Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15
A TRUE LOVER OF 1916.


hc; and that was kiss you gave me
when you took leave Of me tand sad leave IL
was, sweetheart both my mouth ana thine
will testify. Your lips tremhied, sweet, ana
the tears stood In your eyes AMI yet loVed
that gentle quivering hetter far than even
the brightest smile you ever gave me- when
first saw you sweetheart' nh' 50 long ago!
do You remember the hrst tiihei you
have bluShed at 1t many times privately, III
warrant, for there was neither she nor s'oek-
ing on your foot You were daihtiiy toiuihg
swollen brook when my horse heighen ana
heigh, presto. your gown WAS uroPl"u' anu
ut sight Of me the blood came surSinS up IN
to your cheek.
Sweetheart that was long ago;
Many blush you have blusnSl, ana many
tear you have shed for the which l beg
your pardon on my bend"d kne'Si' l"r my
sake, since then!
No" you have become the very N'ui vi my
soul tell you this, not because you DO not
kho" II WeII' put 'St"ilSc II l"'.NSn ,i'
lily to writ" 1t. Soul Of my soul, III write II
ten thousand tiliS' win zen tn'us'.iih nc"
meanings each time Janet, can you imagine
sweetheart, what pam Twas L" HaHe Sou'
and whnt greater, sw"eter pam 70 see you
s'''' "
greater pain for all the joys OF heaven!
Sweet, I'm not bihNlhehlous' eould iio'
think Of you and blaSihene, moreover, my
dear and honoied chirt would not aiio"
blaSphemous man Z" hght IN ms great cause,
Janet, do you Know the one r1'al you ha'e'
Now lie Jealous. love jealous woman
Though jealousy Is inP'Ssnie t"ht you
and me Love such as ours CLOSES tne ooor
on jealousy h"u nave ai'nleH your FNai'
sweet, without one word from me
always ioNed james "Iahaiii' janet, ailu
now that he mas stfl'eh WIN All ms might "
raie an army % aNtnse ti'c uesi'r Vi 'fie ii's'
bite>sed marty + | hart~ I"'e MN NJ iii'eISeiy
that my puis'H phI anu my "ie"l" qui'heils
AT mere s"uhh Oh MS haiiie'
therefore nave uilSne'itItu my S""n
sword, when Is Keen even Us am, 10 10 "1''
Tie IL the cHuS,. lhereiore nave oih'en you
eo"u-oy' my Jhi'e'' ann an, S',i"S "i' "ii "i''
druh IN our camp near pai'i'Si'i' lS'iiiiiis
these lew hii'"r "hich may oe ah eNei l'Ae'iiie
farewell
Janet II Is io' llsn' 'rii'S I" w " soi'iiei
rove hiih IL l. ior YOU SmV'' ai''' "e"'s ~
bear thnt kh"" nun wen, "u' you are tne
hrh'eS' woman III tiie "n'io W" w. anu "'''
not nih'h th"uSh thS ""'H s'''' III S'u'
eyes "heh you AiSSeu he'
Forgive me- S"e''hea't' ior reieirl'R '"
that KISS lST'hhh'e th' lhSt you hlaS ever
give me u" you 'ei'iclhp'r Ine tioio'''I'
cast Tor me! sweet IL am 10 'he tle bi""lS
death ioretnid ior me- pray that IL may o~
on the hehl Oh na'tie. isPohe I" 'he hoofe
marques concerning 'hiS, ou' ne ,i''s nisier
purer laith 'hah iiiihe ne sain tii' 'ile man
her vi uSniS iiiA''ei'd "u' N''ie' P''' ''ue'
thAt We ieli VI IA u ue o"u
IL seems tha' Inc never u"uo's nave
donoted everything save ohiy Janet
h"htioe-' Is true "'e,' nc anu si'i'n
many iign' SlTaAii,E "opu' '"o I"i''s We
io'e "st, itrcii,i'e i'i' i"is ''ssii'"ieS y'u'
i"r you ""'I NUN ~ So''' ,i . ,n aA
you S''ii 't''i " an ~ y 80 -
'S' ol your SeA- W. mo- U- my INC
put kho" my hiis'i' 'SS u 'iie "io,e NV '"''i'
oi tue wv" SWEET no" many .s'9 nav you
for' "heh iay aWuke at iiSn's un'isI i,S''
ems CANOPY e",h s.tu iooHs a' iio "iIn yOu'
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| CaI s,,,,,r,b,p i mon ne With 10 Ooo ,ra,
| If | could but die at the side Of Montrose
will you ever forget me, Janett
| Aims! that ever met you. But no, that Is
| hereSy toward my sweet love you with the
whole of my heart, dear, so farewell thrust
| his letter TO Duncan, who knows every pas
and will bring these lines to you though the
enemy guard every stone on the road.
II / were but Duncan, to sec your face
| again! My dearest heart, l send you some
| thing In the corner OF this letter. Would
that you could but give 1t back to me. Your
until death, JoHs SPoTTIswoopE.
p. SIT seems l am not in the fashion
sweet. for find love YOU more than ever
A fig for the fashion. say II My fashion OF
| loving YOU Is the best and truest part of me
Shall loss that, Neveri Even as l write
| hear the call to arms, | fear YOU will learl
| the issue of this fight before you receive this
| The little sprig of rosemary YOU plucked foi
| me in hammer times lies close To nv heart: /,
| speaks to me Of you; but there was no need OF
| rosemary for remembrance. II | could but
| forget YOU. dear heart, and you would but
| forget me, should 90 to hattie with lighter
| spirit; but my love weighs me down, the
sweetest burden that n man ever carried
| Again, farewell, sweetheart!
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you nc''i" IN VI .uo 80, tiii' ''1N ~
| usi SWej, trust thilt the news Oh our ne