The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-28


many admirers she 10 ssslsistt issohsf IN
The Wsslsyan college " Tits tlace,
ss0sss q, sAfOH
10 rs yesfs ~ sse, TAR, ~ medium height
and cultivated manners His grandfather
Professor Ots Smith, president Of the
Meteor University, ~ 0eofsis, His father
sAs q leading mefohsnt Of OslvssiOn. who
died sOms time ss0. Commodore Eaton,
NJ the united States navy, John Eaton, .
minister W spain, Professor ID. Ration, oi
New Haven, are among his near relatives.
NJ. Ration travel, fur Leon a II. bum, ~ =
nne salary, aud 10 also proprietor 0f q store
at BnIlingt0n, in Montague oauhty. Has
we'll known throughout the state.
The flrst letter nom Mics Murphy (al-
issedl In regard % the $50 was sent 10
Eaton At pSlo Pinto. bat wa, returned 90
Fort Worth whefu Ne received II. lts con-
tents are rs follow;
IHB uRsT LtffHn.
foRr WORTH, lfuAs, Dec, ., laS,--
MI DEAR GkORGE, Received your lst.eT
yesterday mnrning, | gAs noe pleased with
II nj all, you write 80 enldly aud almost
haTshly, toe letter You wrote from Galss,-
ton was suoh Q pleasure 20 read, bus ihr
one from Graham Is cold and dlsunsitul
What has past shall bs past, IN trutl no
thought oft shall come between Us. IL will
ai,sn reeur 10 me, that can not help, hut
II shall not be known even TO you. In u
moment OF anger yOn wrote what you a.
terwATd regretted; th,t Is all, l am IN ~
| aware OF the sndsayor al more than one
party to keep Us apart, but II can prevent
II they shall not be successful, IL rests with
you entirely; my lie IL years % render
miserable or happy, which shall IL be,
have no fear aside from yonr wayering con-
| fidenes; give me that and DEFY anyone n
make me unhappy, even tor single mo-
ment. am sad and cannot overcome the
feeling. have something 10 tell you, and
don't want TO give all the reasons for ask,
ing and telling you. can go on visit
married then n Won wish. l will
come home New Years, and In thir-
teen days We will announce the fact. One
condition-and you may regard IL rs q
atrapee one-inside OF two weeks you are
| 20 send ma not more than $500 and not
less than $500; not TO spend or give away,
not In use at al; my reasons am willing
10 tell you when you meet me Christmas.
| am crazy TO see You; now would be a
good time tor you TO come. fon know l
wish you were here. 10 seem, 20 long sioce
We were together.
/ forgot 10 tell you how much 81 send me
(for dress) SAC. and u me what you think
OF the Christmas aiIr,r. Don't come Ia
Fort Worth cannot sec you, or fear !
cannot. With oil my love 10 you, my
dsrliDg, l am yours, BEAUTY
Eaton at once wrote to the lady, asking
for an interview, when the following letter
was cent him:
SECOND LETTER.
(Swear by heaven you will never reveal
what write hereo
You don't understand me. | don't want
your money, but II you don't send me
$500 by to MORROW evening i cannot ace
YOU again. You told me you had 81 ,0OO
for my wedding pressnt-only send me
half that amount, and l am ready ID 20
with you Saturday morning. IL you
ever loved me, 1 pray YOU grant nv
request. / will WORK for you, slave
for you, anything-only grant my request
love you, heaven knows how much, aud
have never sinned against you, and IL you
will grant my request to-day or to-mOrro "
will meet you here In this music room
and will be ready to 20 with you for oil
time, and wilt tell you anything you want
to know. Send 1t 10 me George, II you ever
loved me. hate to have you to send II t,
me. l can work, Won know that, and vii
return it to you. Please get another boy to
bring your notes. Answer this, and oh,
pray DON'T refuse this request"
MORE MONEY"
In reply to another note the next day he
received the follownR:.
81 caunot see you but will write you
everything II YOU will return me the II, tier
when you read it. l have taken an oath
not 10 tell you until you have granted nv
swear never to reveal what / tell you,
furthermore il you will lend me the amount
! mentioned, will give you note tor same;
wa,ttll 2o'clock then Ser me answer 10
tale, il your answer Is favornbls will write
YOU every thing. am innocent of every
thing on earth except that, should have
told You that BEFORE"
Aud then came the famous letter which
tells of the secret marriogs In Missouri
This is drama t cally headed by the writer
HERE'S MY STORY"
am married. Two years ego, while
away from home, discarded sutton took
me 10 the opera one night and told me Cd
the way he would disgrace me there and
then il | refused to msrry him. AS you
know, / did not exactly know what disgrace
was, mean how, something terribly new,
so | consertsd to marry him aud did
He wsa unable or did not care
to incur the expense OF wife
80 be Immediately af,er the ceremony drove
to the opera and from there took me to IN
friends house where l was Wis ting. All
was kept secret aud returned home. AT
ter time he became anxious to marry a
Jewess, who loved him aud had money. He
loved ms If such q bru'e can love, but he
wanted her money. He went gu. west
some where aud got divorce from me, hut
before his return the Jewess learned OF his
duplicity from my own lips aud she refused
him.
He was
from me, ard the Jewess's money lost tt
him. He woud have hi ed me and would
to heaven he mad, il il bad not been for bis
brother. He let me live to be WroDged. He II
was who was here last summer, aud paid
him to leave V0u uDmO!seted. | knew
4. 1.
H. ii shonld be hung the next moment
He has nll the evidence in his hands, and II
at empted 10 marry anyone he would
assert him elf as my husband.
have used every esdeayor to obtain the
evidence want, and | have it II | can give
$500 Tor it. II had been able last week
could have purchased it tor $3.50 You re-
member what told you here l have in
| tended 10 put these papers i'll your hands
as soon as they were in my possession, and
tell you every thing, Tor knew you knew
| was innocent of any wrong doing, and
thank God you do know it. | love you
and for you to think l was guilty
of any wrong would kill me. He
THE BaUTE WHO HAS so CURSED MY LIFE,
IL in New Mexico in the last stages Of con-
sumption. But whether | marry you or
Ihot he will make public my marriage with
him unless l purchase evidence of the
divorce. Be 10 In uster poverty aud dying,
and as last means Of revenge he will pub
li,h this matter unless / send Kim this
amount bv the man he has sent to me
(Scot,). Do not hate me, George; pity me-
II YOU can no longer love me, and for the
sake of our past love send me the amount
and will willingly devote my lite to any
work that may repay you. must gel
This from some one ADD who can Confidt
this miserable story to but your Oh, l pray
YOU keep it-return this letter to me. Ole
word OF kindness IT, ou can. am too fear
FIJI of the result Of my story to ask tor more
No huma an knows of this save the man. his
| hrother the JaNesl ard myself. "B.O