The Brookhaven leader., 1884-07-03
list 4 YEAR.
MISS FANNIE HOWARD TO JAMEs Full
IERTOS.


LERTOS.
New YORK, May ,. 188l.-Dear Jim:
When YOU were here last year YOU were
Kind enough to say that if | would
make you and Mary a visit you would
be real glad, and would show me lots
of nice things -mountains, waterfalls,
Indians, and so on; and do you know,
Jim, that l am thinking of accepting
your invitation? | have a great desire
to see a real live Indian, and | would
rather 90 down in one of the mines YOU
told me about than do anything else in
the world. am tired of going to the
places where everybody gOes-where It
is lust dress, and dress, and dress be-
sides, have hardly anything to wear,
and papa always grumbles when l ask
him for money. Why, he isgetting to be
a regular bear; only gave me $500 last
winter when had to have new dress
for the charity ball! Now, jim, if you
and Mary are willing to be bothered with
the company of Your suffering cousin,
she will spend the summer with you.
Papa says | may; he thinks it will give
me some sense, SO he SAYS. Charlie is
going to Chicago in June, and will see
Now, please say may come, for l
am Just Tying to see you. Your afec-
tionate cousin, FAN.
JAMES FULLERTON TO MISS FANNIE
HOWARD.
WIDEAwAKE. Colo, May II, 1851
NM Dear Fan: Come, by all means.
We will be delighted to have You stay
with us as long rs YOU can stand it. As
for the Indians and other mice things"
/ will do my best to crafty your de-
sires. If YOU can plan to reach Denver
about June II | may be able 20 meet
you there. Telegraph me from Chi
cago when you leave there. Mary is
already planning trips for you, and says
''be sure and come" Yours as ever.
JAMFs FULLERTON.
CHICAGO, H., Juhs 9, lS8l.-To
James Fullerton, Widelwake, Colo
Fan leaves this morning via Omaha.
G. W. HOWARD.
DENVER, Colo, JUNE II, 1881. TO ID.
J.. Howard, No. 1916 Fi.ty-ninth Street,
New York-Dcdr Pa: | reached here
safely this morning. We Start for Wide
awake tomorrow. FAN.
MISS FANNIE HOWARD TO MISS MABEL
GORDON.
WIDEAwAKE, Colo, Aug. Q, 1851
M Street NAY: Don't YOU think | am
Just horrid not to have written sooner?
/ know YOU do, and know, too, that
you will forgive me like the angel that
YOU are for having treated you SO badly.
Have YOU wondered ii had got lost in
the wilderness? If YOU were to see all
the wild pleasures | have been in YOU
would wonder that hadn't been lost.
y, May! if YOU were here we would
have Jolly times. Hardly day passe5
that don't have walk or ride, and
often we have had little picnic parties
TO some lovely spot in the mountains.
Just enjoy myself all the time. and am
out of doors SO much that Jim says lam
acquiring the complexion Of the former
inhabitants the Ctes. At first
thought | wouldn't like it here. Even
before left home 1 began to wish l
hadn't promised to come, and | almost
changed my mind at the last moment;
for | couldn't help thinking of the
lovely times you and the res: OF the
girls would, have at the beach. But you
may be sure did not let pa know how
badly | felt, for he would never have for
gotten it. After reached here felt real
blue for few days. OF course Jim and
his wife were as kind as could be; but
everything was so new and so different
from what was accustomed to hat
couldn't enjoy it as do now. Why,
Mary actually does all her own work
hasn't even a kitchen GIRL and the
house is so small. But now / like it
here, and do you know. May, that
have begun to take lessons in house
keeping? l felt as if ought not to
make additional trouble for Mary with
put helping her in some way. Jim
laughed at me at first and asked Mary
4 she liked to train neW help, but now he
praises me and. says know
p most enough to keep house
III my own. The idea! We don't
have much in the way q amusement
aside from what we make for ourselves;
Int everybody is sOcia5le and we have
some very pleasant times. We have a
good deal of company, and there is
some one to dinner almC.st every Sun
day. There is one gentleman who
comes quite often to see Jim on bust.
ness (he works in the mine of which
Tim is Superintendent and who is one
# the most agreeable persons ! ever
net. He would p!:-~ for a gentleman
nywiere; but would hardly have be-
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