Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11


considering the motive that prompted
me in writing you. l did, however,
wish to say, at the beginning, that I'm
ashamed to appear so. greatly in debt
to these splendidly faithful correspon-
dents. In many cases, ind from four
to ten lovely, highly ediying letters
written since any has come from me.
These letters are wholesome and in
every way good IT Is fair for me ito
say that apprec iate them very highly,
as / ought. If, In the past ten or IF.
team RearsA tpAkhapS tniG ~ fiHs@ FeaFs
would be more accuratea, 1l1aye often
failed to repay becomin 1t has new
er been so through my own wish or
desire. And I'm willing to be asham-
ed, when not able, through cifcum-
stances to do my own part better, in
order to have the powerful aid that
Interested noble and honest friend.
ship brings. And I'm wishing ever so
much to thank, from my heart, every
one Of these generous, highly valued
correspondents. s. +.
In beginning this letter the greater
part Of above expression was not
thought of. 1t has come forth OF its
own motion. ..frz -. - l.. -
Shall add here that / hope to do
better as a correspondent, may it
please God, and to write some, ii not
all, of the things asked fer by good
friends in the past twenty years.
Now about something the Gazette
has printed about Captain Pfny Nor
Thn ne or an
death came to ME as severe shock.
Besides our service together with the
18th regiment, was at Milton when
he was ,there-before the war, Of.
course and part of the time we We're
room mates. Since the war, he had
been faithful and interesting as cor
respondent. while have been so only
in part. Trying to make good" I
mailed him quite a bunch of tipping,
etc, on Goth inst, not knowing of his
death nine days before. This pack
age was addressed to Orlando.
On lines in my mailing book, adj
joining the entry of Captain Nereress, 4
see now entries of small packages
to Captain Edward and Captain VIM.
Ruger This reminds me Of souve-
mir l gave to Captain Noreross after
the war, an autograph book with.
names gathered before the war of well
known people Of southern Wisconsin.
l remember one thing, pasted in or
sewed in, parchment given me by /
Mr.. Norman Wizard. Norman think)
superintendent of the Novelty works.
Can remember just where was stand.
ing in the James Sutherland book
store, where l was clerk, when Mr.. /
Norman Wizard came in and gave it
to me for the book, saying 1t was the /
bottom part Of patent issued to his
father. 1t bore the signatures of
John Quincy Adams, president; Henry
Clay, secretary of state, and VIM.
Writ, attorney general as | recall the
names now. 81
The book itself, made in the Suth.
erland bindery, on second floor over
the book store. i worked in the bind
cry good part of the time in the
first year. Then in wall paper room
back of the bindery, and In the store
below About half of this time in
store and half at Milton academy. Be
fore employment by Mr.. Sutherland
was about year in the old Free Press |
office, close by the river, on the west
side. Folder the Free Press. Before
that had been to, school at the "Old
academy" west side, beyond our first
Wisconsin home, where the Grand
hotel is now. Also my mother, q for
mer teacher in Vermont, instructed |
me nearly all the time.
But the autograph book. Yon could
not buy one so, solid. made Ii uni
Of heavy material The only help was
by G. Knox, the book binder proper.
He did the tool work in finishing Cap
tain Pliny's widow, II presume, wflll
keep the little book. / do not claim
any control. Would merely suggest /