The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-15
PICTURESQUE CREEK that SKIRTS the LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE FARM FARM.

union I hive no doubt he had foreordain-
ed. Whatever he designs he viii do for
me yet. stand still n see the salvation
OF the Lord" 10 my text Just now. IL as.
You say. you have told Fanny ali, I
should have no objection to her seeing
this letter but for us reference Co our
friend here. Let her seeing It depend
upon whether she has ever known any.
thing OF my AFFAIRS. and II she has not
do not let her.
do not think I can come to Kentucky
this season. I am so poor and make so
little headwny in the world that I drop
back in a month OF. idleness az much. "a
] snin In n years sowing. J should ike
10 visit you aenIn. I should like 70 see
TINT isis OF yours that was absent when
I was there. though I suppose she would
run away again Sc she were to hear 1
was coming.
My respects and esteem to all your
friends there and. by your permission,
my love to your Fanny. Ever yours.
LINCOLN.
Springfield. oct.ts tst2.
Dear Speed-Yeu nave heard OF my duel
with Shields. and / have now to inform
you that h Sueling business still RACES
In this city. Day before yesterday Shields
challenged Butler. who accepted and pro-
posed fighting next morning at sunrisias
in Bob Aliens meadow, 100 yards dis
tance. with rifles. To this whitesides,
Shields second. said no because OF the
law. Thus ended duel No. 2. Yesterday
whiteside chose to consider himself In
suited by DIR. Merryman. no sent him a
xla of auasf challenge, Inviting him 70
meet him at the Planters House In St.
Louis on the next Friday to settle their
difficulty. Merryraan made me, his friend
and sent w. q note. inauiring TO know II
he meant hfs note as a tau1Ienge and. II
A Osfthnt hR tpaUtH 5nNNnfl1taK ~ kbA Law
~ such case made and prevailed. prescribe
the terms OF the meeting. W. returned
for answer that II NJ. would meet him at
the Planters House as desired he would
challenge him. N. replied In a note that
he denied WIS right. to dictate time and
place. but that no CL) would waive tho
question Of tint and meet him ut LouIsi-
ana, Mo. Upon my presenting this note
TO W. and stating verbally its contents
he declined receiving II. saying he had
business in st. Louis and IL was 9as, near
rs Louisiana. Merryt1an then dtrected
me to notify whiteside thu he should
publish thescorrespopdence between them,
with such comments ns he ~thoughtfht
This ! did. u II stood at bedtime last
night This morning whitestde. by his
friend Shields. Is praying for a new trial
on b ground that he was mistaken In
Merryman's proposition TO meet him ut
Louisiana. Mo. thinking It was tho state
OF Louisiana. Tits nsrryman boots at
and ts preparing his publication, while the
town 10 in n ferncn; and n street fight
somewhat anticipated.
But I began this letter not for what I
have been writing, but to say something
on that subject which you know to be OF
such infinite solIcitude to me. The i'm
mense sufferings you endured from the
first days OF September TIL the middle OF
February you never tried to conceal from
me. and I well understood. You have now
been the husband OF a lovely woman
nearly eight months. That you are hap
pier now than the day you married her
I wei know. for without you could not
be living. But I have your word for Il,
too. and III returning elasticity OF spirits
which Ia manifested In your ~letters. But
I want to ask n close question. ..Are you
now in feeling. as well as judgment, glad
you are married us you are?' From any
body but me this would DO an impudent
question not to be tolerated but I know
you VIII pardon II In me. please answer
It quickly. as I am impatient to know.
I a sent my love to your Fanny SO
often I fear she Is getting tired OF It.
However. I viii venture to tender It
again. Yours forever. LINCOLN.
ITO be Continued To-morrow.)