The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-10-02
WINTER In AUGUST.
A Letter From the Neither Side
of the World.

Even in his far away Montevideo
home Col Swain does not lose inter
est in Oskaloosa, as is evidenced by a
personal letter to his good friend, F.
#. Glaze, alderman from the Second
ward. A representative of the Herald
was permitted to read the letter, and
prevailed upon Mr.. Glaze to permit its
publication, as much of the matter
therein contained is of general public
interest. 1t is pleasing to note the
keen interest maintained by Mr.
Swain in Oskaloosa, her people and
her doings. The letter in part is as
below:
Aug. 4, 1902.
F. w. Glaze, Esq, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Friend Glaze: / read that you good
people of the council and town have
finally reached South American excel
lence and fixed up the park in a way
that is exceedingly nice and compli-
mentary to the originating good taste.
Now, with side walk on the outer
edge, real place of beauty will come
out of it all. From what read in the
home papers the old town has got a
double hump on itself on all sides, and
is developing like young steer on
clover pasturage, which William An
derson, better known as BILL" used
to say was as rich as the old demo
cratic faith before it became crossed
with other things! l never tried it.
have been having faith in the old
town from 1855 down to 1902, and it
does me world of good in these win
try days of August, to appreciate the
outcome of the works of the fathers
and sons in the present development
salute the workers of today through
you, and l nope that they may live
long to relish with full enjoyment ar
that is now so full of promise. Down
here, as is a Spanish custom, all plazas
are made to look handsome with
| plants and walks-and have been fol-
many years. OF course, we have Meth
err snow nor severe frost here, sc
that palms and roses grow we'll the
| year around, but it grows so confound
eddy chilly that it brings back the
rheumatism to the third generation
gone, and you can enjoy picking roses
and lemons with heavy overcoat ant
woven gloves on, and then something
warm by the way of the mouth-ant
it need not be coffee.
] Bronchitis has been laying up my
daughter for several weeks, with doc
tors care, but she has about 'whoop
| ed" her way out into wellness. Mrs
Swain and Nina now propose going
| home by way of Europe in February
or March, 1903, leaving me to holC
| down the house here. They expect t.
| reach the States in April or May, ant
they hope for a season less hot thar
that of 1901.
II still seems strange to see the
trees leafless in June, July and Aug
ust, and to see them budding in Sep
TENDER, October and November, but
as the sun can't well stay over on this
side all the time we must be satisfied
to know that you all are getting q
comfortable warming up. Besides il
makes corn and corn makes meal
About thirty days later when you read
this, the days will be longer, and the
atmosphere of an agree able nature,
where we can take off our evercoats
in the house, tor it is generally colder
there than outside, and be once more
free from moss and mould, and happy.
Just to say to you and all my pleasure
at knowing how well things are going
with the little town of Tailholt, =
these words. Good health to you.
Your friend,
Albert w. Swain.
p. S. | note that Major Lacey has
been again renominated by the Sixth
district republicans Tor congress. This
must make about eight times that he
has been so honored, and each time
he has honored the state and nation
more and more by intelligent, hard
and faithful service. John Lacey has
never been a disappointment in any
place or position in life, but on the
contrary he has won success honestly,
honorably all along the Uneven
when he goes fishing at the lakes! He
never buys his Stirring" | am sorry
that | can't vote for the Major-being
about ten thousand miles away, but |
shall try to pair off" with some good
democrat and so stand the poll even.
| shall try Billy Cricket for the