,l haye
had all of my love and ,incear regard and hoap
always will you write me so can gett yours against
' as i3,e lu ltSalu aii1 so9'
m n = o aaa ''i'' ie' 'll' 'cio'eu nlo'll-
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Stul'ie VI my 'oc'or'
Here is the second:
cu,c,co Oct 20 ,ee5 n,,, ,o.. ano,,,.
I'LL liHlCAGo, oct: ~, leo': my Dear amanda j.
CraS L nave lnls moment received Letter from
tonnlcutt ne" London returned to me that wrote
C;raat Iea Of m Of m ,,' Raaa"s : IsnG s f
Inc to Be married this Ietter left the kntt mf> she
says 1 must not Be mad 1T hear She says She wrote
letter to Cincinnati she says she will have some
th mo nm hot t to it' , ~ p it II
WV d Not Gnt Tetta from ro, ni III pas
return the Letter sent YOU through mistake an1
will send you the one that has Been all the way to
1he yankees states for you to keep as joak that is
mI l , u aiii no?t M nS NY t tare,estness 9u can
zion really DO mott Bcye that mn in NV W, roht "l #
mind - of the time.
Won nm vr@h7n@ @ t,o. b., 7'1Ieu ~, satisfactory 70
Buildings off Out off the third story Of nv 'P Rdnc IL ilo
can look over the Lake as well as the Dcpo wheaT
/, now set on pile OF joee on the Storey Your, as
i1'sei'
tain NAV ponnnlaintc ahon+ +b, +;o.t,+,,c,, -.
,,,a,,o,, ,ty,otto,i ~ a,u ny ''.'' VI
lif'ii,S ih't'Uoi'' Nv seN eii'h glNes evidence
OF efySlpelas ana trust IN the Lord. 1t isaS
loiio"9;
CHICAGO, April 30, 1865.
e.iloei E wy .t i'cn: cannot see one Bit aut
cant see to Read them have nott hroa at th o nu,,
will so soon as can Read them | Won't trust no
how von viii rood thaoS ~ nS ~ ~ - iiie - 1oat % hoM
faajl We'll itf nv Eve aar IA -. - ~, Geis Molh
mo Down a NOV wors,;n ~ inJ Ioi7 - -. go =, ~
law of cod mist H., ah1 .it n ~ S.'sus l9i tit
" ~ "N - SUM ''ie " Doc''
ne elShth letter gives detailed account
of the erection of his business blocks Ttcon-
tains manifestations Of und1-;no . troot;o,, AVA
i, tho ,.,,c tl g l11.:. IS ''>N 'i''' CIV
~ ~ Noiiiei 'iio loiio" llS
. Lord hoe art in heaven bless our 2 harts and
soes and be with us and glide us and protect US.
+. c. S.
The ninth epistle contains tho ,oalan,bolv Y
fact of his continued ;l1nass ava ,1.o,',;a', y
's. VI iilp oon1ihueu liliiesa anu PROMISES 10
"iile Long Letter rs soon as fell Better.
The letters OF Miss Crag are very well writ
ten and Indicate a mind Of more than ordin
arv cultura Occoeional noa+;o,l oH,,;,
~ ;1S ~, 1. PoI.ho''i ~ oiuoioi'
e.io a. lhclooeu, WHICH contain SOU, gushing sen
tments, ana nave the true '']lngle" OF verse.
She expressed deep and undyinp devotion TO
Mr. Snr.l one and says in ono Gf bo, lo+to,.,. .
"The most artestc lines that could be penned by
other hands are as nothing to me when compared
with thy lines of love and affection vour fingers have
traced"
In ono of +bo lot+o,.o f,o,,, NJ, Tt:. ,t
@ - " - ~ Ai'' Nl'lS W wi