The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-11

| ana could nOt remember OF having
done 30 since tho family came 10 the
coast. yrastus was . tolorable PEN
man. and good at composing. and hsd.
| at Mr.. Parsons request. written . few
business letters that there had been .
necessity for. and since he had left,
there had boon no business letters 70
write, and until now John Parsons had
contentcd himself with simply sending
his love or supplying some bit Of news
Tor Lucy or her mother when they
wrote 10 either Of the absent ones on
family affairs
But now no 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 hal forgotten the
day OF the month and got up and con-
suited the almanac which always hung
on nail driven into tho window casing
near the clock.
When he had the date safely down he
began:
DEAR RAsrUs:
some chickens and things aud are goin .
bring back some groceries.
Lucy amt q go.n to marry Mr.. Anncisey
after all: shes give him his wnlkin papers fer
"Wc are gittin long purity we'll considerln
| though this place amt quite SO comfortable
young folks around here much. and Lucy
| don't net like she wanted 10 hav anything to
do with any or the young fciicrs tina. docs
come. Hadn't YOU better come homo and
make us 4 visit. Your mother and me wants
to see you awful bad and SO does Lucy; least
Were g.ttin the place A xed UP some better
than 1t was when we came here. Built porch
over the front door last week and the wimen
has set out some rose bushes on both sides OF
II: you know Lucy always was terrible fond
Johnny ia bout the same M when you left
forenoon. but he asleep now that's the reason
I'm writin' you. You SEQ don't want the
wimen to know It, they are so awful curis
Mssn she t. shs
thinks you cant never forgive her, er love her
any more, cause she went and engaged her.
self to that Teller Annelsey fore she knew what
she wanted. You see woman thinks che
mus mt chirp even Of her heart Is breakin. :
"Wall, they II be comm back fore long an
must quit writin and get ready for EN-. When
You come up you needn't say anything to Lucy
or mother lout my havin writ to you cause you
see 1t wont do EN- any good TO know IT. an
Lucy might not like 1t: might think you como
out Of pity fer her er somethin. They re awful
ours critters wimcn is.
.JonN PARSONS"
TIE Ecdu SHc JClUcI OScE Slowly duO
carefully, and then a6ded:
.P. s. Ii WINS I.ucys do:ns breaking on
with Annelscy. an | don't see why she
should have done 1t ef she hadn't loved some
body else better"
| The letter finished. he sealed it up.
directed it and placed it in tho inside
pocket of his vest.
lie had yet to get it to the post Office
without the knowledge of the family.
and he was at some loss to know how
10 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 abou,
somehow. May be they'll forge,
something" he said. mentally, as he
replaced the pen and ink in the bureau.
Il hope they will: ef they do III jest
lope horse an ride over there to-mor-
row an mail this letter, fer I'm bound
10 give 'Kastus hint Of how the lead
runs"