The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-03-22
the LOVE LETTERS OF An IRISH LAssIE.

IRELAND, May 10, 10

am a. happy a. sunloMer Eva came down At and
hour l. just grand evening But in fact |
wouldnt have appreciated highly II not so happy,
and IN, iiuss derived from receiving letter from
whom thought had forgotten entirely And still did
think that could be- but in fact could not imagine the
cause your long long silence still chung Hope, only
star, and burning brightly and again when
the mail would in, obscure night and then it
would appear again until the mail disappear again
before but to-day after days and weeks had sped
BY did hope in vain and the long looked for missye
at last And, indeed, words cannot TIL how my heart
achd for dear Frank II could have known Of
illness would have often and tried
and words Of comfort cheer your poor sad
alas dear boy, knew nothing suffering and
dependency prayed for you and asked God watch
YOU keep yoa from and danger was
prayed ii il accordance with His will that
might hear from you scon and felt that my prayer would
be answered night thank Him from the bottom my
heart that lie ha- tit to my prayer
Dear Frank, you have my eepest sympathy How frail
castles and how they hurled do
ing difficulties But all for the best God would have
ordained Do be discouraged boy will be all
right Ask God help you and give you strength, md lie
will firmly believe will pray earnestly Than for
you You take good Of yourself Is eli il the
beautiful moonlight this calm spring night, think Of you
dear Frank AMI how near perhaps you came u deaths dor
but thank God that lie did I'll let you pass through
the door.
Dear Frank do YOU think you prepared to z, the
angel Of death calls you? 1t sad bat very quts
ton.
have been sick twice since heard from you took the
mumps day wrote you last and was sick three
weeks with them. was in bed ten days Oh. my but
pretty. Ha ha got well and well about two weeks
when took sick again and sick three weeks
having pneumonia very sick the doctor told
afterwards that he any having
disease and yet miss a. did But well AMI hope
| will stay little while At least had begun think
would well. sick very much in life
before but everyone had humps agan after
they got over them though in fact they didn't entirely
them heard tell Of the humps being bad as
they here this last winter there several died
How often thought Of YOU while sick and how did
long letter but all in
Frank have been receiving gentlemen callers In fact
grew respondent couldn't stand it, haven't kept regular
company with any though. \ LADY placed in
raising all me- here have
been many gentlemen asked my company for different
entertainments and church. And honestly didn't know what
10 do about it. didn't know what make that
wouldn't be telling story and thought reople would
think strange do not anything for any the gentle
hat have gone with only friends thought would
be candid about and tell you aud you me what
you think about it.
Frank do You still anticipate coming 10 zoe me this
summer? do hope d., for talk YOU and tell YOU
much in talking can writ and want to see
you bad.
There i young here By name o. Stevens Of Lons
VILE him about three ago. never seen such a
fellow spend money the girls All he seems to think
about i with the girls and good time have
been giving him some free lectures He is nee fellow
far learn He has but smoking and 90
ing with the girls aud have trying to get him to quit
smoking and think will succeed He lust full Of mis-
chief. have been in his company several times
was real sorry TO hear Of Miss L. sickness Poor dear
girl feel for her. She feel very bad about Mr.
Greene. Alas how young mans ended Ii
makes me feel bad to hear Of young meeting such fate
think his short warning every young man they
cannot be too careful And think almost every Young man
is inclined to be reckless, less Poor boy hope he
will think Of the future and ask God to help him reform Dear
Frank did have good taken YOU when YOU were
sck You poor, lonely boy, do feel sorry for you
thank for thinking Of me and know dnt count the
times I've thought Of and wondered what you doing
expect tonight you working.
Tell dear Frank what you troubled with
the blues 50 much. Tell me all your cares.
Well, dear boy must close. am happy little girl
more because know that you love still but cannot tell
why makes so happy hope hear from you real
real soon and write long letter Take good yourself
dear boy is the 81 wish Of your loving LILLE
Bye bye for short time.
IT,