The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
TWO LETTER4.
ons written By = Man for His wire, and One
By . Woman Tor Her Hrsband.

ons written By q Man for nis wire. ana One
by q Woman Tor Hcr Husband.
HE WROTE A LETTER FOR HER.
His wife was q close prisoner in o sitting,
dark room. . sudden victim of the sharp north
wind. His heart thumped with pity and vague
fear as he saw her lying there 30 helpless and
quiet In such contrast to her familiar buoyant
hutter.
my darling" he bravely whispered, with a
lump under his collar button, "is there anything
I can do for your comfortf"
"Oh, yes" the wife softly murmured, you
know I can't write q line. and Ada Turll is to
come from Boston this week to make us o visit.
and the poor girl has been counting ever 90 long
on seeing New York in the height of the season
that It's really too bad to disappoint her. Don't
brighten her by sending a telegram about my
being 20 sick, but just write her q nice, kind
letter and tell her tho visit Is only postponed,
and that she shall come Just rs soon as I'm bet
ter, and that I'll have Just as many invitations
ready for her then, and that I'll let her hear
from me when I am able to write. and-oh, well,
give her my best love and say that I'm as sorry
the world. and that's ali, darling, and don't for
get to put In any kind words you can to help her
IN the disappointment, for I'm sure she's had all
even bought her ticket. So write the best
things you can, dear"
anu ~ q bulilo VI E0itO N OtuEHou uDOu
her pillow and went, to sleep. while the strong
hearted, willing husband went forth from the
and g~rasping, q stub pen and the nearest sheet
OF commercial note paper wrote from the full.
ness Of his sympathy:
mot make your visi. hero as expected. Annie would
IKE 70 hear from you onreoeip' of this. 4 s~srsesble.
And. unaccountably. Miss .Turll wept when
she read this effort. and did not reply till sh9
heard Mrs. Hart was oonvalescent and could
n.-How SHE WROTE A LETTER FOR HIM.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Gloves were busily en-
AR: sHts. and sSir5s tS match II an alligator
the other accessories, needed for the hurried trip
to PHILADELPHIA which Mr.. Cleves was about to
Nov. dear she said. everything you can
possibly want is already there. SO III run down
s nsass! 1n Id. sp a T, the girls about dinner and you
Mr.: Cleyes endangered to respond with due
words We're i%p ID Thy BY ' the lingering lla aRs n of
18th "T6s s.a. dear aSs: r. FSs s1 SSsn ;HdS 4 a
sssnd ssnslhez 'bb efers fa left % the %oiise.@ % snd Mo To-
thought. What in thunder made me forget
4,ns 81 s u a sSas 8 JAZZ isi Sss. a;ss ssn Ss' vas :
Wat sss Ss.s seqa e sag .n ssp fYii have SJ1 she Isll % nl
ready for you to mail when you 90 to the train
Now M 4 Clevss did not exactly fancy tho
for him. for her handwriting was no doubt OK.
.na mngo RiftpresG1s: but ,SSndenIs6ly feminine
IMPORTANT imp SsiSaf hat a.t'1 san n's zfa Should Gaa know rsSsiy Of 7 that hat
f"Weii, perhaps you'd better write him. Mr..
Cleves said obviously; for Sanchez is a slippery
get in from Philadelphia. Tell him Iii stop on
my way uptown TOMORROW afternoon, at $3.50.
on the corner of this envelope"
Mrs. Cleyes took the envelope her husband
There she said briskly, placing the onyel-
statpette Of Cupid standing beside her inkstand
fashioned like a miniature loving sup. Reflect:
ihxSl' s RIasdasr'nS BEN h'r IN Prefhs Sr ff hsad xh shs h sha
me 70 Say r. would cal at $50.
he didn't like Sanchez, and that he hated to
take the time: ] wonder IL that was because he
i know a way to Ak ali that so that eyerybody;
win be SO pleased. Il Harry doesn,t, like San
and I'm sure men in business together ought to
think ever SO much of each other. / know in
P %Seh bssts suS WEE ! a f psrsSsr 81 sha aloRR Knows Sysr n so
pretty well; III write this note just as I think
Dipping her pen into the inkstand by the smil.
ing silver Cupid. Mrs. Cloves began upon a sheet
oftinted and perfumedc rest-stamped note paper:
hurry p to get a. a train s1n' for PHILADELPHIA Sli E.Hass q and 4 s = srsfS
forge, 20 IS send , yoS a note before he left the ONCE g
$3.50. Il You viii DO kind enough to be in at that time.
which y Nm sure y You YOU win, ! want e sec 20 H % Jus, tstG q;
sE9n ins sssd o of f fsisi nso =. IRON, yaur re on,se 1an wi II s per:
sent to come home with Harry to a little Informal
S SnaIss:s aa af,s sasn "a you av can . ss seod aS sIgsri that ao6 sirs.G Hns
can BIO with us. cordially yours.
There. I think that's arranged SO i will
ssnd I WON'T teiiii Harry anything, about It. h.' just
Sealing the square. tinted envelope with wax
Of the same color, which she stamped, firmly
sna e saS H1s' sh Un sdsT SSs s SSpid hS SsS g. S essi saasa:
she tTipPsd e the hstFsek n The hall and
Mr.. Cleves's overooat.
Dinner was announced as that, gentleman
overcoat he proceeded {. the dining room to
young and pretty wife. This Agreeable interluds
In his preparations completed' M: cleyes re.
S 9 psst,ar hq fsSIIIar E rsm trS% ms from wif se and D %ish
forget to mall that letter. Harry, dear; it's all
ready in your oyereoHt P9Gkst.a MT; Clevss set
would lead him to the quiescent City OF Brother
About two hours later. as the $3.50 express
crossed the Delaware River on schedule time,
Mr.. Cloves rose from his red plush throne In the
parlor car and probed the pocket of his overcoat
Tor an extra cigar before going into the smoking
cage. His investigating. hand discovered a
small sealed envelope. which he drew forth in
quiringly. TO read upon 1t the name of his bust
ness acquaintance. Sanchez.
"Jinks!" he whistled softly. there's that line
my wife took all the. trouble to write. but
shan,t tell her ] forgot to mail y w Let's SEQ what
tho first thing In the morning."
So, breaking the impressive looking seal of
this brief business communication. he read the
pages.
The next flashing line of station lamps that
few past the $3.50 express lit up the coun-
tenance of an. amazed Hooking gentleman.
his head thrown back upon his chair, his eyes
gazing into space. The naughty lady on the
next throne beckoned tho equally naughty col
ored porter and said:
'The gentleman doesn't seem to know that
his hat dropped upon my lapi kindly restore 1t
to him."
When tho august porter touched him on the
shoulder to restore tho hat all Mr.. Gloves said
iGrea Jehoshaphatl If I had mailed that
letter.