Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-27

Yes, she wrote me word SO. les
she told me so herself when we wouil
meet at the places where we sometime'
saw each other. met her m the wood'
once and IN the road once She sen
me word and ! met her. Nor was sh'
allowed to go to see her grandmother
who lived about half mile away.
LrI1IAE's LETTERS.
During the examination of Mrs. 1un-
stall by Judge Crump the letters ioi.
lowing wert produced and identified
and read.
They are from Lillian to Mrs. InI-
stall. They 20 to show that the Madi-
sons were on unfriendly terms with
Mrz. Tunstall; that Lillian was most
miserable woman that she considered
herself unkindly treated by her tLii-
lian's) mother; that she once iabOui
two years ago spoke Of suicide.
ThiE was about the time her parents
had refused 70 accept any more favors
from Mrs. Tunstall, and would not al
low Lillian 10 return to DR.. Garlick :
school.
Mrs. TunstaI stated that Lillian de
sired to be teacher, and that Dr. Gar-
lick said thai in one more session she
could qualify herself, but that session
Lillian parents would not let her 60.
They were then at enmity with Mrs.
TunstaI. A dress that Mn. Tunstall
gave Lillian. Mrs. Madison returned TO
Mrs. Tunstall. il would seem from one
of I.illian's letters. Lillian, however,
wrote to Mrs. Tunstall when she could,
and was not backward IN asking faVors.
SIN wAs sOHEY YoR HER AUNT.
JUEE 23D, ~.
Nv Dear Aunt Iane.-I am quite SICK.
iuef able To h. M q little hut J am going To
write you q few lines az the time until ftii-
isl ] Thought Tor some DAYS couiu nCl
1--we, but THANKS to my God he has spared
me 20 ~ d little better The measles has
nearly al gone Ia. think Alice. Sanford.
and hpOt art also quite unWell. Alice SENDS
thanks fuT fne money and all tine children
send love. J ou may look for me down just
Ds soon ~ get able A. make aFrangemeilbi
about my truni. II can get any one ~
carry my trunk to the boat, ] snail come
straight down to stay with YOU hut II !
car : get any one 10 10 thnt am going %
tell mpa he mus send ny trunk o. the
stage. ~ J am going L. Richmend and thcn
] will come down as sOOn a. ! CAT. on
know J could ger any one t"carry ny trunk
tu the boat but when they came for - ma
and ua would carry Oh - they would nOi
take IL. You understand me. 20 the chli-
uTen thinE n test for me 20 Ro O. Richmond
q
50 much. Alice says II ] were 20 go from
here down there eiie never could stand ma
III the world. 81 i don know yet NOV
shall manage Il until gel able TO 70 about
] am going To- see II Air. william Iurpfn
won't carrv me % tho houf rs soon a. I cII.
na ] fee 80 sorry for you by yourself al
"CEr III sOiT TITS BOZ Ny WINTER
HAT.'
PrSE HILL. Va. August .. lesl.
NJ Dear Aunt Co., ] got YOU letter las
night and will reply al once a. ] nmy Dt
husy Tomorrow. J was ~ giac go hear from
ven nut you wrote 20 little, that b. ms
only fault. certainly do wish coutd 20 10
Richmond while vou ar There anu 20
nome with YOU. and Wuuld muiIe r. - n
possible. but tOr ma threats. as siie mhEes
- Many tLai that is why ] have not been
down to your houEr o. 10 Richmond.
thought would do "a most every BODY teiis
me- and waii until she, they gel quiei. and
then 20 down. a. yOu Enow they migntdo
II were tOgUnoW. VIII try no give Them
tfac. and lei them say Of me what thef
NAV God Knows all Won know. sandinrd
dear child mar gone too; ne b al MillDoru
RpfiugA with Cousin Cornelius Jones. and
likes splendidfy. Aunt Jane write 20 him
won't youe and give him some goud ad-
vice hc viii appreciate it and no one down
here will know II. Direct to NillUOto
Springs Bath county, care j. c. Jones.
Nov don't fau II mas be % benefit tu him
IN the hOuT ~ temptation.
] nave hRd y very nice time lately was
invited 10 q large picnic down the country
lagf week and mac 8 uicc tt'ue. Nick fiRnd
was there and Ned Bland too. Aunt Jane
can't You get me kOue tiN Tor ny winter
hat II J cG j dress ~ over ] cal do without
getting o new one tnis winter. II you gei
them. gei black. ] know yOu vii moi forget
me over there. You cal get me 81 dress nov
II yOn chOOse Ia make up FOR that one ma
sent back; fof no one has anything Ia do
with whaf you give me now. and Just e.
soon as theH get quiet ] am coming down.
