The San Francisco call., 1909-11-15
Others Wish Her Well

Others Wish Her Well
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller OF Loyalton.
Cal. wrote: i firmly believe you to be
a high minded. honorable young woman
and your action was only that Of a good
woman driven 10 distraction"
Mrs. Lizzie Butts, personal friend.
wrote from Ophir. thanking Alma for
bureau scarf The girl had made Tie
letter was very afectionateIy worded.
Mrs. C. C. Wedde. 1909 Grove street.
Oakland. advised Alma 10 improve her
lime in Jail by writing essays advising
mothers how TO rear their children and
70 teach them 10 avoid temptation.
Cordelia Hicks of Highland Springs
wrote. Il am a mother. and If man
were 10 do 10 my girl as this one did
ID y'ou should tell her to do the same
as you did
An Oakland friend wrote: IF boys
Rnd men would only take your case as
= good lesson and learn il by heart they
would no doubt leave innocent girls
uIone.
man. Pearl GIissiman. giving his
address general delivery" san Fran
cisco. wrote: Cheer up. little girl Joe
got just what he deserved and exactly
what any fellow who would treat my
sister that way would get You have
given a good lesson to men. and hope
81 Viii help many a poor girl. All hope
IS that the men selected on your jury
have sisters"
Other letters comforted the girl and
an united in the assurance of a speedy
scouittsl for Alma Bell
HER PATHETIC MEDITATIONS
Following are some of the pathetic
meditations written by Alma Bell
shortly after she had killed Joe Arnes
and il viii be noticed that in them
the girl changed at her pleasure from
the third TO the first person, or vice
versa:
BY Alma Bell
There is a dear lonely girl sitting
81 her solitary cell, thinking of the
happy days that were passed with
dear man who is now in his earthly
bed at rest
Tor four long years she was as his
wife. and oh. how 7 grieve for him. for
] loved him as Juliet loved Romeo, as
Francesca loved PaoIo.
Oh. how I weep. AT first softly, the
tears began rolling quietly down her
cheeks aud the great sobs broke from
her heart
He was so good and kind and always
spoke TO her in that soft tone. He
was not cruel. selfish. or III tempered.
but was faithful until the last. when
he was taught by others TO make her
life nothing but suffering and unhap-
piness
It only seems like a dream to think
he is dead Oh. dear, my dear. Oh.
lie is dead, dear soul. for months and
months, and it makes me CULVER with |
pain to think Of how we had 10 sepa- |
rate. But. oh. he did not die hard. my |
beautiful lover.
when your love is taken away there
SIS nothing else left for one in life TO
nope for or live for.
She is heartbroken and silenced bv
The hard, dry sobs Of a woman who is /
weeping for her lover who now is dead. |
and she has suffered all pain and sor- /
row. Weep no more, for IL is all over /
with me now. He might have-been |
mine, who can never come back to me 4
now. He is dead
In her unhappy days she has lost l
The beauty and tender pink cheeks and |
now is faded. He did ENJOY everything
J did for him. and how I tried 10 make |
life sunshine. Oh. these dreary days |
She is so lonesome for the dear one |
who IS sf rest VVhe,- - ,,,o. 81, -.
how he struggled for he knew that
we two worked together and thought
together that we would lead fun