The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-29
lathetic But Silly.

Public sentiment in Washington, among
the decent classes, is said to run strongly
against young Morgan, the son of Senator
Morgan Of Alabama, who was shot In the
shoulder by Miss Lucy Rhett Horton,
daughter of his fathers late law-partner,
and ward of the seducer's father. We are
sorry any such breed of Senator'S misrepre-
sent Southern States. Miss Horton was
held in default of 81 900 bail. The follow
ing are two of her letters:
Mr.. Morgan PLEASE write to me just one
line, and say that you do not mean that let
ter: that you are coming back to your
wretched, miserable little sweetheart, who
cannot live without you l don't know
what l could have said to make you angry.
| don't know what | said, but that [ loved
you and wanted you. This is such a sud
den, terrible blow it has stunned me. As
l can think of nothing, feel nothing, but
that my heart is crushed and broken, | can
not think of the shame and disgrace that
is now mine, just as [ have lost everything.
/ can't even care. Since that letter came
my life has been one wild, anguished wall
of dispair of its lost idol. My darling, I
cannot believe you mean what you say in
that letter. Don't you know l cannot live
without you that your love is my very ex
~istence Mr.. Morgan, come back to me.
My heart is :hrobbing and aching and bleed
ing deep down in its innermost with love
for you. [ cannot give you up. Come
back, MIR. Morgan, to your Lucy, who loves
you better than her life.
Oct. 80, 1877.-Mr. Morgan: 1 ~receiv-
ed your letter Saturday. 1t was a cruel,
cruel letter, which l don't believe you
meant. IL promise you, and keep my
promise, I will never write you another
mean letter as long as l live, won't you
love me again If papa were living l
would not ask you, but l have no one in
the world to 60 to, and it is 50 hard to give
up life IL its early springtime. Iplaced my
whole existence in your hands. Loving
you too we'll to fear you, and you promised l
should be your wife-'.y0ur little WIFE,"
Can't you forgive me just once more? I
will be SO patient hereafter. Yes, [ do
love you better than my life, and you are
all the world to me. told you [ was sorry
for that first letter, and you made me write
the next. You spoke as if l was afraid to
tell you. Don't you think you ought to for
give me once more You are so strong in
your manhood, and | am SO helpless
fatherless girl. Won't you forgive me, Mr..
Morgan 2-not because / deserve it, but for
your sisters sake, and because l love you.
I am going to wait until the 18th Of next
IONCulUCl- lCttCh COu1luS dllcT Cudt Will
be too late. Won't you write and say you
will love me againa Don't you remember
how you used to laugh about my being so
fond of you? You don't mean that letter,
do you? And l can live only in your love.
Love, l believed. was mine for eternity.
know Ihave been very unreasonable, very
naughty, but won you see if l don't really
mean to be good, with all the love Of my
heart LUCY.
Gen. Morgan: Please let me see MI.
Morgan a little while. l pledge you nv
word 1 will not make any attempt to hurt
him, NO matter what he says. He knows
how deeply he has wronged me, and if ]
could see iii and tell hin how miserable
I am he might listen to me. The fullest
reparation that could be made me GOULD
never atone for all the agony he has made
ne suffer, all these long months but 1 ask
ed for SO little, if he will only make
amend. Let me feel this horrible load Of
shame is lifted. l will promise never te
tell any one, and go away and never trouble
you any more, where yon will never agajr
hear from me. Gen. Morgan, this is sucf
a terrible wrong, and l am so helpless, anc
I appeal to your honor and manhood to le,
me see him and pleed with him for the limo