Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-13
From Norma Brown.
BuENAvIsTA, GuINcARAs, p. III
Sept. 20, 1908.

Sept. 26, 1908. !
Nix DEAR Folks AT HOME: AT last, l
am actually writing to YOU, and hope
that you are not disappointed, as told
YOU would not write tor a while after
we reached Myron. | will commerce at
the first and tell you all. We arrived at
Ilolo on Sunday. Sept 9th, and Myron
met us there, and, in the evening, came
on out here. was very glad to iind
place could call home, as six weeks
travel is long time, and especially to
be as anxious as l. You cannot imagine
how nice it is to have our little home
and be together once again. OF course,
everything is very strange to me- but
will get used this in a short time. We
are very, very happy; have nice place
to live, and are coy as can be.
The view from our house is very pretty
We can look across the channel and see
all of Iloilo, the boats going back and
forth, which is very interesting to new
arrival. On one side OF us are mount
aims. Our back yard is a cocoanut grove,
which is very shady and cool. Now our
house: 1t is built of bamboo, which
YOU already know, but cannot explain
it very well, but hope to have a picture
of it to send to you as soon as we can
get one. We have four very large rooms
Mvron had gotten, at lloilo, wardrobe
china closet, dining table and a large
stand, which, with other things he had
gotten. makes us very comfortable and
cozy, and, in a few days, we will get
some nice chairs Then we will be liked
We have large front porch, which we
enjoy very much And as for food, we can
get most everything we want The
meats are mostly clichen and fish Can
get most any kind of vegetables but all
other things are canned The butter is
fairly good and the cream is fine-it is
evaporated cream. Iuse condemned milk
for cooking.
Everything is so much better than |
expected to find. don't mind the eli
mate at all. 1t is very much cooler than
summer at home, and the nights are
fine. 1t is always cool in the shade, but
the sun is hot. don't have much t % do,
so can keep cool; and Myron's work is
light, so we are all right and feel fine
| have better appetite than ever had
in my life; and Leota, too; ana Mvron
says it is so good to have good cooking
so you can well guess | have to cook
some. But that is about all do, as help
is so cheap | do not get lonesome, as
Myron is home half of his time; goes to
the Office at a. m; dinner at noon, and
does not go back until 2 p. m. and home
at s. We have supper at $50; then we
have long evening together. The DAYS
have seemed short, as have been very
busy until now, and 1t is dark at 6 O'Clock
will be very lonesome now, for few
days, as Myron has to go to Manila on
business for the company; will be gone
two weeks, guess. | have boy to
stay with me, and the manager OF the
business lives next door, so feel safe,
but had rather he didn't have to go
You must not worry about our being
over here, for we are all right, feel fine
and are doing well. Hope you received
all of my other letters. and that you
will write us often, for | am as anxious
as YOU. Think haven't had word from
YOU since left you. If you will give
this TO Browns, it will save me writing
another.
| Now, all write soon and often
With very much love,
J NORMA BROWN.