The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-24

anywhere; but would hardly nave De-
come acquainted with him in the East,
for he is only a workman in a mine.
Out here, however, everybody works,
so one meets with all classes of society
and chooses ones friends accordingly.
But about this friend of Jim's: He is
perfect Apollo, and has the lovefiest
eyes l ever saw; and his voice IS
heavenly "a clear and well trained
tenor. Sometimes he remains all the
evening, and after he and Jim get
through their talk we have little con-
cert; you know Jim and Mary are fine
singers, and we make passable quar-
tette. He was here recently one after
noon and Jim asked him to stay to tea.
l wss so angry. for Mary had gone out
and there was absolutely nothing to eat
in the house. I had to make biscuits
and everything. 4 could see by the
twinkling of Jim's eye that he enjoyed
my dismay, and that he caused it pur-
posely. However, managed tolerably,
and was glad enough that 1 had protited
by Mary's teaching. don't know how
much longer 1 shall stay; probably
until October. Now, May, write me
one of your good, long letters, and tell
me all about your summers campaign,
Your loving --A ylFAN.
MISS MABEL GORDON TO MISS FANNIE
- HOWARD.
CAPE MAY, August 81, 1881.-My
Darling Fan: What a naughty girl you
were to treat me so shabbily-not to
write line for two months! l am sure
that wouldn have treated you so had
I gone to that horrid town in your
place. How can you bear to stay there?
] know / should just die if had to re-
main there week; it must be dull as
a cemetery. l believe that gentleman
with the ''heavenly" voice must pos
sess some attraction for you or you
could not think of staying until Octo-
Der. You didn't even tell me the name
of your ''sweet singer" who is he?
Why in the world do you want to learn
to cook and do housework when one
can always get servants for such work?
[ should suffocate in ten minutes if l
had to 90 into kitchen this hot weather,
and there must be some great induce
ment to draw you into one. Has
Apollo been preaching the beauties of
domestic life and SO on?
The carriage has just come and 1
must get ready for a drive If you
were here would talk you blind, if not
deaf, for I have lots to tell you. Do
come home before long. October is so
far of in the dim future that fear if
you wait until then before returning we
shall have forgotten each other. Af-
fectionately yours, MAY.
H. B. CHAPMAN TO ROBERT CLARK.
WIDEAwAKE. Colo, Sept 20, 1881
DEAR Bob: Since wrote you last-a
wear ago, wasn't it, old boy?-I intend
ed to take run back to the old place
this summer, but my plans were
changed by desire to watch a horti-
cultural experiment you remember my
old fondness for plants? wanted to
see how a New York hot-house plant
would stand transplanting to the colder
climate of our mountainous region. 1t
is too early vet to form satisfactory
opinion, but have hopes that the ex-
pertinent will be a success. Have you
ever met Miss Fanny Howard, daughter
of old Samuel Howard on Fifty-ninth
Street? She must have been mere
girl when l left, and has ''come out'
within a year or two. She is visiting a
cousin of hers, James Fullerton, and
has been here all summer. Fullerton
is Superintendent of the rising .'Star of
the West mine-a mine, by the way,
in which your humble servant is toiling
for his daily bread, trying to find out
what the property is really worth, with
n x,;oxx, f,%,I,-o in uoct ont If IF mans ont
Fullerton, however, knows not that am
other than seem, and has taken quite a
fancy to me, being worker himself. !
am an occasional visitor at his home
and there met Miss H. shon after her
arrival. At first l thought she was like
| the rest of her sex, caring more for the
pursuit of pleasure than the cultivation
of useful knowledge; but she has devel-
oped some qualities not often shown
by girls brought up as she has been,
and has shown considerable facility in
adapting herself to the surroundings
she found out here. She has been al
the mine several times with Fullerton
and during re cent visit an incident
occurred which greatly increased my
admiration for her. She and Fullerton
were on horseback and had just ridden
to one of the upper levels where | was
then looking after some timbering, the
roof of the tunnel having threatened
to cave In. just as they reached tht
mouth of the tunnel few rocks di(
come down, and one of the men wa
knocked senseless and narrowly es
capped being crushed. He was carried
out with an ugly cut on his head and ;
dislocated shoulder, and Miss Howard
instead of running away, had the cour
age to help bind up the sufferer
wound. insisting that one of the mel
: should take her horse and go after tn
doctor. The fellow was carried dow
to the boarding house and she insiste'
upon staying by him and making hin
as comfortable as possible until the doc
tor came. The injuries did not prove t
be very serious, fortunately, or
shouldn't be writing to you now
! There! I have let it out! was th
lucky chap who received her kind min
istrations, and 1 hope to have ther
; again in case Of need. Shall stay her
until after she leaves, and if she wi
; permit me shall follow her before man
months. Now, old chap, hope to hav
q cigar with you in that den of your
before long, and know that for that,
! nothing else, You will wish me success
. Ever your friend,
ri HARRY B. CHAPMAN.
! MISS MABEL GORDON TO MISS AID
CAMPBELL.
NEW YORK. November 20, 1884,
!; Dearest Add: Have you heard the news
3 I hope not, for | want to be the one
3 tell you. Do you remember Harr
j Chapman, whose father failed fe'