The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-23

{Brantiy Eyndham, Brook Rancho, Colo,
TO John Forbes, Esq, Eom;aerset Club,
London. England
July :, ISSl.--Danr .Tf"l.: Your letter.
WAS brought over SATURDAY night by Deale
and Richards, who came for soma shooting
They agreed it WAS only fair Tor n =,
ShaHe 50 rare a treat, 50 i3eale read nd
y q rOaTed over your dysCri0tion OF thu
Marlborough trip and used some pretty
hard language over the tate that kept US
here when our hearts We're "awa.'
4 pretty good idea that, for you and
Giack to wait Tor Ine in London, and il ali
S5oeS as well as now expect | shall be able
TO join You 10y October. It win be time
enough to quarrel over the trip when we
can plan together, but am for Greece and
1zaly, unless you both take land against
-ina, in which case shall yield 10 the ma
-iort:y. The castle are looking splendid
: =i!l't am mora and more convinced that
Duncan understands how to look after de-
Tails better than you or | ever did. The
TOSnu-up Will not commence before Au-
gust, and [ shall staI in Colorado till not
only that but the shipping is over. lam
<Soing 90 coEsign to the Chicago yards this
Year. Beale has talked me over. Richards
=sad he are talking of getting another
range near Cheyenne and forming a stock
company. If they do | shall put in 5000
with them.
With the t4ception of one trip to Denver
j have been negotiating right here ever
since YOU left. gave a dinner Yesterday
20 two Philadelphia fellows-friends of
Richards. As the new china hasn't come,
we were two plates short, and the fish gave
out; but l saw no inclination on the part of
Nlison-by the way, he is proving himself
an excellent cook-to follow the example of
Natel- Perhaps because our nearest an
Iroech to sword is the carving knife, and
Jhat has been pointless for weeks.
We made the welkin ring and had as
sSood time as only five jolly bachelors can.
have left TO the last my remarks on the
colossal lmpudence you displaced in in
CLOSING Captain Preatice's letter to me
so as you are not here TO dangle after the
mother of the twins viii be Obliged to do
The proper thing by her." By Jove! I'll
cut and run first! Confound Prentice! If
/ had dreamed of the contents of that letter
1t would not have been forwarded to Won.
How did it happen YOU missed seeing him
IN New York. It's all we'll and good for
vOl 20 say | shall only have to call once.
You know well enough that this american
product" will never hesitate to ask me TO
let her see the ranch; that she may know
how we live SO far from civilization. They
ere all alike. and remember too well that
Slrl from st. DouiS-waSn't she:-who
wanted al invitation to dinner of you for
her party after you had been presented to
her half an hour. Ii 4 girl can get along
that fast what wouldn't a widow accom- |
pitsh: tell you Prentice showed a great |
mind when he said what ne did about me. |
viii Go all l can for any man you send |
cat to my care, but away with twins, |
.du ennas, and widows. / am not for them |
~ ell, ,ny lad, remember you are under |
oath TO run up to Inverness and tell nv
Minded family all of good you conscien- |
Eiou siT can about their iGolized son. fanv |
matter OF business comes up I viii write |
again. At any rate, YOU will hear from me |
Sss:are l join you. know too well your |
epistoiary habits 60 say: Let me have |
.Sesr soeR." blS you know, VIII ea ven wish |
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