Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-04-22


The following Is the letter which
was produced by the defense on the
trial OF Mcfarland for the murder of
A. ID. Richardson's:
MARCH o, 4:50 y. MI received
two hours ago, darling, yours Of yes
terday. At noon / mailed you the
dttunttc for March TO No. 72. This
send in care of Mr. S., hoping you
may get IL tomorrow. Don't be dis
turbed about your family, little girl
Families always respect accomplished
facts. My hobby, you know. once
Outraged mine great deal more than
you ever eau yours, ard they are the
straightest sect of Puritans; but
time made IL all correct. So you
could not go to Mrs. MI. y till Mon
day, and couldn't have my room !?
BE patient, little girl. and you shall
have to give, not take, orders about
my room. Funny about Lille and
young lady am engaged TO. Itonly
confirms my theory that you aud
Mollie are ilrst-class ntriguers. win
order your scrap book on Monday.
Learn all you can aLout material aud
contents of he new book within the
next few days, for we may want TO
announce 1t in my book. Please re-
member that IL ought to have plenty
of hnmor, and that ID must have some
horrors. LII you recoil from them,
you shall not do them. Darling, |
smiled at my being pined and hurt.
Why, / am like man that has got
rid of his elephant. | weigh los
pounds, and am lighter h aarted than
have been for years. Indeed, | feel
as if Il weight had been lifted from
me, even before your sweet love came
to sweeten and bless my life. All
the trouble was that she thought she
could not let me go. Long ago,
wien she and tirst came together,
| said TO her, we will make no vows
TO love each other always. OF that
we cannot tell. l will only exact
that you will tell me perfect truth,
whether IL keeps us together or sepa.
rates us. God helping me | WILL
She tried to be the leopard could not
change its spots, and she did her best
and was very tender and loving aud
| have nothing in the world To COM
plain OF Tf you had not come 10 me,
little girl, il would have made no
difference there. That scene was
ended long ago. twill rather startle
Mrs. s., won't 1t, darling? | think
she will like 1t In the end. Rosle's
letter IL very grateful and kind, and
| am very glad sou go, for 1t will do
you good. 1t Is II great, breezy. rest.
ful place. What u goosie IL Is about
my coming home. OF course shall
come whenever my business compeIs
or will let me. What judgement
shall you fear, doing no wrong? The
circumstances make it right aud un-
noticeable, and | viii not stay away
for forty thousand Mrs. Gruhdys
| will not neglect work to come, but
1t il quite possible may have to
come next week, have not been
waiting for you, darling, all these
long years, to wear hairClotll and
serve seven years now. 1 want you
always, a hundred times n day. My
arms seems tostretch out toward you.
i never seek my pillow without
wanting to fold you to my heart for
a goodnight kiss and blessing, and
the few months before you can open.
ly be mine will be long enough at
uesi. NO grass hH.Al gro" unuef NY
feet; but | Eever let public opinion
bully me a bit, and never mean to.
So sunbeam, l shall come whenever
| can, and stay as long as business
wilipermit, and will decide about
summer, just as soon rs can, dar-
ling. Can possibly surmise by Mon,
day or Tuesday, darling l should
be afraid ii you had fascinated me in
day or q week. The trees which
grow in an hour have no deep root.
Ours | believe to he no love of u
on.day hour, but for all time.
Only one love ever grew SO slowly
into my heart as yours has, and that
was so tender and blessed that
Heaven needed and took it. My
darling, you are all that | would have
you; exactly what would have you,
in mind, body and estate; and my
tired heart finds i'm you Infinite rest,
and riches, and sweetness. g.s
Good night, my love, my own, my
wife. ,.
Burn this, will ycu not?