The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-25

buttons or pul them on. ] never write YOU |
a letter without putting Up my left hand |
and fondiing with your E;iie gift 1t Is all |
have that yoa gave me. 1t Is all want, |
except yoIr love. This you said YOU gave
me. | acknowledge the receip; thereof |
believe you feel possess your fullest a:ec-
tions. one thing | vet viii possess, and
that is your confidence. I ,-iH brre Il vet IA
tiae. 1t Is orly question of time. am
determined yoa shall ,aor hls as I G,a, rot as
/ hare been.
Now, dear, goodbye. Many sweet kisses
for you, my only true darling little pet, and
| will come home to you as pure as uhea
ictt yorT arms. Yours. i.
He exhorts his little precious one to be
brave, and not let the gathering storm
scare her. There is no sacrifice he would
not make for his love, bu, would rather, if
possible, have her procure the letters from
the old gentleman:
FRIDAY, Feb'y l., 1873.
Ny Dear Il mailed you a letter on
Thursday, enclosing one from (copyl your
father to me. Ii appears he is receiving
your letters. Yours of the sth came yes;cr-
letters from me. have written YOU daily,
with one exception, since the 9th of last
month. He has evidently told them in the
L. . TO put your letters in his box. He
made quotation, in his letter dated the
sth, from my letter to YOU of the 2Sth of
| last month. | sent copy OF his letter
with quotation from mine, TO YOU. | dare
not write direct TO you until l hear from
] l ~. lynu-
received my last with the enclosures. Don't
be frightened, my dear one; we will make
him ashamed OF this before | get through
with him. | want, if you receive my letter,
to give him drop in the T. o. the letter
wrote him. lSs threats | don't care a fig
for. He tries TO put the blame on the chill
dren. As you will see, am perfectly wild
TO know how you are 10 manage 10 get my
letters. don't know if this will ever
come to your hands, as he has
most certainly told the boys in
the office to put your letters in his
box. i think, my dear, the conduct OF the
Major Is indeed contemplate, and the only
way You must do in the future is not to see
him when lie calls. If when he came home
with You, as you say Major Il. was with you
to have kept her III the room, why did you
not do 50. or simply gone into the other
house and asked him in there, either OF
which was very easy 10 have been done
But, my dear, do not keep me without let.
ters. You said, dear, ii you found your let,
tiers intercepted, you would telegraph me
Some letters, | know YOU have not answer
ed, which | wrote on the first and second
(which Of course he has gotl. Go 10 the
L. q. and raise the devil; don't be
afraid. Your letters are sacred and when
come ! will find out the reason, if we
think best. BE brdre, my inle precious oae
don't ist tiis soae you.
Here it is evident that one page of the
letter is missingl.
pair in all LeavenwOrth.
Ii there is any scandal in all the town
they get 1t, discuss it all over, and deal il
out in parcels TO any one intimating thi.
thing and that thing, spreading abroad
their own shame by so doing. But l did
not think it possible, that because
We have corresponded because We like and
love each other. 1t should he bv them first
committing crime in discovering it, than
giving it publicly. Shame on the evil
minded old fools-making a mountain out
OF mole-hill. As YOU say, Won have
only box. | will only write these few lines
; | know you need my sympathy and sup
port, and it goes out in all It's carnestness
he As as brave as you can, my little hero
| fee you can be master of the stu
alton, and fear not, while | lire. | will pro
/, ; tect you from all harm, and stand by yor
if | have to face the whole world. There
/; no sacrifice ! rW nat maLe for ,.,u, my or,
dear, dear friend. Fear not make no on,
> 10. al 4 L.. L. II II.
> can; keep SILENT. After YOU mrke vour de
tense, you mHf demusd, and make, ii posi-
be, your father deliver up my letters t,
: You. Judging from your complaints, an,
what he saws, he must have ahOu
fix or seven, and now he has Obtaine,
them | cannot imagine. Either he ha
gone To the j. @. and demanded vou
! letters, or met the carrier and asked him i
he had any letters for YOU and taken them
: OK has pur.OiHcd them Orii 0i y0ur room il
: your abs ICE. 1t will not do that tn
7. world should see and read my letters, as I,
all except ven would read bad and foolish
= Bat II yHH cannot obtain them, | will do p
y rhen ! oomc, which will not bc long III,
q You receive nay letter mailed at C., rs di,
before? Did | do wrong in sending tn
=, dispatch? Command me, and will obey
!; Ii YOU say come, ! will do so. | am in IN
! midst OF the trial OF my eases, and vii
: complete them this coming week. Then
! Will tell YOU what day | Will he able L
leave for hGme. | will copy the "oid hag's
{ letter and close dare not send the origi
y mails, As they are rich mementoeS to keep il
{ case Of trouble. They, will in the eyes Q
world, condemn them as low, vulgar e;iu
i sions, in keeping with the author of them,-
all we would want As a defence in the eve
Of the world. Goodbye, darling one, ma,
Heaven bless You.