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

teecher sed we shud practice
riteins letters. She sed thss
psepul was fsrgitting how to rite
good letters q she asked esch Of u
kids to rite a letter to a aunt or .
unkeI a bring It to skool with US the
next day
haven't got any aunts to r..o to d
ths only unkel have got is Pas
brother. he isent a bit like Pa. he 10
neen old cu5s, he newer gaiv us a
cent for Christmas or a present eeven.
Rite to unkel Oscar. ssd Pa. rita
him a nice letter.
doant want to rite him a nice
letter. toad Pa beekaus doant like
him eeven IL ne Is yurs brother. He
has got lots of mummy & he all tbs
time wares that old black suite that
10 Citing all green a shiny. Why
shud I rite to him?
Why indeed, Bobbie, sed Ma. II you
doant want to rite him q nice letter
thare Is no use OF riteins him at all.
Doant ever pretend that you luv .
man II you doant luz him, Ma sed.
Maybe II he wud rite Unkel Oscar .
nice lettor 1t mite maik the old 9roash
feel a littel kinder, sed Pa ! will rite
the letter for Bobbie, q he can sine
his naim q bet Oscar Will warm up
q cum around to see Bobois.
doant think anything IN the wur1d
wud ever maik that old missr warm
up. sod Ma, & am not in favor Of
Boebie 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 70
Pa cud be alone. & after waiting
littel while Pa calm out d red this
letter witch he had rote for ms:
. Dear Unkel oscar-This IL . letter
from yure littel nsfsw Bobbis. I
dare say you will be surprised to
near from me. but the temtashun to
rite was irresis-tabeL have been
thinking a good deal Of you Of late d
often picture you as you set alone
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wish from the bottom Of my hart that
cud be with you & cheer you along
life's pathway. Tho rinkels on yurs
deer old brow ell show that you are
in the afternoon of life. q wud
fain caress them rinkels & let yeu
know that altho all the wurld mtts
turn sggenst you & call you a old
skinhlnt yure loving ittel nsfew will
always cling to thee in times OF sor-
row. stress g. storm. Believe me-.
dear unkel Oscar. to be now s. al
ways
| Yure- affeckshunate nefsw.
/ dident want to sine that letter
Pa that II wuddent be took rite by
Unlsel Oscar. & sod that didn't like
to tell him anything about luv in a
letter wen / didn't feel any luv for
him in my hart But Pa wanted me
to sine II. SO sined 1t g. Pa sent a
messenger boy over to his brothers
house with 1t.
In about a hour Unkel Oscar CAIN
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 wuGdent set down. He Jest
| sed What kind of Tom-fool-ry IL
this letter. & why did you send 1t to
me? 1 suppoas this rttel wart thinks
I will leave him sum of my property
| wen I die but I will fool him q
will fool all OF you. o.
| Pa g. Ma tried to smooth Unksi
over. but l didn't You are a old
miser, I told him. Doant call mo q
littel wart.' you old hunk of dried
beef 1 wuddent rite you nice let
ter in q milyun years. my father
toad me to rite that letter. Keep
yure little bankroll. toald him.
am richer than you. beekaus have
my Pa & Ma to luv me- was ,pritty
mad. but after Unksl Oscar had went
| l felt kind of sorry for him anyhow.
WILLIAM r. KIRK.