The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-14

your lie, ana see now looked 10 thee tuon, s iar
ask your guilty heart II you mad not better ies
me alone and instead OF trying TO answer tnis Ieea
from your disorgsnlzed brain. or writing rom inc
dlctati0n OF those around you to-day. simply Jake
piece OF paper and write on It the same as DO now
SO far as we are now, ever may be- "Dust 70 DUST
asnes 10 ashes. Amen" J. r., 'r'
little difference OF opinion arose as TO oills'
Fisk maintained that after Josie left him and went
with Stokes that Stokes ought to pay the bills, and
Fisk thus writes to JOSEF
u. F., JrJ Monogram
MADAME-Enclosed I send you bill OF Harris re-
the honest proportion OF the Bassrord bill which
belongs to me TO pay. should have made the WORD
to put the dates the bill had received lnstruc.
tons from Miss Mansfield to have the bill all under
tne date OF June 1870 although sla6 2e the amour.
oil the goods, as bought by you or your akent was
spent at much later date. should not suppose
you would care to place Yourself IN the light tnat
that you gave Mr.. Bassford. l mad supposed you
.nonest," but mud That trace OF that virtue does
not even cling TO you. l am, yours J. r., Jr'
FIsK's LOVE FOR JOSIE.
Fisk's love for Josie at one time amounted
to worship. 1t was hard for him to XIII IT, and day
after day he used to spend writing to her. Here Is
another letter similar to the last
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
NEW YORK, Oct. 70, 1870.
MADAM.-You know l would not wrong you, and
would take back all my acts when there could De
shadow OF doubt that you was right and ! was
! have written. l wrote them because you had
wronged me positively, because YOU had placed
my my" happiness an eternal Al gull and / felt
sore and revengeiul and ON those LETTERS al !
for me to write aughI about them or about as when
l could talk TO you there. You dld not listen. 1
ton is like a dream to me- fearful dream from
which have awoKe, and, while dreaming, supposed
amy saS S rom ahs the osrs e e
there shoulders no spirit Of revenge towards you,
Tor you acted right and the co e, only came
sooner, and would not believe that any
power on earth would make any question
me and the holy feeling once mad for you. ! sent
John to Bassords, and they told him what said
or he told me So that you left word tnat the dates
OF the bill should not be changed. But what does It
matter whether 1t Is 80 or notY cannot Jeet mat
you would DO 1t, and something says to me- this was
one OF the things she not like. SO pass It by.
and II the letters OF last night or to-day are not IKE
me you can wash the pad act out from your mem.
Ory and leave but the one idea that want to do my
duty and fulfil every unsettled relic AT least In my
heart rests no remorse, for The memory Is too
good about yOu ana forget forever the bad Oh late
you nave thought different from me this may he
me all the credit you can. we nave parted Joreper
Now, let us make the memory oil the past as bright
tte to cherish mat cling to 1t with great tenacty
and nope from time TO time To wear 1t OIL. You
kno,o iull Wen how have suffered; once you knew
me less. IL Ii the proper light for you TO stand IN
1t Is all you desire on your side. II Is all you de.
This letter should remain and be READ only byyou.
Should you see ut 70 answer It the answer viii ne
the same way kept by me. There has been storm.
The ship, q NOBLE steamer, has gone down. The
storm ls over and the sea is smooth again.
Little ships should keep near shore
Greater ships can venture
"My snip Is small and poorly ofiicered."
am yours, ever, &c, &C., j. F., Jr.
p. ISL would have liked to have answered your
letter In full. but as you say nave not weil-na.
letter Of that kind refrain ana content to let the
sentiments OF 1t "know and fret me-"
Josie used to call on Fisk frequently during the
month Of October She frequently importuned him
for money. Sometimes Fisk would see her, and this
would unnervc him As much as he had resolved
on separation her presence always melted bis heart
This letter explains ITSELF
OCTOBER 25, 1870.
why should write you again. Shall ever reach
until Iget weary with the entire affair. l would
forget II and no doubt you would tue same The
mistake yesterday was almost the mistake Of nie
time for me. Who supposed for an instant that you
would ever cross my path again In q spirit OF sub
that You should be sorry for, and the same In per-
uniting It: TINS cannot Pc and | shall write you
final ,oS e ye tha and ss ee ySa
and still write it to you again. Yes, for the reason
treated you falsely last night and left you with
You acted so differently from your nature That 1
forgive you, and even went 80 lar as 10 bring my
|
First, the devil stood behind, and my better reason
| gave way Tor the moment and came away, telling
WS9c comes IN with mine we
| so much alike that much OF what Is said, like
that last night, had better been unsaid. All now
| trembles at Ideas that were expressed last night.
But that l should have left on your mind an idea
that you could control me Is erroneous. There are
truths in this affair, and they must be spoken
| You nave gone out from one element and have
taken another tstokesl and for you to turn back
| either when you are situated that wav, or when
| even you could soy that element had gone, should
make a no sSeu 10 and s a e
| quences. Supp0sing the part you took last night
aud yesterday afternoon was one OF truth. II not
| Again, II rou was not dealing from your heart in
| what took place, and hope It was not true, then
| to endure. why 1t has been many . long year
| since could say TO myself that had committed
bring me back almost 10 childhood. TO imagine
that should have again crossed your Threshold and
crossed IT, TO- deliSeTaely knowing mat the same
made me THIS sorrow-why. II Is devllsn. told
you that had passed the realm where had Tor.
/ would not murmur; ! would not md fault
| with all that l saw. would fain tear your
all night last night and ali day to-day Of your say.
Ing II would rather be toad" &C., &c. Was that
to apply TO mes ms snS%s say 60 Yes VINO
| yourself. And must weigh you carefully, for
have nothing but great character to deal with,
| ana must meet things carefully. You might sup
| pose you could love two and perhaps. more ele.
| ments, and make them hover near you. Certainly
| you did last night and, for shame, was one Of
Them But 1t viii again. For let be
honest You went that road because 1t looks smooth
| and pleasant and mine looked ragged and worm
| Now, mistake cannot be found out too soon.
Travel further along and don't try TO turn so soon
you talked OF TINS man lStokes and do not deceive
| yourself-vou i0ue him. Yesterday there was
nothing but the breaking up Of strong pride ana the
giving way Of wilfulness. Cling to that one. Leave
me alone; for in me you have nothing len. Why
must study; but pledge yod tonight that
! ,otl not countenance even your I'm.
nressOn on nv mind until the door Is closed behind
| him forever For what you can gain from me you
probably cannot AFFORD 70 DO that SO let me advise
| had for YOU as changes. He loves you; you love
him. You have caused me all the misery you could.