Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-12
Two Letters.


al so lonesome tonight, dear heart.
for you that cannot sleep, though
It Is now past one o'clock. so l have
Just slipped into my dressing gown
1.-THE white one with the blue silk down
the 'front.' and put on the little White
clippers you always say my feet look
30 pretty In, and am going to write you
all that is in my heart.
am sorry l let you go away alone.
and yet, when | come to think of It,
sweetheart, don't believe you urged
me very strongly to accompany you
Was 1t because you thought the jour
ney would tire me, big man." or was
1t because you wanted to have trip
alone, as In your bachelor days.
Well, In either case. l am here alone
and lonely-and never wanted you so
much before in my life as l do tonight
and somehow l feel sure that you.
sweetheart, are Just as lonesome for
me.
am quite sure tonight that you are
wanting your little girl" Just "drefful
bad'-1ust as sure as though you were
here to tell me your own dear self.
The house all seems so big and emp.
ty tonight. | never knew before that
one person could make so much DIFF
ference in a place: but You know. dear
heart. that this is the first time have
spent more than day away from you
In all the eighteen months we have
been married.
l met Jack to-day, and, as usual he
was full of enthusiasm about some
new scheme he is trying to patent.
This time 1t is a "toe-weight." l don't
quite understand what it is, but jock
eys use IT when they ride horses.
suppose 1t helps to hold them down.
am so glad am not married to a
man like Jack. though to be sure he
is dear, good fellow, for am sure
a wife would always come second in
his affections and he would be apt to
call her "a neat little Ally" or a "hIgh-
strung racer" or some other horsey
term when he wanted to be particu-
larly affectionate.
went I'M TO Mr.. Reeves office to.
day. as YOU requested. to ask him to
attend TO that insurance matter. and.
do Won know. he quite annoyed me. L
aIwavs Thought him so nice. but. real
IL / Thought him quite commonplace
today NOT TO saw vulgar,
mo ai1onf yonr 6eIn1 aWay-
alone and said he would bet you were
boyino a "roarine old time, In town.
and an afraid / was rather rude to
him. for I told him pretty plainly you
would b> utterly lost without me, and
that YOU were not like some men
know, who could only have n good time
when away from home.
let Sarah go home this morning to
stay a few days, and tonight went
down to the kitchen and cooked my
own dinner. l rolled up my sleeves
and nut on big apron, and felt Just
a. used to when we were first mar
ried and You did not have all this
money and had to do all the worH
An the little dat myself.
Inst the same, those were happ,
DAYS, weren't they, sweetheart? Some
times 1 almost wish tney would com,
hack again. for I had you more t,
myself then, and you did not have t,
be worrying about stocks and bull
and hears and things as you do now
no Won remember the time made
Mo for dinner and put two crusts o,
= and vou ate it and never said wor
.hou. # though know it must hay
hssn awful for forgot to put in an
milk or eggs either?
oh, and | must tell you what I di
.,la,r am sure you will be pleased
vou tnow your golf suit that had III
,,+tIe hole torn in the knee that yo
..s.e Going to take to the tailor 70 hav
.,onIedg
Wo, lust felt SO lonesome all ia
,hot thought 1t would comfort n,
aa,.n.hat to busy myself doing aom.
- for Won. So mended that bol
80 frank dear. 1t looks fine. ~
=. =. naat,v am sure Won will h
n-oud of me when YOU see 1t.
could not find any cloth like IN
ooods 40 I cut a little piece our {
,o,r can because YOU can get the Tn
Iors TO make you new cap or buy
direrent kind OF one.
I am so sleepy now can hardl
keen nv eyes open. SO shall ga
good might" sweetheart and kiss til
niacc on the pillow where your dea
head should be and go to sleep.
Bless you, dear one. and bring 70
home safely to your loving
BEss.
s-Don,t he so lonely for me tb,
.on viii, miss having a good time.
I,,,r 1oOY--A,y Dear Little Girl.
WILL a. "a a ter two O'Clock. and 81
"a ~. nromisad to write every MO
ha,ora went to he'd I would he tenn
Cd "a crawl between the sheets ar
,rr,ta +o-morrow instead.
I have been doing the town" wi
Tim Harry and some other fellow
and I tell you 1t seemed like old time