Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-18
full meaning of her relations with tn.
old man II caid.

Did man. 1T said:
My Dearest and Best Friend
When | received the clothes you
sent me, mamma said What nice
clothes for you to wear to school,
For your kindness l will try AMI
make you happy and be your little
sweetheart as Lota was 1t will
not be long until go to school and
l may have to trouble you some
what, but know you will get me
a lot Of nice clothes If I will be
your sweetheart. Mamma says you
are going to get US a home in
Bloomington and that we will all
live with you. o, how nice that will
be- We will go out driving every
day and | will be so good to you.
Mamma worries all the time over
money matters. We have no home
and that troubles her SO. am
ashamed of the poor little house we
live in. Please send me the $3.50
you told mamma you would give
me and write me nice letter.
will try to make you happy and will
be nice to you. o, how | do hope
you will buy us home in Bloom
ington, and that we can all live
with you. My dresses were getting
shabby and the things you sent me
will help whole lot. Please send
me some money. l will be so nice
to you. Lots Of love and kisses.
Pet.
Needs Funds for Sorority.
Another letter, bearing the colonel's
notation Of Oct 81 1905, and evident.
ly written while the girl was begin
ming her student life at De PAW uni
versity, says:
My Dearest, Dearest Friend:-l
received your letter yesterday when
l came back from the gymnasium.
| go over there every afternoon and
come home SO tired that / need
something to cheer me up. I was
SO glad to hear you and mamma are
coming over to see me. Please do
come soon. will do my best to
make you have good time. l think
you will like De PAW university,
and l know I will If you will only
help me to get ahead of the other
girls in the way dress.
Darling, you are the incest and
best man on earth. I will do all
can to make you happy. I was
t1ckled to know that you are going
to send me $50. My sorority pin
will be 500 and the fees to enter
the sorority will be SIS or 500 more,
dearest, SO you can see that will
not have any too much Sweetheart
girl in college is noticed if she is
not in one Of the sororities. You
wanted me to be among the best.
You must not tell mamma or
papa l have lost lot Of money you
sent me. I went to Indianapolis
over Sunday and while I was there
lost it. When you told me that
you would send me $50 could have
kissed you a hundred times. Until
then | was SO worried about my
money being gone that I couldn't
enjoy anything. Now l am happy
again. l will try to make you happy
as long as you liye. l will be glad
to be your little sweetheart. Now
| have to go to my German class,
SO good-by, with lots of love and
kisses. Pet.
Thanks, Then More Please.
The same Old story Of pleas for
money with which to purchase better
clothing is told in another piece OF
correspondence, probably written
about the same time as the foregoing
1t says:
My Darling and Best Friend -
am ashamed Of myself for not an
swering your letter sooner | re
ceived the check you sent for my
birthday and | was very thankful
for the $40 I will do anything tC
make you happy If you will only
be good to me. The girls here are
trying to get their spring suits
made as quickly as possible If yo,
will send me money ! will get bet
ter clothes than anybody else II
school. I am so lonesome today.
was in Indianapolis on yesterda,
afternoon. l looked in the window.
and wished ! had money to bu.
them.
Honestly, love you. The cloal
! you gave me is nicer one thai