Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1884 — “MY DEAB FISHEB.” [ARTICLE]

“MY DEAB FISHEB.”

Boine of the Letteas Written to Fisher by Itlalno While on u Nick Bed. Warren Fisher has given to the public some more very interesting and imj>orta.nt letters from Blaine to him in 1876, wh<n the plumed knight was so foitunate y suns ruck* during the Congressional investigation into bis Little Rock deals. They are aAfo.lows; [Private.] Ausuma, Saturday evening, July 1, ’76.— My Dear Mu. Fisher: 1 write from my sick bed. I want verv much to see you. 1 am very f orry you did not come to Washington when I requested. Can't you come to Augusta by train Monday ? Express train leaves eastern station at» o'clock, reaching hero at ip. m. You can return same evening. Or if xou can’t come by !) o'clock train, there is a train that leaves at 12 or 12: 0 noon and gets here about 8 p. m. You can return same night Do comt quickly. Hay no.hing to any one. Bnt do come. Yours sincerely, Jambs G. Blaine. [Soo over.) Important to you as well at myself that you come, VERY. [On the other side of sheet ! Don’t let any other human being except your wife know y< n are coming down. But do not lad to come—whatever you do, do not talk You will reg ot it it you don't c< me. On ttie following day Blaine wrote again as follows: Sunday Evbmng, July 2,1878. Mv Dear Mr. Fisher: It you have not started when this reaches ym, I pray you leave for Aneusta at once. lam very sick, but I know what I am talking about, and it is largely for your sake that I desire to see you, and to see you at once. Don’t delay. It may be too late. Don t retuse a sick man. J. G. B. Yonscan go back on return train. One hour will do here. Como directly to my house. Don’t go to hotel.