The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-15

SSrs S9lis, 1holleh the latter did not re-
/ ceive it under thai nfsTs1e. TINS ieLter
| was written, says the deposition py
a. P. s. tells of a visit to Pittsburg
| and a trip to the exposition with sue
| Alice and another fellow, but all tne
! time his. the writer's heart, was on the
Pacific This P. S. also tells Name
| Dear to kiss the baby-the dear, sweet
| child, for him
| The P. s. stretches out in quite an
| epistle breathing love at every third
| word and says .shoW tired you must be-
! Name. seeing nothing but the sea
| oueen'' This is signed Harry as IS ex-
| hibit No 10, a letter written TUESDAY
! noon, September - 1891, and signeu
! Harry This letter also turned up IN
! Australia, and is one of the Lyons
| series.
During the reading of this series, Mrs.
Sells kept her eyes on her lap.
This exhibit says that Il. B. S. IS still
in town and wanted him to go ana see
Maggie who was at "Alf's" all even
ing. He says that ''Alf'' is a nice girl
and he CHarry) calls there once a week
The writer says he has not heard IRON
Mrs K. or B. for a week and that ne
might run down to Logan to see her
Mrs Sells') folks. Here the defendant
leaned forward and listened 1ntently 10
the reading Of the letter, which spoke
tenderly of her dear parents Lyons
hopes to meet her at the little home in
Logan in the spring, looking" at her
boy and then coming in later and kiss
ing him good ul2QI. says lue WIll1I-
The past, alas, is gone, but the future
viii bring US together" This is signed
Harry, but the one following, written
at Columbus, September 80, 1891, is sign
ed Your Own Harry" This is also one
sent to Australia This is burning
epistle in which the writer longs for
the spring that will bring the angel
loved one home. Says the epiStle: 8 You
tool me over and over again that you
loved me, and believed you. 1t seems,
my angel queen that at times / should
60 mad. But no! I must wait, and
wait and wait"
Harry pines for a letter from Homo
lulu and wishes he could send a letter
to Sidney, so she could hear from her
blue-eyed boy. At times, he says he can
almost feel her breath, and wishes she
could feel his arms about her. Together,
however, they are, in spirit and viii
-'-- IN fo~ it in that blissful future to
which they both are looking. His birth
,.--. says me writer, occurs October 81
He loves the cane his Angel Name, his
sweetheart, gave him. After five pages
he says we won't write any more but he
is all yours. With million kisses he
signs himself, Your Own Harry"
Another Harry letter was written
October 8, 1891. from this city. This
speaks of a visit Of Mrs. Sells father TO
Harry and their dinner at the park.
Harry remarks that Mr.. Luker is look
ing first rate, and that he will run down
and see the old folks. because his
queen" and himself have had happy
times there IA the olden days. Harry
promises to write once a week anyhow.
The Australian government having
Joined the postal union, the price of
sending a letter will be but five cents
He says to kiss the baby for him as she
has called him Uncle Harry.
A short recess was taken at II O'Clock
and then Harvey Peters struck exhibit
a. addressed to My Dear, Dear Name
October T. 1891 This epistle pleads for
little from Name, from Honolulu, and
hopes his queen is standing the long
and tedious ride. He also says it would
have been grand if they could have ta-
ken the trip together with baby, and
that they each could draw their checks
for a cool 500. 900. Harry says he is TAX
ing his medicine regular and he is feel
ing better than at any time since that
sad nights parting at Oakland. There
can come,' he said, ''but little happiness
into our lives Name, my queen, while
the ocean rolls between"
The next letter was six pages long and
was written at Columbus, O., October s.
1891. This was also signed Harry
1t might be remarked that Mr.. Lyons
was present a part of the morning, and
Mr. William Bott was present all the
morning.
Going back to the letter Of October 8,
Harry says that he thinks of his Angel
Name even though there is a strike in
the Pittsburg district, and he is sure
that her heart yearns for her poor, dear
boy 'MethinkS," he says, "hoW happy
would I be, If 7 could walk into your
cabin tonight and have you kiss me as
would give 10 years in Jail if he could
have that one hour in the cabin. The
letter says Don't you know that from
Frisco, you told me you loved me with
all your heart and souI?''
Harry is sure Name loved him-ac-
cordlng to the deposition's talk, when
she wrote that letter. Further along he
remarks. Il am almost starving sweet
heart for one word from you'' With a
million kisses for his queen he closes the
letter OF october 8, and another letter
written October 9-the next day was
placed in evidence.
This was also given to Mrs. Civa1ls, so
she deposeS by Mrs Sells in Australia
Ihis IS exhibit No. 25. There are p of
series, is addressed to NY own Nv
Matchless Queen" This shows that he
has received a letter from Name, accord
ing to the deposition and that he has
seen one addressed to Mrs. Kaufman
The letter of October says that Har-
ry loves the water and wishes he was
with his queen He speaks of the death
OF General BOulanger and Charles Stew
art Parnell, whom he saws were .'lovers
good and true He speaks of the sui
eide of the Frenchman from love- and
OF Parnelps love for Mrs. Kittie O'Shea
ana his subsequent marriage. In COM
menting Harry says, True love once
sincerely felt will triumph over all.
trust my queen, our lives will not end
mus After this screed, the writer says
ne IS going to cheer up and not write
any more gloomy letters 1t closes with
al MS love, now and ever, Harry.
The next day a six-sheet letter start
ed to Australia from Columbus ana be-
longed to the Harry series" This one
was addressed My Own Dear Sweet
heart" and says he is going to raise the
very old Nick with the shippers for not
settling the mining troubles He says
ne has heard from his queen after the
le1ter mad voyage of 13 days He says
II they were together, the days would
not be half long enough and he is home
SICK to take his darling to his arms once
more and kiss her sweet, sad face. He
says they must await their meeting as
they can. Once more he hopes that his
queen is having the very best of times.
Ihls letter ends up with this statement:
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Then there was a gap in letters here
until NnNar,n aar- 1901 r1-hara anot1,,r-