Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-29
OF Hangs around the SpotWhere He Has Buried Bone
Little Bobbie's
Pa

7 ToALD Pa last mite that an,
III teecher sed we shud praot,c.
riteins letters. She sed tina,
peepul was fergitting how 70 nj.
good letters q she asked eech a, -.
kids to rite q letter to a aun. or
unksi a bring It to skool with Il, -.
next day
haven't got any aunts 70 rite "a .
the only unkel have got is Pa,
brother. he isent q bit like Pa h. !,
a meen old cu5s. he newer sstv II.
cent for Christmas or a present sav,r
Rite to unksl Oscar, sed Pa ~,
him . nice letter.
doant want to rite him , r,,.
letter. I toaid Pa beekaus dos,t III.
him seven II he Is yure brother. II.
has got lots Of mummy 4 he all the
time wares that old black suite TIA,
10 Citing all green q shiny. WIZ
shud rite to him7
Why indeed. Bobbie. sed Ma. II 70.
doant want to rite him q nice lstts-
thare Is no use Of ritsins him At all
Doant ever pretend that you luy
man II you doant Inv him, Ma sed.
Maybe Il he wud rite unkei Oscar a
nice letter It mite maik the old crouch
fesl o littel kinder, sed Pa will RE.
tho letter for BobbiA q he can ssn.
his nain & 1 bot Oscar viii warm Nv
q cum around to soc Bobbia
I doant think anything in the wurA
wud ever maik that old miser warm
mp. sed Ma, / am not In favor Of
Robbie sineing his naim to any luv-
Ing words for Unkol Oscar. But p,
sed he was going TO rite the Letter
anyway. 50 Ma me isft the room 30
Pa cud be aloha, 4 after waiting a
littsl while Pa cain cut & red this
letter wioh ne had rote for mo:
Dear unkel oscar-rhis Is a letter
from yure littsl nstsw Bobbie.
dare say you will be surprised to
near from me. but tho temtashun to
rite was irresis-tabel. l have been
thinking a good deal OF you of late &
l often picture you as you set alone
wish from the bottom Of my hart that
cud be with you g. cheer you along
lifo's pathway. The rinkels on yurs
deer old brow all show that you ara
In the afternoon OF life. 6 ! wUd
fain caress them rinkels & let you
know that altho all the wurld mite
turn aggenst you g. call you Gu
skinnint, yure loving littsl nsfew will
always cling to thee in times OF scT-
row. stress 4 storm. Believe ma
dear unkel Oscar. to be now & sl'
vAys
Yure afeokshunats nefew.
dident want to sine that letter
after Pa had red It to me. toad
Pa that II wuddent be took rite By
Unkel Oscar. q sed that didn't liks
to tell him anything about luv n
letter wen I didn't feel any luv for
him in my hart But Pa wanted me-
to sine II. 20 sinsd It q Pa sent q
messenger boy over 70 bis brothers
house with It.
In about Q hour Unksi Oscar catrs
oaver to our house. It was the nrst
time he had been IN our house fer
long time. cud see that he was ewtui
mad. He wuddent set DOWN He 3est
sed What kind Of Tom-fooi-ry IS
this letter, & why did you send II to
ms7 1 suppoas this lttel wart thinks
will leave him sum Of my property
wen I die. but will fool him
will fool all Of you.
Pa q Ma tried to smooth Unxsi
over. but didn't You are a old
missr. I told him poant call me
littel wart, you old hunk Of drtsA
beef. I wuddent rite yeu a mica lst'
ter IN . milyun years, my father
toad me TO rite that letter. Keec
yure little bankroli, toald him
am richer than you, besksus have
my Pa a Ma to luv ma ] was pritty
mad, but after Unksl Oscar had went
I felt kind Of sorry for him anyhow.
WILLIAM y. KIRK.
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