The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-28
Ruth Snyder s Final
Appeal for Mercy
CHAPTER 81
By RUTH BROWN SNYDER
Csndsmnsz to Death With Henry Judd Gray for
Murdering Her Husband
Copyright

ossNTNG, N. z. June 2s.-lfy Darling Lorraine-Baby:
It is long since have and held and kissed
this letter to take the place of the hours have wanted
be with you to help you and show you love- for the past
few weeks and the weeks many, am afraid, to
Mother is in serious trouble darling not going to
gloss the truth You have fair idea young you are,
Of what it is about
From the depths Of her grief and sorrow and regrets she
to make you understand and and remember
you pray God be spared the hearches that and
have been hers.
YOU KNOW MOTHER WASN'T ALL WICKED
Thsy will TILL you mother very wicked woman Much
that they win tell you is untrue You who have known my
loving viii believe all that they will say Of mother
you, alone should know; and hope and think you will
But some Of what they will tell you bow my head and
confess is only true Mother weak misguided and
foolish.
Mother realizes now that all those truly big and wonderful
things which to her then little were the
really important things and those worthless things which
she then though were all in all of life were not only good
but dangerous, dreadful and deadly
FAITH IN GOD AND SAVIOUR IMPORTANT
The things in this e my honey that are faith
God and your sav1our Contenmen sacrifice honesty truth
Go to church regularly. Never miss service Listen
with al attention to what the minister reads from the Bible
and what he breaches about it. Believe it, it deeply
TO heart is the biggest thing earth and
you than health pleasure glory, life itself.
It Will give You the strength to and the to
meet all
Believe, first Study the divine message second. Pray
third.
ONLY GOODNESS WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY
Keep in touch always with Heaven Make your hope Of
Heaven your ruling and alwayvng thought Pray for the
power to the light the faith follow it. the guidance
through the wilderness into Paradise.
Then you will be satisfied, you will be happy Evil will
this sa the du and pou. ohr
hood Cleanliness charity, good w-these will give you in
finite earthly joys and you will not others, less
you study your lessons too Improve your
mind will help you rather than hurt you your struggle
to guide counsel and do good others 1t will give you
deghts OF the mind which Will occupy that will
think less Of temptations Of the body
MAKE THE WORLD BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN
Your body my baby, ID God given and miraculous thing
was created 50 that it carry out the destined duties
yUr in this existence-to be to strong good
man. to be the mother Of his children to bear the burdens Of
Row and disappointment to fight for the right and to 70
s 70 the dust having made that dust better place for
Remember s joys Of life in the Hereafter not here
us is life OF training and trial for the come;
ScH are worthy you viii go to eternal bliss, and If you
false to your earthly trust must pay Hell through
he ages More. you must pay here before you GO and
~ With tears OF blood and agony Of despair and pain.
Be satisfied with life long as you are doing your duty
yM others fail you, bear it. # your childish hopes and
nees do not come true-and they will not and cannot
shREs your jaw and take it like woman like Christian
Woman.
i STAY WITH THE CROWD AND BE PATIENT
test as, it is so ordered that must endure much
BtaS and bodily anguish in the happes lives and
tfat we must die at the end
70 go through that test given courage faith and
nope and that blessed gift that only have the
otlerS-patience
Waiting is big part of mortal life as working
4oSL1OSS
through forbidden barriers to seek here what awaits there
that Leads to half the mischief and misery Of the world
Fer every hero who achieves the unusual thousand
par people faer and fall in the attempt It is far better
to stay the crowd than push out and be dubbed back
down. Be Of the crowd my dear Up above they are ALL
angels So be patient. Wait Endure Work Be satisfied
Be thankful!
HAVING MARRIED KNOW YOU ARE BOUND
Above all having cast your lot, stay with it.
Think WELL consider carefully before you make decisions
But having married. having become mother Gas pray and
hope sha know that you bound Cast out then all
thoughts Of what might have been what might yet be-
you do that You faithful your sense Of satisfaction
IN service and usefulness will repay you for everything you
may miss.
Don't think that because did otherwise should be the
last to preach such gospel you It quite the other
Because did otherwise because paying more heavily
tnan can ever make you know because from the
dark valley of how could have lived nv given life
IN truth and faith and content should be the first to leave
TO you this message that you may avoid the traps that en-
shared me- so that you be saved the penalties heaped
upon me.
BE KIND TO THOSE WHO REvnE YOU