Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-01-03

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o daughter of James l.. Hayden, a
prominent farmer, She Is g prep0s-
sessing young lady, admired anG re-
spected by a large circle Of friends.
Should she live to be a hundred
years old the memory OF that days
ride will linger like a canker worm
in her heart, eating away the hap
piness that otherwise might have
been hers. She has the sympathy
Of everybody.
As stated above, young Rouse on
December 2, wrote a letter, and re-
quested that it be published in the
Appeal ana Monroe Democrat. II
is az follows;
FLORIDA, Mo, Dec. 2, l894--To
Whom it May Concern Everybody
knows that | waited on Miss Gertie
HAYDEN for about II year. /
learned to love her most dearly. |
asked her to be mine, 10 which she
said yes on the Bird day of March,
1894. Things went on nicely untii
in the month of October, when acer-
tain man in Florida was talking for
Harry Goss. Seeing that the only
show TO break up the match ana get
Mr.. G0ss on top, he started a id
black, ~disgfaceiul lie on me, and he
sent the girl word not to go with me
unless | cleared it up. Well, didn't
know anything of the kind was out
on me, so one Sunday | went up TO
see her as usual and her mother told
me of the talk that was out on me.
She eaid that she did not believe it.
| then went to work and proved my
self innocent of it. | asked my little
darling if things were all right. She
said yes. She said the 9th day Of
November would be our wedding
day and asked me if that day would
suit me, to which | answered yes.
SO things went on for a little while,
and one evening | passed by her
house and my sweet little angel was
standing in the door and | called her
out to the yard fence. W. talked a
little while and she told me she
thought it better to wait longer, so
said all right and asked her if the 9TH
day OF February would suit her and
she said yes. So the 25th day of
November her and | went toSwinkey
to church and We were talking about
our wedding coming home and she
said for me to ask the old folks
about it. She said whatever they
said would be all light. Mrs. Hayden
being at home and Mr.. Hayden not,
| took Mrs. Hayden in the kitchen
and | asked her. She said she had
no objection to our marrying, but
she asked me to be good to Gertie
and [ told her | would. So | went
back in the parlor where my darling
was and told her and she told me to
come up on Thanksgiving day.
When | went up that day she said
that she was not mine. | stayed all
day and all night, but there didn't
seem to be any change the next
morning, 81 when | got ready to go
she told me to come back the next
night, which | did, but there was no
change.
l could not give her up. love her
too we'll. | am going to take my life
and | can't leave her here on earth.
| must take her, too. Coco. help
me.)
Everybody that has said a harmful
word of me- | will shed a tear for
each word if they love her. God
knows | love her. | hate to take her
life or mine either, but | can never
| get over it. | know where my soul
will go, but hers will go to Heaven.
Oh, my God, help me. She wanted
me to take the wedding ring back,
but | told her no. | wanted her to die
with it on. | will close. God protect
my aged father and my brothers and
sisters, and nay few friends if have
any. | thiak [ have few. | would
like to stay with them, but | can't.
| am ruined forever and ever. Oh,
God! save my sweet darling s soul,
for | know you can't mIne | viii
bid you a last farewell forever. Oh,
God, save my sweet darling's soul,
will be my last prayer. would love
to be buried by her side if the
people will allow it. If not, take me
to our old burylng ground. | would
love to meet my sweet mother in
heaven, but | can't. Oh, my God,
help ne, for | am ruined forever. |
will close by signing my name be-
low. ROBERT J. ROUSE,
Florida, Mo.
n. B.-Whoever finds this letter
in my pocket, please send a copy Of
it to the editor of the Monroe City
Democrat and the editor Of the Paris
Appeal for publication.