Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08

,eIds her love. have been telling them
If the time when we went after ehtstnuts,
,nd you broke your arm. Adrian,
.hink, fancies you realization of his
favorite fairy tales. IfyOu care to write,
you know You will heartily please your
O!d friend ROGER MURRAY.
p. s. May remind you that our At
lantic coast Is Of some extent Upon
what portion Of the "lea.shOrc" Is your
sisters cottage
no. VI.
MARCH 22 ls--.
am afraid Roger, that years and dig |
mites have neither soitoned you nor cured |
you of the love of teasing. DO | remcm-
bcr nv algebra lcssonsl Can ever forget |
them / You will laugh when tell you |
that the dog-eared little volume has gone |
everywhere with me. l am afraid IL Is
rather proof that | am really sentmeH-
tai, hut have never had the courage TO
leave IL behind. 1t, my mothers crncilx,
and a drawing | made OF our old home,
have always seemed links With past
clnnot-l would not forget, ard 80 we
have Travelled together. The drawing
| made the summer you and Clara Peters
were flirting 50 furiousy you remember
had plenty of leisure from algebra while
she stayed with US
But everything has alteredi she died in
Chine, and we old people are reviving our
childish memories by letter. What 90
you look like Roger Are you BEARDED,
gray and pOrtly } | am wiinkled little
soul, but not yet reduced 10 epcetacles'
To come back 10 seriousness, however.
You must forgive me, my friend, II l
/ have made any unfcelipg allusiOns TO
your wife. II proves bow little we nave
/ known of each other, that one should
have had such loss and l not know H.
/ understand your perplexity about your
little girl, but love supplies many heedl
NV sisters cottage Is at Newport. l
nm growing eefy tired of this wandering
life. and shall be more than glad 10 rest
for a while. btgin to think that we
singers are justified in being exiravagant
in our demands upon American man
ayers. Settling down in a European city
for the winter, singing at one opera
house, living al one hotel, and having
something Of the comfort ard quiet oil g
humc. is very different from THIS wander
ing ever ieat continent as unsecured az
circus clowr, and with as little rest a.
, a modern Cain. Happily, however, IN,
( seaFon is almost over, and next year
, sing In London. am glad Adrian has
; fuG0 lNhfhIt luAhH VI NV hhN
/ of the glamour of fairy-land around iu!
! career, However, ought.n not to be un
, grateful. for think life can give me II
Iurcr. no more vivid plcasurethan ! nav
had in my musical exleiicnces. / loN
nv art more every year, and l THINK !
will ever be possible for me to resign
unless / am forced TO do so. Iten,
y suppose, | could accept the Inevitable
D How often have gone on the stage, d'
e pressed by my surroundings, feeling SUI
J. should never be aroused to interest," an
e lhen suddenly awakened to a keen dellgi
e in nv part, ard when the curtain ma
c fallen, felt that there WAS nothing in III
If ior me but to sing. I wonder If you vi
Z uu3erstaud such "raptusl" With loi
~ to lhe children, am, as ever,
10 ISABELLE WElREL.
Is NO VII.
JUNE II, 1S-
Dear TsaJeHe; shall be in New fol
next week, and If you will allow me
would like to come to Newport to
,mn m YOU YOURS R ',NrpuAv.
.e' NO. VIII.
as JUNE 20, 1s-
'ss Dear Roger shall be delighted TO ?
x Won. NY sister Julie sends her regard
IT. and spys that visit from you Will he j
re breath from our old life. In aasl
ny " /. W.
ed NEW YohK, AUG. lG, lS-
Dear Belle! sent the books by expire
er, this morning, and with them ske''
led book, etc, for Rob. Tell MN not
.eu paint too many views OF Nc"Fui
ay Your sisters commission Will allehu
''H this morning. -.,.-..,,..,, =,
ore DAYS since left YOU all, and in spite
ou, all the business | have had on hand
lys have lived over more than one ot
all plcasant Gays we spent together ID
c. cottage. -,
to Belle, do you still refuse me that a.
'llu bra You little miser
low / keep away from the neigl borhcod
us. the derct, or, am afraid in moment
and forretulness, return to the sea. II
mt, ytS hot in this dusty, noisy New io
nj Remember me most sincerely TO your
] Ter. and tell Rob to kiss his sisters for
III l If,ou have any other commission
will be very happy 10 I'LL them, as 81
r. be here until next Wednesday.
Yours as ever, H. hluhNA
= NO. X.
ltar AUGUST IS, 1S-
ue Thanks to your promrtness. the tc
eis' camr in llruty OF time. They are
inc ,vhnt We wanted Rob says you art ''
aIh iolIIest old gentlemen he knows"
see. my friend, how venerable these 20
u 10 folks make us. For my own part, !
isel half mortified when reflect how j.
nv nile have been this summer. But |
uon excuse myself because such rare
tel pleasant rect among "homrlolks' OF
~ 10 reiuvenats even ve,eranl Ike my
."lh The children all send love, June
n ieat as ,ou must not trouble yourself oserve
: o. ~ As for myself, cannot thlnk el anyVl
~ yrn else to give you to DC, uliliss you
ana Rob has taken his sketch-book a
- l luncheon, so suppose we will not
! On him before sulpeI-time. You have Il
,"at + him very happy. ours 1tuly,
"P' P.s.-No, you cannot have the alg'
per- do not know what "maroon" ell
natl Arn,,sr 91. II.
stay Ao"o'i
Mrs, NO Ali'
dren. "Maroon," my sun, Is a color;
not red nor Is It brown, but somethl
FL both. | never knew q man who
limo his color, although you have it in b.
\ "mV nv in leather, in hangiugs, in fact, yol
tta1 Il constantly. lnclosed Is pat
W Irlie saws yCu will find it at Ever
/ hope YOU know where that IL, Tor !
4, not iell you, and she has gene to rld
osant rather think like to give you trc
riend- AS ever, D.
,adliy NO. NIII'
If the l believe you do! The worst OF
much, however, that "rather think ! lik'
ppo.e take trouble for you Anyway, he
egliug youi silk. You did not say how
other, sou wanted, 20 l stnd you SIX
e, but sBcns. i,
10 ad- z. SIS it not "shade" lnstea
: and eolorl
ze me
NO. XIV.
anger. AUGUST 81.
C May And now, my dear friend, will y
cannot let me ask you one question. Is
jther's That you are TO be married next spl
I'd, has A Russian } You know | do not q
hough in nny spilit Of curiosity Ct rlainl
dy her from impertlntnce. If ii Is true,
ly her / can reconcile myself TO it II no
If YOU will tell me. ycu VIII ac
It has kindly toward your old friend,
B. plea ROGER MUIR
nphs- no. Ky.
n very SEPTEMBER 4,
you in No, Roger, I am not TO be marie
Haven. spripg. The gentleman you refer
st, pio- very good friend Of mine, but
ID mar never marry him. Do you not ren