The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-30

Behind our house. which Is quite
small, are few bare hills, but the
landscape is dreadfully monotonous.
This is not the part Of the country
where the orange groves are. IL Is
hard to make living from the land
1 and we have 10 make the most OF
very few comforts: but IL is lots OF
fun. in a way My darling works
from early 10 late and l have 10 do |
| all the homework. Imagine me. My |
hands are the chief sufferers. But
we never see a living SOUL mean
any one who matters-so l don't
mind that. Our nearest neighbors
are ten miles off. but as they are per-
fectly horrible the distance Is rather
an advantage than otherwise. The
life is not exactly romantic. 1t is
grim reality. II is very lonely and
very hard. So much the bettea
though. for proving my theory. which
you always laughed at. We are more
in love with each other than ever.
So long as we have each other, what
) does anything else matter? lEtc.l
Letter 9-"When you write next
tell me what frocks are being worn
! and describe all the pretty hats you
SEQ in the shops. II seems dreadful
extravaganza to hear OF you paying
' $500 for a gown. l can't believe
ever did such things. When ! read
y your letter l said at once. Where
can she get the money from"
n have two cotton gowns and big
straw hat Gn which look fright
and these will have to last long
4 time because we arc dreadfully poor
OF course l still have all the frocks
/ I had when we were married, but one
couldn't wear such things here
Don't think am grumbling, dearest
10 hut sometimes 1 remember what yo'
used 20 say and wonder whether m,
darling husband will not begin =
love me less when l go around al
o day looking so different from tn
@ smart young lady Of the old days
= But this is very wrong and very 100
x ish for ,ne. He is the most devote
X and loving husband in the world.
xlTA young wifes opinion OF her hui
< band foliows.l
Letter lo.-"Your long letter wa
@ real delight. 1t was sweet OF 20
q to tell me about the dances and tn
aters. What i miss above everythin
tie i a woman friend with whom / coul
5, have a good chat--and perhaps
St good cry" THE end OF the iett'
IN rather shaky.l
,st Letter lii have not written b
OF fore because there really was nothir
he 20 saw. We cannot afford to go an
ed where and one day on the farm
iy. inst like another. We both find
e's very monotonous, but we grow fon
his er of each other every day. My da
OF ling is so thoughtful and kind.
SCI wants me to agree that he sh'
Igi. work out for little while and
ee- save enough money to send
has east for a rest and change. He kee
Sc on referring to this but OF course
to viii not hear of it. Many, ma
YES thanks for the fashion papers, o'
inn which ] have spent lots of hap
you hours. l am now reduced to G
bed workday dress. but am making
other. II is quite an experiment,
for cause l know nothing about DIRE
for making and hate sewing. And,
,uld dear. there is so much mending
Ices do, We live in mended things. ]
ncy crops have turned out badly. and
me. hardly know where the next meal
ont coming from, You will not be
ton 10 realize what that means. dc
Be mind Tor myself, but l am dreadf,
owes sorry for my husband. he is the Q
me and dearest of men. lie suffers m
more than do because l have not
Tour any pretty clothes to wear ana
oved cause the life is SO different IL
nys- what expected or from what
, in been brought up to. Imagine-m
q to and bacon three times day-v
niger bread baked by me-my love aiw
him. toasts his. He says he likes to
feel but know is is because he cant
very NV bread. All, dearest. dearest
He sit here and see the wooden walls
.ssed floor and the patched-up things
aore. have to do out here. and the pill
me. socks and stockings that has go
) me be darned and washed, and thro
nike the window the dusty. dreary u
nder scape--
II think I have been crying.
X dS | little. Dut i dln -
used brush the tears away. After a
!, but have the only thing that really co
He my husbands love.
in Letter l2.-"Only just line to
r at YOU some bad news. The mort!
their on the farm has been foreclose
theirs think that's the right express
light. and we have got to 60. Where?
aving knows? First. l think, to Los
Is of geles. My husband hopes he ma
hence able to get work there. but he y
a one ing to try also at Pasadena, wht
4 her friend of his owns some livery sta
him That is a very pretty part OF the
lst as try. and should look forward u
versa change. il il were not for the ter
was anxiety of finding ourselves WITH
nix he home and practically without m
spirit, NV husband begged me again
e his again to allow him to borrow
IL Gent money to send me home,
ing to events, until his affairs were
settled. In fact he pressed this
Oh, so often that / began to thin
these must be tired of me. But he va
II con How could / listen to any pii
NJ separation from him? Now tn;