Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-06-22
JULIA'S LETTERS.

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90 sis 'oo 90. 80 IN NV y hnonaht !,
H. as.o.uaar ,.han Ia came home
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"ei' ie' iiea' IT, . n''en 81,
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Well
The daughter read the le''er from
her sister, which, as usual, was iuii Oh
complaints ana apprehehsiohs oi
coming disasters. When she had mn
lshed, Mr.. foru leaned MS heau PACK
IN the old porch rocker ana salu'
1T does beat all now much 'roupie
Julla always has. How good II wouiu
be II Tor once she would write real
good, cheeriul iet'er, instead OF al
upsetting' worrying sort OF one
sometimes m AFRAID Jul'a is hot
getting along as wen as she m'ght
be- II does not seem as II she woulu
write so, II things were gong on
right. don't Know but l ought 10
60 out there TINS ran ana see what
the situation is, his daughter re-
joined
Ierhaps you nad' Minerva put IL
Will De Terribly lonesome ior me- l
suppose Aunt sally Will come ana
keep me company pu' she Always
goes 10 steep IN her chair wheh she
slts down. so she ism I very entertain,
ing however guess can s'anu
IL COUPE Oh Weeks
les put la'her, IL COSTS goou
dea 10 go out TO Julla $ ! coulu ho'
make the "Trip mere ana PACK lor less
1nan pow would nave 10 draw IL OUT
Vi 'he oalh' anu 'iiat wou,o ohiy
leave me you on interest; put II sne Is
IN trouble, l must not nina 'ha',
Mr' foru TOOK 'he iet1er IN ms manu.
ahu' looking over IT, saiu: III seems
'nat Albert mas d good pace IN 'he
ofhce OF the iroh-works' out Julia says
nc may lose IL any .iihe' anu .ne il''ie
Doy Is wen now' put the scarlet leVer ID
IN 'he he'gnoorhooo' ana ne Is quite
sure 10 get III ana II ne does' IL VIII
go nara with hlm' because ne is so
delicate Inc little girls eyes trouble
her; Julias AFRAID she VIII De Dlind.
ana what a time she does nave with
the hired help! ! should think she
wouid rather 40 her own work than
10 DC PIONEERED so. she doesn't seem
10 DC wen herselt either, does she!
Wnat Is thls she says ABOUT her lungs
Delng weak? There never was any
lung complaint on my SIDE OF the
mouse, nor on your mothers SIDE"
MT. ford got up and went INTO the
mousse IL was supper-tlme, and his
danghter followed him. lie was in his
silrt siee'es' anu she got MS coat and
helped him to put 1t on. His arms
were very lame. as he had been cut.
ing corn all DAY; but he did moi
speak OF 1t, lie asked the usual bless
ing at the table, and added petition
mat the rather IN heaven would bless
oui'a ana her lam'lH, ana keep then
form sickness ana danger. A wall Of
the fathers prayers had been abou
0 Julla 'golngs III and comings out
ever since she left the old home.
4 Long a1ter Minerva went to bee
that h'ght ana she turn over and owe
IN her MIND the troubles and cares o
ner younger sister in the West. Ever!
ietter was fllll OF them. But nothing
put cheery letters went from the ole
+. home to her. Fathers growing weak
8 ness from age, the hard times the,
4 had IN selling their firm produce a
Proi''' lhe close economy she had Il
;. Prac,ice 10 make ends meet and thu
f lohely hours she herself had man,
$ .ilhes, were never mentioned in let
Il sers TO Julia. Minerva could carr,
!; ner own burdens, and why add tt
J',l'as? Letters are so aggravatinl
wheh 'hey are 1ull OF the troubles
OF those very dear to us, because W,
cannot SIT ana talk face to face will
a those VINO seem to need help from III
30 li'uch' II uld not seem possible tina
'ul'a would write such complainin.
II le',ers' unless she had real troubles
h anu before Minerva went to sleep sh
. nam maze up her mind to leave Aun
/! oa',y win her father and go out Yves
Vt ana ma out for her self how thing
X were gong with Julia. Had she no
PROMISED the dying mother to be
" second mother to her younger sister
n 'u.'a
d anu SO Minerva went, and the IA
.ner "a'ched each day for letter
~ 'na' "onlo come as soon as she ar
n ,'veu' "hen II came and he read il
nc gave sign OF relief. Julia an,
her lolRs are getting on first rate,
70 ne sa'u 10 Aunt Sally
JUST exactly what | nynootaJ