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James B. Weaver letters to Clara Vinson, 1856-1858

1858-03-24 Page 02

Jim, since I hear he professes sanctification & is going to preach. Is it so that he is going to preach? I really heard so, if he is I am in, so I am, for I am bound to have a preacher. But rather than he should turn preacher just for that reason, I would take him any how. For really I don&'t know but,-. &c. This thing of paying taxes myself, is not half so pleasant as if I had some one always to pay them. So I guess I shall tell Jim, he may improve the lot & we will go into partnership. He improve and pay the tax and I will keep the lot. When I see him I will talk to him about it" "Tell Mother C & [grandma?] to bring jim down with them some of these times &c." Now you knew just as well before you wrote those letters that I would see them as you will after you read this, know that I have seen them. And you intended me to see them. Well from them I very naturally inferd that you had changed in your feelings towards me. Accordingly I wrote you a letter, and you answerd it, contrary to an expressed understanding which existed between you & I. I Replied to it without requesting you to rejoin, for I supposed that if you had changed, you would write, & if not, that you would not. You rejoined, and in as plain language as ladies generally employ, asked me to come down to see you. I did so & the result you are well aware of. Now Clara, this kind of Coquettry & flirtation will not answer. For three long years have I stood it, and now- "forbearance has ceased to be a virtue", I will not stand such treatment any longer: You say that "unless I am willing to risk all consequences, we will assume our former position." That you cannot give me any satisfactory

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Jim, since I hear he professes sanctification & is going to preach. Is it so that he is going to preach? I really heard so, if he is I am in, so I am, for I am bound to have a preacher. But rather than he should turn preacher just for that reason, I would take him any how. For really I don&'t know but,-. &c. This thing of paying taxes myself, is not half so pleasant as if I had some one always to pay them. So I guess I shall tell Jim, he may improve the lot & we will go into partnership. He improve and pay the tax and I will keep the lot. When I see him I will talk to him about it" "Tell Mother C & [grandma?] to bring jim down with them some of these times &c." Now you knew just as well before you wrote those letters that I would see them as you will after you read this, know that I have seen them. And you intended me to see them. Well from them I very naturally inferd that you had changed in your feelings towards me. Accordingly I wrote you a letter, and you answerd it, contrary to an expressed understanding which existed between you & I. I Replied to it without requesting you to rejoin, for I supposed that if you had changed, you would write, & if not, that you would not. You rejoined, and in as plain language as ladies generally employ, asked me to come down to see you. I did so & the result you are well aware of. Now Clara, this kind of Coquettry & flirtation will not answer. For three long years have I stood it, and now- "forbearance has ceased to be a virtue", I will not stand such treatment any longer: You say that "unless I am willing to risk all consequences, we will assume our former position." That you cannot give me any satisfactory