J am 40 sOrry you have not come NJ. was
40 III nuyas YOU WOulC come. Know NOL
enjoyed the ladies company; wish ! had
besn down with them. J have spent some
time with Sic Hia since hert. and hsd = very
nice time. Rosa went home from here YES
teTday.
beneficial a. you. Oh n could only D. with
Won. II Uncle John would carry me over ]
think ] would 90 right nov. and lei them
say what they may bui people thluk o.
hest for me 10 stay here for awhile nnSt.
Write To me soon, and al the news Al
send much love 70 you. Hoping you ART
vel and happy ] remain your most de-
voted LILLiE.
2. s-Ami Jane ! began 10 work NE d
band and have not worked cotton enough
Ia finish II. ] cannot gei any about here.
II you can. ] wish you would get M a little,
an don't know Of ans chance "a Richmond.
Yours as ever. Lii-LIh.
The italicized word she above was
written and then marked ont. The
postscript is i'll MI.
sHE WRITE % HKR BATH HoNE.
MII.IROKo STRINGS BATH CorNTY. Val
February y 1es5.
NJ Dear aunt Jane - received yOur ever
weicoued and appreciated letter yesterday
and viii answer To-day, and ] would write
often0r hut don't nave as much time as
any OuG might imagine "a All IN a scnuo..
you know every daF and lately have lOsi
80 much time on account OF bad weather
and other thiEgs thai have been teach inF
Saturdays. toe and go 20 church most every
Sunday When write 10 the boys o. b. very
little tell vOu. the iasi time itlsi wrote
q postal. and when ] write 10 YOU Ike %
WIIte q long letter. ] am 50 much obliged
for the dollar you Senf ne it came IN 80
a
found J had 10 get good many Things J
did not nave. and for my iifst session.
OF course ] could moi cSl,cci a. much SAT
AIRY as n ] had Of had some experience.
and therefore ] dou'i and can't expect 70
make th3s year M hereafter a. yOu knoW I
have "a depend OF my own etertiOus cx-
cepi what my good Auni Jane and some
feU Of my otner relations viii help me 80.
NJ course. anything any OF you cnOOse Ia
give me will br q grcai tIeip 40 me. Airs.
1 ind
J think size "a one of the nicesi ladies ! ever
met end the nelgnnOrhOud seems to ise ~
nice az any cau ~ Mn j. seeius very
fond 0f me and 80 do tnf children Try "a
doright insvery action asuearas ! can. and
tnlk tar think have gwen entire ssitsfac-
ton: anyhow, have not heard any com
plaint. ] certainly was sOrrY % hear OF
MrS. bray Gieath. was certainly shocked
Ia near of 81, as size always seemed healthy
ID thecxtreme. ! get very sweet letter
from Attic 6ariict yesterday. liid J ever
tell you whata kind letter ] HOi from Mf.
6ariick- Ae certainly wrote me kind
letter. ] fee - sOrry Tor Aunt Ann. nut ]
am glad AT. I. has moved with her ] think
n s. most excellcnt move. do hops Il may
prove u happy one. Why did cousin John
po 60 New farmr J am sorry Ia hear
grxnrnss hat been sick; hOIS sine IL well.
Aunt dame. how nas yOur health been tnis
winter 80 often think Of how feeble you
are and wonder II you are vel and have
some one 10 do for you Ia koso mnch help
10 YOU? She just az well write first, !
think n me. and think size promised 10
write Ia me ttist a. ssOon as sur Cos 10 Piy-
mouth, aud therefore tell IIer snc need nos
waii ior Tne hui to write to me very SO0n.
Give my love 10 any one VINO may wish 4
and accept q large share for yourself and
wfite tO ine whenever yOu CAL, nui pica-f
don Z wait ne long a. before. Write me ali
the news 81 your letter. art q source of
great pleasure 20 me ] must close fOT nov
With much love. j am. as always yQur
stosf dsT0leli nad toUfstg LILLE.
LEND hi FIVE DoLI.ARs.
BATH COUNTY VA. February &c 1855.
My Dear Aunt wrote YOU u few days
ago hut VIII write again fniS morning A. !
nj N esf. vnu n su will ffas o.. al M.