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Show A Terrible Affliction. The following copy cla note picked ( up on the stree: the oihzr day bjows J that urns eI:jw is in a deplrp able ;coni:ti..n. R-p.-..-: ha it that ,the author and his enaxort boih attend tbe same ecbocl As there has been no such suicide, it is pre snmible that the Dn!cinradel Toboso : lof this Djn Qiixote de ia Mao?b I bai t-uccumbel, and that he n,iw comprehends tbe full meaning of tbe poet's words: "Linked sweetness lone drawn oul." Here is hia cfla-sion. cfla-sion. Salt Lake City, Nov. 7, 1S79. Dear TottU. Nonsense has been running through my bead ofiate; yon here have a sample of my thoughts: Oh, why do we think of the troubles of life When they drive from our heart p'ea-eti'y! I think it a sin to see man wiihout a wife, TiTr J?irl witi50ut eve:i a boy. Then Tottie, my darling, whit say you to this Df tbink it is right, or am I t-xcluied from ever ieceivirg a kUe rt j am' lbcn my dirlirg, good-bve! Uti. do njt forsake me in days yel to come But comfort the poor "one'v buy, Who his always adored, since the first time we met, And hare both his grief and hi-j T. lf yon answer me smilingly, or with a My life or this earth will be gav; i Bat if younhould answer no, or lauzh ' with a hiss. My frame will soon go to decay. V P. S. Please destroy, or return as soon as read. The above will show how well the request was complied with. Boys should learn to write with watsr, bo that the words can not be seen. Thia is the only safe plan. |