Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-02

Penelope.
since. And she had been jealous Of
Pen. Dusenberry!
AS for G. ", the shoe may be on
the other foot now, and he may at
this minute be laying for me. ready TO
do some mauling himself. Poor old
boy, hope he won't be desperatee
enough TO wind up his earthly career
because I've got Zellie back. OF course
it's tough on him, but he ought to bear
up, and reflect that he can still be a
in the world, If lie can't have the only
girl any fellow could want.
Yes. the campings humming sue
cess. Tom.
Glen Alder, August goth.
Dear Old Dick Congratulate me,
but don't ever ask me what | saw in
her to admire, etc; / don't know
where the charm is, and don't try to
fathom It, All | know is that the
other girls are TO me like faded out
dimity beside some quaint. rich, ORR
entail silk compared with this Pene-
lope, the girl with red hair and yellow
specks in her gray eyes. Floretta says
she doesn't know how to dress.
don't know how that may be; she had
on a thin black dress today, null or
calico or swiss-I don't know what
stun it was made of, but 1t made her
hair look like twisted copper with
gold in the curves, and her com
plexion (between the freckles) like the
petal OF a rose. She has freckles. l
always liked best those crisp looking
speckled apples that were little tart
but sweet and favored like the very
breath OF an orchard in the fullness
of blossom time.
| was a bit afraid Tom was about
to lose his head. just at first, and |
found my anxiety was shared byZellie
Waters; poor. dear little girl She al
ways reminds me OF a nice, plump.
sweet, insipd little seed cooky. 1t
was clearly my duty under the cir
cumstances, to chase after her for a
while, and get old Tom jealous. II he
really loved cookies as much as he had
professed to me to do. And it brought
him after us with a scowl on that
round. blooming face OF his. that
made him look as much like the Wild
Man OF the Woods as he could, with
that cherubic countenance.
Well, was willing enough to play
quits. and he's got her now, and I've
got Pen, and all the world is big,
sweet flower.
Our fair Floretta doesn't seem to
take much interest in our affairs
Toms and mine. II we try to tell her
anything about them. she says her
feet hurt her, and goes in the house.
used to think she was a mighty nice
girl. until she seemed somehow TO have
gone into a picking process. may
like a very little bit of tartness, but l
want a heap of good. wholesome
sweetness along with 1t.
Our outing is drawing towards a
close. ! must go and take Pen for a
walk TO Silver Spring, so this is the
inis for now. G. v.
Glen Alder. August goth.
Dear Jen:-I couldn't hardly read
your last letter. It was so scratchy;
why don't you write a little palmer
| shouldn't think you'd want your
new dress fused up so; it'll be rather
gay for a girl who is getting along to
your years.
Yes. we're going back home Uncle
and Aunt aren't in any particular
hurry. and Tom and Zellie don't want
to go. but ! made such fuss they all
had to agree Those two make out
and out fools OF themselves about
each other. since they have managed
to find out their own minds | can't
stand 1t.
You needn't write any more here
as we are going back so soon.
AS ever.
Floretta
p. Sd may as we'll tell you. for
you'll hear II soon any way. G.. v
and that Penelope Dusenberry are
to be married this fall Recommend
me to a red headed girl who looks al
simple as a COW for deep. underhand
duplicity; especially II she's as plair
and common looking as a cabbage.
or course IL doesn't matter to me:
wouldn't have him, II he asked me.
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II has been found in worlds fair