The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-11-27
MY UNCLE.S LETTan

My uncle, Ruben Van Note
love with Priscilla Jan. Prisciu. N
a gown of muslin, and atethe ho,, wore
two scarlet pockets, as was the lung
in those olden times. Ruben han,"l
penned a declaration one afto,n~s
took the opportunity of ~slipninn
note into one of these pockets us
she was not looking. 'uea
Then he took his leave and
patiently for an answer. But pono
came. eet
Poor Ruben was not one to rel.
fate a second time, and he ceaSoa
visits to the home Of the Jams
awhile he went away to England V
Newport knew him no more, H.
came rather celebrated as a sc,an.s
man. The bashfuiness of youth oaas
By. he became a grave, gallant ,a selS
man Of the old school, and be bod =.
admirers even among our sex, hn+
never fell in love, and he nevor
Red. "ar'
at sixty-two years OF age be tooL ,
INTO his headro see Newport before b.
died. In those years 1t had becono
fashionable watering place. There ~.
one or two great hotels and plentv =.
cottages. The sea view was as sno ~
sea air as bracing, the girls as nra+.s
az of yore, but they did not wear n,in.
ed muslins with peoples on +hom
outside pockets of embroidered sill,
Ruben Van Note strolled alone ~
oeach n looked at the old tower and
sighed over the past a little, Then ~
strolied up the street to the honso -.
the Jan family. It looked yerv r,ron
as formerly, only the trees were ,orsA
and the ivy vine quite covered w.
bricSstabIe with the pigeon houses on
the roof. All its windows were onon
and a woman was busting the sbutters
When she came out upon the porch r.
shake a cloth he spoke to her.
Does the Jan family live here ve,,,
he asked.
The woman gave a long, slow shat.
OF the head and said:
ias1 VI ene Jan family died
three years ago, Miss Priscilla Jan. 7
was her maid. She was getting nm IN
hfe-sixty vears oId-and a de,tc,to
body aIwsys, but 1 think she womb
have lived a long while vet - shn
hadn't bad an accident. Her carr,ogs
Vas ,iasst By a dpsy coachmsn ,nd
d vas hurt and shaken. The shoot
to her nerves killed her, the doctor
said That's her miniature when she
vas a girl over the mantel, if yon'd
step In and look"
Rnoea stepped in and saw Priscilla
n white and red, smiling at him from
he chtmneypieee. It was & good Ike.
eess Could she really be dead? He
Staggered hack and seated himself on
the sofa
AND n never married." be said.
speaking aloud ~unconsciously.
NO, sir" said the maid. belieyin,
herself addressed She never married,
Such q pretty girl, you'd neyer believe
L SIZE had offers, but they did not
suit hE- Once she told NE, sitting 1ust
there Sir. There you Sit, the Christmas
after her parents dtsd, Why they did
not She was fond u = young gentle
nsa once, bat be came and went and
never said : word and, SIS she believed.
= cared for BE-. She cried and
GE o. nights, but told no one, and
eAe lived single until she vas forty.
Thsl - Gay, whea she vas ND In the
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ed where csyd guns. aat somehow
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