The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-26
DESERTED AND DTsTRA CTED.
a FaithfuI wifes Farewell Letter 10 her
EaithIess Husband.

Eon ne CacitaaG Enquire
Mrs. W. &. Atkinson. n Chicago lady, now
al the Everett House. Indianapolis. makes COM
plant that her husband. n telegraph operator.
whom she married three years ago, brought
her I. ,hls city and then aoseonded, taking with
him $50 in money and $3.50 in Iewclry. He
was traced to Cincinnati yesterday. and. as he
took his wifc's clothing. she thinks he has been
led of by n strange woman. Since Monday Mrs
Atkinson has been in vain attempting 10 learn
the whereabouts OF her husband. She has
haunted the telegraph offices. sending de-
workcd-in st Louis. Chicago. Cincinnati. Dali
las. Texas. and other places. but failed to gain
sda G"f that should sSs n m sser % 6y
last night or this morning ut furthest, she
would free herself from the anguish OF her
situation by death by her own hand. She adj
dressed the following letter to her husband
Tspi.saroIs. Ind. Dec 49, 1877
S nrs ms nd W, psS nAs's my's' "hy Sd
done 10 you my darling husband 10 make you leave me
3 'i %@" pS S',f. S" %yS, 1,a
you Sa G z" r asn oS n ws SSn TS MY d%s
yoaT home made ny ny fsa vow led va. dT;i ysar
iaes and min ".d row am dying Igr YOU e some Sass
Your Fanny talking to you WHO washed your darling
lrlc mcc aud neck the nsht. YOU lett me
e. s;t@ s9I5 H as Vii ' S '% sS %" not Ss y
huooandf Can YOU say you are not my hushandf Oh
could make me- d,srt Nou on, heaven. and My most
fcrt youii the ropc we're around your nc,S You are
mine There will tc time, when am dad and gone
desert ,our good situaunnF viii have net been good
sa'inN wife. who has helped you make living for three
your money and MAX, q. something Here. VIII look a
this HIS l. poor deserted lace Have not borne
children YOU. WIN Whore are our buried darlngs
Nin. muumcrus ~ tlt cold cold grave And where
B.. the father who hAs deserted thc mother these IN
anis Eore With another. and she Is doomed 10 death
and despair
rhauk SOU darling blessed husband. Tor leaving me
the little sum Of money did. hat 1t T. all gone now
AMI have nothing will wait tor answer rom you
until saturday morning YOU don't come or send Tor
me hen LOOK vi al the pAirrs ~ neNr me. MY darling
husband tuuit ION tu Goi and Won l. true. II h.
nothing fu the OPERATORS wt WHO Killed htrsc pal
las rcNn. viii sit y cold saturday might and my
m,ui Hm my boil, iu thr dcps o' death may tins bee u
warnir. Co all operators all niastr,. all surt-ucn or
al d,triNers ON earth. ~ To all those who have sympathy
tor deserted lovers wives
VIII, II yuu are with another. iorsivc you Come
lhtN ur send iuf me, vii - Co YOU over TIE deepest or
darkest .'a viii, iu th, true unt " no has iy,d Tor
Nou tor three years and have only two days and hall
longer to live away this earth then II |
can't I'M you or Let io YOU tts viii lee the lat you viii
fhiuk n ana LOOK at tin. yuu should Ncit
ami RENE nhcr your dead infants, and viii soon b, your
dead wife Then the world Will be Tree to you, but God
huli Your pleasure ana ME IN N fthtt
Read tins letter shuul II. and show tins face
60 the woman you have -o, d Nnow You are with some
wv dear husband tins i. my Ia. 20 you unless Won
acknow ledge me. then am the same Fanny aud wie.
n not. remember my horrible death
Look Tor the papers From
The deserted wife OF Mr. 4 Ntsin,on OF Noun, llo,
Born amt raised in k.cn Mis-. aged 81 the 27h day
oi tins month
The letter is neatly written in n good hand
curacics Of orihogfaphy. The uniortunntr Mr.
Atkinson IS evidently Judging from both her
pit ture and her letter. u woman of refinement
and one who has seen better days