"Sincerely wishing you and all the world all happiness, I close. Accept my warmest sympathy in your bereavement, and believe me to be the friend of Humanity. "VICTOR MELVIN. "P.S. For reasons not necessary to mention, I write under an assumed name. _Write_, PLEASE." The next one was from Chicago, addressed to Miss ida greeley. The writer said: "I am about to pen you a few lines, hopeing you will not receive them in a contemptious manner, but rather in a business than a formal way. "Pleas to put the form of introduction and society regulations aside, and consider your future happiness, pleasure and welfare only. I am well aware that you are very much anoid and persecuted, thereby I mean persistant attentions from undesirable persons; now my obgect at present is to aid you in a manner that you can soon and forever shut down on all disagreeable attentions. "now I would suggest some beautiful locality in California or orogon there to live a quiet retired life free from former acquaintances and continnad anoyances. now if you think you could accept my services, they are honorably tendered and would be kindly and heartily given. Pleas to inform me at the earliest conveniance. Pleas to not misinterpret my intentions. "yours in sincerity "pleas to "Address -------- --------." After listening to this extraordinary epistle, mamma said dryly: "I think, my dear, that that is the strangest letter you have yet received." "It is nothing, auntie," was the reply, "to one I have in reserve, in which the writer not only has a request to make, but actually proposes making me a present; it is _not_, however, his hand, for a wonder!" "DEERLODGE, MONTANA. "To MISS IDA GREELY: