Year: 1863

Beauties of Seeesh literature and


Love. as
To the letter from Lexington, KY, pub
lished in last weeks Democrat was POST
script, giving a rebel Captains Love Letter.
1t is ain words and figures as follows


P. S. I also send you true copy of let
ter written by Confederate Captain, while
confined in one of our military prisons in
Lexington e


MILITARY PRIsoN, LEXINGTON, KY.,}


March the 9th, 1868.


Queen Of my Soul:


My Periceranium
for hebdomatical season hath been very
much facinated with the imigdfy of your i'm
maculate personality, but when the arrived
contemplation of your mental faculties would
illequiate in extacy; the divine particles of
an oriental anchorite, your benign, philanthro-
pic disposition induces me to supplicate iiler-
alton, un er your patriocination, and shall
throughout all the hourly circumvolusions of
eternity, be your respondent addorer, and these
few lines of my chirography shall be tanta-
mount to an open declaration of my para
mount love and affections for you. this is no
hattery, no my fair -enchantress detest flatte-
ry, yet Observation-Disclosures impells me
to say that believe that you Cove me) Oh /
Bette, would to god that i could tear my
heart out and cast it at your feet, that seeing
all its anguished throbing you could then be-
iieve that love you, and you alone. when
first we met my raptare suddenly fell below
zero. i was melting under your inhunce like
unsalted butter, or wax to a stoyepipe, until
one look from those brig ght eyes did soothe my
torturing pain. but when last we parted Oh |
God it was more than my poor neart could
bear, and gathering to -gether the last emblems
of my dropping spirit, did pick up fortitude
amply sufficient to aacost through medium
of writings, one who is far my superior in
rank and fortune, as well as goodness, loving
ness and perfection, will inform you that i
am prisoner of war. did accomplish what
i told all of you that would do, and since i
seen you. kind fortune has crowned me with
good health, and cineerely hope that kind
providence will bless you with goyd health.
give my respects to all the family and except
of my undying love to yourself Oh Bet
tie believe that love you, and shall be
happy, and promise me in your next letter
that you will not marry before you see me
again, that is ifit is not longer than one month
after the war is over received your kind
welcome, interesting and if may be SO boldi
will say loving letter which gave me courage
and resolution in my expectations of calling
you mine, at some not far distant day. Oh !
me. my affections are stronger than my
Judgement, and cannot help expressing to
you whatsoever my heart dictates. if say
too much please excuse me, for believe me
dearest that it is the sentiments of an open
and generous heart you must write me often
and will do the same. wrote you one day
before yesterday aud shall impatieutly await
an answer. Oh thou child of nature what
offering or gift can bestow upon the alter Of
/ thy sunny beart to convince you of my cia-
cerity. please answer Immediately and direct
to me as follows Military prison No. g.
Lexington, KY. my pen is very poor so you
will please excuse bad writing must come to
a close ever remaining your


Affectionate Lover,


Capt. JOHN MURFoRD, @. S. A.