Carrollton
O
Dec 9 1908
Miss Augusta Rutledge
My Dearest Friend.
I suppose
you have heard the saddest news that could
be broken to me. that which breaks my heart. I know not what could
induce my sister to act so unjustly and to take along another. and the
worst is that suspicion rests on me but I am inocent as God knows I am.
Edd's
thought I took them away somewhere, so they
could get away. You know I was at church, and I have proof that I went
straight to Church and home from Church.
And when
I think that I may never see my sister again, it breaks my heart. Oh,
you can not imagine my sorrows.
But
something tells me she will not be long from me,
something tells me she will soon return. I have something which she
holds dearer than all, my mothers ring.
If you
love your people, if you dont want to break
their hearts. for the love of God Augusta dont leave your home. You
know not what sorrow is untill you have sorrows of your own
There is
still some comfort to know that I have one true friend left. August
dont for heaven sake dont doubt or deny my love.
Well I
will close for I can tell you better than I can
write it. Hoping I may see you very soon I Still remain Your
broken-hearted Lover. Harry.
("Christmas" postcard with angel flying over
houses on the front.)
Dec 22 1908
No day so
stirs the heart and pen,
None
brings a message half so dear.
as this
the gladest in the year, of "Peace on Earth and good will to men."
Wishing
you a Merry Christmas and Happy New-Year I remain Ever Yours
Harry.
Carrollton O.
Feb 8 1909
Miss Augusta Rutledge
Dear Friend.
I was
awfully dissappointed that I dident get to see
you Fri night at Literary nor last night at church I will try and
write you a few lines this morning while I am waiting for my
class.
Warner
and I were at Leavitsville yesterday. had a
fine time but the roads are in an awful condition.
John has
sent for three more play's and we are going
to pick out the best and have it just as soon as we can.
Did you
go to Canton? John said he dident think you
did.
Jessie
Moore was asking me all kind of questions last
night she was asking about what Nelson said about her and a whole
lot of other such like.
We are
going down to play ball with Petersburg Friday
afternoon if it nice and not to muddy
Hope it
will be a nice night Sat night so I can be
with you again for the day's seem as long as week's
As I have
run out of anything to say in this way I
will colose.
I remain
as ever
Your True Friend and
(knud)
Harry.
Carrollton O
Mar 5 1909
Miss Augusta Rutledge
Dear Friend.
Iwill try this morning to do as you wished me to do.
no doubt you thought I was ent going to write dont you ever think
that because I always like to write to my sweetheart if you will
allow me to call you that.
Sherman's
were over last night and we had lots of
music and card playing. Sherman and I beat papa and Warner.
Charley
Kail is burying their baby to day.
Ulman is
going to have a taffy pulling before long it
is a free pitch in but dont think there will be very many "pitch
in"
I am
going to the school house this afternoon to
literary I am on for a little bit of every thing even the debate
and that dont suite me at all.
If you go
to Akron and see Florence you tell her to
write to me tell her I wont be at home so she need not fear papa.
I will see you before you go.
Monday I
start to work Expect it will about kill me
for a few days you dont need to think I will make a smash on
Grace because I cant for there is only one I
"knud"
and
that is
you so I will remain true and hope you will
be the
same to me.
Well I
must close and go to work Wishing you success
I remain with love
Your True
Friend
Harry,
please excuse this pencil for it is so
hard that I
cant hardly write H
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