The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-27
MOLTEN WORDS
OF ANGU|SHED
SOUL PUBLISHED

New York. Dec. 27-Mrs. Ella st. Claire
when she saw printed reports quoting
George j. Hermann. wealthy Borough
Park builder. 10 the effect that he be-
lieved her husband was simply trying TO
squeeze" him in tho suit he has brought
for $4,000 for the alleged alienation OF her
affections. Her retort was to make public
two OF the Cosmos" letters which wind
round "a broken soul theme" Mrs. stod-
dard's husband says Cosmos is Her
mann.
There" said Mrs. Stoddard, producing
the two soul epistles. 'is my answer TO
what Mr.. Hermann says. My one desire is
10 protect my husbands honor. Mr.. Her.
mann wrote between 20 and 20 of this kind
of communications He may believe in
this soul theory. wrote only two or three
letters at the most TO him."
TIE following letter, Mrs. Stoddard said,
was written by Hermann shortly after
her return from "a visit TO Nova Scotia,
and when she had refused to go back to
his 'office as stenographer:
July 20, 1907.
"Dearie: Only a womans heart! All,
yes, the heart of a woman-the woman,
the only woman.
your only a woman's heart was not
n great surprise. knowing your affection
ate disposition as do l. The lines. when
read between, were just like your sweet
seIf-ful OF heart. full OF love. full of a
true. a sweet woman's longing for love
and the beloved Had this not been true,
YOU could not and would not have sunk
your pride deep enough nor set II aside
long enough TO write me.
SOULFUL.
MANY. many times since the receipt
OF the writing have / thanked God for
It and blessed thou. sweetheart. for its
writing. Even though you express In II
the belief that / have been lacking In
faithfulness. I am certain that deep
down in your sweet heart Of hearts you
know differently.
whether or not you acknowledge this
makes no difference 10 my souls atti-
tude toward yours (mine). You cannot
change that and no more can THAT is
fixed by the All Eternal VIII and what
Is, is
However you may imagine things
are wrong or going wrong, however
contrary they may appear 20 you when
reasoning from a temporal standpoint
however much you may insist on fore
ing into them elements Of bodily and
earthly matters--I say however much
YOU may do these things now, the time
will come when your dear beautiful
eyes shall have been opened 10 the truth
and you. seeing things as they are. Will
know that Cosmos was, is, and forever
will be true.
Now, dear little. lovable loving
woman. go down into your sweetest OF
hearts and take 'Cosmos's' face between
your hands, look at the tears OF loyal
love in his eyes: believe his honest
whole souled love and loyalty. and kiss
his lips. They. with all of his soul, body
mind and spirit, are yours.
PEEI<sD AT HIS TYPEWRITER.
The second letter dated March l6. 1907.
contained among other molten passages
the following:
your face looks at me from the pic
ture I'm the dearest sweetest way, and
can see the most delicious lips about 10
part in n kiss. the counterpart OF which
can only be found upon those which
yours were Intended TO caress. Dear eyes,
delicious lips-picture or no pcture-they
arc ineradicaby painted upon my heart
and brain. Tho mind will never. never
let 20 OF the loveliest picture it were ever
mans happiness 90 gaze upon.
After feasting upon N, drinking IL In,
DAYS and days when you know ~ not,
do YOU think N possible for me TO forget,
To- even have it fade, dear sweet lovely
rose petals-glorious eyes that are looking
from their souls mate-you know, you
know"
Mrs. stoddard IL living with the family
Of Dr. John Price. 40 No. 9a5 Flatbush
avenue. Brooklyn. Her husband, who ~
mate Of the ward line steiner Nigilan-
cia. will not return TO New York for two
weeks.