The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-14
Married Life. Third Year
~ MABEL HERBERT URNER

"Well, that's pretty fought" 1rown-
ed Warren as he finished the letter
and threw it across the breakfast tapio
to Helen.
1t was the first word they hao re-
ceIved from his aunt, whose nome iao
been in the midst Of the Ohio fiooo
district. The penciled scraWl on
piece of wrapping paper, was haruis
legible. ,o,,
Dayton, Ohio, April 4, 1913.
Dear Warren-We just got your wiz
asking what you could do. Send US
any old clothes, blankets or beddlns
| that you or Helen may have. VIII .pe
grateful for anything. We've only tns
clothes we have on and lew olu
| things that were in trunk In the gar
ret. :,
! / cannot. write you of the horror OF
| the last ten days. For forty-elsi'
| hours the water was up to the sec.
ond floor and we were in the garres
without food or drinking water. Inc
window was broken and the colo was
frightful. There happened to be an
] old stairway carpet UP there which we
tore up and wrapped about us, tia'
was all we had to keep us warm.
| Alice was hysterical most OF the
time. AS soon as they could reach us
| they took her to Cousin Martina s.
whose house on the hill was NOT
washed out. They asked us to come.
! too, but as they have three 1amiiieo
| there now, and are sleeping on all tils
| floors, we felt we should not 60 II
only they can take care OF Alice, we
will manage somehow.
| Water Gone Down.
The water has gone down, but, on.
! the house! 1 cannot tell you what IL
! looks like. The mud. the filtn, tue
refuse! Everything is wrecked anu
ruined. We are still sleeping In l1he
garnet, for the rooms below are moi
fit-but they have brought us 1000
and blankets.
/ We have only fire insurance-noth@
ing that will cover this. l do not dare
give way, for if did your Uncle
George would break down completely
He has aged ten years. Everyone says
we should be thankful we have es-
capped with our lives-but cant sec
that life means much to us now. do
not know what We have done to de-
serve such suffering.
This letter is for Carrie and the resi-
of the family. l canot write them all
Your aunt, EMMA.
ii Helen's eyes were filled with tears
when she laid down the letter.
"Oh. dear l didn't think it could be
; as bad as that! Of course l know tn
papers have dreadful accounts, Du'
} they sometimes exaggerate.
Guess this is one Of the times thes
don't exaggerate. Now we've got u
get off some things right away. Pu
on
brown winter suit of mine-I won
reed them much longer. anyway. Anc
look over my underwear; send
counIe of suits How about a pair o
blankets ?"
Dear. we haven't blanket we cal
snare but can send a quilt"
"All right; send that. And look owe
lvour things. Send what YOU can. Alic
is Just your size: Aunt Emma's lit
tie sfouter. mt she could wear you
clothes all right. I'd better send thi
letter over to Carrie" putting it i
G his nocket. as he rose from the table
). shell want to do something
Helen Pecks the Box.
t That morning Helen spent lookin
r over Warren's clothes and her OWL
o She got a small hacking box, lined
! with paper, put in Warren's overcoa
;. the brown suit, some underwear an
, the quilt.
But the selection from her ow
things was more difficult. She had S
. few clothes in the last year that Their
y was really nothing to send. Their
o was a dark blue serge dress that Aun
Emma might wear about the hous
hut it was soiled and the lining niue
. worn. She was almost ashamed to sen
. . it.
= A cashmere wrapper. a couple {
- last years shirtwaists and gray oiot
: skirt mad, UP her list. She felt it wa
Z, not enough. but there was really moth
- ing else she could spare.
Il Why not call up Mrs. Stevens? ST
., had so many clothes. Surely ST
D. would he glad to send something.
Helen hurried over to the phone.
. Mrs. Stevens was al sympathy.
why. yes. I'm so glad you let n
"a know Jxt the other day laid o
m some things. but didn5t know who
On give thin to-"
on Helen thanked her effusively a
~ said she would send bow after the
~ ut once. AS soon as she hung I'D t
=, receiver. she took it down again
call for messenger
The boy came few moments la,
and she gave him the address and
struetions to bring back the packa
..,, In three-uuarters of an hour he
i'h turned with a big newspaper bundle
Helen onened it eagerly. With {
-. tonished dismay she took out soil
- pink satin evening gown with fray
=, head fringe. She dropped it to unft
ID, the one underneath. blue chiffon
ternoon frock, with lace yoke a
81 sleeves and tient pannler skirt
ron up almost to the knee. There was a
a pair of gray suede slippers and Sol
u, elbow length gloves.