Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13

letter spread out on his knees. As che got
within o few feet Of him she saw that the letter
was upside down, but she didn't like to tell him
SO. At last he got it right side up, purely by
There's an A. ken allus tell an A when
see IL, for il stands for Amzi. II writin was
all AS could read it sell enough, but it's got
so many other gesky little letters in il can't
How yer skeert mer'
.'Sit still. AMI" said Mrs. Hance, 'don't
let me disturb yon, if you are reading a letter.
l suppose it's from Sally. Is it good or bad
.It's good news, Mis- Hance, bad news never
comes in letters; letters is too slow for bad
news. ] allus know when get letter that
it good news, for good news'll keep. Would mt
you like to read it, Mis- Hance?''
''Thank you, AMI, said Mrs. Hance, taking
the letter and reading it to herself
"Spose you wus to read it out loud; 1
would I mind hearin' it agin. Sally's letters'll
bear powerful lot o readin'."
This is the letter that Mrs. Hance read after
laying in q good stock of breath:
Dear AMI received your kind and wellcom
letter and WIS Moor than glad too here frum
you and to know that you are we'll and am
well at the present time of my riting and hope
that wen thes few lines Reach you that they
may find you the same Mis- Green and started
too Camp meetin' and just Cat to the train in
Time too get left 1 tell You wot wus very
Much disappointed for l had set my hart upon
Gowing there Thursday wit anuther lady and
myself went to Pamrama at the bethui church
it was very nice The wether is very changeblo
hear and think that thir will be very erly
fall 1 Hope too be in Rosetown befor winter
sets in every thursday mite the Liberty Garnet
band give A open aire concurt on the beech
The music il grand well my dear husbun rs
have no Moor to say at present will draw my
letter to clos by sayin good by answer Soon
from your luving wifi Sally Crow. PS. dear
husbun You must excuse this way of writin'
as one letter has been started since
Mounday as did not have the time to Finish
on Mounday thor was trific strom it swep
things as it went and struck bed and Dubeled
all of the Bed-Close all up in A heep But
strange to say it did not set nothin Fer this
mornin' got out Of my bed at six o'clock and
looked out of My windo acros the water and
the wind was BLOWN the leaves of the trees
and 1t was a Butiful site am Agowin too the
concert this Evenin thire is nothin like goin
roun and seeing All the world and it sights 1
do not want nuthing out off my Trounk as
sumer Is almost at an End l got new dress
and new shoues mad too Order think that
have wrltun you good long Letter and
think that you out too writ me a longer one
good by givmy love to mis- Hants and doctur
BludSud anser soon From Sally.
Amz1s face as Mrs. Harce read this letter
was study in the expression of gratified pride
We'll, now, amt that letter. She's got
avery thing in. What place Raspberry Park is
Little of everythlng's goin' on there and Sally
she's seem it all. That right. I'm glad 'nuff
that one of us can git roun and see what goin'
on, yes. am. I'm glad one of us can git roun
an L m glad that ones Sally. fur she's got such
an eddication she can 'preciate travelin.
amt never been further nor Trenton, Amt
but seen enuf there to show me tibet it wants
an eddication to 'preciate travel. and thet's wot
Sally got les I'm glad that ef only one of
us can go. Sallys ther one. 'Sposc twas me-
never could write such letters. Why, it's az
good a i 10 Opa GA 1Ifcl Lott
no trouble of gettin' roun. nuther"
Mrs. Hanee gave him back the letter. which
he folded up carefully and tucked away in the
lining of his hat