The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-19
from this Weeks Danbury News
TIE DANBURy NEWS.
%" the Family Letter and other
Things.


THE FAMILY LETTER.
The family letter Is written on Sunday.
The reason that day Is selected is not alone
because OF the leisure it presents. The
quiet OF the day, its relief from all inllu-
ences that irritate or agitate, frees the
mind from irrelevant and antagonistic mat
ter and makes ii prominently n fit oc-
casion for communing with distant loved
ones. In nine cases out OF ten the letter is
written by the head OF the family. and of
those sent an equal proportion arc address
ed TO- ms wiics folks. We don't know
why II Is that man so rarely writes to his
own folks, bnt as it is not the province of
inns arllclc 10 treat on That subject, we will
pretend we don't care.
me lour beng selected Tor indiiing the
lottcr. the fist thing is to find the paper.
There is always a drawer In every we'll
regulated family for keeping such things.
III Is either in the table or stand. Here the
writing paper anu odd screws and fiddle
strings, and broken locks, and iisl-lnes,
ana grocery receipts. are kept. There may
be other things, but ii there are. he will see
them. The sheet OF paper is finally found !;
the fly stains neatly scrapcd Off and the
search commences for the ink and pen.
! The former is invariably found ON the man
TEL next the clock, and Is Immediately laid
ON the tablc CONVENIENT to the perspirlng
man. VINO sarcasucally inquiries II the let
yer IS to be written today or next sunday.
! ms inspires the wife with new zeal III
| me scarcil. she goes over the drawer AGAIN
| because she knows he wouldn't sec any
thing II 1t was right under his nose, hut the
pen Is not there. Then she looks over the
top OF the bureau. ana liits everything on
the front room table, and says II seems so
singular IL can be found. when she saw II
only the DAY before, ana thought about the
letter Then she goes into the pantry. and
after exploring the lower shell III Valn
STANDS upon IL chalr, ana carefully goes
over the top shelf where the medicine
bottles ana unused cans are stationed.
Alter she had done this, she starts up
stairs, ana pretty soon returns with the
pen. ana takes IL TO the sink To
wash the grease IRON IT. Dut docs not sue
ceed Ill quite c1lacing inc dchcatc scent OF
bergamot. ms lcads nm TO observe that
anybody, who takes pen holder to lit
hair grease IRON bottle. is too pure and
innocent for this world.
Everything now III readiness, good hit
NOR is restored, the VIE takes Il seat OPP
posl'e,. with her elbows ON the table and
her chm IN her hands, ana assumes an eX
preston OF couhtcnace that is mysterlously
calculated 10 hoth encourage ana deprcss
me writer; ana he Srasps the pen tlghtly
between his ringers, ana s'ares at the pa
per with an intensity mat senllrely unneces.
sary. Inc datc line starts or Shnly, ana
then suddenly ceases as it reaches the date
Itself. lie puts the holder Ill ms mouth,
and Immediately spits it out again, making
up face that is no wise suggestive of Der
gamot, and pettishly asks her if she knows
the day of the month. OF course she does.
1t is the l3th-or is it the but not must