The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-07-22
AN INTERESTING LETTER
FROM THE "BOSS."
STATING THAT HE IS HAVING
A GREAT TINE.

Eureka, ILL.,, Monday, July 16, 1922
Dear Friends: i
No doubt you'd be somewhat inter
ested in knowing what "The Boss
is doing up here in Illinois.
Well, in the first place I'm enjoy
ing some nice cool weather. Have
slept under blanket or two every
night since leaving New Orleans, and
, haven't known what ''sweat" is-ex-
cept when | get Industrious and ploW
awhile in Dads garden
| didn't know human being could
cat 50 much as | do since hitting
this higher altitude. The old home
is full of relatives-all here on a
family reunion, and we have a
regular Christmas dinner every day
Right near the house is the orch
ard, crowded with the finest apples,
pears, raspberries, Strawberries, and
currants. Here the grapevines stag
ger from tree to tree as though
drunk with the nectar from their
own purple clusters, and peach and
plum, and blood-rcd cherry bend
bow and bush and hang like price
less jewels of rubys and amethyst
Here | spend great deal of time
trying to catch up the sixteen sum
mers eating | have lost out on while
enjoying other gastronomc treats
way down South in Dixie"
By staying in New Iberia unit 4
after the Fourth Of July celebration
| somewhat disarranged my plans 50
that ! have had to cut out my trip
up into Wisconsin, but my sister
came down here to the old home to
see me, so that doesn't matter. She
taught school in New iberia for two
years while | was Parish Superin
tendent. / had not seen her for over
nine years.
Donald Murphy, my nephew who
spent several weeks in New iberia
in the Spring of 1921, drove over
from Davenport, Iowa, in his car
Friday and spent the week end with
me. He is attending university in
Davenport His sister whom | had
not seen since little girl, is here
inEureka now on a visit. She gradll-
ated from the State University at
Lexington, Ky.
If can possibly do so | shall go
South via Kentucky and stop off a
few days at Lexin ston, and also go
through the famous Mammoth Cave
The worlds greatest running horse,
"Man 0 War" is stationed at Lex
ington, and DR.. Murphy has promis-
ed to give me chance to see him
if I'll come home that way.
haven't been up to "Old Chi"
yet, but expect to be lookin' 'em
over on Chicago beach by the end
of this week.
The Madam writes me that the
Pageant was to be repeated last
Saturday, | wish | could have been
there to see it, and hope it went off
all right.
Business has been pretty slow up
here, they tell me, but there seems
to be tendency to pick up since a
few weeks The factories are putting
on more men, and except for the
mines and railroad shops which are
all closed down by strikes, there
seems to be an atmosphere of quick
ening industry and returning pros
perity. The Chicago Tribune today
carried several solid pages of ads
for laborers and employees in every
imaginable line of business, so the
fall rush of progress must be start
ing early. Editorials in all the big
northern and eastern papers say that
the much heralded and long wished
for return to normal business pro-
gress is now upon us. The wave is
SLOWLY moving Southwark and is due
to hit Louisiana, Texas and other
Gulf States sometime in October.
The Madam informs me that ev-
erything in the shop is running a
long nicely, and certainly do ap-
preciate the real interest you fet-
lows take in our business.
Don't know just when | will get
back home to old New Iberia, but 1t
will not be many more days.
Give my regards to all enquiring
friends and keep just portion for
yourselves.
"CAP" FRAME.