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


nently ior the future that part OF the amount
wouo pace me In position where never would
% appeal 70 0I aagn have Ms
from the Branch, expecting my AFFAIRS with you to
continue. contracted bills that would not other
wise nave done. do not ask for anything have
not been led to suppose was mine and do not ask
you 70 settle what Is not entirely convenient for
YOU. After time snail sell my house. but for the
present think II best TO remain 10 it. The money
speak OF would place me where should need the
The ring take back Is fairly as I gave it you;
the mate TO IL shall keep for company. Why y0u
should say obtained this house by robbery | can
not imagine; however, you know best. / am sorry
that your associations WIN me was detrimental 70
you. aud would gladly, with you were It possiOle.
but 1t Is not possible, and must struggle to out.
live our past trust you win take the sense OF this
take send this by Ella anu what you do not under
stand sne VIII explain
FISK TO JOSIE.
To this and other letters Of Josie Flsk made the
following final reply
MRS. MANsFIELD-There can be no question as
10 the authority OF the letter which was handed 10
me YESTERDAY oy your servant, In this respect or,
ferlng from the epstle winch you say you received
from Miss pens, and which, IN your opinion re-
quired the united efforts OF herself Mlle Montaland
and myself Certainly the composition should be
good II these parties had combined to produce lt.
But the slight mistake you make Is evident lIom the
me- and IL" presume ss Nile. Montaiand is equally ~
nOrant OF It's existence as 1t Is not likely she
troubles herself about your affairs. can scarcely
the letter. and the credit is therefore que to MISS
Peirs Tor superior talent IN correspondence As far
as the great exposure you speak Of is concerned
and as fail to see It cannot OF course understand
II. nave endeayored to put your Jumbled letter
together IN order to arrive at your mean
Of VIVA; you wis, wish to convey but as
truth they cannot, OF course, have any weight with
me. You may not be 10 blame Tor entertaining the
Peris and others, and that they under great OBJ
legations 70 you for favors conferred The habit OF
of ali The benefits bestowed upon others would ma.
turaly AFFECT a much better balanced brain than
yours. and in time you would come 10 believe that
you alone had the power to distribute The good
things TO those around you utterly forgetful Of him
VINO was behind the scenes entirely unnoticed. Can
you blame then, those from whose the veil has
fallen and VINO see you IN your true light as the gver
OF others charltlesY would not trouble myself TO
answer your letters, anu do not consider 1t q duty
owe you TO give you final expression OF my
OPINION. In venting your spite on Miss Pelrs with
whose affairs, oy the way, have nothing whatever
you AFFORD me an opportunity OF conveying TO you
my ideas respecting the theories winch you have
and wcS peope have AZ
merely the emanations Of q crazy brain. l could
not coincide with tins view, FOR crazy people are
please either right or wrong, and 80 long as they
are loose l consider them sane, and therefore
ton. AS for MISS Pelris being ~ snake IN the
grass" care but little about that. She can do me
neither harm nor nor good nave done all ssas mas
TO me and says;-'Sir, you have been my friend;
you have assisted me In my troubles and l thank
and sufficient recompense Tor me for any good
may have done her. and she can return. II she be o
s n IN Tue so a wSa snk Won az
woman who would veil my eyes, first BY gentle
kiss, and afterwald, night and day, for weeks,
through the dark valley OF trouble, when she could
have made my pathway one Of roses committing
crimes which q devil lncarnate would shrink from,
while ali this time showed to her. as to you. moth
ing but Kindness both in words and acutons, laying
at your feet soul, heart, fortune and repula-
ton which had cost by night and day twenty five
years OF perpetual struggle, and which, but
for the black blot OF having IN an EVIL hour
brighter than any ever seen upon earth. But the
mist has fallen, and you appear IN your true light
borrow your own words to describe you, "a snake
IN the grass" and, verify. l have found thee out;
and you have the audacty TO call your santed
mother to witness your ADVICE to me. "a dog that
You accuse her Of leading you on ana OF ever
standing ready 10 make appointments Tor YOU Inc
shoulder the load Of guilt under which an ordinary
criminal would stagger believe you have arrived
a. w or ey y"nr
and we stlil shall see you crawl "a snake In the
grass"
behind me- Satan % The few weeks that have
elapsed since that blessed hour. how bless them
the world looks bright and have being. You
imagined l would pursue you again, and you
thought would endeavor to tear down the castle
you mad obtained by robbery. God knows that II
am an element SO lost 10 every feeling Of decency as
to ne willing 10 link itself with you l Will assist
and foster II, that 1t Will keep you from crawling
towards me and prevent me from looking on
you as snake, as you are and from raising hand
In pity to assist you should trouble again cross
come near you. send you back ring; and, were
l 10 write ANYTHING about 1t. the words would be
the worst OF language. so say, take 1t back. Its
memory Is indecent AMI 1t is the last souvenir l
nave a sut ne9 ew
nothngs which Ill the waste basket under my table.
am aware that In your back parior hangs the pic
ture Of the man who gave you tile wall TO hang
1t on; and rum0r says you have another in your
chamber. The picture up stairs send back to me.
Take the other down, for he whom 1t represents
has no respect for you. After you read this letter
you should be ashamed to look at the picture, for
you would say with all thy faults love thee stu
SO take 1t down. Do not keep anything In that
house that looks like me.
is proper Tor me to arrange SEND them to me- and
make the explanation as BRET as possible.
viii ek for ny
between US. l am In hopes this will end II.
JAMES FISK, il.
FISK TO JOSIE AGAIN.
On the 4th OF October Fisk wrote 10 Josie again,
relative to the 5000 which she wanted from him.
lie also mentions Stokes as the weak element, d G,
"Etta'' Ii Mrs. Williams
NEW YORK, Oct 4, 1870.
After the departure OF Eta to-day 1 waste
time enough TO read over once more the letter
Of which she was the bearer from you to me,
and determined to reply TO It, for the reason that ii
It remained unanswered you might possibly think
did not really mean what SAID when l wrote
talk carried on through Eta, at second hand, be-
tween you and me, might lead you to suppose mad
somewhat repented Of the course had taken, or oil
the words 1 had penned. 1t Is to remove any
such impression that 1 again write TO you, az
] would nave the language Of my former letter anC
the sentiments therein expressed stamped upon
your heart a. my deep-seated opinion OF your char
acter No other construction must be put upon my
pass over the kind words you have written; have
not furnished satisfactory mansion Tor others
user Have l not lulnlled every promise nave
maue2 Is there not O stability ABOUT your finances
to-day III not DISTURBED by vultures) sufficent Il
afford you o comfortable income for the re.
mainder OF your natural liteY You say yOr
haue neuer receiYed dollar from am