Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-18
OSCAR SENDS
 \ LAUNDERING
 SMACK BY MAIL
Love Letters of HammerStein To "Bossie," Who Sued Him For $100,000, Are Enough To Melt Glaciers.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Aiiss Frances Lee. the Texas Patti" wao Is suing Oscar Hammerstein for $10.000 for. breach of contract, and to wnom the picturesque impresariO wrote several hundred ardent love letters, smiled to- day when sbe read his advice to the Friars, who gave him a dinner on the previous night
 Nobody succeeds in tais world un. less he keeps things to himself" Ham merstein told Friars. Oscar is a great teacher, but a poor pupil" was Miss Lees comment. Another group of the Hamnierstein | letter was made public shortly arter ! this expression by Miss Lee. Here are some of them.
 August 6, 1907.
 My Adored Bruce: am in lu, room alone after a massage; my back pains fearfully and won't go out un- til Tuesday.
 l T read your letters, ponder over them and wonder at you. You are | such a peculiar creature. We'll Boosie, leyerybodyis with me. I just had letter from N; sac insists that stop booming NJ. G. t----, and N; also writes that her position in my opera de mands that she receive superior at | tention. I wish all of them had my | tbackache! l YOUR OSCAR ! My Dearest, Dearest Bruce: Away prom you, nevertheless, I have been l with you in spirit, and I thought ol i yoU-aOw you are spending Sunday. ! Do you go out at all. You say little l Of yourself in your letters. Don't | you see any one at the house? Do get 1 exercise! Is the sojOurn in the coua- ! try making any peTceptible change Ill i your health and throat? These things 1 interest me.
 i Your spirit turks about my room. . Everything in it reminds me of you you, the only woman I ever opened my heart to. Enough for today. It isn't much, but all I can give just now-my beloved Bruce. YOUR OSCAR" |" ! My Own Bruce: You complain of not receiving a letter. I mailed one, The postal connections seem to be so bad. Why, Bruce, feel as if 1 do you harm if I don't write you every day. I long for you. It seems as fl you are near me when I write to you { Tomorrow you are gone a week-it 1 seems year.
 Well, Boosie, as it is for you health i all this is done, hope that you will come back d bright-eyed, rosk-cheeked ] spirited woman. If you were only nere to go to Bergen Beach tonIgnt to see an act! It is a horror to go lalcne. l have not gone alone for years; you were always with mC-as want you to be always with me III the future and forever. Good-bv, my beloved Bruce. Your OSCAR % My Own Dearest Bruce: MT. and Mrs. L., who live at NJ, inquired about { you on the roof last night. I told them I was afraid I would have to gel 1 some one else if you don't return soOl. Mrs. L. said: oh, no, you won |, 1hcrs ain't many like her I guest she is about right. There is but ore BGOsie in the world, and no other woman but her will ever get into Thy mind.
 Now, angel dear, will be with you Saturday. Won't I hug and kiss you! Oh! Bruce, I wish I hau you here now. Goodbye, Boosie, till see you. till ] put my arm around you, stroke your golden hair and feel your { beautiful fOrehad and bless you ana , the day ] met you.
 YOUR OSCAR" |" : Late in August of that year Miss I Lee says Mir Hammerstein complain ed Of being so busy he had no time to write full letters. Or the 27 he wrote: Bruce, Golden Bruee-Take these few hurried lines. This was a fright fully hot day and I am wringing %ct, but writing to you. hustled and hur- red since s o'clock this morning and : Accomplished lots. I borrowed S1O,- i GOO to finish up. Bruce, lovely dari- i ing. precious Bruce, take this thunder ' ing smack! The last letter before have again my angel Bruce.
 YOUR OSCAR .' l My Adored Bruce: I am writing after all. In few hours have you, my all, my everything, again. All Of the letters I have written to you speaA of what you have grown to be to me. They all come from my heart of 1 hearts. And now! Oh, for the mo- ment when I again can press my lips ' to your forehead and call down upon bofl of us eternal love and happiness!