Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-30

what I shan try 70 % for you except that
Il lovo and devotion uAn mako you happy
sorrow ana sadness shall mover know you.
Tonight you looked 20 pretty--your
eyes were brighter than ever ! have seen
them. You looked happy. oh. that you
may always look a. you did tonight
Sweetheart. love you 20 much more
than I can tell-more than ever thought
myself capable OF loving anyone. and
when think Il over, wonder how II all
came about. You did not try to mako mo
love me. until found myself loving you
found that must DO with you to be happy.
NOW am going to answer the precious
letter my own sweetheart wrote mo to-day.
How lovely Il isi II 10 just like her from
beginning to end.
"If, az you say. my love makes you
happy, Il. must be because you love me.
II II were only love that you love. then you
would DO happy In the love OF any one OF
your many admirerR
Nothing that you say can hurt me.
dearest, for know that you speak for the
best interests OF " both.
'Yes. my darling. want you 70 Be sure
Of yourself. for I would not blight your
life ever 20 little.
SHOULD I lose you, life would be little
worth the living. yet I would rather lose
you than ever see you unhappy.
you are unjust to yourself in many
ways and rate yourself too low. You say
that you don't understand yourself. Did
you ever know any one who could say:
I know myself7' Dearest. others know
us best-others see our faults and virtues
In q clearer light than We can see them.
! shall not pretend that understand you.
for II has long been conceded that the mind
l,l, L.. H.. all A. l...a
oh. my sweetheart, all the faults you con-
ems virtues. You are you. my darling. and
I love you a. you are. That II clumsy.
but at best I can III express how dear you
are to me.
"Your heart pleads for me. but your
head does not. That shows good sound
sense. and can only hope that the heart
will get away with the head.
And now. my sweet. 40 guard against
ncklsness want you TO give up to q osr-
tain extent your male admirers. don't
mind their calls. rather like them, for
am proud to have my sweetheart favor
lite. but you must let them know that you
belong to me and that am monopolist.
I can love you enough alone. they may
like you. can love you as much as you
love to be loved-so remember. no trining.
II know, dearest. that you might have
chosen many men handsomer. nobler.
richer than !. but you will never find one
who will love you more than does
"Your own devoted
JACK"
The third letter ran:
my Own Darling:
81 believe the happiest day OF my life
has Just ended. To-day another begins.
though will never be thoroughly happy
until hear the words which make US man
and wife-then how happy I shall be and
oh, how proud! When We are married
shall always try to be the best Of hus-
bands and my first aim shall be to make
you happy; then am happy.
'You are the one to make me-make
more OF me than the ordinary man. There
Is nothing that would not try to do for
your dear sake. As a beginning I shall
try to have my business hours changed.
so that I may have my evenings for my
sweetheart. ! can say OF her as someone
else has said of his love:
She's moro than diamond. ruby or pearl.
She's dear little. sweet little. neat little
girl'
You arc all that and more. You are
more precious to me than are jewels-you
are invaluable-they are not.
"It is after two-and stu have writing
to do.
Goodnight. sweetest. dearest. best! My