LETTERS FROM HARRY, page 15

(Addressed to Miss Augusta Rutledge, 26 W William St, Delaware O.) Carrollton O
Aug 25 1909.

Miss Augusta Rutledge

Dearest Friend

    While you are in slumberland and haveing sweet dreams I will write to my sweetheart
    I just came home from town it is now eleven o'clock and if I had not promised to write and for disappointing you I would not have written to you tonight
    You wanted Florence's address it is 8 Bartges St Akron O
    Ruth is at Dellroy now on a visit so I hear
    Say Kid I will close for tonight and finish in the morning so good night and sweet dreams to my Sweetheart

Your Lover

    While I am waiting on breakfast I will finish this letter say kid I never got your card untill monday it layed in the office from saturday.
    I allmost wish I hadent asked Hazel to go with me to the picnic for I cant get you out of my mind long enough to enjoy my self with any other girl but you know the reason I wanted to take her.
    I saw Gertrude at Endeavor Sunday night was talking to her she said it was kind of loneome with out you and I think so to
    To that lady friend of yours you speak my congratulations
        Say kid I am sorry that I will have to bring this to a close but I will write more the next time as I will have to go to work so take good care of your self for I will do so.
    Hoping to hear from you soon I remain

Your true Love Harry.

you just let on that your engaged.

(Addressed to Miss Augusta Rutledge, 25 W William St, Delaware O)

Carrollton O
Sept 1st 1909.

Dearest Augusta

    Well you certainly want me to write as bad as I want to but I wont break my promise if it is only a few words
    Hope you had a good time at the fair would liked to of went but my money was just a little to close for that I am going to send for a cornet maby tonight and will do what you wanted me to maby you and I can sometime play togather wont it be fine
    Well kid you ought to see the times Bessie Shaw from Aliance is here and she is a perfect "devil" (if you will allow me to use that expression) she and Grace togather dont give me a minute's rest.
    Gee wish I was in Delaware for the street fair say I would see anybody else go with you then boy or girl not that I disbelieve you for I dont for you are true but remember your promise
    Yes my fingers are nearly well but there will be scars left to tell the tail
    No Gertrude has not tried yet to cut you out or dont think she can her "old man" was down last Sat night what do you think of that? guess I will come out to see you about the 11th h ha' ha'' what would you say if I would drop in on you? I may it is hard to tell.
    Am going to Killgore Saturday to the picnic wish you was here to go with me I miss you so much
    No I cant guess why you are going to John's you will have to tell me if you want me to know
    The festival at Pleasant Hill is the 4th the Brooks reunion the 11th think of the things to go to
    Well I must close for this time will try and write more next time
    Hoping to hear from you soon I still remain Your True Love Harry.

Good night sweetheart.

(Addressed to Miss Augusta Rutledge, 26 W William St, Delaware O.)

Carrollton O
Sept 9 '09

Dearest Friend.

    While I wait on Grace to get ready to go to Practice will write you a few lines Mt Pleasant is going to sing for the reunion
    Sweetheart this may be the last letter I will write to you from here as I am going to leave here Friday evening and go home we are going to play ball Sat so I can put my clothes in my suite case and if they ask me anything I can tell them that I have my ball suite in it then I am going to Akron Sunday and try and get Florence to come home and go to school with me at Harlem this winter will be back home Monday or Tuesday now what do you think of my scheme. I will tell you when you come home why I am leaving.
    Now I have never doubted your trueness to me or never will untill you tell me yourself that you are not true and I hope that day will never come but hope the day will come when I can call you my own little wife. by that you can see I dont doubt you
    As for going with other fellows you enjoy Your self go if you want to.
    I have not been with any girls only Hazel and that is no more.
    Well now Aunty I suppose that you will get to ride in that auto say that makes me laugh when I think what you said about him tell John if it is a boy to rember me.
    I had a card from Ray Smeltz he said that they heard we were married am going to tell him that we are just for fun
    Well I guess I will have to close for this time will tell you a whole lot of stuf when you come home I want to meet you at the train this time and pardon me for not writing sooner but did not get your letter untill Wed evening
    I remain Your True Love

Harry.

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