The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-13


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eye. Gi!ligan was few feet behind Miss
Tarne..
On cross-examination tt,e prosecution
tried to weaken the evidence OF the wit
:less by having him identify the person
whom Attorney Holland winked 81 shen
there We're several persons standing
together.
Giilisan Will probably be the last Wit
ness unless attorneys change their plans
THE LETTERS.
There are about thirty of the letters and
notes and many repiddons occur in them
The. following are the principal aetters In
the package:
dtun this letter up.)
My Own Dear Nick:
May 7, 1893.
Your letters Of April 18th and May Sd
reached me safely and was glad to hear
from You. but, Oh, so sad to know how
things are. I am not angry with you,
Dear Nick, and please don't think SO.
but / am very much hurt by some things
j have heard. ! am sorry that you could
not beli.ve me when told you that / had
not heard anything about the note, and l
viii tell you again. whether you believe
ne or not / have not heard anything
about it except what you have told me.
was very much grieved and it made me
very sad 70 hear them, too. Don't get s
angry with me because ] am going to tell
You just what / heard and | want you to
tell me the whole truth about them If
they are so l want to know it. and If you
won't tell me the truth l will find II out
when I come hone.
Mother wrote me d long letter last week
and told me that you were changed; she
said that You had not stayed there with
them for some time ana that you did not
stay at home 10 come over there. She
said she did not know wtlere you stayed,
but seemed to think you stayed where
you ought not to- Since getting your let
ter suppose you stay at Grey's store
with Mr.. Huney. Do you? She said that
she was grieved to see such a change in
you and, worst of all, Nick, she said that
she heard that you drank, cursed and
sWore
Oh. Dear Nick. can it be possible that
you, in whom we have placed SO much
confidence and who I fslink so much Of
can it be possible that you have spoiled
all my hopes and are doing this way? No
one knows how Il grieves me 10 think of
1t. Nick, You Joined tn: church and were
baptiSed last fall. l was there and with a
happy heart to see you take the step and
there We're others who We're happy 10 see
you do so, TOO. and have you so soon as
this forgotten the vow you took then? are
you now in tflougiltless moments profanng
and taking in vain that name which you
ulen vowed to God TO take as your motto
through life? Are you bringing shame on
Him who died on the Cross for you? oh,
Nick, cannot believe it of You. / never
once thought you would curse, and You
promised me you would never drink. Tell
me, Nick, are these things so2 l want to
know if they are. l cannot believe they
are true. and l will not till l hear it from
Your own lips.
Mother said that she could not believe
II. and said she truly hoped they were not
true. She said she had never heard such
things Of you before. and she thought it
Very strange that she should just hear
them now, and that she hoped they were
not true. She wants you to stay there all
the time. and l wish you would. ] am
not angry with you and / will not forsake
you, even if these things are SO, but 1t
Will make wider space between us than
before. l love you. Nick, AID I heseech
YOU and beg you by the love you bear me
If you have done these things turn from
them for my sake. Ii not Tor your own,
do it for my sake and for the sake Of Him
who died for you. VIII you promise NE
this. Dear Nick. and keep Your promise?
You are the one who has changed, and
not they. They think lots of you. and
you ought TO try 10 please them You say
you feel like you haven't but one friend,
and that is me. Yes; 1 am your friend,
and always will be. and you have two
other friends-one is my brother: the
other is the friend of all sinners, and the
friend Of US all: it is the blessed Jesus
Christ who said, Come unto all ye
that labor and are heavy laden and l Will
give you rest He will give 10 You. Dear
Nick. if you go to Him. He will not turn
you away ernpty-handed. Will you not so
TO Him? / am sorry you are going away.
I ln-S will !,
sad for me to come home and not find You
there. hope You will change your mind
and stay. Don't worry about the note;
] will get out of it all right. They are
not going to say anything about it, any
way You ask if ! have forgotten YOU.
No; that / can never do. because every
time l kneel in prayer think of You and
pray for you. I have not missed a day
fer nearly a year. 1 shall always do it,
and I will never forget YOU. l shall look
for a letter from YOU next week. and tell
me all. Let me know where you will be,
as ! may write some times. God bless
and take care Of YOU. Answer all my
questions. Pour best and truest friend.
Ny friend came over as far as Peters
burg ard / received a long letter from
him yesterday, saying he was almost heart
broken at my absence. but he does not
love me as you do. and never Will, and I
I don't care anything for him. He is very
nice to me and loves me, without doubt.
but not as You love me- 1 could hardly
keep from crying like baby when I came
up on the train, for I kept thinking of my
poor darling at home not able to work.
and so bad because I was gone, and I
icnged SO to be back with you. How is
your hand? I do hope II is getting better
am so uneasy about you and am SO
afraid You will get sick while am away.
Please let me hear from you often. and
I VIII try and write longer letter
next time. but I am so tired now can't
write any more. Take care of yourself
and let me hear from You soon. AS ever
Your own little
pig"
February ., 1885,
Ny Dear Nick: