The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-09-30
WREN LETTERS
WENT ASTRkY
A Near Tragedy That Was
Happily Averted.

Au& anu WrlLlMg leEtere
First letter, Percy walker to his I'm.
Gle. Samuel Walker:
Ny Dear Uncle-I write this my
fcrtnightly letter to you to tell, you that
am still doing very well in my classes
studying hard, devoting my whole
time to my college duties | haven't
missed a lecture so far this term. You
know am very fond OF athletics. but
remembering your advice TO be careful
about letting sports interfere with my
studies l have hung up the racket and
the golf stick, contenting myself with
porting over books. It is very hard
now that the spring days are on to see
the fellows going out In field costume
for practice, but remembering your val
ued advice resist the temptation.
Then, too. have taken advantage
OF your warnings about drinking and
smoking. Cold water is good enough
for me, and as for smoking. the smell
OF tobacco makes me sick.
II hope you and my aunt continue in
your usual good health and that your
eyesight has improved. Tell Aunt Car
oline that l am taking all the spring
medicine she sent me. am really
quite fond Of the herb tea, and the liy-
er mixture is doing wonders for me.
Tell her that am needing her advice
not to throw or my overcoat too early
In the spring and not to go out on
damp ground without my rubbers. The
muller she so kindly sent me at Christ
mas time have worn constantly all
winter.
BE assured, my dear uncle, Of my
affection for you and my aunt and be-
lieve me, your devoted nephew.
PERCY"
Second letter. Percy Walker to his
fancee, Miss Ruth Stevens:
Dearest Ruth-Have just written
uncle, and now comes the delight of
writing to you. tStop till light pipe. J
] have to tell you the glorious news
that am first in winter practice in
tennis and have won a place in the
university crew. I've had more time
for sports this term because I've chosen
elective studies that don't interfere
the lectures, l mean-with the hours
for practice. am having a hard time
in the spring examinations and for the
last week have been 'boning' night and
day. hope to slip through--if my
ponies don't so back on me-but regret
that the confinement and lack of ex-
ercise may throw me- in my candidacy
for a place In the football team.
By the bye, l was forgetting to tell
you that | gave a dinner in my room
last week. The gang was too high
lmucky-muck for pipes, so had to buy
! box Of cigars. This took my last dol.
lar, and uncle's next check isn't due
for two weeks. l wish ! dared ask the
old rooster for an extra. He'd send it
quick enough, but it would give me
away. I'm telling him / have only
term and hash bills to pay, and he
knows my allowance is plenty for that.
Mind, sweetheart. when you see I'M
Gle to tell him that I've taken a prize.
It's for singles In tennis. but HEN think
It's for thesis in Greek. And tell
hunt Caroline that I've been invited
60 take the SUPPLEMENTARY of the Sun
day school. They'll consider me too
modest to write them these things and
viii think all the more Of them COM
ing from you. Goodby, lovey. With a
billion kisses, your loving PERCY"
Enter a gang of students to discuss
the makeup of the baseball team for
the coming season. When they leave
the letter writer is about to leave
when, seeing his letters. he puts them
in envelopes and hurriedly addresses
them. Then he runs after the athletes.
Third letter, Miss Ruth Stevens to
Percy Walker:
Dearest Percy-You naughty boy!
You have sent me by mistake letter
to your uncle. Great Scott, must
have sent her letter to unclen Oh.
how l laughed when | read it. (For
heavens sake. it's no laughing mat
terD You ought to be ashamed OF
yourself-you 'devoting your whole
time to your studiesr Cold water
good enough for YOU The smell of
tobacco makes you sickr
I think you'd better go back to
school and learn to write. 1t was all
] could do to read your letter. You
must be careful. Some day you'll be
sending one of your letters to me to
your uncle"
soliloquy: That's just what have
done. Ruin stares me In the face.
Uncle viii stop the funds. and I'll have
to leave college. and that when I'VE
just got where | wanted to get on the
teams! Well, goodby, alma mater. III
so to some sweatshop or other where
I'll have to come down to lingering
other peoples filthy lucre.
Fourth letter. Samuel Walker to his
nephew:
Dear Percy Yours OF the --th inst.
received. Your handwriting is SO bad
that can't read it. l suppose it Is a
request for money. so inclose a check
for 800. Your aifectionate
UNCLE.
'sP. s.--Don't go out Of your room IL
you can help 1t on these damp spring
mornings. There is a great deal Of
pneumonia about"
soliloquy: By thunder. what an es-
capel
Her Amendment.