LETTERS FROM HARRY page 5

Carrollton O
Oct. 22 '07

Kind Friend,

    Yes I will forgive you for not writing sooner and I allso heard of your dying and am awfull glad you are still liveing and well
    Yes I had a fine time at the fair you had a good time bully for you the play the night of the fair was good and the best concert you ever seen
    I dident see any body at Canton that I wanted to see
    How did you get over the serenade I got over it all right after I taked to you Roy Smeltz and I went to town we followed John Reed and his sweet-heart Mary and you ought to of heard us talking to him     I have something to tell you when I see you about some girls that we seen at town Sat night.
    I will be over Sat night if nothing prevents that is if it is allright which it is by the way you taked sat night
    Here is something that will make you mad and you will tell me to quit right away ha, ha,, I was to take Olive Sell to Palermo the Sunday after the fair but was no nearer than Petersberg when I came home from Dellroy, Well I will not tell you any more but will close hoping to hear from you soon I still remain Your k n u d

Harry,

    if you dont know what the last word is it is a code word.
    The evening star and the morning are not compared with a kiss from you
    what do you think of that ha, ha.
    I sent for an instruction book for my guitar. will get it tomorrow so I will bring it along Sat night

Good Night

H S HESS.

Carrollton O
11/14 1907

Dear Friend.

    I was talking to Tom K last night. they are going to have the dance Friday night and you are invited. If you have no way. to go I will take you with the greatest of Pleasure for I will have to come after my guitar anyway
    Well I must close and eat my dinner
    we are going to a sale this afternoon
    So Good bye hope you can go. Yours

Harry.

Carrollton O
Nov 27 1907.

Dear Friend,

    Greetings of Thanksgiving. just think of the poor. (fat) Turkey's that will be killed tomorrow
    You will say, "he must think I am not going to answer the other letter" I dident call it a letter just what it was
    so I will try and answer your letter
    Suppose you are glad the "Holly Rollers" have left town. the Toale anyhow.
    This afternoon finds me in the city after Florence. tomorrow I go a hunting if I get shot dont suppose you would shed any tears at my funeral. would you?
    I will not get shot if I can help it.
I    f everything is satisfactory why cant we go to Dellroy Sunday two weeks.
    I suppose you have wrote T.K. a letter and told him to come ha,ha.. he had better get something for his breath he had a bad breath Sun night anyhow
    Oh gee. I cant think of anything to write oh yes I came home monday morning the "old man" said "there is not mutch use in you going to bed" it was only 4.30.
    I will try and return some of your post cards well I must close and mail this.
    Dont eat to mutch turkey and save a piece for me
    I still remain your (what will I say) Friend or "Knud"
I will say your Harry..

Go to TOP

Updated

Tope Family Page

On-Site Contents

LETTERS FROM HARRY page 5