The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-04-12
TINE LOVE LETTERS OF AN IRISH LAssIE.
LETTER THIRTEEN.
IRELAND, Aug 3, 10

hLlAN aug "
Nv DEAR FRANK: Yesterday just as was finishing my
supper Nellie and Aunt Lou, (who il staying with us now) re-
turned from the post office and brought me your loving and de-
voted letter. Aunt Sadie b ARD Nellie say that there was a let
ter in the 70 ) IN for me, aud she wanted to khcw where from.
Nellie told her ADD she made a break for the sitting room and
so did |. She got there A. soon as ! did, but got the letter.
Mamma told herabout our CORE pondence as soon as she came,
and ever since she has been teasing me to let her read a letter;
she saws She would be fatisied il would only let her read a
single page. But l imagine one page would on'y excite hr
curiosity. | often wonder what the folks would say II they
knew all that those letters contained. Some girls tel. their
mothers about such affairs, and think it is all right To do so;
but l cannot say a single word to ny mamma; and don't
think she will ever know anything concerning my love affairs,
until L am engaged, if that time ever ZONES am too bash'ul
to tell her, that j. the plain truth Of the matter; and perhaps
YOU are glad Of il. Would you object, dear Frank, TO me men
tioning II? For my part | dom care what our distant relatives
would say. If you suited me and l suited you. and we were
in happy our love for each other, they might say what they
pleased and get done saying. 1 am getting to be perfectly in
dependent Of what people say. 1t is absolutely an imposslblliy
to please everybody. People have talked about me 80 much
when they did not have the least bit of room to do SO, hat
am becoming accustomed to it. hope when you come TO give
them a new and unexpected subject.
Dear Frank, | fully anticipated receiving your new photo in
the last letter, but l was sadly disappointed. | wonder how
many more times you are going to ~disappoint me? have
come to a conclusion that l will not relate to you but have
my own idea concerning that picture.
Sunday morning l did not 60 to church, but took your letter
in a little box and stole away from the house and out to the
woods and sat down under a large spreading beech tree and
read and re resd your letters, and tried to make up ny mind to
some effect, but it was all in vain.
Dear Frank, will never tell you that love you unless
feel that | really and truly do. Ny better judgment dictates for
me to be very cautious on such an important and delicate ques-
ton. 1t is not a subject that can be decided in a very short
time; it takes a great deal of thought and consideration.
Ii was a beautiful morning. Fleecy clouds hoated through
the azure heights; the gentle murmer of the little creek, the
whispering and signing Of the morning winds through the sway
ing boughs Of the trees, the warblng songs of the birds among
the branches, the fitting butterflies all seemed to say: "Why
art thou 50 sad, LiIie?' And as l cast my eyes far away |
was wishing that you were with me SO we could have a good,
long talk. I an not a very good conversaionaist or a CORE
spondent, either. Some people can talk to real well and 9TH
ers | can't. And do hope can talk to you without any dit
iculty. Ii | can't talk to you will tell you so, or perhaps |
wont need to tell you. Judgi & from your letters you are a
good conversationaiist. Many rcn's secret OF success lies in
their conversational powers. And hope you are we'll up in
that line.
Dear boy. how strange it seems to me that you should have
loved me so long, and / never even dreamed Of such a thing.
And expect would not have known it today if | hadn't
written to you when did.
have been going with a young man by the name Of Frank
Brown. who is a young law student. think if he studies hard
he will make a good lawyer some day. But l don't have the
least idea that he will ever practice his profession to any famous
extent. His father is dead, anu left him quite a large fortune,
sd understand, and l am inclined TO think that Frank feels
independent. He has a very smooth tongue, at least smooth
enough to feed the girls plenty Of taffy. | gave him to under
stand that | only ate one kind Of tafy. But all the boys can
feed plenty Of tafy, and girls too but | think the boys are the
worst.
Dear Frank, can not agree with you about my hair combed
back straight. | don't think it is becoming, and never heard
anyone else say so but Eva. Sometimes when she comes down
/ have my hair combed back in front and down a little at the
sides, and she always says she likes my hair fixed that way. II
it suits you that way will comb it that way for you wher you
come. But as for my looking like an angel, that is entirely out
OF the question.
Dear boy, you didn't know what you was about when you
wrote that: If YOU was to see me now you would change your
mind. have on a light wrapper and sack, no trimmings.
Well, | must close for tonight, by whispering a sweet good
right, good night. Write real soon. Your devoted little girl,
LILLE.