Richmond planet., 1902-11-01
LETTERS ADMITTED.

nance ana ne passed them back to the
counsel.
LETTERS ADMIrTEp.
81 am satisfied" said he, ''I rule that
the letters shall be admitted. 4"
(Lawyer Glenn. )-"I ask that the
letters be passed mp TO His Honor TO
read and not be read in open court. -
Iawyer Richardson. )-"Your Hon
or, think that it is proper that there
should be no concealment IN this case
and and, ! ask that the lettessbe read in
GJustice Orutchfeld. 1.-THE letters
will be read"
1t was decided that Lawyer Smith
should read the letters. He arose and
SAID: "lt mortifies me to read such let
ters written by white man to a color
ed girl" He then proceeded to read as
follows:
Oct. 5, 'o2.
Dearest One:-
Doubtless You Will be surprised to
receive this letter andI assure v1uftIIat
I would not take the liberty Of writing
to you, but for the fact that much as j
have tried, / have never yet had chance
TO talk with you any and / can tell YOU
that had much rather be near enough
TO look into those sweet, pretty eyes,
and to be IN hearing of that sweet voice
than to be 90 miles away and have to
satisfy myself with writing.
A coLoRED FELLOW BOTHERED HIM
tried to see you when you were mp
here, but it seems that it was not in
tended that / should I Thought surely
that would get a chance to talk with
you that Monday afternoon when YOU
went down to the store, but you brought
John Taylor back with you and I lust
had time to get out Of the way when /
saw him with you. think you treated
me real mean
You Just brought him back to keep me
from talking with you and he bothered
me that other time when / passed you
In the wagon and don't like him any
better for it can tell you.
LEFT TOO SUDDENLY.
What made you leave up here so sud-
denly? / had heard that You were going
to stay until Christmas and l did not
know any better until the day after you
left and then heard that you had gone
and hope that l will never have to
feel that way any more. / never had
anything to hurt me as bad in all my
life: thought would never stand it
In the world.
WOULD GRIEvB HIMSELF TO DEATH.
thought would grieve myself to
death anyhow and don't feel much
better yet.
Josie darling, sweet little Josie, love
you better than anything on earth and
that's the truEh if ever told it aad /
do wish that you would let me come
down there and see you, won't you dar-
ling?
NO ONE WOULD EVER KNOW.
Why not, no would ever know i5 and
hate 1t so bad, that have known Won
all of your sweet, little life and vet I
have never had any chance to talk with
you any.
Though 1 have loved you so long, ever
since last year, and you are "prettier
than ever this summer" :" If such a rhin0
is possible. do know that you have the
sweetest, prettiest eyes, ever saw, and
the prettlest hair and If any man can
look at you and not love you he can do
what cannot do, for I love you all I
know how, and that 'sa lot can tell you.
PLEADING FOR THE MEETING;
Josie, precious, sweet little Josie,
wont you let me come down there to see
you? Say yes, wont you, darling? am
coming down to the Horse Show this
month, but don't care to come unless
you will tell me that 1 may see you and
II you viii. 1 promise on the honor of a
man, that no one shall ever know it and
you can surely trust me, whether you
think 80 or not, because never tell any
one my affairs and certainly don't
want any OF these boys up here TO know