Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-17
Social Sentiment.
DUKES LOVE LETTERS.
a RefutatiOn OF His ImputatiOns
Against Miss Mutt.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, March 16.-The public
here who know Miss Lizzie Mutt have
never believed the foul ISLANDERS which
Dukes made against her. His fiendish as
sertion to her father that he seduced her
has always been hooted at by parties who
are we'll acquainted with her, and they
account for his infamous charges on the
theory that he was Jealous from some
little attention she may have shown to
some rivals. 1t will appear from the
letter below that he seems to have
been engaged to marry her in Septem-
Der. In his unspeakable letter to Cap
tain Mutt, OF December 10th. he speaks
of the daughter as being in a delicate con-
dition as far back as February or March,
and yet the letter below was written to her
while on visit to Brownsville in June. III
be knew then that she was such common
property as he alleges, why could he pour
forth such gushing and pure love for her
three or four months afterwards, and de-
clare that since her departure the ''sun no
longer Shines" and the birds have closed
their sylvan songs This letter itself
gives the lie TO his whole tissue of charges.
Tie following letter was written by Dukes
10 Miss Mutt when in Brownsville:
UNIONTowS, Pa, June Is, 1882.
llLZIE: 1t seems an age since / saw you
last. L am not sure whether you went
away On Saturday evening or not, but pre-
sumo you did. else shoul have seen you
or heard from you ere this. The sun no
longer shines brightly aud the birds have
closed their sylvan songs since your de.
IT, hA -.
without you, and yet it is not quite a
week since you went away and three long
eternal weeks must elapse before your re.
turn. Will they ever roll around? 1t has
often been remarked that time flies. |
now think it crawls like q lame snail. But
/ presume you fail to note the long, long
days as they drag along. suppose you are
surrounded with gallants and admirers at
all times. Only don't let some of the coun-
try moss-backs carry your heart by storm.
i heard to-day OF the approaching marriage
Of one of my old sweethearts. The first
thing i know i will hear that Miss Lizzie
Mutt is to be married on September -. |
am reminded OF the old doggerel which
runs as follows: IT'S sweet TO court, but
oh! how bitter to court a gal and not get
her. Chiss, from Connellsville, is in
town and am terribly smitteu with her.
Tie great man from the East Captain Mutt
is probably referred to here) departed this
country on Monday morning. When are
you coming nome? Ii you don't come
soon am coming down there, but don't
know how TO get there. forgot where you
said you got your mail l send this to
Brownsville ard don't know where il will
bring up; won't you write 10 me? | aU
dying 10 hear from you and am lead to see
you. Gaspingly yours, d.
After he had resolved to enter upon the
black scheme which eliminated in the
killing of Captain Mutt he seems to have
been anxious 10 get some of his letters
back as appears from the following written
10 her:
rM0SrowS, Pa, August 2l, 1882
LIZZIE: have something want to tell
you. J will call OUT few minutes Tues
day evening and shall hope to find you at
some. Please have the two letters | wrote
you while ht Brownsville, where you can
put your hand on them. ! want TO see
them for certain purpose. Hastily.
~ l.. Dukes.