The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-07-25
"Let Maggie Come to Me.''
[From the Memphis Appeal, July 81

The following letter was part Of the tessi-
mony In the Damsron ease, which was tried
10 our Criminal Court, and finished yester-
day by the acquittal Of DR.. Dameron on the
charge of murder, in having shot d Jones
OF the corner OF Second and Monroe streets
10 the spring. 1t is the most consummate
piece Of cool impudence that was ever
brought into court Of justice. Nothing
can equal the coolness with which be (Jones)
talks to Dameron about giving up his wife.
At the same time It reveals glimpses Of
state of society which is, to say the least,
dangerous 10 the extreme. A disregard Of
sanctisy Of the marriage tie may be consid-
cred the strongest proof Of % decsying NOR
ality:
JACKSON, MISS March 20, 1872
DEAR SIR:-I wrote you . letter the 9TH
er day, through Maggie, finding fault With
you for telling her things that Lyons and
others had told you about mt. now write
to you an entirely different purpose; and
/ Anything may say in here that may crate
against your feelings, or that you think
ought not to say, take 1t O. an error OF the
head and not the heart.
Maggie loves me. That you know; and
instead Of our separation conquering this
passion, It only inaames 1t; and to- day we
love each other more, and more, and no mat.
ter what else may happen, it will never les
sen but continue growing in strength.
You know you are not happy-that It is a
word not in your vocabulary-you have
ever been Jealous and distrustful, and must
have known that Maggie did not love you;
at least, II you could not see 1t others could,
Wish to do 90 wrong. God knows have
done enough Of that; but i'll have ever
wrongrdlyour Maggie, then am truly sorry! 4!
but you know yourself 1t was love that
neitber OF US sought, but we cou Id no more
control the mountain streams. am guilty
of no vice. Maggie knows mnch better than
you, oil my taiIiogs but still she loves me
All that Lyons and Holmes, ct id omne genus
should say of meiwill not alter her love o.
mine. Now, cir, these are plain facts that
must be patent to you as they are to my
SELF
I an willing 10 wait years for her. Such
love as this bears for me is not found every
day, year, or century. You may think l
am mistaken; well, 1t am, let the fault
rest with me. Would you, through selfish
ness, render two creatures unhappy? !
know you would not; you bave shown your
generosity too often for me to believe that
want Maggie with me, in the came town.
or near me, where l can see her often. 10
the eyes Of legality Maggie is your wife; In
the sight Of God she is mine. You may
think me saerilegioua, but my intentions are
pure, 90 help me God You asked me 10
take Maggie when I was there. You know
the resson I did not do 1t; besides, you were
angry with Der wher one that loved her
cot Id DO anything with bet, you said.
Now, are you ready for the proposi.ioni I
Lot Maggie come to me. You know ter.-
Ysu know that she had attempted her lie
four times twice since have known her; and
bad you rather an unprepased soul should
tbus terribly meet its God, and both lose
her, than that one should gain her? l wilI
treat her % would sister until such time
as the law will decide we are both free, and
you know yourself that you will be happier
without than with her. l will take good care
Of her; aud will register . solemn oA rh be-
fore heaven that will never desert her, no
mstser what the circumstances.
You know Maggie 10 wilful and head
strong about matters, aud certainly do not
see what yeu can gain by rendering her
misera BILE because you AZ unhappy. Twill
love her forever as do now, sHd l will not
be .atisded until that love 10 cousumm ated.
But on the other hand, II she does not wish
II, l will forever and forever release the
ola inns OF love and become miserable wsn,
dersr, % have been the better days Of my
life.
oh. cir, I pray you TO agree to this
Ask Maggie II she does not wish 1t. II she
does not, then am miserable indeed AN
doing we'll, aud will pay all debts that she
may contract, and supply all her wants.
She shall live away from me, 90 she is in
the same town. Now, to any one who did
not know the circumstances A. YOU do knev