The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-08-15
SATURDAY, AUGUST Is. 1903.
UnkIe like Meets
A Brownsville Girl.
He Was Too Susceptible and Liked
TO Be Petted, But the Way
She Froze Him Was
a Caution.

The following exquisite story Of
the thrilling experience of Browns.
Vile swain with a Brownsville girl
was found at the bale at Santa
Cruz last Sunday night by IA gentle
men who handed it to The HERALD
reporter. 1t was evidently lost
from the writer's pocket, and as no
signature was attached we publish
1t in order to let the writer know OF
its whereabouts
Brownsville, Tex, Aug. 1st. 1908.
Dear Amy
Say, talk about Billy Baxter's
friend jim" having a Hoosac tun-
mel put into his heart, or a dent
that you could drive four in hand
thro, why, that's nothing to the
hole put into your old uncle's blood
pump by a frosty hearted fairie
down here the other day.
Say Amy, she led me along nice
and gentle like, told me she liked
20 hear me talk; made me think
that / was tie only thought that had
been lying idle in her think gener-
ator, waiting for me to blow along
and start 1t upon Il career Of de-
CelOpement that would shame
Kansas town in the boom DAYS.
Had her aunty ask me to come
over often. Treated me like a
prospective member of the family.
Asked rae for a kodak picture Of
myself, got it too, and when told
her that | had a good one, and if
she wanted it she could have It. she
smiled very sweetly and said she
would be greatly pleased to get it,
and that | must not forget to bring
it over And say Amy, | didn't
forget it at all, for l was sure bad
for going over there. Told me to
take kodak picture of her when
she was not aware of it. so it V ould
look natural and YOU know your
uncle like. Amy. hes got weak |
ness for getting shots" at good |
looking girls. Had me taking her
books, and was for getting wise on |
all the things that was wise on. |
Led me to think that l was little
dog Fido' for sure and plenty. and /
that all | needed to do to be petted
right along, was just to be good.
and you know Amy, that I'm plenty
hungry for the petting all the time.
{ guess I was raised a pet.
Then what did she do? Aw, saw
When l wrote her a nice little note
asking if ! could call that evening.
[ got back an answer, together with
the books and pictures: please
consider our acquaintance at an
end Frost in the summer time?
Why Amy, a Texas norther hit
like Just then and he went after
the pawn broker for his overcoat
and is not warm yet. For a swift
'chiller' that little note beats cold
Leet on your back. If YOU know of
that will put a SILVER into
I fellow quicker than it did. YOU
lust put me wise, aud will sure
lot 90 near it. Great Tribenious
5awdl that has been five days ago.
and | am not warm yet.
You know Amy, I was getting so i,
wise, that / thought what | didn't
Know about girls hadn't been found
,ut yet; thought it could not have
happened and your like not be !
lext. But / think now that I am
,lenty ripe to he plucked by a
reen goods man, and | believe 4
,lue eyed fairie could sell me gold
rick, and not smile more than once
shile she was sellings l am going
o make a codicil to my will today
eaving Kate that little note as a
lemento of the swiftest wreckine
lachine that ever worked on the
over Rio Grande.
Drive q four in hand thro that
ole2 why whole herd of Texas