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Show . OLDEST LOVE LETTER. f ' We possess many love songs of the old Egyptians, but a genuine loye letter had not heretofore been found. Only recently. In Chaldea, was a love letter found, written writ-ten on clay. Though the letter haa much formality for such a missive, the reader caa feel the tenderness that lies hidden between its lines. The document was produced, pro-duced, we should say, in the year 2200 B. C, and was found In Slppara, the Biblical SepharvanU Apparently the lady lived there, whll her beloved was a resident of Babylon. TheJetter reads: "To the lady. - Kasbuya (little ewe), eavs Olmil Marduk (the favorite of Medo-rach), Medo-rach), this: May the sun god of Marduk afTord you eternat life. I write that I may know how your health la Oh. send me a message about it I live In Babylon and have not seen you. and for this reason I am very anxious. Send me a measage that will tell me when you come to me. so that I may be happy. Come In Marchesvan. May you live long, for my sake." Chicago Record-Herald. ' |