Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-16
TOO AWFULIY SHEET.
Episfolary Tany which Passed Be-
tween "a Guilty COupIe.

tween Sul1Ay COUPLE
The Philadelphia courts have of late
been paying considerable attention TO the
domestic troubles of Mr.. Atkins Lawrence,
and have now unearthed and given to
the public his correspondence with Miss
Annie Giliillan which his wife is using as
evidence against him in her suit for
support and which for downright awfully
awful agony takes the prize. Atkins
Lawrence is well-knOwn in Wilmington,
having lived here for some time prior to
going on the stage. Ills wife is native
of Wilmington, her maiden name being
Louisa Seaman, aud she has relatives
still residing here. When not on the
stage "Romeo" as he is iocularly called
attitudiniaes on the street corners and
ilirts with gidiy young girls. Some time
ago his wife discovered that he was
considerably too much attached to little
deluded damsel named Annie Gillillan,
and she hauled him up to the domestic
scratch to explain. Instead of finding
him repentant and "all broke up with
remorse, he was defiant. Instead OF
tearing out his locks and Hopping down
on his knees, as is his wont in the mimic
domestic DRAMA he twisted his mustache
and strobe about with the air Of a duke,
and told Mrs. Lawrence that she might 60
to the place left out of the revised New
Testament. He then sought his new
victim, Miss Gillian. The wife had him
hauled mp in Court, bat, before the ease
was closed, he had packed up his grip
sack and hied him away to the
unknowable. 1t is said he has lately
married Miss ailfilan
During the hearing upon the anit of
Mrs. Lawrence the letters which this nice
young man wrote tn his victim were
brought out. On the 26th of August,
1879, after Just starting out on Il theatri
cal tour, he wrote to the Gilfllan girl
from Reading, and not receiving a reply
he wrote again the following day from
Harrisburg, telling her how frighttully
distracted lie was.
''llave you forsaken me ~ he writes.
sin Gods name are you alive or daad
This makes the third letter havewritten
you. | was compelled to go away with
Miss P0meroy, so could not see my darl-
ing one. Annie, love, you are in my
thoughts can never cease to think Of
you. love you with love such MS
never felt before. Am doomed to dis
appointment DO you intend to keep
your PROMISE Remember, | place i'm
plicit confidence in all you tell me or
have said. Be true, Annie, darling, and
all will yet he well. Don't listen to any
stories you may here of me they are all
jealous lies. Don't let amy one separate
our loves. Let us be two souls with hut
n single thought, two hearts that beat as
one. " TO this he aiIixes the killing
signature of "your boy
Fate and the theatrical company
next took him To Williamspurt, and, not
having heard from his Gown darling" he
worked himself into frenzy and rushed
for the ink pot again. His swelling soul
was apparently perturbed by this time.
lie wrote to his dear Annie "Nu letter
from ynu as yet. wonder if my darling
has forgotten nr. hope not, for think
of her continually. Yes, Annie, love.
you are continually in my mind. would
90 love to see your sweet face tonight
can never forget your bright, pretty
eyes, or your darling dear self, and the
next time We meet | have something
of great Importance to tell yOu-somcthimg
about myself and yuu, that hope you
will he glad to hear that is, if you really
love me. Now, draric, remember / love
You dearly, and some day we may To-,
more to each other than sc are uoW.
Good night, pet | am going to bal t.
think of you.
Some days after this he got y letter
from the object of all this honey. II
must have caused his head to shrink to
the size of Il mustard seed. The result
was TO break oil the correspondence for a
time. This note, which he said he
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