Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-05
Letters of the
Counting Period
BY DONALD CHAMBERLlN


Ovid wrote of the art of love. lie had
better have written OF the chaos OF
love Here are some letters written
by one OF my grandfathers and one OF
my grandmolhers when they were
courting The first is from grandpa.
JUST listen 20 IL
Dearest sweetest Matilda have but
just come TO my room from hearing you
say that YOU would he mine, but l cannot
refrain from writing YOU how happy YOU
have made me. 1 have net many girls.
hut YOU are tile only angel among them
} am awestruck when | think OF my hay
Ing secured such a prize. only fear tho
when YOU find out how unworthy ] am
YOU viii cast me or
My grandfather Was ia such u hutter
hist ten minutes after he had left my
grandmother 10 continue OF paper the
twaddle he had lsvished on her In
speech he was Ia his room writing the
above enuslon II would seem that
these young lovers never can break
the steady dow OF love that pours from
their hearts. and II they succeed In
doing 40 they must needs repair the
break In some other form ~ quickly
Is they can get an opportunity.
And what possessed the man possess
Cd the woman. Scarcely had grand
father left his mate thah she rushed
to her escritoire and sitting down. took
pen and paper aud continued her 0w u
heart Outpouring in the following note
A
cannot-though you have no, beeD gone
ten mnutes-refrsin from telling you hoe
Infinitely happy YOU have made me by the
honor You have done me. 40 he loved b.!
such a man Is simply ecstacy. How hon
orsble you have been II RETAINING from
telling me YOU loved mo before speaking
to papa.
or course ! can't give what must
have taken hours To- write. Besides.
what would be the use: Ii Is ali on
the same high G. key Ir he was writ
ing To an angel she was writing TO 4
god Let us see how the mercury
dropped after the first spst:
Dear Miss Msrshsl-I must say war
surprised at your action this evening
supposed YOU We're above treating even =
c0schmau, 10 say nothing OF gentleman.
IA you treated me. DO YOU consider what
you did lIaylike? confess that II my
father had kitchen maid vito would act
toward me as YOU have done should In
sst on her discharge.
Note the rapid fall from angel t.
kitchen maid And the old duder-l
forgot. my grandfather was then
young considered himself gentle
man. A gentleman to compare his
best girl 10 "a Kitchen maid Fat hi
act is nothing 80 compare with hers
1t takes a woman 10 express her opin
Ion OF u man when she's mad
Ms. Winchel-i thought you we're a KEY,
tleman. That illusion II gone forever
You will always hereafter be- cassed with
those Young men who. having beer
brought up IN the baya woods have not
learned how to treat isdy Sine" don't
consider you worthy 10 enter ins house
Deg that you will neVet assiu DO so.
Should yoI prosecute me ~,th your atten-
lions hereafter | shall inform NY brother
In the evening after dinner [ will L.
Watch loose. His teeth are cry sharp
Noting be date or This letter. ind
that a reconciliation was expected the
day 1t was written Al any rate. here
are two letters. the first from grandpa
bearing the same date - the last
quoted.
Dearest Thank heaven it's al Explained
] will call At half pa st to take the noblest
woman in the world III my arms and give
her a million kisses
The dog that was to have been let
loose seems 10 have lost his terror
This is her reply
OH my dsrlins no." iinmeasurably
HAPPY / sIa that tuis horrd nightmare
" over. And "a think that 81 should have
been about SO trfing "A matter az your
criticising tile buckles on my shoes, d.
come earlier than half past :. We shall
be through dinner by half past T. and how
can 7 wait n whole hour FOR you2
For fortnight after this the waters
were untroubled: then came a fash OF
lightning oui OF clear sky It's vio-
.ence marks il for the ludy's
Sir return uith this By our negro
0oy Sam. your rims Considering who
gave IL 10 me, 10 ia iuore thau worthy
messenger I would express a hope that
you would be happy with another girl II
| did not feel sure Won Would Lead any
81 once by bearer
His reply.
] viii return $ our letters when on have
returned mine Respectfully yours. etc.
This doesn sound - bad as COM
pairing his angel 10 a housemaid. but
il is really worse. lie intiInates that
he can't trust her 10 return his letters.
she having recovered hcr own. and
that Size is liable 70 use them 10 his
discredit There's no further record
about this return OF letters quite a
gap cnSues during which they were
doubtless 50 much together that they
had no Use for pens The next CORE
spondencc is but Few days before
their marriage. This Is from grandpa
Ny Ausei San iadl realize that on
THURSDAY next / shall call YOU wife
What lovely. holy studtiou--nO separa-
ion iil the death OF one 81 u.s. The word
death W this connection frlpnteus me
VIVA can 7 ever ln without yon2 But
away with gloom when heaveu is so .esr'
Here IL grandma writing
Liehi OF Me Llfe-isn.. 81 lovely TO think
iirat after next Thursday We shall be to-
settler continuously NV wedding dress
dts De- ~ fully 7 tried ID on today and
WA chaemed with Dr. ana sure you viii
10 charmed with ID too Everything f.
ready The time passes SLOWLY
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