Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-11
BOB GORMAN'S LETTERS.

DOD - 49, - s<a>~es
Mr.. Barlow was in n reminiscent mood
that evening
"Poor Bob Gormani' he said musingly.
IL have often said, Mr.. Whomso, that
In thin day and age Of tho world there
was no excuse for pcrson growing 10
mans estate without being able 10 read.
at least fairly, aud write well enough
for his everyday business or social To
quircmcnts. But my experience with
Bob Gonnan slightly modified that opin.
ion.
bob had been born and reared In tho
very widest of the Montana mining and
grazing districts lilo absolutely had
mover had tho opportunity TO acquire tho
slIghtcst knowledge from textbooks or
by oral instruction, and when saw him.
some two years ago. he wis strapping
fellow, warmhearted as woman. but
illiteratc TO the last degree.
'llo came here FROM Montana with u
herd Of bronco ponies 10 dispose Of 10
the settlers around Skytown. We wcro
thrown together many time. In bust.
ness way. aud l came 10 admire Bob
,,Ir, a,,sn,,on % ,ho in,cr..,s a, nj.
employer. lilo seemed TO like me, also,
and would como 10 tho store and talk
for hours Mt n time about life In tho
mines aud ranches west Of tho Missouri.
,o-
on, p.,,ow a, hal, ho.,.
ta,iny ,vay viii Won ,,lassa r.sd ~ o.
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~ understand. pob yo. IN rad 4,
for yau a'0'' "''' i' '''" !"
Us ,ro'h NAhee-my wiie' oormhn
sAp.nneu' ana an eApr"s'on OF great
ppinos o,aneu 1o1 his eyes,
sno.. sno n'os ~ mnRcis'lhe' an
"o .ao ,n,s' B", IN "on'anny, you
ean oe. On mat I'm s1ih 70 own
.shon -, my own ono o uose Gays mn
.n.h ,n 20 nseu 70 can stay AZ nome
win vance nm not haNo 70 10 hhochh
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A. ~''uns was aiinos, 'liosiDio, anu
w ,niu Peisoh WI" w.a M through
~ " was .',uoh.iy Hon an
osue manu-. ~ .o'i no" ,Nahe9 was
W no'oi, W. Wa a'so.ui long
"nu sinus no' 'oNe 20 bop, "nAiih no u
'u .,'r ho' h'''. soon :" lv'H,pol, 90,
a., 10 "'lIlhcs iauca gu, o, ootinah >
me- nv '''o n'u',,on' no nea,u OF MS wiies
nlncas' anu wneh hhishei mo letter his
VOICE 'io,hoieI ~ no asked'
tns' Mi' ar barrow Don't u
say nov sho ~ hor ho'nih more bout
VIVA, aus neII
w. "i'"o''u' with ucoP sym
p.m."sii' yyo,id,,, ,,orrv t,.,,, a., .,
Ia v.rv ser,n,s "
"uc shook M. HASA ,o,ohoa,,,,,
. .sho'd n.ya, a H., ,c'n 49, .
that wny n a wa,nT 'rain,, i,La ha"
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onlcl, ma ic,n,ha ssia end ,.a,n.d p 49,
r.dIy awav "''
Gin n short Tim. bo ,.,r,,oa with .
,o.,ai cara "'"
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Pm cnmnin, ho,na p.,ia d, n"s
Na,ce,-hn, yo, Inv, no., Gu. -.
sn' I want a. "a La G,dn, ,,sim, ~,
her I'M bo there ins, as soon Ss can ,,a,
,hi,a. al -, 80 - 4. 80 ~ bu'
Gor,nan. Mingersv,lls 6,w.on ca"n,s
Montnnnv NJ sue an' nn, on ~
.onnty ,capss ~ a swai, ni.oo .a'I
want her IN 90, ,ha, snr", paw y" :
81 aa,,,'j,aS - 49,
Ief, ,lo -, NV
me again. Ho had an old sachel IN his
hand, aud his iaeo was fairly aglow with
pleasure,
"Where are you bound for. Boby
"'Montanny.' IA said, slapplng his
sachol brusquely III be with Nance In.
aide o twonty.four hours. feel like a
boy, Mr.. Barlow - been away three
months. y know. only hone she's bet
ter III leave Ole Rumsey IN charge o
the herd. Give him anythin' no wants
on credit-it's all right
ale fnmbled In his poeket md finolIv