The nerve of the man, leaving her while she was pregnant and now he was begging her to be his loving wife again. Ruth Blacke may have been foolish once, but she was not going to stand for such tomfoolery! After writing down his address, she chucked his letter in the fire that cooked that night's supper, and then she wrote a reply, sealing it with a plain, wax wafer and sending it with the next post.

Quote:To my "Loving Husband,"

Why would I ever walk back into the arms of the devil? I've danced with him enough. Leave me be and go back to the fire and brimstone where you belong. And do not even think to take my babe from me. He's mine. Stay away!

Sincerely,
Your "Loving Wife."