Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-29
Erie, Pa, July Il, 1923.

Erie, ID, y uly Ia, 1910.
Deay Harvey broken heart
L will try to write you. l don't know
what to say to you. Poor ma is dead
died year ago next September, with
only myself to comfort her. Her last
thought was of you, and l have VOL
dered where you were and if you never
thought of us ct home. Oh, my God.
why did you ever commit such crime?
How often have | talked to you and
tried to teach you what was right, If
you had put up with our living little
longer, which, l know, was anything
but pleasant; but it was honest and
you was welcome to the last penny |
had, and God only knows how hard l
have worked and suffered poverty to
support you and ma, thinking some day
you would help me and We would be
happy! And to think, after lost my
poor mother and was alone | must now
hear that my only brother is dying in
Jail, Surely | cannot bear up under
much more. l thought, when our
poor dear mother was laid to rest, that
the greatest blow had fallen. She
prayed for your keeping day and night.
| wish | could come and see you,
but such a thing is impossible; :;
for, Harvey, am paying mothers
funeral expenses and haven't a cent
coming. Will try and get you little
money if l can. Pray God you may
meet your mother in Heaven. Oh!
this is simply killing me for you know
you were my only hope and may the
just God have mercy and forgive you
and take you to Him. If you are
spared, believe it is another chance to
live good life and come TO me if you
can be good. You are still young and
can reform if God spares you, but bet
ter you were dead rather than add
crime to crime. Oh, why did you do
it? 1t was certainly not your angel
mothers eaching. | wish L could
see you. How often have l looked
at your picture and cried until my
heart would almost break. Ma is bur
led here in Erie, and visit her grave
the only comfort L have; and L some
times feel that | would be thankful if
/ too was over there beside her-tree
from the sorrow of this world. shall
pray for you, and can but give you into
the hands of your Maker, who will deal
justly with you. o, pray that you may
be forgiven! You do not know my
feelings, or how much should like to
be with you in your last hours; but
cruel fate has willed it otherwise, and
must sit here and know that you are
dying. Oh. This should be warning
that, though the home be ever sc
humble, it is better to be in that home
a good honest boy than to be Out
among bad company; for nothing but
bad company has brought you to this
sad ending. And, to think you were &
goo6 pure boy when you left us to leaC
life of crime is almost more than
can bear. May God keep you; and
Harvey, my prayer shall be for you
and remember in your dying hours tina
sisters heart is breaking for you il
a Pennsylvania town-a sister tina
would gladly have given up her life fo
you L cannot censure you, for surel!
you have suffered, and | believe if Coz
spares you, you will be good boy; bu
Gods will, must be done, and He viii
pardon you if you ask it. 1 fear yo'
will not get this; but if you do, have
letter written back at once. for am oI
the verge of insanity over you. Trus
in God that he will save you, and re
member your sister prays for you nigh
: and day that you may meet you
mother is Heaven. With a broker
heart l must say good by to you ant
, may God bless you is my prayer. o, i
/ could only come to you, but cannot
, There is much would like to say bu
l am getting so very nervous / Cal
scarcely write. Hoping it is God
> will for your recovery, l am as eve
a your loving but broken hearted sister
, ETA MULHOLLAN.