The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-10
Letters Of the
Counting Period
By DONALD CHAAiBERIIN

profaned depth 10 a heavenly height.
is one of the many mysteries Of love.
Ovid wrote of the art OF love. He had
better have written of the chaos OF
love- Here are some letters written
by ole of my grandfathers and one of
my grandmothers when they were
eourting The first is from grandpa.
Just listen TO ii:
Dearest, Sweetest Matilda-I have but
just come 10 my room from hearing you
say that you would be mine, but canno,
refrain from writing you how happy you
have made me. | have met many girls,
but you are the only angel among them
am awestruck when think Of my hay
Ing secured such prize. only fear that
when you find out how unworthy ! am
you will cast me on
My grandfather was In such a lutter
that ten minutes after he had left my /
grandmother TO continue on paper the /
| twaddle he had laSished on her in !
speech he was in his room writing the /,
above effusion. 1t would seem that
these young lovers never can break
the steady flow of love that pours from
doing so they must needs repair the
break in some other form as quickly
as they can get an opportunity.
And what possessed the man possess
ed the woman. Scarcely had grand
father left his mate than she rushed
to her escritoire and. sitting down, took
pen and paper and continued her own
heart outpouring in the following note:
Dearest-I know that am foolish. but l
cannot-thoush you have not been gone
! ten minutes-refrain from telling YOU how
infinitely happy you have made me by the
honor you have done me. To be loved by
such man is simply ecstacy How hon
orable YOU have been In refraining from
telling me you loved me before speaking
TO papa
OF course | can't give what must
have taken hours to write. Besides.
what would be the use? 1t Is all on
the same high c key. III he was writ
ing 10 an anger she was writing to a
god Let us see how the mercury
dropped after the first spat
Dear Miss Marshall-I must say was
surprised at your action this evening.
| supposed YOU were above treating even {
coachman, to say nothing OF gentleman
/ as you treated me. Do you consider VIVA
! YOU did ladylkeP | confess that II my
father had a kitchen maid who would ac
toward me as you have done should IN
sist on her discharge.
Note the rapid fall from angel I
kitchen maid And the old duiler-
forgot: my grandfather was the
young considered himself gentle
man. A gentleman to compare hl
best girl to kitchen maid! But o.
, act Is nothing to compare with her.
II takes a woman to express her opii
ion of q man when she's mad:
Mr.. winchel-I thought you were ger
tleman. That Illusion Is gone foreve
You will always hereafter be classed wi'
those young men who. haVins pes
brought up in the backwoods, nave NJ
Il learned how TO treat a lady. Since oon
J consider you worthy to enter my mousse
! beg that you viii never again 40
should you persecute me with your ate
\ tions hereafter shall inform my brothe
" In the evening after dinner VIII
Watch loose. His teeth are very sharp
Noting the date Of this letter, | I'll
that n reconciliation was expected
day II was written AT any rate, ne
are two letters, the first from grandp
de bearing the same date as the Ia
- quoted
pearest-Thank heaven it's all explains
ma will call at half past to take the nobi,
Ter woman in the world In my arms and g
ide her a million kisses!
'ot The dog that was to have been
'fS- In Lost hi9 fprr
IA, This is her reply
res oh. my darling now immeasura
on hannv / am that this horrid nightm
M ia Overt And to think that 1t should M
II been about so trlfing a matter as y
criticislng the buckles on my SHOES
OF come earlier than half past g. We 81
and ha through dinner by half past !. ana
can / wait whole hour for you
n 'nu For fortnight after this the wat
la were untroubled: then came lash
lightning out of clear sky. Its
n, lence marks 1t for the lady's:
to sir-I return with this. by our ne
zen. nov sam. YOUR ring Considering
gaye Il to me, he IL mere than wor
messenger | would express hope
q you would be happy with another gif
!. I did no, feel sure you Wouio ieao
woman a horrible life Return my let
at once by bearer.
His reply:
II will return your letters when you
's-A returned mine Respectfully yours. GU
This doesn't sound so bad as
paring his angel TO housemaid.
IL is really worse. He intimates
he can't trust her to return bis lett
she having recovered her own.
ed that she Is liable 10 use .nen W
bove discredit. There's no further re'
.ont; about this return OF letters. Gull
ming gan ensues. during which they '
5 to doubtless so much together that
edge had no use for pens. The next C
ioni spondence IL but q few days be