Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-29
Little Bobbie' s
Pa

r TOALD Pa last mite that our
teecher sed we shud practies
riteing letters She sed thst
peepui was fergittins how to rite
good letters e. she asked eecn OF US
kids to rite letter TO aunt or
snkei g. bring It to skool with US the
next day
I haven't got any aurts to rite to &
tho only unkcl have got is Pas
brother, he isent a bit like Pa. he Is
a meen old cuss. he newer gaiv us a
cent for Christmas or present eeven
Rite to unkel Oscar. sed Pa. rite
him q nice letter.
I doant want to rite him a nice
letter. toald Pa, beekaus doant liks
him eeven II he Is yurs brother, He
has got lots of mummy & he all the
time wares that old black suite thar
Is Citing all green g. shiny. Why
shud | rite to him2
why indeed Robbie, sed Ma. II you
doant want to rite him nice letter
thars is no use Of riteing him at all
Doant ever pretend that you luv a
man II you doant luv him, Ma sed,
Maybe II he wud rite Unkel Oscar
Moe letter 1t mite naik the old crouch
feel iittel kinder sed Pa ! will rite
the letter for Boboie, & he can sine
his naim & / bet Oscar will warm UP
A. cum around to see Bobbie.
doant think anything In the wurld
wud ever msik that old niiser warm
up, scd Ma, & | am not in favor OF
Bobbie, sineing his naim to any luv-
ing words for Unkel Oscar. But Pa
sed he was going to rite the letter
anyway, so Ma & me left the room so
Pa oud be alone, g. after waiting a
littel while Pa calm out & red this
letter wioh he had rote for me:
from yure littel nefsw Bobbie.
dare say you viii be surprised to
near from me. but the tomtashun to
rite was irresls-tabel. have been
thinking good deal OF you of late s.
often picture you as you SGT alone
& childless d and IL is then that l
wish from the bottom OF my hart that
| cud be with you & cheer You along
life's pathway. The rinkels on yure
deer old brow all show that you arc
in the afternoon of ife. & wud
lain caress them rinkels & lot you
know that altho all the wurld mite
turn aggenst you Sc call you old
skinnint, yure loving littel nefew will
always cling to thee in times of sor-
row. stress q storm. Believe RE
dear unkel Oscar. to be now & AL
ways
| Yure affeckshunate nefew.
dident want to sine that letter
after Pa had red It to me toad
Pa that 1t wuddent be took rite by
Unkel Oscar. &c sed that | didn't ike
to tell him anything about luv in
letter wen 1 didn't feel any luv for
him in my hart But Pa wanted me
to sine 1t. so 1 sined II G. Pa sent a
messenger boy over to his brothers
mousse Win IT.
In about a hour Unkel Oscar calm
oaver to our house 1t was the first
time he had been in our house for a
long time cud see that he was awful
mad He wuddent set down. He Jest
sed What kind OF Tom-fool-ry IL
this letter. & why did you send it to
me? | suppoas this littel wart thinks
l will leave him sum of my property
wen I die. but / will fool him &
will fool all of you.
Pa & Ma tried to smooth UnkeI
over, but [ didn't. You are old
miser / told him. Doant call me
littel wart. you old hunk OF dried
beef. / vuddent rite yeu a nice let
ter in a miiyun years. my father
toald me to rite that letter. Keep
yure little bankroli T toald him.
am richer than you. beekaus | have
my Pa g. Ma TO luv me. | was pritty
mad, but after Unkel oscar had went
I felt kind of sorry for him anyhow.
WILLIAM r KIRK
H. Wa Authenticated