Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-15

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mainders OF your natural life? You
have never received 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 iGihllmeut Of my sacred
promise and the settlement OF your
bills up to three weeks ago, at five
minutes to eleven o'clock. You need
have no fears as to nay se1sitiveness
regarding your calling on any one
else for assistance for l find
the word assistance" underlined
in your letter to make it
more impressive on my mind.
That, of all others, is the point l
would have you reach, for in that you
would say: "Why, man, how beauti-
full you are to look at, but nothing to
lean on" and you may well imagine
my surprise at your selection Of the
element yoUshave chosen to i'll my
place-Stokesl l was shown to-day
his diamonds, which had been saeTi-
feed to our people for one-half their
value, and undoubtedly If this were
not SO the money would have been
turned over to show that you might
feel satisfied as to the permsnency Of
your affairs. You viii, therefore, par
don me if I decline your modest re-
quest for a still further disbursement
of 81, 600. I naturally feel that some
part Of this amount might be used to
release frem pound the pFOpesty of
others, in whose welfare the writer OF
this does not feel unbOunded interest"
On the Goth Fisk wrote again; 1--WE
have parted forever. Now let Us
make the evening of the past as
bright and 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 l
have suffered. Once you knew me
better than any one On eaEtE-to-dsy
you know me less. 1t is the proper
light for you to stand in. 1t is
all you desire on your side-it is all
you deserve on mine. This letter
should remain and be read only by
you. Should you see fit to answer 1t,
the answer will be in the same way
kept by me. There has been a storm
the ship, q noble steamer, has gone
lOWn; the storm is over and the Sea
g smooth again. Little ships should
Keep near shore, larger ones can ven
.ure more;' my snip is small and
poorly oticered," }"
On the 18th of October Fisk writes, |
a I can see you now as you were last |
light when you talked Of this man !
Stokes, and do not deceive yourself,
you love him. Yesterday there
vas nothing bnt the breaking up |
II strong pride and giving way Of |
cling TO that man; leave |
ne alone, for ia me you have nothing |
eft. Why ask me to weaken your |
elf with him2 All this you must /
.tudy, bat I pledge you tonight that /
will not counteDance even your i'm
,reSsion on my mind until the door /
g closed behind him forever. For
What you can gain from me, you
cannot afford to do that, so
ct me advise yCu. flourish him and
'e careful; nothing Is so bad for you
9 changes; he loves you, you
owe him; you have caused
1e all the misery you could,
10, fbr he viii be watchful. How
veil he knows yCu cheated me; he
Vill look for the same. And now as
know precisely how you stand from
our own types, l viii treat him diff
srently. Although you would not
rotect sim / will. While he is
here, and until his memory is buried
lreYeF, never approach me, for / shall
end You away unseen. Ever be care
ii that you do not have the feeling
hat YOU can come back to me, for
here is q wide gulf between you and
le; / would not hold a false hope out
} you. I shall not trouble you any
lOre in this letter; you have the only
lea / can express to you. You know
Tben you can see me again, If ever;
ne risk istOO great. Loving and suited
) you are, cling to him for the pres
ut, and when your nature grows
red of that, throw him OF, and so
ing until it is time for you to be
cary and for you to be put in
our little bed forever. You must
sst contented; don't begin plotting
,-morrow; take to- morrow for
lOught, and be governed by this let
n, for the writer has much Of your
estiny In his hands"
Notwithstanding this last farewell
tier, Josie still clung to Fisk; she
,ked him for favors, asked him for
loney, which Fisk, in his good ma [
Ire, almost always gave. After {
lis, we find Fisk completely 1
Ielted and still In love with the WO-
ian to whom he had written such I
we're letters. Josie never gave him
p. She kept in his way. By and
7 Fisk's love came back by degrees,
Id we soon see him writing so fond
ever.
Dear DoUy-Don't feel that way. {
0 riding, and tonight, darling,
will take you to rest.
shall 90 out at half-past three,
ID YOU can safely look ahead, dar-
~, for rest. IT will come, and we
all be happy again. Yours truly, 7
There are a large number Of letters
but the remainder are
ort, and were written during the
ne that Fisk was q C Instant visitor
Miss Mansfleld's. Most of these )
ties contained liberal Enclosures of
oney. The following are specimens; :
MARCH 10th. {
Dear DoSlv-EnclOsed find seventy I
ye dollars, which you need. Do not I
ait dinner for me tonight. ] cannot
JAMES.
ST. JAMES HoTEL,
Sunday, Oct. is, 1869 I
Dear JoSie-InclOsed you will find !
le hundred and forty-'hree dollars. /
onTs truly, JAMES. G
FIFTH AVENUE HoTEL.-
DOIlg-Inclosed find money. Bully 9
orning for funeral, J. F., Jr. q
Fisk sent one thousand dollars to {
sic in November with this memo
ndum: "Erie Railway company's I
Office, NOvem Der 9Th, 1870. {
Receiving desk, five hundred doll
3. w. 81. B. Erie railway COM c
Iuy's treasurer's Office, November {
th. 1870. Receiving desk, five hun !
ed dollars. VIM. III. B. Please ac-
,owIedge receipt. JAMES. {
After Fisk and Josie had made up, f
okes entered the field sgain. BE
,rsuaded Josie that the letters which q
AZ had written were Of Inn pense c
.Iue to him, and that he would pay I
~ price rather than have them ex- c
,sed to the gaze Of the public. So. !
a fatal hour, josie consented to go I