Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-27
SOME OF lILIAN's LETTERS.
ceUsiNLY CORRESPONDENCE

CeTSINLH CORRESPONDENCE
Man Who Thinks Re knsws semethIns
About the Ring-A Visit 10 ssr. Dunsan--
Phases OF the Cases.
The Dispatch correspondent at West
Paint telegraphed as follows last night /;
Cluyerius's brother and his aunt,
Mrs. Tunstall, passed through West
Point this morning on their way to
Richmond.
Cluycrius did not on his last trip
from Richmond go up the Mattaponi on
the Lee, bat crossed the river here and
went home in buggy. On the way he
stopped at Centreville and talked with
several persons. A gentleman here
came down on the train with him, and
says he talked with him, and he was
perfectly cool and self-possessed.
THE PRISONER.
In the Courthouse neighborhood,
where Miss Madison was raised, the
people are hot against Cluycrius.
The young lady is universally well
spoken OF. Everybody says that no
word affecting her character was ever
heard.
In this town live two young ladies
who went TO school with her at Bruing-
ton. They say she was quiet, amiable,
and modest.
A SHOCK.
Cluvcrius was popular and well
thought Of in his neighborhood. and
his arrest was great shock.
THE WATCH-KEY.
1t is publicly announced here (West
Point to-day that gentleman states
positively that the watch-key described
in this mornings Dispatch once be-
longed to Mr.. Samnel Tunstall, and that
he has written the authorities in Rich
mond TO that effect.
Letters from Lillian 10 n Cousin Ia
Richmond.
The following letters throw little, if
any, light at all upon Miss Madison's
last visit to Richmond but, as they
were written to cousin, and in the full
freedom Of girlish confidence, they are
valuable as showing the character Of
the deceased
This letter was mailed October "a,
1884.
Address: Millboro' Springs, Bath
county, Va, care Mrs. j. b. Dickinson.
MAPLE GROVE, BATH Co., VA,
October 23, 1854.
Nv Dear -: As have gotten my
school quite in gear" ! will write you
something of it. as well as of No. !.
Well, have Mrs. DIS four and two
day-scholarS, and expect one more, and
am getting on finely with them all. So
far they have been very sweet children
two of them are larger than myself. |
think they are all very good children.
Mrs. D. and all her family are incest
of people. | don't know such fine
and nice house anywhere in King Will
liam as she has-every room nicely
papcred and carpeted. My room looks
like a parlor, and | just wish yon all
could see her greenhouse of flowers. 1t
is beauty. so won't ! have a good
time pInnine on buttOn-hole bouquets?
This is a beautiful country up here.
DO wish you all lived up here. | have
gotten acquainted with lot of people,
and ali Of them are nice. too, and lbe-
liovc most all Of the girls have a brother
or two, so Of course you know like
all the giris when that is the case.
have my own time bOat-riding, aS
have to cross the river twice a day to
90 to the School-hOusc. have a nice
time at it, too. you may imagine, slip
ping down wet river bank IN the frost,
and how do you reckon it will be when
il is all covered over with snow and
ice? expect | shall know how to
skate after this wintos. Well, know
yOn are tired OF such nonsense, so ]
Will introduce more sensible subject.
| suppose Aunt 4. has gotten home all
safely by this time. as she was to have
gone Tuesday. Give much love to her,
and tell her ! am getting on finely thus
far. Tell Cousin Mag ! will write TO
her soon; perhaps next week. | got
Oh splendidly on the tram; met with
some very nice ladies', who kept me very
good company, and got here before
night. Whom saw cousin John last
THE rest OF the letter is iniSsiug.l
This letter was mailed January Il,
1885
MnLBoRo' SPRINGS. Va.
January 10, 1885.
Nv Dear Cousin and AUnts | have
been intending for some time to write to
you all. but have been occupied most
all the time. spent most Of NmaS at
Cousin Johns, and We had grand
time. But for Cousin NJ. being sick
we certainly would have had lots Of
iun. but she wa, very sick first Of the
time, but got better towards the last,
and We made up for lost time tell you.
Cousin j. came down, and we certainly
flllNNtN ltIN AOAhl'ahf iAN "NsN" .iN'N
like single maR--iook the girls to
parties, &C.. &c. | had my escort for
the whole time. and don't you forget it.
He Is one of the incest fellows in Bath,
| can tell you. SO you can come now
and have all the rest Of them, if you
will. There arr a good many more you
will Ike Just as well aS the one ] AIN
talking of. Well, enough OF such
trash. ! will give YOU a list of my
Nmas preSents-iirSt, a pretty pair Of
ear-drops second, lovely silk hand
kerchici; third. real nice box Of sta
tionery: fourth, lovely NmaS card
fifth. pretty ornament for the hair;
sixth, another Nma> card; seventh,
a real nice pair OF fashionable stockings;
eighth, lovely basket of artificial How
ers from niy little scholars. 30 you
see must have some friends up here,
a. all my presents Were from Bath peo-
pie except Que. How have you all heeu
thi, cold weather, for it cerlaia,y has
been awful cold up hetey don't think
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