The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-14
/ ~incolns Love
MI Affairs
---s,- &c And His Early
Ward Hill Lamon, Experiences as
Iiassta. rdend ana Bsa,ss.a a Lawmaker
And His Early


than ever. but becntse / hope ana 5aigeve
that your present anxiety and distress
about her health and her life must and
VII forever Danish those horrid doubts
which know you sometimes felt ns to
the truth OF your affection for her. II
they can once and forever be removed
tand l almost feel a prcaenttrnent that the
Almighty has sent your present nfiictIon
expressly fos that object. surely nothing
can come In their stead to I'LL their Inn
measurable measure OF misery. The
death Genes OF those weSioye are surely
painfuI ENOUGH. but there We arc pse-
pared for and expect to sees they happen
10 NIL. and all know they must happen.
Painful as they are. they are not an
unlocked for sorrow. Should abe, as you
fear, be destined TO an early grave. it Is
Indeed q great consolation to know thai
she Is so we'll prepared to meet 1t. Her
RELIGION. which You once disiIked so much,
I Will venture you now prize most highly.
But I hope Your melancholy holdings as
to her early death nre not weit founded.
1 even hope that ere this reaches yot,
she will have returned with improved an,
still improving health and that you wi
have met her and forgotten the sorrow
OF the past In the enjoyment of the pres
ent ] would say more II I could. but 81
seems that I ave said enough. IL really
appears to me that You yourself ought 10
rejoice. and not sorrow. at this indubItn.
BILE evidence Of your undying affection for
her.
Why. Speed. Il you did not love her,
although you might not wish her death,
you would most certainly be resigned 10
It. Perllaps this point Is no longer a dues-
ton with o n my p%ortiuacIous dwell
ing upon Il Is n rude Intrusion upon your
feelings. II so. you must pardon me. You
know the he'll l have suffered upon that
point and how tender I am upon II. Vow
know l do MOI mean wrong. I have been
quite clear of hypo since you loft, oven
better than ] WINS along IN tho fan. J
have seen - hut once. She seemed very
about what we spoke OF.
Old Uncle Bflly Herndon IS dead, and
II is said this evening that Uncle Ben
F~cfTusnn VIII not live. This. / believe. Is
MI the news and enough. ut thnt. unless
II wcro better.
Write me Immediatcls on the receipt of
this. You friend as ever,
Springfield. r1.. FEB. IL. 1882.
Dear sneed-Yours Of the 1gt Inst. came
to i1Hta three or four days ago. When
this shall reach You You will have been
%Fianny's husband several days. You
know my desire to rbefrIend you III ever
lasting, flint ] will never cease while 7
know how to do anythtug.
But YOU Will always hereafter be on
ground TINT I nav never occupied, and
consequently if advice were needed 7
might advise wrong. I do fondly hope,
however. that you WIN never again need
any comfort from abroad. But. should /
be mistaken in this. should excessive
pleasure still be accompanied with q pain
full counterpart at times, stflr let me urge
YOU. as I have ever done, to remember In
the depth and even agony ot' despond=
ency that very shortly you are to feel
we'll agnin. 7 am now fully convinced
that you love her as ardeatly as you are
capable OF lowing. Your ever being happy
In her presence and you intense anxiety
about her health. IL there were nothing
else. would place this beyond nll dispute
In my mind. I incline to think It probable
that your nerves viii fnti you OCCASION
ally for awhile. but once you get them
firmly graded now that trouble Is over
forever,
I think II T were youain case my mind
wcre not exactly right, 4 would avoid.
being idle. 7 would Immediately engage
In sor1e business or go to making prep
nrations for 1t. which would be the same
th!Hg. IT 0 went through h ceremony
calmly or even with sufficient composure
not TO excite alarm in any present, you
are safe beyond question and In two or
three months. to say the most, will %
the %hapaiest Of men.
L Wouiu aeSlrt you 10 BlNe my puFucuiur
respects to Fanny, but perhaps you viii
not wish her to know you have received
this lest she should desire to see It. Make
her write me an answer to my last letter
TO her: at any rate. I would set great
value upon n note or letter from her.
Write me whenever, you have leisure.
Yours forever. A. LINCOLN.
P. 81 have been quite a man since
you left.
EnrfuvSafS Fab * fRf0
Dear speea-Yours OF the 10th inst, an
noancfng that Miss Fanny and you are
mo more twain. but one flesh" reached
me this morning. ] have no way OF tell
ing how much happiness l wish you both.
though ] believe You both chr conceive It.
l feel somewhat Jealous OF both of you
now-you will be no exclusively concerned
for one another that l shall be forgotten
entirely. My acquaintance with Miss
Fanny Il call her this lest you should
think | am speaking Of you mother) was
too short for me to reasonably hope TO
long be remembered by her, and stIll |
am sure I shall not forget her soon. Try
u o cannot remind her OF that debt
SHE owes me, and b. sire you do not In
%terfere to prevent her paying II.
I regret to learn that you have resolved
to not return to Illinois. ! shall be very
lonesome without you. How miserable
things seem to be arranged In this world!
five have no friends. we have no pleas