Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-04-03
SALLY AIMS
LETTER
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fCopyrisht 1901. by Authors syndiosssl

Copyright, iso By Authors sJndioAssD
"Sally AIMS letter hev come at
last" said the postmistress as she
looked over the thin pacH ge brought
by the mail carrier to the mountain
farmhouse which answered as post
office.
"She'll be the peertest gal in the
cove aginst she gifts it," said old
Aunt Polly, laughing.
"Atter waitin' nigh onto three year
fer IL, / reclin she will. Let's see;
hits marked Cincinnati. / wished /
could see what's on the inside Of It,"
''Bud Hunts been mouty fergitful
OF her, hit pears like TO me-" said
Aunt Polly. "Bein' scholar enough
10 read an write, hit seems like he
would hey wrote her fore now, jist
20 let her know what he wuz about"
"Waal, / think" said the postmis-
tress, "she's been ez wishful ez n
young cat, comm round every mail
day an askin' ef thar warn't no let
ters fer her folks. She hain't been
in now fer moren two weeks"
Wnal' ! say; she must DE lux SICK
or somethin'
"She's been a-lookin' powerful puny
ever since corn wuz laid by. She
must n worked too hard; ye know
shes about 10 run INTO kihsuinp-
t'on.
one used 10 look DiB ana chuify
enough iore bud went outh the SET
tlemeht'
faas' an atter he went 100 ier
the rust year lhey say ez now ne
CIV her ms promise he'd write tSt eh
soon ez ne couid Rit goou Joo;
thon theyd git married
she lowed mt wouldn't take aeh
nm uncommon hkely ieiier ez hun
moreh week 70 git "eh-payin
Job.
hsr pappy uied with that KIN
sumption Jist soon after she wuz
Doriueu' taiu the postiniStress' re-
hee.Neiy' ah whenever nc dieu they
shiu el no" Soiheh MS Peopie'd heV
J" 700
10 ye mlhd' Drokc In Aunt Poily,
no" oaiy ann tuN on NJ the uhe
OF ner pnPPys Dnryihf Ihey wuz
iia"'' 'he CONN oeiore our mousse
MI she come IN an aNed me Ell they
wuh goih 70 put her pappy IN tnnt
o'u oo.' ina' yst "hat She caiied
~ o'u ooh' nm Plhted over whhr
'ney WIZ "orhh. toie her that
.hey anuh put ueah eorpseS INTO
Do.e' sA 'ney o"''.u eon,nS' aii 'noh
p"' 'eu y" sn io'o 'hey pun u"
~ a. 'no b''"nu "n ANsneu 81" UP
go, 80 ny "y p"ppy s"yS mne,
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moun,.In. So !" - 'Aun :" .ne
'"i'e "'re seated on the
monnt,d on hors.haoL h., .ei.,aa
to hear tbo noys % ,ha a.. o." ~
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COO" " '''i' corn an wheat
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in the citv " .9t1 a. ' s'I su'D a 700
/ wuy thar ohon, 80 afie' ,i "nen ,
lowed ., thar 49, W." -. van" Insy
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, L. - o"uNu n"D' uy 'sp'''orauhg In
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vs. 'u P''V' JUST then pale