Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-09-23


must tell you, sweet one, that have
not done your bidding. can not
destroy al. that makes me happy
here, your DEAR SWEET LETTER.
Don't you know that when feel
sadly, when l feel lonesome, that I
take a candle and go away In the
back corner Of the cellar, and there
sit and hear the words that make me
happy, that dispell every dark
cloud. and tell me never despond,
that there is vet a bright day COM
ing. My dearest girl, you will not
still ask me to destroy them, AFTER
knowing this, will you! No I see
you smile, and hear you say, if they
comfort you, keep them. b was
greatly scared when he gave ii me.
aud said to burn it tight away,
said yes, but did not intend to do it
at the time. I read Mrs Hobarts
letter twice, and think it \ dear good
letter. She only asks you il it might
not be better to leave the scene of
your troubles behind. She gives you
much good advice and / like her for
it. But we are not yet ready to
leave this country, and l know II
will take q whole week tor us to talk
over and come to conclusions as to
what IS best. l know that you will
tall. sensibly, and advise as only a
good girl can. But you know there
is much to be done, and think that
you will know best about all things.
NY street. baby girl tells me to lay
doubt aside, that will be pardoned.
I will do as yoW say. my pretty ddr-
hug promised wife, and believe that
soon / will be with you, for you
would not write me news like that
unless you knew ii. Can l kiss you
just as soon as see your And may
| take you in my arms, and cal. you
my o,rn sweet Elsiee l must tele-
graph to my friends as soon as get
to town. and ask them to send me a
suit of my clothes, and some white
shirts, and everything, rs l sent
good clothes home, but told them
to wear them. and they may have
done so, but I guess not. You must
keep me posted on all things, for
YOU know what a terrible suspense
it Is be where we can hear nothing.
Do you think that l will get out next
month. october. II they calculate to
free me at all, / think that q good
time. But You must not attempt to
rush things in the least, for il would
only work against you. You are
getting 20 be regular little Lawyer,
aud I guess that We will have to
open an office, and give counsel.
aud have q sign board like this:
Mrs. McComas, Counsellor at Lar,
assisted by her husband II. NeComas.
But the worst of it would be, that l
should have to take instructions un-
der You, as you know more about
such things than /. II still contin-
ues to brag on himself, sDd says
that il 1 will only trust him, he will
free me. He said in one of his notes
that be had freed you, and that he
would me also. But know it is a
little girl, with dark skin, dark hair.
dark eyes, . small presty face and
. lovely month, jus. right to kiss, .
little girl that just sands. TO my
shoulders. it is she thai has done all
for me. Who do you suppose she
isl Why just ny little Elsie and no
one else. All right, my sEect little
bird, you shall never regret Il, for /
will do All 20 make y1Qr
life pleasant. I viii promise thai
when god seold l. viii laugh, and
when am mad you must pet, but
e you told me once, we must be
..good sensi6se faHsily folks" then
there never, never viii an angry
word between US be. viii always
consult my darling on any business
matter, and expec; good sensible ad-
wise, Tor what is wife, unless she
shares the pleasures or sorrows of
the man she has sworn to love,
honor and respect! My health has
been badly impaired, and l also will
have TO take medicine, for that gum
has weakened me, and affected my
lungs beside. But few weeks will
make ME myself again, and then l
shall hope that il will never lie
necessary to cal the naughty stuff
again. l am sorry you sat up so
late to answer my last letter. and l
blame myself too, for asked you TO
write me long letter, and my dar
ling always likes TO please her boy.
I will just ask you to write halt AZ
much i'm the future, one sheet, for
you have not the time to waste to
be writing to .sCon." / will write
the truth, and say that l could not
help but feel panied when I knew
that some sick fellows were writing
to my own girl. And who knows
but some gay curly headed fellow
may vet steal my love from me? l
was testing, shall always know
you to be true, for have you not told
me that you wanted none OF their
friendship if they could not think
of you while here and surely that
is so. We know that friends, as
they choose to call themselves,
would swarm around you when
once free, bu. where were their
friendship and kindness . few
months pastf Such friends are on
ly good to be used for tools. / am
awful plain spoken, amt l, Moilie
dearf but that Is just right think,
for thsre is no deception there.
What do you think, my precious
onef NJ advises me to leave Car
sd,a in ~ hourx after getting my
liberty. That was great surprise
to me, and don't you know that l
thinltzheiAsExAI0Ds Of met ] am
SURE of II. : guess he was trying
70 read part Of my letter THROUGH
the envelope, for In one. Of his
notes he mentioned that I used
great precaution, by putting blue
paper first around, then sealing with
wax. He might have known by
seeing you open tho letter. Now
do net want him to take too