Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-02-10

then consigned to IN unhcnored grave.
Lambert's companions, craven ear&ed
Is they had proven themselves, were
loud in praise Of their daring leader, who
until the day Of his death, was hero
in the humble circle Of lie in which he
was placed.
HISTORY OF A DARK ROMANCE IN
REAL LIFE.
From the Vallejo, CAL, Chronicle, January g.
The letter below, printed Verbatim. ct
l'lerctsm from the original, was picked
up many years ago on trail in the Sier.
RI Nevada mountains. Bearing in mind
thatit is not fictitious effusion, but true
narration Of facts, which now appears in
print for the first time, it is beyond
doubt one OF the most touching and sim.
ply pathetic things ever written. Pro.
fessional novelists who study pathos as
fine art might read it with profit, the
man Who could resist such an appeal
must have heart of stone:
WHEELING, May LIST, .l857-My dear
Eben: Long and weary have been the
hours and days since last I heard from
you. Oh. why am l thus neglected and
forgotten ! What crime have I committed
that you should thus abandon me, forgot.
ten and alone But will not repine at
the DEGREES Of fate. although my lot be
ever so hard: Could you but rightly
judge Of the love that dwells in this heart
OF mine-that love, pure and stainless as
the driven snow-couid you but feel that
this love is all Your own, clinging to you
as the ivy tendrils to tho giant oak
could you feel this, and experience but
one'half the love for me that I do for
you, know that should soon be happy
in your presence. This horrid suspense
is killing me-dragging me slowly but
surely to my grave. have received but
two letters from you within the last year,
and over six months has passed away
since you wrote the last. Oh, Eben, do
write me and let me know the worst. If
am forgotten and forsaken-if those oft
repeated vows of yours were only made
to be broken-if you do not intend to re-
turn and make me your wife, then tear
away the veil, and let me know the truth,
should it pierce like a dagger to my
heart. Oh, have I not right to ask you to
fulfill those oft.repeated promises Of mar.
riage which only can make me an honest
woman, and give to our daughter her "a.
theirs name Six long years have passed
away since our little Mary first saw the
light of day; and, oh I! what years of an
guish to me, deprived of my child before
it was scarce an hour old: before I had
time to clasp it in one fond embrace, or
imprint but single kiss upon its check
then bid it farewell forever. Oh, what
! Suffered during that confinement God
only knows. Now I am living in the
same town and street in which my
daughter resides. see her daily play.
ing with other children, and almost ev.
cry day she comes to hear me play on the
"panny,' as she calls my piano. How
my heart yearns to clasp her to my bo-
som and tell her that am her mother.
and that she is my own dear, dear child.
Could you but know tho anguish Of
mothers heart, separated as I am from
her child, seeing her every day and not
daring to acknowledge her, having her
climb into my lap and wipe the unbidden
tears from my eyes and kissing them
from my cheeks, pillowing her head upon
my bosom, and not daring to express .
mothers love in return-could you but
feel the same blighting anguish that I
then feel, you would, think, pity and
compassionate me, and make me your
lawful wife in the sight of man as am
already in the sight Of heaven and God.
Now entreat you to let me take our
daughter and join you in California.
am still young, not yet twenty.three
years old. TO be sure, sorrow has some.
what faded my checks, but your presence
them rosy again. My fathers estate is
now settled, and I am his only heir, and
have enough for US both during our nat.
ural lives. With $4,000 you could cstab.
lish yourself in business which in q
short time would make you independent.
do pray you, grant my request, and if
you will not marry me, then let me be
your mistress, as am in the sight of
heaven your wife. was your mistress
oncc-had I not been I mis- 9Th have been
your wife. In an unguarded hour, where
you threw all Of your seductive wiles
around me. and swore to make me your
wife, I yielded and fell. I was yonng
and trusting. loving with all a woman S
heart and soul. worshiping you as my
idol. believing and placing implicit conf.
dence in your word, trusting my honor
in your hands, and my destiny at your
disposal. True the world knows not of
my dishonor. The precautions you took
screened me from the eyes of the world.
Only three know that am . mother
yourself, myself and the attending phys.
ician. The people to whom you intrust-
ed our Mary have been unable to fathom
the mystery and find out the mother of
their charge. ner do they even know the
name Of its father. They have often
told me the full circumstances Of their
receiving the child, the stipulation made
between you and them, and the punctual
receipt Of 800 per year for its support
from California but can give no clue to
her parentage. How oft have been on
the point Of confessing all, but my oath
to you will keep. have Of late had
strange, wild dreams. I dreamed that I
was forgotten, and that you were about
to marry another, aud that I should
never see you again. Oh, tell messy
it's nothing but dream and that you
will fulfill your vows. How much have
suffered for you-how much endured.
Now do, l entreat you let me have my
reward. Once more, beg of you. let me
come to you, and make me your wife
yes, your mental, and I will bless YOU
and love you with oil Of woman's fond
and ardent love. A few words in regard
to our child, and then I am done. She
is . very interesting child; she has the
hair and eyes of her father; her form is
perfect her features are perfect, and
Mrs. s.. told me one day, resembled
mine. How my heart throbbed! and it
was with superhuman effort that
controlled my feelings sufficient to avoid
suspicioR. She is most beautiful child.
Oh Eben, does not her fathers heart
sometimes yearn to see and clasp his
daughter IN his arms Have you no de.
sire to see your Mary, your daughterl
know you must. She is worthy of an
honest name and an acknowledged father.
Do write me on the receipt of this, and
relative to my Borrowing heart. I have
had several offers of marriage. hut re.