Evening star., 1940-03-31


best, but my poor heart will not be
at ease until I hear from you"
Subsequently there came this let
ter. II am edited and gratified by
your reading some of the Quaker
books on religion. I very much ap-
prove of your taking a French paper,
too, both on account of the language
familiarity which you will continue,
but also because of its contents,
which will no doubt be superior to
the native or Yankee paper. Read
good books and your Bible every day
and try to keep your manners among
the vast numbers of savages which
we hear America has"
But the lure of a pioneer coun-
try calls to her sons still adventure
some soul and the letters from Scot
land follow him from Philadelphia,
on to Virginia, to Marietta, State of
Ohio" and finally to Charles Jack,
Illinois, North America"
In letter addressed to him at
Marietta, the fond mother made her
last plea that her beloved son may
be willing to forsake the rigors and
hardships of America and return to
the army career planned for him.
She wrote, "The Parliament was dis
solved six weeks ago, the reelection
of new members nearly completed
and Lord Aberdeen will be here soon.
Poor, or rich, you will be received
with transport, could you see your
way to returning. Had you gone to
India with troops you would have
been well on now. If your health
seems to suffer from the cold CHI
mate. let no prospect induce you to
remain"
Steamboat Invention Mentioned.
An acceptance of the initiative and
scientific advances in the United
States on the part of Charles Jacks
parents was noted in birthday let
ter which opened with the phrase,
Il greet you on your natal day" 1t
continued, 1--WE have heard of the
invention of the steamboat by Mr..
Robert Fulton. Would it be we'll for
your father or me to invest in this
new Venture?"
One written by Charles Jack him.
self TO a younger brother showed
the one time adventurer turned lee
turer not only with regard to "the
irresponsibility" he deprecated in
alex" as he referred to him, but
also with regard to his defects in
spelling, writing and diction,' which
he declared "vex me great deal,
for due application would improve
them" He further chided him with
this comment: You have the soul
of prince and apparently all the
disposition to spend like one
Upon the walls of Mrs. Frysinger's
apartment there is link with those
comments of her grandfather to his
younger brother Alex" 1t is in the
series of framed sketches of his life
in India as 1t. Col. Alexander Jack
of the Sd Regiment, North India.
From them the first Autographs
were made, a set of which reposeS
in the British Museum.
Mrs. Frysinger. who has lived in
Washington since 1921, was born in
Rock Island, Ill, and married at Is
to her late husband. George Patrick
Frysinger, by whom she had seven
children, among them her daughter
Grace, who carries her mothers and
her grandmother's name.
A worthy descendant of the
Charles Jack who was not content
to play piping tune of peace in
his native Scotland after the Ma
poleonic Wars. Mrs. Frysinger is an
intrepid traveller, who has thrice
been around the world and made
many trips to Europe. Air trips are
her favorite method of transporta-
ton. her only dissatisfaction with
them being the bit of Scotch" in
her that makes her wish they were
as reasonable in cost as trips by
rail and bus"