The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-17

p8pa returns from MS Journey you VIII
come to- meet him al the station with ht
tic Jeanne with mamma and all the rest
"More kisses for you and for Jeanne.
YOUR PAPA"
The last letter but one that is included
in thc book is as follows:
'I have written very many letters dur
ing these past months TO add anything
10 these would be superduous have
old YOU Of The appeals which I have
written 20 demand my rehabilitation. for
Justice AZ last @ 50 many innocent vic-
inns In one OF my last letters 7 told you
that the last appeal which 7 had Just
sent Co she government was stronger
and more determined Than ever. lam eN-
pectiue 90 hear every day that my resto-
ration has taken place that our punish
ment as terrible as % was uumerited.
IS at an end. that the iay OF Justice has
come for us. I desire today only that I
may KISS YOU with an my heart az I love
YOU as also our dear and adored child
rem"
'your devoted
ALFRED"
In conclusion 20 there existed the
slightest doubt OF Alfred Dreyfus' luno-
|
cannot fail Co dispel Co. As zola says;
No guilty man could have written them"
one feels from the very arst letter that
the writer & a brave and innocent man
Here Is passage from one ot the letters
written from Devils Island "My mind
ne writes. cannot extrlcate itself for an
instant from the horrible drana OF which
II am the victim, a tragedy which has
struck a blow not only 20 my life, but
struck a blow. not only at my llie-thst
is the least OF evils. ana truly it would
have been better had the wretch who
committcI the crime killed me instead Of
woundnr me as ne shut at the honor
lof mvaelf the honor OF my children. the
honor of YOU nll" And again. in a letter
dlied June g. 1895 be writes "You rcmem
Der those lines of shakespeare in' 10Th
leuo" I found them again not long since
among my English books 1 send them
90 YOU translated:
who steals my purse steals trash; It's
something nothing;
Twas mine IT'S his and has been slave
to thousands
But he that hlches from mo my good
name.
Robs me OF that which not euriches him.
And makes me poor indeed
"Ah yes, he has rendered me 'vraiment
pauvre' the wretch who has stolen my
honor lie has made us more miserable
than the mcanest human creatures But
TO each ono his hour Courage. then. dear
Lucia preserve that uuconquerablo viii
that YOU have shown until now"
Aud u his own view OF tho tragedy In
which he was the silent hero. "You sore,
dazzling a man OF honor cannot live with
uut his honor. u does no good 10 toll him
self that ne So Innocent; he eats his heart
out. In solitude the hours aro long and
my mind cannot comprehend all that has
come upon me. Never could a romancer
however rich his Imagination. have writ
ten story more tragic. Some day when
my story is told lt will be Incredible But
what We must tell ourselves now ls that
] must be vindicated My name must
shine anew with an the lustro 1t should
never have lost I should rather see my
children dead than TO think that the
name which they boar ls a dishonored
lone"
This thought is repeated again an,
again. n Is the arm resolve that his hon
or must be saved that prevents him fron
lr the solicltudo of loving husband an
father. lie must live to save his homo
~ and for the sake Of MS wife and child
,e rem And now, from present Indications
TX the whole piufu tale VIII have % h1pp'
le ending. FOR it o. practically certain tha
81 the decision viii be reversed and tba
sr captain Alfred Dreyfus viii realize h
N dream which he has expressed 500 beauti
uy n the following letter.
IN The body may give way under such
l. burden OF grief but the soul should re
main firm and valiant to protest agaius
al bot that we have not deserved Whe
nl my honor ls given back to me. then 1fr
a. NV good darling. we shall have the righ
~ 20 withdraw from the neld We viii liv
&c for each other. far from the noise Ut Ga
ny world we win AXE refuge in our mutu.
We affection. in our love. grown Elm stroul
y Ter in these traRic1l events We viii su
lr- tain each other that We may bind up IN
~ wounds Of our hearts; We will live Zoo 10
Nv children. 90 whom We will consocrite q
er remainder OF our days We viii try
rir mako them good simple beings strong
ia body and mind We Will elevate the
souls so chat they may always aud
"a them refuge from the realities OF ur,
ci, MAY This day como soon for wo has
ng al paid our tribute OF sunerugs up,
On. this earihl Courage then my darling
le be strong ana valiant, carry on your VOL
or without weakness, with dignity, bat wi
my he conviction OF your rights I ann goi
90 lie down TO close my eyes and thl
ley OF you. Good night ana a thousand
! es"
Rennes. July 15-Mlure Dcmouga
tth terviewed Captain Dreyfu today from
up O'Clock ul ! o'clock after which Mn
aI Drcyfus visited her husband for sovei
he hours. on leaving tho prison rhe w
greeted hy seventy Renucs society nd
who had assembled 10 testify rbr.r r
4, pathy with her
had The papers this evening putIsrcI c|
de- | radict.on Of the embezz'emeut af FL
be funds ~ the Northern railway c1
YER lpany
rom --
Ing. Brooklyn Trolly Lines Tied T.
vim New York July l5-It s believed N
nothing gh0rt Of "a u franIs will rreIouf