The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
IN HIS NlNETY-FlRST YEAR.
Letter from Robert S. Alexander Who
Was Born on The DOfty Farm
ID the Cove.

, letter written by Robert S. Alex
ander, who was born on the Dor
ty farm in Ayr township NOR,
than ninety years ago. Mr.
, Alexander was married to Esther
Irwin, a sister of the late "Aun
Nan" Irwin, and Samuel j. Ir
win, and, of course, an uncle o.
our townsman John A. Irwin
The literary ring of the letter
would not indicate that his men.
tai faculties are in the least i'm.
paired.
To my dear Clover Lodge and
Chapter: After so long an alb.
sence, and the honors with which
you have given me, it seems tc
me fitting that | should make
some kind of a report.
| am still inhabiting the white
Cottage" near the $50, 900 girls
dormitory of the South Dakota
State College, with my daughter,
Mrs. E. F. Peirce, and my grand
daughter, Miss Ruth J. Peirce.
The others of the Peirce family
are away at present, | am in
good health. | eat Ruth's good
pancakes and almost everything
else, like a thresher, and sleep
like boy. am comfortably
situated. Ruth is fine pianist
and teacher, so that enjoy very
good music at home. Last Fri
day evening we attended the
Oratorio Messiah" at the Col
lege Auditorium. 1t was lust
great-full orchestra, full staff of
soloists, 100 in the chorus, with
Prof. Garnett Hedge as director.
Everything moved like a clock.
The strong parts are like a Da-
kota blizzard, but much of it as
sweet and lovely as the whisper
ing wind in the foliage of the fir
trees of Washington.
Last Sunday walked to church,;
stayed for Sunday school, which
has and enrolment of 3S5. Al
good friend brought me home in
his carriage.
A friendly comrade for several
meetings has taken me to the G.
A. r. Post meeting and home
again in his surry.
| enjoy these meetings and do
my share in speech making andI
eating at the w. r. C. banquets.
For my reading. Of course, II
have several copies of the &C
books in The Book of books.
Being a life member of the Amer
lean Bible Society they send me
Bible Society Record monthly, as
well as the doings of meetings.
etc. In the Record | find the re-
ports of the activities of the great
in all the world. This is
intensely interesting.
| am a member of the National
Geographic Society. The dues
are two dollars, for which they
send their magazine. In this |
travel to the poles and to many
or little known coun-
tries and peoples.
For religious weekly reading,
The Continent, which claims to
be of continent-wide worth; daily,
The Minneapolis Journal; and
several weekly home papers.
The Sun is down; the dusk is
gathering. Too dark to write, |
step out and look to the west. |
see a great level horizon clothed
n beautiful sunset. My eyes ;
niger on the lovely scene, while ,
ny mind in one step is with you
and other friends, the church,
and my loved ones in the Silent {
City. Here my thoughtlingered,
out | was back again in time to $
see the beautiful sunset sink be- ,
hind the west. h
lay me down, and while | {
'ested and slept the great Earth
'olled over, or, the greater Sun [
AN round the house and is now !
in the east, bringing the t
beauty and freshness of another /
morning (the 18TH. /
Probably before this reaches /
'ou | will have started (Decem- 9
'er %, 1879 on my ninetieth
Goth trip around the Sun. I ,