Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-10-02

md could not remember Of having
done so since tho family came to tho
coast Srastus was tolerable pen.
man. and good at composing, and had.
at Mr.. Parsons request, written few
business letters that there had been a
necessity for, and since no had left,
there had been no business letters Ia
write, and until now John Parsons had
contented himself with simply sending
his love or supplying some bit Of news
for Lucy or her mother when they
wrote TO either Of tho absent ones on
family affairs.
But now he had an object to accom-.
plish and must write, and he squared
himself to the task.
Again he dipped the pen in ink, but
discovered that he had forgotten the
day of the month and got up and con.
suited the almanac which always hung
on n nail driven into the window casing
near the clock.
When he had the date safely down he
began:
DEAR RAsTus;
Eyer mother and Lucy hav gon to town with
some chickens and things and arc goln TO
bring back some groceries
Lucy amt Eoin to marry MT. Annelsey
"we arc gttn long purity well consdorln,
ana "ns wa ere nc
young folks around hero much, and Lucy
don't act like she wanted to hav anything to
do with any OF the young follers that does
come. Hadn't you better come home and
make us n visit. Your mother and mo wants
to SEQ you awful bad and so does Lucy; least
'wc re gittin tho place n xed up some better
than It was when we came here Built porch
over the front door last week and the wimcn
has set out some rose bushes on both sldcs OF
IL: you know Lucy always was terrible fond
of roses
"Johnny Is bout the same MS when you left
He and hnv been Mt work in tho garden this
forenoon but hos asleep now that's the reason
l'm writin you. You SEQ 1 don't want tho
wlmcn to know It, they are so awful curis
about such things, l spect Lucy nd think II
wasn't proper II she knew It, i reckon she
thinks you cant mover forgive her, cr love her
self to that fccr Annelscy, fore she knew what
she wanted You SEQ woman thinks she
mustn't chirp even OF her heart Is brcakln. :,
"Wall, they II be comm back fore long an
must quit writln and get ready for en- When
you como up you needn't say anything to Lucy
or mother bout my havin writ to you cause ou
sec 1t wont do en- any good TO know it. an
Lucy might not like 1t; might think you come
out of pity for her er somethin. They're awful
curls critters, wmcn is.
"This from yours nfectlonately.
"JoHN PARSONS"
He read the letter over slowly and
carefully, and then added:
"P. s. 1t was Lucy's dolns breaking of
with Annelsey, an l don't SEQ why she
should have done 1t Of she hadn't loved some
body else better"
The letter finished. he sealed it up,
directed it and placed it in the inside
pocket of his vest.
He had yet to get it to the post Office
without the knowledge of the family,
and he was at some loss to know how
to accomplish this, as it was fifteen
miles to the landing, and he could
think of no excuse for going there i'm
mediately after his wife and Lucy had
purchased all needed family supplies;
but he determined to bring it about
somehow. ''May be they'll forget
something" he said. mentally, as he
replaced the pen and ink in the bureau.
II hope they will; of they do I'll jest
lope horse an ride over there to-mor-
row an mail this letter, fer Pm bound
to give 'Rastus hint of how the lead
runs"