The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-08-23
FORGOTTEN
LETTERS


He may n this be truo. console him
self with the reflection that there are !
many. many others There IS a man
IN Washington who only the other
afternoon. experiencedDerhaps a keen
or modification over certain letters
that ne had written than any "Ex-l-t-ed
P-r-s-n-ge" ever did.
= was a rainy afternoon. and bis
wife w6s doing some ante e-Christmas
rummaeing IL one Of her old trunks.
From that trunk sSa plucked Q pack
age of old, rather faded letters, neatly
tied up in cerise ribbon. and then she
came downstairs TO where her hus-
band was attempting 10 read the
newspaper There was q certain ma
licious twinkle in her generally ami
able eye
You used 20 care for me in those
days. was her curious way of open
ing the conversation.
Huh" said her husband. looking
mp vaguely from his paper What s.
that?"
Used 20 love me then" she said
untying the packet of letters and pull
ing one Of them from It's envelope
What days? Whatchoo talking
about? Whatchoo got there he
asked
oh. some letters" she replied
placidly. Some OF your"
"Oh. rubbish. Matilda. ne broke in
please lemme alone. I'm reading
Here's one of them. written shortly
after we we're engaged, she went on
unheedingly Il am not a wealthy
man. she quoted from the faded page
but I can. at least. my darling sirew
the path for your adorably dainty feet
with wild roses and poppies-
"Oh. / say" ne broke in. flag that
won't you? What's the answer to all
this? Please lemme lone Can't you
see that I'm reading?"
And here's another passage. she
went on remOrselessly. Whom ! looh
into your dear violet eyes ! feel. stir
ring within me the awakenings OF
new life. the moving harb.ngers %.
something higher and
please cut it ont. my dear" plead
cd the husband his face roddenine
Horrible rot. Wish you'd lemm'
lone"
Here's another one, written apon
40 minutes later-you used 20 writ'
me about nine letters a day then yoi
know dear. You say here. When
hold you in my arms. and nhalc IN.
dewy sweetbriar fragrance of You
sunny hair. feel as Paris must haV
felt when ne ciasped Helen to hi
heart in the golden antique years
"Oh. for Heavens sake. can ina
rot. won't you. please Matilda? IN
q man begged. but II was no use.
BE- And then you 90 on 70 say. Never
since the Chaldean shepherds watche
their hocks in the dusks and twilight
of the ancient world. has woman bee
worshipod as worship my Matiidi
d | Never since
Great Caesar. what a nun, what
muttonhead. must have been!
- eroaned the husband. What "a
why I think it's real nice. really,
said his wife with a sort Of retrospe'
tive smile on her face. y couidn
understand a good deal that yo
wrote. of course because you kno'
Won were such a-er-iiorid an
stylish writer. my dear. but Wei
here is something that l understood
though. Al the outset OF The dea
- tournev which we are TO take, hand
hand / promise you that never ono
shall you hear so much as an unAin
word cross MY
SAY look here. Matilda, that Jun
all runs Tor Sweeney. Please forge
IL What the deuce is your idea
p Swinging It on me now. when
This sounds nice. too: 'Thoi
precious. liiy.white and hyacint
sweet hands Of yours shall never hay
10 be soiled with"
Tell YOU one thing-rm going
AZ ont o. here. Matilda. If you don
dron that I won't sit here Ike Ga
head and listen TO you unreeing th'
kind o."
aVou used 10 think so much Of u
ears too. Listen TO what you said
'em here: They have tho daint
einsive tint of such a beautcous Sc
she'll as that in which Venus mu
have risen from the sea and
Z There may have been worse 10
stors than l was when uncoiled
Of that superheated steam. but If the
g. were I'd like to have peek at e
lust for the sake Of
q And my nose. TOO. you used 20
en- fond Of: Shaped like Clytie's. al
with the most adorable little solita
freckle perched right on the bride
and"
q eIt's hard % believe that ever 10
INV non in band to scrlbble such
formal eihberish. DON'T believe l wro
spch stun at all Don't believe ! ev
was such a noody-naddy as to-"
And here's where you say
a shall Aolizo you even when you a
old and when your dear head Is
snvered over. and the little lines
Times making are
"Thatn be about all O. that" 50
,he husband then. bounding up. N
Y for out Of doors. Swell gag. when
mans fred out Of mis- own house on
drizzly day. just because his wife
sists upon" etc. etc.
Then. and then only, when he W
making for his overcoat and hat, d
she nut the letters away. thus perm
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