Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-07

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MI rikht night befcro last and meAnA
20 write yesterday. the way mother
said to do. but I was awful busy. Say.
the country - great nov Aunt Phil
said II I didn't write today mother
would worry ard she said II | wrote
q real long letter she'd have cherry
pte for dinner.
They were all NJ the station 10
meet me. Aunt Phil and Aunt anna
and Aunt Lavinia. "a kind o. sor-
~ they took the trouble. for the news
boy on the train saw them hugging
and kissing me. and he staggered. he
was a smarty and be called me q WI
lie boy because he found out that
mother had asked the brakeman 20
zee I changed cars all right at the
junction.
4 wish women didn't fuss 50 about
little things like a boy travelling alone.
And | wish mother wouldn't make me
wear tan stockings. They're awfui
sissy and any fellow you ask will tel
you 90. Those yellow stockings of
mine almost spoiled my trip and they
got torn that night when | was yank
Ing them on TO get % bed In a hurry.
because / wanted to get up early and
zee how things looked by daylight
Aunt Anne saws | mustn't whistle on
the porch before half past six morn
ings. 1 guess she's a poor sleeper.
I'm going barefoot all the time
now. so don't let mother send n
more tan stockings. I'll wear black
ones An the fall when ! 10 home.
can stay all summer. can't I. dady My
legs are getting fire and tanned al
ready. but Aunt E.avinia-you know.
she's kind Of fussy-says n | scratch
my mosquito bites she'll insist IN my
wearing shoes and stockings. wish
you'd write TO her that it's healthy 10
90 barefoot and tell her you don't
care n ! 20 In swimming twice n day.
She thinks once Is enough.
when you write me send about a
dollar and a half ~ pay for "A poor
little pig that died on the farm near
US. II was awful sad and strange how
hat pig died. Another boy and me
was chasing him just a little. for u
was awful cute. running and squeai-
lnr. and n got sick right away and
died. and the farmer-he's a pretty
mean man-says one OF Us has got 20
pay for II. and the other boy hasn't
any way to Eet money. Amt u funny
now little pigs can't stand hardly any
exercise.
Please send the money Don You
might send Up n box Or candy. too.
like that one you had me bring up
here 20 my aunts. ! thought I'D just
open n on the train and try a piece.
and there were two kids sitting rear
me and they wanted some. too. and
after we'd eaten some there wasn't
enough left 10 look like anything. so
We Just ate IL All and I threw the box
cut OF the car window. I forgot 10 tell
you. too. that ! lost my hat out OF the
car window. It's awful windy riding
on the train. I'm sorry about the
candy. nut you see how II happened
Tell mother I'm real square about
doing OH the things she said Aunt
Anre reminded me 10 brush my teeth
today. but she needn't have reminded
me. for was Just ag0ing 20 do A.
And I'M read some every day In that
book mother gave me.
I'm pracficing swimming and when
you come IT'D I'm surprise you ana
mother By swimming across the lake
Aunt Lavinia Is awful particular about
my wearing both parts 81 my bathing
suit. That boy who was chasing the
pig with me says it's girly around hers
wear 50 much clothes In swimming
Tic goes IN naked 9TH boys. but. oi
course. III never DO that. FOR Aunt
LRvinia would have a NJ II she found
Il out.