The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-11-30
fhe h-ChampIinTriai Concluded

The Smith-ChampIinTriai Concluded.
| Our report last week ended with the
Testimony of Sheriff Trip at the close
of the third day of the hearing. The
following are the letters referred TO in
his testimony.
vERGENsEs, Sept so, II.
My DEAR MARY 1t seems as though could
not contain myself as take my pen to address
You. There Is not power in tongue nor pen to en-
piV 50 that deep feeling and sympathy | have for
you. Don't forget that am your true friend. /
wish could say more, and (husband), but such
thoughts must he carried into the future Re
member that we read in the good book itself that
lie will not leave nor iorsakc those that put their
trust In Him. have faith to believe thai there is
an Overrung hand IN this matter, and will all
come out right, But the road looks long and the
future dark. ! cannot express my feelings any
better than to ask you to turn to the book oi Rut
the first chapter aud the 10Th and lth verses you
will find that TO he my sentiments $50 don't Dear
| dcspair.) ] have sold my interest in the shop.
Have taken tile invoice; have not vet figured the
result. have not felt better for long time than
| have for four days ! have lots of good friends,
such rs Il. Nj. Strong and llerIick stevens, and
such men and all the best men in Addison IAN |
don't you forget it, We have not heart from
| Burlington as vet. That does not disturb me
much. II they should lind anythng where could
they place it, ltwould he hard matter. | must
stop and prepare for church. Willie Daniels is
buried and his oldest child TO day in Bristol died
of dipthcria, Il number of other cases about there
considered doubtful lie was taken last sunday.
Renember tilink we cannot live III Nergenncs
nor Addison there is other places between this
and the Atlantic that respectable people can live
just from the supper table We had what Mary
calls birds nest. q wish you could have eaten
with us) attended church, but few present
would not have cared for the number if you could
have been one of that number; (cven two, tha;
| two you and mel | saw you aud your mother
down to the track, but had just got against you
before noticed you. | sat by the open window
watching took my handkcrchief& waved in an
| swer to you. You had better believe felt awful
~ when we passed YOU and left YOU behind. Il
seems To me ns though cOulu moi i've without
seeing you ,o y n, u ,a, , %, {"n e'Hii
nlgni no one v.n Iop W., a " ,u p'ai'ege. II
.ou nav w. va pm =. """ H., po i,'is"''
uon 70 io' ~ w ii ~, ~, i, .,' VIII wo n
presen,, So WIZ aup't ~ c VIII, W. ;
r 70 o, hand fur e and now S,ss ~
vi .oul ~. many ,o, ~ '. ~! ". =,
h oui u, s,,, - ia go ,ao1 ~ ~ s"' NV u".
uhteu sept Kun an" n"No i'"" " ""ic INA" =
" svndav evc-1row lonely. Mary il IN church
9ul'y - & ~, diin M !" w.,
rIaiih "nu ~ ~, Ill ~, ! svI, 'ai''
"a" I,e oent hnrn and he G,mii ri,I ~,
YOU nav sPcnt iVi'' an" uN i'..''i,. ''Niv INA
was put ley snort 'a ~" ,"inu,ru1' nov nru
Ken, ne pI'hv Nm M Lo ,u, v, ~, VI w.
h9ug.1, w, ue nct.rr ,r ne 10 ,,i'k Oh an
ile We ',iu t'oS M "sw ~ "' ~" I, M"ii
,t Ao" slni ish il cnuii haye sen bmn,Irc,
nins ihc old doc =" h,, can bark yetY Sine,
came home the dogs in the city have stoppe,
barking and feel rested. But | expect if tn,
rpport from burlington should he unaVorabl,
I they would set up an awful bowling. DIR. Kiddc
tells us TO keep str upper lip. lie said to me /
he had upppr chamber where could Stn'
he would sccrcte You and il shoud not cost you
penny. lie SAYS he can sympathze with us II,
, has been slandercd the same nearly. lie says
he knew we were both guilty they would not III
amy The wiser for it, So we can take him for
cl friend. Mary has come home. She says Mood,
and Sankcy are TO be in Burlington in October,
-, | YOU see she will have Moody aud Sanhev on th
brain. If you could be in burlington some tin.
during the time should Try t." see yon, but
would not advise you uhtli We Know more ihal
we do now ION risk ahAtiing yet II N"l
"
must retire for the night. MARY EZRA
Monday morning-llow do you do. | wish
could hear YOU say "Wel I'm improving all III
were the diving words of the dcacuns wife. Ed.
did not forget to dream of You a. usual III
morning is fine: YES splendid | saw Wilbu
Yesterday. have seen him good number q
times since came home, but have not spoken {
him. Have not been inside any ones house sine
, | returned home. | saw Mrs. Sumner and Cham
berlain sat; they came To the door and shoe
, hands with inc, and said must not think | ha
no friends, so that was consolation CvOu know
The greatest mystery to my is how and when "
can live together. ii Won can solve that my -tcll
! you let me know. Good by \ kiss woui
, like a long letter Excuse Ibis bad composltiol
know il is broken like the writer: so please c>
cuse +. L. $. ] presume you viii get tired j.
reading this; il -, win do better next time
vr,.e,,.ta, nc, . -
Mynr,p NArY. ,,,,t tn s,,. I'm 81 -, nina
w 80" ~, AZ = :, Nm MANI \, ", ., w." ~ i i,,,
nould not c"nten, n,,srlc - SrT, sit dow
n sn I'M " ii,, ,iini +; ,,,io, II; ~
GndI rsalcn hnIr rhey havr moi heord IN, mn,
| thing nun Hlulupton vet / h,up and urn
, | everything will prove favorable with Ms / wen
, into the old house vou left Ibis morning. Charli
: Ropers is rcla1ini if for himself lie has Tor
on the wing towards Mr.. Iishcl's and raised ia
back part M IL improves il very much Et
thni has nothing Ia do ~ III, ,n,r .n-, stood AM
, | looked ibc old house over and no one know
What thought fI,ut Vcu) and that IA enounL
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