The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-25

you nv heartfelt sympathy Is with YOU, and
knowing that all your trouble il rot caused
by an act or even a thought on yoUr part.
Knowing that | said some things in my
letter 70 You, that You have always Scolded
me Tor, even al!udins 10 anything bordering
on what gentleman ought to svOid;
knowing all this, and that your father has
not Understood or read nav letter correctly.
said Il was becoming GILiJEs.' he quotes
II Il GBeroHs, whether this Is intentional on
his part or not, l cannot say; but God
knows there never was Il more prudent.
good woman on earth than yourself. l feel
that il in all this matter 4 and alone am
the one to blame, and each unkind word
said to you by your folks, or TO me about
me, only binds the bonds Of love and friend
ship the stronger for YOU. | will never
cease to love You while live.
| received another epistle from your
father yesterday, of the same style and
stamp as the Others ! will not send even
a copy to you, As | will spare your feelings,
that lar at least. l wrote you a few lines
from the court room yesterday, did YOU re-
ceive it. i am now satisfied your father
has n confederate in the post-ofice, and |
will catch him, ii it costs $500. and the
SAdli bt L
have sleepless nights my dear, but cheer up
l will never cease 10 love you, ''Herer neglect
you" 1t is not duty
but pleasure that prompts me,
and yet is also duty. But / will cling 10
YOU for the love | bear TO YOU. Ny own
poor little darling, don't be discouraged. Feel
that If all the rest OF the world desert You,
an your eternal friend. Nerer, Rerer. so help
ME God, will i cease my devoted and earnest
affection for you. | have received your let
tiers, one dated the llth, and short one,
dated the 18th and mailed the 18th. Where
was your letter from the lth to the 18th ?
am convinced now that the scoundrel in
| the poSt-ofiice eithers delivers those vou
| write 10 me 10 f. IL, and are opened, some
| kept some that cannot easily be opened
sent me. For if you have written ME, as
believe you have, SO often, l never did re.
ceive more than half. At times they would
come regularly, again, two or three close tC
each other, then one or two in 10 and l.
days. While YOU were confident of the let
tiers coming safely to your hands, and writ,
me so eneouragingly, vet he is receiyins
them daily. In his last he saws, "wha
would Harry think if he would send hin
one Of nv letters" Ii is all important tha
you receive each i.tter he has purloined
know he quotes from them
and do not be led to believe he has not re
ceivcd them. His threats / care nothin!
for, or even think OF Don't let it worr,
YOU, my dear. will now close this, hoping
by this time the severe struggle, which
know is pending over you, has come TO
climax. But do not cease TO love YOUR faith
er, as doubtless lie means well, and ha
acted only from what he believes to he hi
duty. Yet he has taken strange way Il
protect your good name, by exposing 10 hi
loving and charming old wife, who n,
doubt, glorys in whatever seems agains
you.
| am waiting with fear and trembling
when your father gives the lecture 10 know
how you will stand the battle God bles
YOU, and may His tender mercies be givel
bountifully to you, and will ever remail
your affectiOnate friend, - -.