Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-01-17
]. Fisk,s and Miss Mapsasld,s Letters.

At one time Fisk occupied high
place in the affections of Mics Mansfield.
During this romantic and lovely period
of his existence, be wrote to his love nu-
merous letters that had better never been
written. For some reason he fell from
that estate Of love. leaving many eviden-
ces of his folly in the form of letters, in
the hands of Miss Mansfield
Stokes, being i'll high favor with the
woman, was informed of the existence Of
the letters. and. as the story runs. he
urged the woman to give them to the
public, if Fisk did not comply with Ger
tain financial demands that she made Of
him. Fisk was also sued for SANDER by
Miss Mansfield The case ended in his
favor, to the great discomfeiture of Stokes
and the woman. 1t ia said that the fol-
lowing letters are some of the letters that
passed between Fisk and Miss Mans.
field:
"DEAR DOLLY"
9TH AVE. h-DtLy: Iuclosed find
money. Bully morning tor funeral.
J FIR.
DEAR Dolly: Get right up now and l
will be down to take breakfast with you
in about 80 minutes We will take
breakfast in the main dining room down
stairs. Yours. truly. j. FISK, jr.
DOLLY: Inclosed find $50 Sleep,
Dolly, all the sleep you can to-day-ev-
cry little bit &! Sleep, Dolly feel as
if three cents worth of clans would help
me some Yours, truly. J. F.. il.
DOLLY: Inclosed find -. | am
wrong, BIT am bothered. 1t will come
right. When don't come, don't wait.
You shall not be placed as you was to.
night again, Yours, truly.
JAS. FISK, jr.
Wed Evening.
Have the kindness to acknowledge.
Yours. truly. j. F., jr.
Feb. 90 1865.
STATE DINNER.
No. 1877 WEST ST, Tuesday, Oct 13,
1S6S-INy Dear Josie: James M'Henry.
the partner of Sir Morton Peto, the
largest railway builder in the world. Mr.
Tweed and Mr.. Lane will dine with us at
81 o'clock. want you to provide as
nice dinner as possible. Everything
went off elegantly. We are all safe
Will see you at o'clock.
JAMES FISK, jr.
FISK GROWS SENTIMENTAL.
SUNDAY EVENING. Feb. l, 1870 Ny
Dear Josie: received your letter. The
tenor does not surprise me much. You
alone sought the issue, and the reward
will belong to you. | cannot allow you
to depart believing yourself what you
write, and must say to you, which you
know full well. that all the differences
could have been settled by a kiss in the
right spirits. A longer letter
from me might be much of an advertise
ment Of my weakness, and the only
great idea I would impress on your mind
is how wrong you are when you say that
| have grown tired of you" Wrong,
wrong! Never excuse yourself on that
in after years. Don't try to teach your
heart that, for it is lie, and you are
falsifying yourself to Jour own soul No
more. Like the Arals. we will fold our
tents and quietly steal away, and when
we spread them mex: we hope it will be
where the "woodbine twineth," over the !
river Jordan, on the bright and beautiful
banks Of heaven. From yours. ever.
JAMES.
"wHAT A FOOL !"
AUG. 1. 1870 - My Dear Josie: l
send you letter found to my care on my
desk. cannot come to you tonight
l shall stay in town tonight and prob
ably to morrow night, and after that
must go east On my return l shall
come to see you. ! am sure you will
say, What fool T. but you must rest
and so must /. The thread is 20 slender |
l dare not strain it more. Loving you,
and none but you, | am, yours ever,
JAMES.
MISS MANSFIELD REPROACHEs JAMES.
SEPTEMBER, 1870. James Fisk, jr.:
That your letter had the desired effect
you can well imagine. am honest
enough to admit that it cut me to the
quick. In all the annals of letter writ
ing may say it eclipses them all Your
secretary made slight error. however,
in supposing that NIL Montaland was
mentioned. The only prima donna l
had referred to was Miss Peiris." As
you say, MI has nothing whatever to
do with my affairs. l have always re-
spected her. and only thought of her as
one of the noblest works of God-beau-
tiful and talented and your choice-never
referring to her in my letter in thought or
word. freely admit never expected
so severe letter from you |, of course,
feel that it wss unmerited, but. as it is
your opinion of me, accept it with all
the sting. You have struck home, and
may say. turned the knife around. l
will send you the picture You speak of