The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-26


Bristol. coffee salesman.
Mrs. Bristol declares the letters
were written to her and her husband
by Goldie Hager of Colfax, Ia. One
OF the letters asks Mrs. Bristol to
give. up her husband.
The Goldie letters are filled with ex-
pressions of great love for Mr.. Bristol
and friendship for Mrs. Bristol.
II first noticed Goldie'S attentions
to my husband when we went TO her
house for dinner" Mrs. Bristol testi-
fled. THAT was In August, 1920.
Goldie neglected her household duties
and showered attentions on my hus-
band. / found her powdering his nose
during our visit there. Then I ac-
cidentally got hold of her letters to
him."
Dear Husband"
In one letter to Mr.. Bristol, Goldie
addresses him as Dear Husband"
This letter is dated In April, 1928, and
is addressed to Mr.. Bristol, care Of
general delivery. Portions Of the let
ter follow:
II am lonely and feel so swfully bad
today that I just must write a little let
ter and bring myself close to you In mind
= didn't go to church as as 5nssps ssPsct,ed ted
and drst antsd os yea tS Your sR pcnre sG
greatest treasure. | do worship you so
and it is difficult to put down on paper
much h my heart is Yours. And il aches.
too. when i think. Of Vera by your side.
she p.ads s"Rp9se So hsrd niu@ for SO little but
cannot give you up-or even share you
with her now that | am away from
you were dead. That may give you an
idea of how deep 1t goes when ! get q, a
know YOU love me as much as l love
No Sacrifice Too Great.
"It Just seems as though no sacrifice
could be too great to get you away from
there. / love you SO much. a.a husband 1onP o1
Just as much as much as you have al
ways been and my love Is back OF you
in your wSrs sTynf TO yoa svx woyS get
was there. I want you to feel. dear, tnat
it's entirely for your v own SAKE Ak, ma, gr,ess
you know by now how queer am about
II know what you would say about ms
going out nursing And really feel
that Betty needs me too much. Here
big hug and long sweet ,.vs kiss yos for igS. gSs
osi Bye. bye lover mine. until tomorrow.
your IoFlnk sSeetnS,- ,pxGvnr
Asks wife to Quit Mate.
And here Is a letter received by
Mrs. Bristol at her home. dated May
s. 1928, in which Goldia asks Mrs.
Bristol to give up Mr.. Bristol:
MY Dear Trlend---I wonder II ! may
call you my friend. or am Haking =
's'Te vna to feel ans" any friend.hip for me after
ali this grief and trouble. Your sad let,
,st ske came Woman no me with tins heart Of stone NOT
ye, ny heart mas been Torn to-. o., For .s.,
II wonder IL you will think I am silly
II tell you I've loved him all my life -,
as all girls do. II was Just my misfor-
tune to marry the wrong man and my my
Rnin home sSSss was SO 80 @ @unconssnisi that took
what seemed the easy way out -,
np Jus, all ais saen nins smpS
were never meant for one, another and
God only knows what IT mas me mean, no,bo 10
INK iins. WIZ" q man ~
was no longer endursble. when had
come to the end of my tether-there
Of ali my girlhood dreams-who stood
before me. the living. breathing man in
Res,t hesa snsw h ssrore so ns ssy es iorea
him-ldolized him since I was old enough
And yet there wss no thought Of him
loving me. 1t seemed SO wonderful that
l wss . content to know movie he lived; @ hour,
hear his voice. vas heaven to me, I
crazy. Then came the time when 7
Of his growing dl.satisfaction With the
lack Of Affection there. Then IL was
began showing my love for him,
81 TO / both OF YOU
a bad impression last summer. Ger
began feo 20 ssss. had found y
"Perhaps had I been successful in win;
have, for the sake Of friendship. re-
nounced the love in my heart for your
| sake.
you hays suffered s1S a,fs.a at y hand snaw S1
earth to msz,-why. womsn.rd, give ny ny
hSs have a a little time on earth to lavish
GOD fsssDs Ssri:,,sp r.. yo%sn y; yesIs sss.
Of a little happiness I've been denied all
my life. I've never. known what hap
p,g.'s .y. arms. meant snNoa Gnly T 'houssna times.
no. God never gave two people the power,
70 love one another as s. we 40 oy ony byrea,hi ,o
cannot live without him. I am spiritually.
mentally, morally far better woman tor
loving him and being loved by him.
i've always made Of our love =
| harder for the finer things of life. The
thought OF Wesley always gives me tne
| desire to do better--to be better--to neip
people TO do right to live and love clean
and pure. 9,
Nothing In the world means as mucn
| 10 me as the right TO live for him. TO care
| for him. to make a home for him.
| give him everything in my power 70 make
him happy. why-my only ambition 70,
three years has been to please him Had
he asked me for my life. 81 would have
been his-my heart, he could have tot,
out and trampied on. and as long as
was breathing would have given, given.
given. For that IL my love. 70 Eve