Pathetic Letter

NZ Truth, Issue 1237, 15 August 1929, Page 7

Pathetic Letter

; served with divorce papers" m which 3l*ou are ■■ the -co-respondent. I am ' supposed 'toJhkVe^misbeliayed myself ' with you Jiij 'W'afiganui, and m Petone m 1926.. ;": ' . : , ' "These, allegations, of course, are ridiculous, as you. know, but you had better come and see me at once. Can you call- to-morrow' afternoon between 2.30 5. o'clock? \ " > 'I ' .[}.■■ "■* ''/Mrs.'JVt. Beynon." This letter was dated 31/5/29. . Mr. Jackson: Did you answer that letter r-- , --. »-•:••-.,■ Handyside: No. , (■ And then — the woman. On May .8, Mrs, Beynon wrote a most poignant letter to her husband, a letter m which she laid. bare her inmost thoughts and hopes, pleading, almost wildly imploring him to , forgive her for something she had done: "My dear husband (she wrote). "I am writing; this as; it is the only way I 1 have of, telling y!ou how I feel, as you won't come ouj^and see me. For God's sake, Harry, forgive me, and let us try and be happy as I am sure I can make you happy if you will only let me try. . . ■;■ "Tou must see I. 'have been punished for what I have done,, and we need yo'ii so, as you are all we have m. the world, and we are all you have. J^- am "your wife and Leah rind Jim are your children, and you must try and help us as we haven't a friend m the .world but you. ■' ..... "The^ children need, you all their lives, and -you make. my. life as I love you so, or I would not be pleading for my life as I have done. I .couldn't .let my children go a5 ......;. that would turn me to the gutter, but if you won't have us there is nothing else for me to do, as 1 would have to keep the children. . "The- only work I can do is housework and I couldn't take the children with me, so the only thing to do would be to .. : . You must, know. I would never do any. \vrphg v a'g i ailtiT or I would take my life and. do whkt'l liked with it, but I am afraid to be left to myself without you to protect me and. the children. ■ "You seem." much stronger m that way than me, and. ypu .must; give me some of your 'strength;, and help tQ j make my life .better and help me to bring the children right ... "Don't turn me away from. you; I am afraid of the world.by myself. I needed you when.l was, doing >wrong, but I didn't understand \ how .much,. ".■■•.•. Harry, help us, help me. We need you