Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-11-19
LOVE LETTERS.

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mailed just about so many letters of
this kind, whether people continue 10
call them silly or sensible.
1t makes but little difference what
outsiders believe, so the parties inter-
ested are suited with the contents.
There may be times when we would
ridicule these little missives; but, if
we confess our true convictions. love
letters, even years after they are writ
ten, reach the tenderest affections of
our nature.
We have seen them In various forms.
written with black ink and blue, un-
derscored, and dotted with many
marks and unknown signals, of inter
est only to the owner; but we always
felt that at best only one-h of their
contents were known.
The best part of love letter is un-
written; the purest thoughts of our ma
ture are seldom uttered,
Pride has prevented one from own
ing her true life thoughts till 1t is too
late.
Modesty kept the burning words of
another; while with another, love so
overcame the emotions as to break
forth in tears to choke the utterance-
Take the first letter in reply to a
broken engagement; the heart is full to
OVERLOOKING; sting of pride rankles
beneath the blighted hopes of life.
time.
Listen to the words:
II did not think it would come to
this; but You are SO noble-so good
cannot forget you.
~ know she will be happy in my
place; but 1t breaks my heart to say for
your sake you are free"
Another, with only the hope of en-
gagement has judged too hastily him
whom she found was promised ere
they met
~ will indeed be your friend" she
writes; "but my life looks so dark and
changed; would that I had never
livedl
mo, I do not mean that; for all my
life that care to remember has been
lived since l knew you.
II would not blot it for all the rest.
How ] envy her Of whom you
speak,
But my loss is her gain.
''Tell her not of met is enough
that one should bear 1.-THE other
should be happy"
And still another writes In derision:
"You were easily caught; I never
loved you; but thought the man
who played the shallow part of male
flirt deserved lesson.
II shall be married in a week to a
true man; will you come to the we'd
dingf"
These letters are but samples of one
style.
There is another and brighter side.
Many and many little letter ia car
ried (like jewell next to the heart
and valued a thousand times more
than q jewel to its owner.
Ali if we could read the hidden
history Of all the unmarried women in
the land, there would be sisters who
had yielded their places to younger
sisters; there would be one that sacri-
feed life and hope for the love of an
other dearer than both-a mother she
could never leave.
Can we say that to such lives love.
letters have no meaning?
No, neverl
"Man's love is OF his life a part,
IT'S wcman's whole existence"
Cherish, then, the little missives of
love and affection. for they keep the
heart open and hopeful; and remem-
Der that in the little space of your &C
quaintance may be living those who
have had purer thoughts, and more of
them, in few brief weeks, and more
real enjoyment from their worn -out
love-letters, that give out sweet memo
ries of the past, than is enjoyed by
many in lifetime.
To such
"Iis better to have loved and Lost,
Than never to have loved ct ALL"