Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-03
STORIES OF KENTUCKY LIFE
By Coz. W. o. Bradley
Copyrighted by Hughes & ousIsy, Louisville, Ky.
A Kentucky Love Letter.

RN the spring OF ls75 I was en-
ployed in an action for SANDER.
instituted in the ROckcastle cir
cult court. The petition alleged
that the female defendant had written
and published OF and concerning the
piaintiT that he hsd poisoned his wife,
who had died a short time before.
The woman admitted the speaking OF
the words and charged them TO be
true.
Il Is unnecessary TO repeat all that
took place on the trial. though there
we're many amusing occurrences In
Justice 10 the plaintiff IL should be said
that the proof showed that the VIE
had. after having taken a dose OF ereo-
sote. been given a glass OF vinegar
By another than her husband without
eny feloniOus intent. and that the TWO
constituted a deadly poison. from
which she died. The defendant under
took 10 show that the man was In love
with a young lady and had been
irving TO obtain her consent to run
away with him and that this was his
motive for killing his wife.
Among other things the following
letter was introduced on the trial ana
Identified BY the man as having been
written By him;
..Pinehil. Rockcastle County. october
II 1874
Nancy Jane:
Il am going tew rite tew you won
time mOar'tew let you no taht ma not
furgot you. and hoop yu hav not Iur-
got me mi deare. / think about you
rn0ar and am0ar awl the tyne am
sorri 70 think that you have treat me
50 mi darlin'. Il griefs mi hart TO think
that W wood beleave what other pep
pie say befOur you wood belief me. l
haf bin a friend 20 w awl mi life. and
hav allus told W how 10 do. ana am
agoin tu tri year fathe won time more:
1--we 20 mi darlin' still. and shal
never halt W. but there Is won thing
that halt. mi dearey. 10 think OF ana
that is yu hav treat me So
lam a-goin' tn rite tew you and ask
W teH rite tew me one tam. and tell
ne what VI hev hered. pleze homie
sIf you hev hered that hev herred
vu have hered YOU heve hered dinged
lie. / don't kare who toad IL tew W.
nj darlln'. / want w tew speak tew
me, mi homie. when yu see me. let II be
mite or dali IL W love me 1 no that
you can't halt me-
now IL yu want TO 80 I will tax yu
and marie yu. and bring yu back
home liak a ladie, homie An l want
W tew tell me whether yu told had
asked yoar pappy for yu or not. yu
told me va would love me IL | was the
last man in the worl- IL yu ment this,
w aught tew prove II in some way
yu was mIstaking when yu told that /
had asked for yu; / hav not, but can
ef yu say So
did you tell tibet Jon cromer and kid
cromer an me had beswaded w tew go
with me. homie yu must not tauk so
much. W will get everybody 10 halt w
homie. / want VI. tew tel me what yu
want me tew do with them close that
baut fur yu II yu want them, mi
homie. yu can hev them. fur love yu,
mi darlin. nancy jane ! asst W 70 let
nobOddie sea this letter onlie the wun
thet red il tew yu. homie. I want TO
say tew yu tew give me a guide naim
70 evrybOddy an / viii give yu a good
naim am shear tew dew thet much
fer yu homie. enyhOwe-
NOW remember It Is mortle fer yu
TO lay this body down tew dye. so mi
homie, remember me until yu sea the
pan boss OF deth an his rider a-comin.
and may the lard git w an the devil
mis- " II MI huAltaAc phaAAs III AoAAO"
At this point appears large spot OF
blood upon the page and the letter con-
tfnues as follows:
sshere is bludd. IL Is frum the sentar
OF nj hart. / viii send it tew yu teW
let w noe tibet mi hart Is broke in-too,
mi darlin- This is the best can do
naow. an Nancy Jain. want yu tew
prae FER me. mi darlin. at hOam an
abrawd- am going tew be a gud boy,
an 1 shant say whut yu tole me not
tew sac the other da emmy more. mi
homie. viii prae fer yu mi dearie. IL
cant be with you an hev yu in this
worI 1 can meat yu ny I'D IN hevvin