The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-17

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devil incar latc would shrink from while
all the time / showed to her rs TO you.
nothing but kindness, both in words and
actions, laying at your feet a soul, heart,
fortune and q reputation viii h rad cost,
by night and day, 20 years of perpetual
toll, and which, but for tn black blot of
having in an evil hour linked itself with
you, would stand out to-day brighter than
any ever seen upon earth But mist ho.
fallen, and you appear in your true light.
| borrow your own words to describe You,
"A snake in the grass, and verify | have
found thee out And you have the auduc-
ity 10 call your sainted mother to witness
your advice to me. "a dog that bites
&C., &c. How l worship night. I said
"tiet thee behind me, Satan" The few
weeks that have elapsed since that bless
ed hour-how ] blessed them FOR the peace
of mind they have brought me. Again
the world looks bright and have a being.
You imagined | would pursue you again,
and you thought ] would endeavor to tear
down the castle you had obtained by rob-
berry God knows that if am an animal
so lost to every feeling of drcency as to be
willing to link itself with you, | will as
SYST and foster it so that it will keep you
from crawling toward me, and prevent me
from looking on you rs "A snake as you
are, and from raising a hand in pity to ms.
sist you, should trouble again cross your
path. SO have no fears that | will again
come near you. | SEND you back a ring,
and were i to write anything about ii, the
words would be only too decent for the
same were they couched in the worst of
language. SO / say, take it bick its
memory is indecent, and 1t is the last
souvenir / have that remin Is me OF you.
| had few pictures of you, but they have
found place among nothngs which I'LL
the waste basket under my table. j am
aware that in your back parlor hangs n
picture Of the man who gave you the wall to
hang IL on, and rumor says you have
another in your chamber The picture up
stairs send back to me. Take the other
down; for he whom it represents has no
respect for you After you read this let
err YOU should be ashamed to look at the
picture, for you would say With ali thy
faults love thee still, and that would be
merely the same uit-rcpeated lie. So take
1t down. Do hot keep anything in that
house that looks like me. | tain would
reach point where not even the slightest
necessity will exist for any intercourse be.
tween us ] am in hopes thi, will end It..
JAMES FISK, JR.
FISK DECLINES.
On the 9TH of Oct, Fisk wrote TO Josie
in relation to $4,000 which she wanted /:
Have | not fulfilled every promise /
have made? Is there not a stability about
your finances to-day, if not disturbed by
vultures, sufficient to afford you II COM
Portable income for the remainder of your
natural life2 You say you have never re-
ceved a dollar from any one but me, and
you will never have another from me
until want and misery bring you to my
door, except, of course in the fulfllment of
my sacred promise, and the settlement of
your bills up to three weeks ago at min
utes to | | o'clock. You need have no fear
as to my sensitiveness regarding YOU call
ing on any one else for assistance, as find
the word assistance underlined in your
letter to make it more impressive on my
mind. That, of all others, is the point /
would have you reach, for in that you
would say: Why, man, how beautiful
you are to look at, but nothing to lean on,
and you will imagine my surprise at your
selection of the element you have chosen
to fill my place-Stokes. / was shown
to-day his diamonds, which had been sac.
ridced to our people at ono htlftheir value
and undoubtedly, if this were not so, the
money would have been turned over to
you that you might feel contented as C
the permanently of your affairs. You will
therefore excuse me if | decline your moi.
est request for n still further disbursement
of $4,000. very naturally feel that
some part Of this amount might he used t,
release from the pound, the property of
another in whose welfare the writer of
this doe: not feel an unboundcd interest.
WE HAVE PARTED FOREVER,
Ga the goth Fisk wrote ogca; We have
have parted forever Now let US make
the memory Of the past rs bright aud
beautiful as we can; for on my side there
is so little to cherish that cling to it with
great tenacity, and hope from time to time
to wear it of You know full well how |
have suffered. Once you knew me better
than any ore on earth; to-day you know
me less. ! is the proper light for YOU to
stand in. 1t l. all you desire on your side
Ii is all you deserve on mine. This letter
should remain and be read by you. Should
you see fit TO answer it, the answer will be
the same way kept by me. There has been
a storm; the ship, noble steamer has
gone down the storm i, over, and the sea
is smooth again; little ships should keep
near the shore; greater ships can venture
more. Ny ship is small and poorly
differed
LEAVE ME ALONE.
On Oct. % Fisk writes: