Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-04-01
COMMUNICATED.

The REGISTER does not usually
publish anonymous communications.
but the following, which we received
on Monday, is too good for the waste
basket. We publish it as 'she is
wrote"
DEAR Mr.. EDITOR AS you have
had so many letter written OF differant
subject, will you please allow NE to
write you this one as am in so much
trouble. ain veiy small and want to
tell YOU about my great trouble. Now
Mr. Editor this is just what want to
tell you my poor mama Is dead and
Father has married again. Aud has
married Mrs nobody and who treats
lis SO bad. Father used TO love us
when mama was here but he does not
love us now. He was SO kind TO us
Brother will and sister Ruth before
this woman came to our nome ana
now he il so cross. One day he came
in and told sis and Brother that they
would have to 20 and get home as
best they could for he did not intend
to have his stepchildren mlstreed
When sister told him that she had not
said or did ny thing TO them when
that woman he has married said that
she had did so and so and all sister
could say or do was of no use. Father
drove her of. Poor sister has not
been home cince and j have missed
her so much she always mendtd my
clothes aSi was to small 10 mend them
INV self and now i ware more rags
than any thing els for don't no how
10 mend them. But brother he will
not 20 aud has told Father so but Of
course he will have TO for he can not
stand mother abuse. Father say
shall call her mother but j don't want
TO. If YOU could see how she does
poor brother you would tell him to go
away like sister did.
DO YOU think Father ever loved
mama if he did do you think he would
do ner children as he does or allow
anyone to mistrtat them or do you
think he would drive her children
fir III the home that he promised her
on her dieiug bed 10 give them On no
Mr. Editor YOU never think anything
OF the kind you could not On now |
wish i was dead and in Heaven with
nv dear mama for she loved us al
WAYS il Father does not, Father WHIPS
ne so oftun because mother tell MN
ain bad but indeed am not her chill
dreu pulls my hair and slaps my Jaws
when Father is not her But he wownt
allow me TO tell tales he says he doht
belive me, On am so unhappy and
don't no what to do Will you Mr.. Ed
tor please Publish this aud hint 10
Father tnat you think it Is wrong 10
treat Us 80 and that you think he
aught to bring sister home and that
he auyht not TO let that woman take
mama dresses to make dresses for her
own little girl when AIN in rags And
that ne aught no. 10 belive all that
she says for she is dreadful story
teller And that SHE should not break
up all of mama nice little toys ana
scratch up the furniture And use ma
ma Beautiful quilts in the cradle And
that all of mama jews belongs TO Sis
ter and myself And that he aught
not 10 whip lie for nothing And That
his first children augnt to have some
respect shower them And that man
should not marry but once II he does
he is always Unhappy And that MS
own children IL nearer to MIN imam
stepchidren. And that they should
be treated so.
And that he aught not to tell stories
on brother will and sister Ruth and
that he Should not whip ne any more
for that Mrs nobody and her Kids.
Now a. i do not no what TO do Will
beg of YOU TO excuse all my mistakes
and Oblige yours in trouble for step
mothers are aOOmible. ALVA