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tto oxtatenoo Of petroleum, 10 might hays spent
h'o lilo In s1ttng wat1n, hutlting tcyrIcks, and
tai,tlng oil, mud lioyo nayer become tho Father
Of 1liB County,: i.
Give my lovo to tho children, and sa7
That al'al take au oasly opportunity to wsi,s
1liom iolter Hut as a ganernl rule. my or,s
chance TO get 4 pom In my hand Is between M
locturo and my bod-ti,no; and oftonti,ncs tts
Committee sseaf AMY oycu th!s lstt,o bit of
coveted loiBnro. =.
My rcmcmhranccs to Sophia, and to tho otAo1
members Of tiny house and l,eart't 14oylna,y
sours, THEODORE.
"p1TIru14 1NK.r
srnlSur1ELp Jnn ID, 1870.
atY DrAH NIrt a fierce raiu Ia falInR and
tho wintow-panos aro po1tod with it. alysofouru
III In stately holiso, situated on high ridge OF,
land, and overlooking tic Lagonla Valley. Tho
exposed aud commanding situation giros mo all
tho ,yo'cos Of Tho storm. nonron'a groat organ
blown Tonight.
repeat MY cry Of tsNo iottora." One lottor.
tndccd' I did recoiyo laat evoning, bnt 1t was tho
ono sou had sont to ridouto wook before +
liaHo received no,le direct from hpmn. It was be-
cause worried myself With tlin';ng that nonp-
tlllne wah wrong TINT sent you tho telegram
ffom ColumbuH Tho anawor to that telegram
oarno promptly; received it on tho samo DAY
tint aont the Dispatch.
am writing theHa luea from tho most vexn-
tioua Of inkatanda,- little, agoa giass bott,p
With MI obb-tido Of muddy lux ut tho bottom of
1t. I wautod to writo you q long and gossipy
lingo. But hero, in 4 rich 1nau'H i,ouAe, haye
hnrdly Ink enough to afgu my nauo, 1Iem.
when strangers (partfoufariy If thoy bo literary
| inoll) mako visit to orr 1ougc, provide thaua
with good inli' If cycn you haso to give thom 4
bad breakfast.
llnppy pair, a ton vcoks' bride aud groom,
| AFRO III tho ho'lRo,--botl1 young, handsome, aud !,
jubilan,-tho light Of tho l,onoynoon shining In
slloir lacos.-'" youth at Tho PROV and pleasure
ut tho hclm." tho merry, merry dsys whom
| ,co wore young!
| lcanlot pen with this ptiru1 ink tho loya
Which my heart pron1pts mo to acnd; for thoro
! ia only oi!c moro drop in tho bottle, aud that I
! must save for directing tho cnyolopo. Affection
ate'y yonsa THEODORE.
"T1rEnE 1s nur ONE HONE"
| DE5 MolNEa, 1a., Jan. 80, 1870.
4! lily DEAR PET: LII thiB far-away town, tho OK.
treme woBtorn limit OF my Journey, I feel my
homcsicknesa moro tlan over huforo. Tomorrow
morning beginning alow march caBtward; but
shall feel like sailor touscd on tho Bca until
get to ny ilnal hayon Of rost in my own house.
I'lore il but ono home Affoctionately
yours THEODORE,
| "oyEnrLOw1sa LOVE-"
DErnozr, Dec. 10.
MY DEAR PET: I am woll,-aplondid appe-
tite,-g0ol sleep o. nights, ,-choorful aud n1elry-
hoartod, mower moro fnll Of animal spirits In
a1l my life. If you were hero. I would kiss you
| II.
down Tho loug parlor. md would cefebrnto OUT
wartlly tho festival which I fcol within mo,
With oyortlowinB lovo to yourself and tho
dear child1on, nm, nov NJ over, yours wholly,
! TuEoDonE.
! II o GOLDEN EARLY DAYS"
| Foso pu lac, Wis, Fob. 10.
Mr. DtnLyxa: . At this moment, IN
tho midst Of tacso recolteotiona, tho sound Of
,,ano II, tue uoxt room nlu1zea mo half-bolievo
that you, tho young maiden Elizabeth ot fftecu
Years ago, ara tho playcr.
O golden oarly daya Youra ever,
THEODORE T1LroH.
| EXPLANATION or AN ABSENCE.
NEW Yonn, Fob. 10, 1870.
nlY DAn11va: Don't think have dosortod
you altogether.
Inst night, after tho mooting, found myaolf
cugagc 10 late at tho st. Denis TINT, rather tllan
walk homo, staid NIL night. Wendell Phillips,
Mary Greor Julia Ward Howe, james Rodpatl.
Frederick Donglaus, aud others, wero tloro. and
l wanted to bo among tAcnl.
Tho telcgrapll-ol1ico waB shut, or would havo
ae1,t you a message to 10 delivered early this
morning.
It may bo that I shal be home tonight but
probably not.
III nm not tlcro at IL, copsidor that ehalI
remain in Now York.
At 5 this Afternoon wo Nhat is. tic aforesaid
pelaons) woro oil to DO ut Mrs. Dotta's.
I foar haso troubled yon by staying away. II
40, forgive nls and be assured tint I would
rnthor DO home tllau hero. With q hundred
klasea, yoira, THEODORE.
| EDlrIEa s1onr AdnEEADLE THAN POLITICS.
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES,, April Q. 1870.
NY 6pousE: This day III rs golden Us a
wodding-ying. Tho snn shiuea. tho birds sing,
the crocuscs bloom in tho Capitol grounds, mud
am Bicl at heart with being lioro without =
sight Of your fnco for nigh month. Neither
SUI, nor birds, uor iowors, call nlallo any rcpara-
tion for my loss.
hnyo become Utmost a bachelor. bfy
stay from homo appearB longer tlan my stay in
Tho West. Tho rcaBou Of this is, TINT my days
aud oyouings aro crowded mora full Of busy
Incidents / layo loarncd wlolo rolt,tnos Of
QuIuaH uAhi@4t bll+IO L. 1Ibtu pCGH aLatjAHr
hero Moreover, lnyo becu fortunate in wntcll.
ing how tho great eugino Of the Government il
worked, like man who Inns ACCESS to tho mn
chinc~room OF steamship. I am thoroughly
Convinced that my prosont editorial profession is
fur moro agreeable tl,an II + woro Congress-
n1an or any Kind Of politician. 30 you must
auonch your ambition to bo tho Hon. Mrs. TIL
! tou. Yours, with lovo to cliuks, TIEouoBE.
HrIHD1YfpEu AND EyE1,-unowINn LOVE-"
ApR1L 0, 1910.
DAptASo OF alY HgAnr: This iH Sunday
day Of thoughts Of homo. Mn alono in my
room, Wishing you wore hero to boar MO conl-
nauy. ahall go thia afternoon to speak to
Henry Highland Garnct's school. meant to 60
/ to churct, this morning, but have boon writing
. ia tho independent. / l'aTo met Eood "omal'
t horc, who shows mo In her faco exactly bow you
will look wl,on you grow old. sho il tho wife ot
shall probably sornain ton or twolva daye