The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-05-10

LETTER SEVENTEEN.
March II, 49,

Ny De- FRAxx:-I was highly delighted last "Wednesday
evening 1t recei ing such a long and interesting letter from you.
An 81. your letters have been a source Of great enjoyment ana
sxpec,ation 10 me; but the last one believe surpassed them
all; in one respect specially You gave ms such a good d-
scnpiion Of your daily life, and when got through wished l
had lust that much more % cad. Every time have mailed a
letter 10 you, would commence framirg in my mind what
would be the contents Of YOUR next Il, tier. Well, there has al
ways been a surprise, something that had not thought o. !
have read nd re read the surprises and contents oil all your
letters. and while The JOY they have afforded me is indescrtsble,
Notwithstanding all that, there has been something lacking In
each m Of them tina, has oeen a disappointment to me Some
one has said that our lives are made up OF disappointments.
And again our lives are shat we make them. The Bible says
we shall reap a. we have sown-
Tu, sday evening We all went down TO grandpa's and returned
"Wednesday evening. How beautiful and yet how sad TO see
the dear old man, with his bent form and hoay hair and beard,
and hear him say over and over again, my body will soon be
laid away 10 return 10 dust; but my spirit will take It's tights
uLto God = And he said, '.how true it IL, that We ne once a
man and twice a child" He has passed the Spring Of child
hood, The summer Of youth. the Autul n CT middle age, and
now comes last the Winter of old age. What a fit emblem
Winter is Of old age. Dear Frank, he has come down to the
bank OF the river, and he can scarcely wait until the angels will
bear him to the other side, to strike glad hands with tie loved
ones that have gone before. What bright and glorious hopes
the Christian has beyond the grave, but alas, how dark and
gloomy all l. for the poor sinner who has not a spark Of hope.
Dear Frank, it seems increditabe that we will ever grow old
and infrm that our hair should ever be insrsrersed with sill
yer threads; that our light and athletic step should ever be
slow and weak. But if we live, all these changes will take place
in a seemingly very short time
Dear Frank, this has been a superb day. soon after dnner
made my afternoon toilet, took your last letter and started
out for a walk in order that / might read it again. | stroled
up the road for abou, half a mile and sat down by a large tee
aud read it, and len came TO the house and put It away, ard
then went up 10 Eyas and We took a long walk
Last night | spoke nv piece at the entertainment and got
through with il all right. was almost afraid to undertake it,
as | had not practiced il. TO. four long days was sick yester-
day and did not feel like speaking, but they would not let me
of. but told me TO do Just the best could. got through bet
ter than | thought would, and received quite a number ofcom-
pliments.
Dear Frank, this is a most glorious night. The slvery moon
is vending her slow and peaceful way across the sky and cast
ing a flood Of light over our tranquil little village, and bedim-
ing the sparkling gems that glitter and adorn the azure curtains
OF night. / am wondering where you sre about this time, and
what you arr doing. | wish we were together. When you
come to see me. (f you ever do) | shall introduce you to all Of
my gentlemen and lady friends. want you u meet them all.
There are very few young men here that come up TO my ideal
standard Of What a young man should be-
This morning / arose early and got my work done in time 10
60 10 Sunday School and church. spoke in Sunday School
and have been happy all day. After supper went t, church
with Mr.. George Davis; after church be came in and stayed
about Is minutes and then went home. And was glad OF 1t,
as | wanted to write you. intended to write yesterday, but |
wasn't feeling well, but am all right now.
/ don't know about the force pumptreatment you speak Of AZ
don't think Nj. ID. believes that | have a fellow Away from
here. How nice it sounds 10 me TO talk about NY FELLOW.
You ar more than my fellow, you ar my lover, aren't you,
dear Frank
Love is the light, the majesty Of life. Life without love is
worse than death; a world without a sun.
\ writer somewhere has said: MAN is a creature Of in
terest and ambition. His nature leads him forth in the strug-
gle and hustle Of the world. Love is but the embel shment Of
his early life, or a song piped into the intervals OF the act. lie
seeks for fame, fortune or a space in the worlds thought, and
dominion over his fenowmen. But woman's whole life is his
tory Of affection. The heart is her world; it is there her am
bition strives for empire, it i there her ambition seeks for hid
den treasure. She embarks her whole soul in the traffic CT af-
lection, and if shipwrecked her case is hopeless, for it is bank
ruptcy Of the heart"
ssMan's love Is Of mans life a thing apart. It's woman's
whole existence, - 50 the poet says
/ think woman's love when once awakened is stronger than
a mans. But why shoudn tit be, she is dependent. and what
would become Of her if there was not some irresistible enchant-
ment about her nature.
Look at some Of the great men Of the age that have climbed
the scala intellectus, and won the scep;er Of renown. Trace
his career back to his early life and see what sort Of a mother
or wife he was influenced BY. The great men have had great
mothers or wives, without which their lives would perhaps have
been very Insignificant.
Well, / had thought Of quite a good deal more TO say, but