The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-24
Setting Forth the Answer to
Wichita LoVe-Letter Which Fell
Into Strange and Unkind Hands
by Mistake.

who is good patron of the city library
| took out Mark Twain's ''Innocents
| Abroad to read and rest away an hour
or two on the long evenings that begin to
! spread themselves all over the day and
night, too. in early December Thereby
hangs yarn that would have thrown
Mark Twain into a chuckling spasm even
before he had his debt paid. This young
lady had young lady friend in Law
renee attending the State University. and
! the two wrote each other letters as Hub
/ by and WHEY" the Wichita young
lady playing husband. The Wichita girl
in reading 'Innocents Abroad" used the
envelope of letter from her friend at
Lawrence on which to mark some ammo
tations. She used the letter to mark the
quitting place each night, leaving it al
ways in the book. When the time was up
to return the book she took it back, but
forgot to take out the letter. She let il
go envelope and all. and that was her
mistake, for while the letter inside was
unidentified, the envelope bore her cor
rect name and address. A boy of twelve,
an Innocent at Home" got the book
next. This is the letter he found:
Lawrence, Kan, Dec. LIST.
my Dear Hubby:
MY heart just gave A terrible thump
when I thought of you and remembered
how long since-oh, let's not talk about
that I fear you will sue me for di-
vorce If don't come back to you soon
but love you, oh, love you just the
same
Mary and Aunt Margaret have Just
made me visit and then l went down to
Kansas City with them to grand opera.
Wasn't that fine? Do you know there is
girl here from Newton who makes. me
think of you when she is enthusiastic
over anything. She bubbles over Just ex-
actly as you do. oh, wad some power the
giftie gle US. Just drop in and I'll give
you the chance
Did you ask me if I was doing any
thing this year? Oh, no. Morning. noon
and night and Saturdays and Sundays
are every bloomin' one crammed full 1
am doing some nineteenth century Eng
Lsh work which I am sure you would
enjoy. Professor Dunlap is simply charm
ing. Then I have some very nice German
work and political economy toward which
1 bear various attitudes. AT times I feel
quite warm to 1t and again l simply turn
my back and run.
81 am still at the C.'s, to ease your
mind as to my whereabouts.
Your bashful Pharmic never appeared,
although 1 assure you would have been
glad to see him.
May is a Pi Phi, and we have five
other new girls. Some of them are fine.
Did 1 tell you that Mr.. B. had gone to
New York City to have his voice trained?
Great smoke-a man struck with his
voice! 1 still support my corner in the
choir, and last Sunday burst forth into
song all by myself, which so startled and
charmed the congregation that they
cIapped. (Oh, excuse me, forgot it was
in church,. They merely asked me to do
it again.
Now, hubby, you know [ was always a
sleepy head and my old habits still
cling. Sweet dreams Lovingly
SUSIE.
"Oh, say, your beloved DIR. H. comes to
our church now, and I remarked that
hated him, so Professor G. wanted to
know why. 1 told him I didn't think
would tell him why now, would you
Really can't bear his looks, can you?'
And this is what the Wichita boy wrote
in reply and mailed to the Wichita young
lady, sending her own letter back:
Wichita, Kan, Dec. Il.
my Dear Wife:
''Your ever welcome letter just received
via the public library and contents de-
voured with the greatest of pleasure
When l received your charming letter nv
heart went pit-a-pat and flew into my
mouth, and l had to swallow it to get
rid OF the sensation. Oh, how my heart
aches to see you. Every time think or
you my heart throbs with aesthetic rap
ture, and sensational feelings penetrate It
like shippers in an old cheese. On, let's
not mention il, as it is unbearable. Now.
if you don't want me to go plum crazy
please do not send me any more mail
through the public school library as /
can't stand the sudden shock l may get
over this one, but never will look like /
anything Oh, my! 1 am about TO faint;
fan me quick. Now. my dear do come
back to me I can hardly bear your alb |
sence. 1t is almost as impossible to bear /
your absence as it was your presence. |
Now, dear. You didn't explain yourself as
You should. You did not tell me who the /
German was that you was studying politi- /
cal economy with. He must be a holy ter |
ror If you have TO turn your back and run /
at times 1t vii be a nice day tomorrow /
il it don't rain or snow; and this was a /
fine day for the race. saw Professor y. !
when ne was charming the heart OF |
7 Tl~
bearable. That mug Of his just looks like /
the last rawlings of Gods carelessness. |
He used 10 superintend our 5. S. and |
was delighted when he made himself out l
of the city. You needn't mind about that /
Pharmic dude. II was all a joke OF mine /
And say about that Newton girl III /
sleep better if you don't get quite so en- /
thusiastic over your neighbors. II YOU /
have a fuss in the choir hope you'll be /
the leader
We'll old sweetness, I must close, as
my heart is beginning TO fly into my
mouth again IN try not to let il bother /
my neiEhbors. So by-by.
"P. 81 think myself you was little
sleepy when you wrote that episue.
IS W. A X.
Your hubby.
'P. s again-I leave tomorrow for
Alva, o. T. so you can address my mail
to AIR. Skimmer-horn Blinks, 2. 0. box
IS. Let me hear from you. honey. Ny
heart IS on FIRE. Il you do not write I
shall be as melancholy as a sick rat.
''Oh. / can bear TO say no more. Send
ne q kiss by Wire Yours truly
$. BLINKS"
IN Hutchinson. along about $50, a COW
boy from the distant frontier came 20
town He and another man GOT into a