Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-12-29
NYE MAKES A FIND.
HB Discovers SONB PRIVATE LETTERS TO
NR. HARRISON.
S1lhl Mss Margod Butts and Yriuous
n. Bughtwaisr Plead With he
President.
BinNye iaNY. World.

Bin I'VE in n. Y. World
A man in Washington who says he Is q
buyer of old paper, rags, &c, &c, on a
large scale, told me that be bought not
long ago q quantity Of waste paper st the
White House, and said that boy Of his,
who is inst old enough to prOWl around
and pry into such things began to read
over the still lsgible but unimpOrtant let
tiers. He found quite q quantity Of them
which were not personal enough to seri-
ously involve anybody if printed without
the signatures, and so he allowed me to
use some Of them.
One reads a. follows.
DR.. Prssideat ofbe United states.
SrR. I see by the papers that you are
coming West az far as Chicago this month,
and 90, Of course, you will pass through
our place. We live at Marion, this state,
and nv name is harrison. ] am Of Scan
dinavian extraction. 1t happened about
40 eight years sgo Would you mind
stopping over one train with rs, where You
could De ouiei2 I do not want nothing
Of you, bur, Oh, / would be 80 glad TO take
you to mY house and show You 10 my chill
dren. We could have a little bite to eat,
and If you 60 not mind taking il Farmer
fashion, We COuld have a good time.
will rot make any difference on your &C
count except to have some prunss stewed,
40 you can have something 10 the Way OF
ruit
Twill get you too and from the train
and it shall not cost you e sent while in
the town.
SO far none Of the Presidents have ever
stopped any length Of time in our place
and mons Of them have been TO my house
at all.
was in the war Served ell the way
through ia and overhet myself at Bulls
Justly celebrated Run, bat did not ask for
a pension as yet.
Will you sop with u.s. we will freshen
mackeul If You will, and if you are
coming We ought 10 begin now.
Their will be no speeches and you can
take OF your coat in the setnng-room If
you Want to.
Yours with Great respec.fulness and sim |
cereiy yours sls0.
ERNEST NOME HARRISON.
Tins name is fcucious).
Another one ID written by q young WO-
man who is very ambitious to do some
thing in the world which will attract at
tention. She states as follows:
Dr.. Benjamin. Harrison. President Of the I.
United states Of America Washington, /
ID. O.
HONORED SIR know you will think /
me a great bore to write TO yon, but must I
20 to some one whom I can respect. My .
parents unfortunately do not belong to .
that gang. They are rude and at times
their behavior is rtremely rocky and
outray.
I have long wanted to be something
more than beast Of burden and nOnentity,
cooking things for people to eat up or
knitting great coarse socks for men felix's.
] am hungry for the plaudits of the people,
which is ever ready TO demonstrate that
earnest endeavOr can mitigate OF at least N
q measure and possibly even 20 a greater
degree those which Is first 90 recognize true
merit Of mind or heart, whether IN friend
or foe, is my earnest prayer and wish from
day 10 day both TO you and years whilst
We Journey through life.
I hate drudgery. Oh, so Much, and know
that have q soul if I could give it scope
TO pants some days, Oh, so hard for express
sion, and yearns for recognition till it just
seems as If I would better inst quit the
business.
on, why was this spark ever planted in
my breast. MT. Harrison, If not for a no.
bic purpose2 i want 90 appsar before the
public as soon az I can, but my parents are
quite coarse. Father works hard, but
makes himself offensive to a young man
Of gentle mould who comes to converse
with me az times, Father employs the
solar system az q cuspidor aud for soul and
thought aud things like that, he says be
does not care a tinker's dam. use his
exact language
As for me myself, / hunger for the ap'
plause of my fellows. 4 can rCcite things
on the stage with great facility and almost
forget myself IN some of my delineatiOns,
though 7 have a good figure and have
been told 80 twice by man who travels
for a large seed house in Detroit.
Would il bee too much for you TO write
me a kind word of announcement, re-
Numbering that practically I am an or
)han, for my parents are no good on earth.
Mother can cook q good meal Of Nictuals,
ana keep house; but what is that, Mr.
Harrison, to one who pants and cries out
for the plaudits Of the masses?
Mother saws my figure is no better than
hers was at my age, aud goes on to state
that when my figure is like hers l will be
sorry that had not learned how to cook.
have taken lessons in elocution and
gesture and am we'll fitted to adOrn a
higher plane OF society than now move
in. A word from you would aid me very
much and might influence NY parents for
good. ] inclose stamp for reply and will
ever remain your sincere little friend and
admirer,
LAURA MARIGOLD BUTTS,
This name also is highly fictitious