Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-01-02
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D.: T.. Norven, Mich, April 90.
Dear BILL have scheme: Do you
want to 20 snucks? You know those.
little pink flowers folks go daffy over
in spring? Well, Sis says there's heaps
growing round here. Trailing arbutus
they call it. l thought it would be a
good plan for NE to get Il few bushels
for you to sell. Sis says she'll help,
only she won't believe I'll get bushels.
But I will, though. Say, there's boy
sits right across the aisle from me who
plays hockey every spring and fall.
Goes off iii the woods and stays
week or two hunting and fishing. No.
body ever can find him. He shoots
deer, rabbits, squirrels and things and
has dandy times fishing. He has
camp kit hid somewhere, nobody
knows, and just goes when the fit
comes on. When he comes back, he's
SOON JAC lnc 1CSt VI luC XII -
looking out of the window now. Won
der if he's fixing to go soon? Gee.
don't l wish l could sneak with him?
But he hain't got any ma. Sis says
she's going to write your sister pretty
soon. The teacher is looking at me as
if l am too still. I've been sneaking
this in school, Guess I'll have to stop
and do something to liven things up. If
you'll 60 snucks on the arbutus let me
know. Yours truly, GRUBS..
Norven, Mich, April %.
Ny Dear Genevieve-The first warm
days of spring are with us, and feel
as it new blood were coursing through
my veins as it is through the arteries
Of the great trees around us. am so
much better, the doctor says, we may
not have to spend another year among
the pines. Dear old pines! I shall
miss them when we 90. Just now they
are putting out tender green fingers
which point lovingly at the spring sun..
Here and there great. patches Of adder
tongues naunt thsir brilafaat yellow a
- passes.
And, -, Geuevieve, the arbutus viii
be cut naxt week. oresvener wants
me to help him gather it for sale. Ysu
en- guess how like sacrilege It seems
- saa them. yet there may be a pleas
ne In sending the beautiful bits Ct
fragrance to brighten other peoples
Aves a. they eaoe id u3ae I an
learning to pick up the httle bits 81
p1sasere trying - forget that l ever
presumed t. long for great happiness.
Write ne seen. and ted ne all absnt
yeurssh ard what people are a>iaE in
that dear werld "dswn below" Faith
fully yours.
MARIAN NeRruwAY.
Nsrvea, Mah., Apru q.
Dear Ri -.Ehe hex gees tonight by
cypress. 1t dent lex sudh an awful
1T. but Sis says it's awful sanaA
b1noaes wy sol fer 10 csats, and not
vscy big fer 4" quarter. Nest likely
your sister will know about how nueA.
lay, work Dec Graham to the ltaaait.
guess he likes arbutus, for I remember
he used to wear it in his batteahsls
and seems ~ If he brought Sis sems
sacs Or twice when she was sick last
spring. dent believe Sis likes hina,
fer she won't ever talk aheut him.
lay, the fellsw l wrote abeut 10 g~as
again. We found some dandy fish in
basket on the steps the ether Mern,.
fA~ T6Av Qin ii
We suppose it is him. Say, maybe the
cid maid over in Pike street would
take some arbutus. She used to haye
her yard full Of flowers. Don't forget
to stick Doc Graham, and perhaps
Mis- Marks, who used to be my Sun
day school teacher, would take some
IL you told her got it. The recess
bell has rung, SO, 80 long. GRUB3.
Norven, Mich, April p.
Dear Bill-The second box started TO-
night by express, as telegraphed you
it would, but thought would write
and tell you I'm glad you froze that
Smith boy out Don't suppose his
flowers were rs nice as ours anyway.
course lie kne" you cOulu lick MIN, out
most likely he sold out because he's toe
lazy to do the work. Sis said it Want
right to coeree him to sell out to you.
Ma didn't say anything then, though
she looked funny. heard her tell Sis
afterward that she believed every boy
was primitive man and that it was
only by slow evolushun that he became
gentleman. After awhile she talked
to me in her room. II that Smith kid
has got any more arbutus to sell, you
might let him, but chase him out OF
your ward anyway. Sis is writing to
Gene, so you will hear all the news
guess. Yours, GRUBS.
P. S.-The fellow that went is back
He helped get this lot Of arb. Have