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Fazn-Bledsoe Correspondence
broke the seal and found your name attached to the enclosed letter I had
not dreamed of seeing or even hearing from you any more unless you
came down here on business and I happened to meet you some where
while you were here although Mr. Smith asked me the day before I got
your letter, when I had heard from you, I told him I had not heard at
all and did not expect to hear "O well (he says) if you haven't heard
already you will hear in a few days" but I thought he was only trying to
tease me as usual.
You asked me to be frank and plain in answering your letter. I will be
plain in telling you that I am so puzzled I do not know what to say. If I
had been warned in any way, or even been expecting anything of the
kind I might have been able to have come to something like a decession
but as it is, I do not know what to say. I have been thinking very seri-
ously of what you said in your letter in fact spent almost a sleepless night
in thinking about it. There are so many things to be taken into consid-
eration, and so much to be explained on both sides, I do not know how
I am even to get my mind clear again. I am afraid you have not duly
considered the matter yet, yourself. I am afraid you are like the man
that said, joining the church was like everything else with him "a matter
of business". I fear matrimony is a matter of business with you is it not?
I do not mean any harm at all, I am perfectly serious about the matter
and would not deceive you in any way for any thing in the world, as you
say, this is a very serious thing and I want both of us to be sure we know
what we are doing and I want us to thoroughly understand each other
before we go any farther so I will wait until I hear from you again be-
fore I say any more I will make the same request of you that you made
of me that is that you will be perfectly plain and candid with me. Please
excuse pencil I have no ink.
Write soon to
Jessie R. Bledsoe
Iola Tex Sept 17th 1892
Miss Jessie R. Bledsoe
Shepherd Tex
Dear Miss yours of the 2nd was received in due time contents & pur-
parte [purport?] of the same duly noted hope you have got over your
scare err this time I should have been more careful but being young &
unthoughted you must excuse me this time & I will be more careful
next time.
I hope you will excuse the (jest above) as it come in so nice I had to
reply that way never the less meaning no harm I regard the sentiments
of your letter as being perfectly honest and the sentiments of an honest479
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