The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-04


Only Girl For Him, So Stated In
The Various Letters
From Thursdays Daily.
"You dream of face in the freight,
A hand that will cling to your own,
You dream of a smile like the sun
shine,
The brightest the worlds ever
known.
You fancy q love never dying,
A kiss worth kingdom, it seems,
But your dream is as old as the
World is old, .
For we've all had the same sweet
dream."-Lyric by Beth Whit
son, music by n. Hickman u.
Lovers whose affairs have gone
awry can find the above late and pop
uIar soace at any music store.
Love letters, filled with express
slons OF endearment, were read to
the jury yesterday afternoon at the
trial OF the breach of promise suit Of
Grace Bernard against Adolph +.
Malchow, on trial in the federal court.
These letters were read and offered
in evidence by T. j. Knox of Jackson,
Mimi, attorney for the plaintiff. 49,
The letters were far from sub
stantiating the claim of the defendant
that there was no promise of mar
riage between the litigants. Dear
Sweetheart Adolph," my Dearest
Oracle and Dear Sweetheart Oracle"
we're amcng the salutations. 81 know
| from the way you write that | can
love you to DEATH" was sentence in
one letter purporting 20 have been
sent by the plaintiff to the defend
ant. 81 have other chances, but you
are the one for me now. Just as soon
as | saw your picture I knew that /
| could love you to death. Well you
know, dear, that l surely love you or
! l would never have been satisfied to
| leave my mother. Just as soon as you
| send me the money to come, | will
| come" such were some of the eX-
pressiOns in this letter presented rs
| that of this nineteen-year-o old girl to
a man whom she had never seen.
In letter introduced as coming
from the defendant to the plaintiff
| the following appeared: "My Dearest
Oracle: l will send you SIS to help
! you to get your dress made. We can
| arrange the day to be married when
you get here" This letter was signed,
! From your loving sweetheart,
Adolph."
From Your Loving Sweetheart.
Another letter, introduced as from
! the plaintiff to the defendant, con-
tanned the following: Dearest, I will
answer your previous letter. Now
dear, when you send the rest of the
money, | will go right away. From
! your loving sweetheart Oracle" -.
Another included the following:
! "My Dearest Sweetheart Oracle: can
say that I truly love you and I will
stay with you to the end. My dearest
Oracle, I know that we will stand
! fast in our faith. know that you are
3 true and my darling forever 1t is
I a great pleasure to know that your
dear mother has no objection. | will
be at the Lakefield station l will
say bye-bye to my own with love and
kisses. Yours forever, Adolph."
! Another had the following: Dear
est Sweetheart Oracle: l will be there
| to meet you at the station. | will fur
nish your sister the coin to get back
after we are married. / know you are
true to me-" The letter goes on to
say that the law would not permit her
| to do any kind of fraud work on him
through the mails and that there
were heavy penalties. 1t says further:
! 81 know that you are true to me. I
believe we will have the pleasure to
see each other soon. | remain, your
| loving sweetheart"
Letter From the Mother.
A letter introduced as having been
written by the girls mother to the
young man, contained the following:
Dear Son Adolph: I am giving you
! Grace and | hope for the best All
ask is for you to treat her right. She
is true good girl and has been
brought up right. No, my boy, just
feel that I can love you as one OF
my own 1t is customary for intended
husbands to buy the young lady's
clothing That is the way here. Now
Adolph, you must try to marry right
away, as soon as she gets there"
Another letter from Window con-
tanned the following: "My dear Sweet
heart Oracle: Well, my dear, so am
! sure you will not fail. l must kindly
ask you to return the money if you
cannot come here, and / will try to
come and see you. With love and best
wishes to ALL
One presented as from the young
man to his prospective mother in
law included this: my Dear Mother:
! I feel sure she will be happy with me.
She will be satisfied | am a true
gentleman. From your would-be SON
law, Adolph."
Hope She Enjoyed the Sights.
After the meeting, the refusal OF
the prospective groom to marry the.
girl. and her return to Louisville is
dated the following from Window in
a letter purporting to be from the
defendant to the plaintiff: Dear
Friend: l hope you got home all
right. have borrowed much from the
bank. Please send back my photos
and letters. l hope you enjoyed the