Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-11
PROM Mrs. Wilson. New YORK, to Her Moth

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inc FiFTH AvESUE. Nov. 4. ISss
oh. mother. ] am perfectly wretchcd!
Robert i n villaini We were so happv.
and now the eankcr-worm of-yGu
know what the poet siys the cankcr-
wormldocs ~ The peaceful household.
We were 80 happy; Robert gavo me
evorything | asked for. and was the
most indulgcnt 81 Northumberland now
ann n forsaken wife. I feel. dear moth
cr. just ~ MOdieska looks i'm the play
when she sinks down with stony stare
and her dress drapcs around her so
beautifully. My dress won't drapc ut
all, though ! have sunk down lots If
times. | must tell YOU all about II.
You see Robert has been In the habit
lately of staying down town ON business
until quite late; he said that important
contracts were being decided and he
would make lots and lots of money. and
could sign his check next year for n
hundred thousand dollars IL everything
went well; though ! can't see why he
should wait until next year to do that.
Tor he has number 1T chcck-books in
the house which look the easiest thing
IN the world to fll out: he showed me
how once. I'm sure could sign one
Tor rs many figures rs the line would
hold' but he never lets me; he saws
I don't understand business. hut
I I'm sure ! understand an easy thing
like that. didn't think anything of
this, until now; In the light IT later
facts. can see that hc does not love me
enough to let me Keep pretty cheek
book 81 my own. But rs | was sayinp.
did not think anything If his stavinr
away late. until yesterday. when he left
his Office coat no home for me to send
to tho tailOr's to be made over or same
thing have new breadth put i'm the
back. think. And speaking of
breadths. mother. YOU ought to see my
new Paris dress with the cold cmbroid-
cry down the skirt. with crcr so many
nOunccs of lace aud the laost lorciH hut
tons. Well. ~ I was looking nj II n
mean his coaD n hill dropped out Of an
inside pocket an iHsi,ir pockrt- ina
think of iti don't know how il came
tO fall out, for ] am SURE would not do
such thing as 90 rummagc into my
husbands pockets. Lots Of other thine.
fell out, too. from all the other pockets
but they were only money aud things
I took the bill up, and the stranr,.~t
thing u that Il persisted In fiyinr right
open before my eyes without my ever
touching ~. And irhdi do Won think II
wasP Oh. mother! that I. your daughter.
uurtured- in the exclusive east wind of
dear oh Boston should De so disgrared
u was This bill FROM Nine. DOugan. the
millincr which | inclosc. nv husband
name a. plain ~ can Do; aud OnlV To
think 81 u, bonna to-Miss n. nj her
house. Oh. the shame 20 itf had
becn diamond PIN now. or a bor-.r
and varriagc. u would not have been so
bad but q boHHefi Oh. the brascn
huzSy! Miss b. ipdeedl should IKE
20 scratch her eyes QUIT know she Is
some insignificant doll-faced. long seaI-
skin-uistCr girl. And. mother, snn-
pose .hn Know her when we were en-
Eagrd. oh. j shall die! / know / shall,
Ne have only been married siV months
te must have known her. What shall
doP I hRve taken III all the Jewels ne
has given mr except my diamond ear
rings; they are To pretty to give back:
he would only send them Co Miss b. I
suppose. Yes. will keep them iusi, 40
spite him. | have packed up all nv
dresses that he has bought for me. ev.
ccpt my last new one. the Paris one
YOU ought 20 sec Il. mother. Now write
Rt once and tell me what To DO. Yeur
own LITTLE CARRIE.
P.S. II Cts me Beautifully. and q,
course ! must have something v cover
my back. II