The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-30
HEARTS AT ODDS.
These are extracts from his letters which
tell the whole story:

Tell the WnOlo story:
"Nov. 9, 1894.
"You cannot know what shock it was
to me to be told that you were i'll this aft
ernoon. I cannot fail to connect it with
our long walk yesterday, and I ann en-
ragged with myself for my stupidity in all
lowing you to tire yourself out, and on
such bleak day too. You must know by
this time that your health and your hap
piness are things which 1 value more
highly than anything else. am
hoping that the violets will speak cheer
fully to you and will make my peace with
you so that when come tomorrow you
will not rebuke me for my oarelessness.
Nov. II, 1884.
"My love, you cannot know-no woman
can know-what it means when shining
goddess like you puts out her hand and
lifts one unworthy of her to her side.
How happy you have made mel No mat
ter what may happen to me in the future,
no matter what pain, what agony of dis
appointment, shall always be the most
blest of men, for the noblest, the sweetest
and the highest lady on the earth has said
that she loved me. My heart throbs
to think of it. = The sky is splendid
with stars; the air rushes by in music
feel close to all who have lived and loved,
brother to all men who have worshiped
women as L worship you, my star, my
queen, my loveF'
'Dec 1, 1894.
''I am quite selfish enough, Louise, to
loathe the thought of the winter with you
away, and yet 1 am glad that you are 60
ing. I am glad that my lady will SEQ the
Parthenon, where goddesses-not one so
perfect as yourself-were wont to be wor-
shipod; glad that you will watch sunsets
and star rises over the Mediterranean.
-But-ugh-think of this gray New Eng
land town and the factory every day. Never
shall another winter find US apart, my
deareStP'
FEB. 1, 1895.
'Louise, my darling, do not wish to
be exacting, but know how beautiful you
are how charming and how unconscious
of your charms. Therefore l beg you to
beware Of seeing too much of that young
Englishman. Do not misunderstood me.
Believe that know you the very heart of
truth and constancy. But even English
n,en are human, and for his sake beg you
not to give him chance to fall in love
y it'll you
7-. FEB. %, 1895.
CAS- to the matter of that Englishman,
you totally misunderstood me, Louise.
am not jealous. Have you not said
that you love me, and shall ever doubt
anything that you say? Dearest, do not
let us misunderstood each other. 1t is be-
cause I would not have another man look
longingly upon the perfect jewel which is
mine-not because 1 fear that he could
steal it-that L beg you to have nothing
to do with him. AS for what you say about
Anita, that is of course absurd. She is
visiting my sister, and 1 am forced to be
polite to her. Forgive me, dearest, but
that suggestion about her was so unlike
yOu-so unworthy of you and your love.
Do not torment my loneliness with such
jeers.''
''March s6, 1895.
"MY DEAR LOUIsE-You charge me
overmuch with jealousy. You force me
to think that I have reason for it. insist,
as your future husband, that your &C
quaintance with Lionel Sewell, or what
ever his name is, shall at once become a
purely formal one Forgive my
TRADE my darling, but you do not know
the agony of mind 1 endure thinking of
you off pleasuring with gay, handsome,
fascinating man, while 1 plod here at
home"
"April II, 1895.
"DEAR LOUIsE-Your letter requesting
an immediate dropping of my acquaintance
with Anita Fleming is absurd and insult
ing. She is my sisters guest and will be
during all the winter. 1 shall do what l
can for her entertainment I have told
you that love you. 1 have asked you to
marry me. You have no right to doubt
my devotion and loyalty. If your letter
was meant retaliatory step because of
my attitude toward the Englishman, I
think it extremely bad taste. Now,
dear, let US have done with folly"
May 70, 1895.
"There is but one Interpretation to put
upon your refusal to comply with my very
natural wish. You do not care to oblige
me. You do not love me. Miss
Fleming is OF course still with my sister.
Your attitude toward her is perfectly I'M
reasonable. If you find that your alleged
love for me has passed = Louise,
cannot writel Come home and let US be
married
sJune 4, 1895.
$50 you think that my attitude has
been one of insulting and understandable
jealousy? That 1 have assumed a die
tatorship to which you are unwilling to
submits? Permit me to say that your own
attitude has seemed to mo quite as unrea-
sonable; that I regard you displaying
an illogical and thoroughly feminine jeal
ousy. dare say you never loved me. 1
dare say that 1 was simply one of the vic
Tins in your collection of victims. OF
course since you wish your freedom there
is nothing for me to do but to grant it. /
hope that you may never suffer from tickle
ness and falsity as I am suffering now"
July 1, 1895.
'The package received. Please ac-
knowledge the receipt of your letters and
gifts, which I forwarded last week, as
soon as possible. New York World.