Postmark July 1, 1899

Friday Eve

My Darling Nell

Your letter of yesterday just recd today on the road 2 days.

Darling I expected a long letter & this was so short I was disappointed.

I fear I have been writing such long letters that you are tired out with them & write me short ones to balance up.

Well you ask such funny questions sometimes.

Why do you ask me if we realy love each other like we make out we do.  Of course you know I would say yes & [illegible] I do believe it’s true too.

No darling I haven’t bought the gloves neither the license.

You haven’t told me to & you know I’m waiting for you to say so & now you’ll be home in time.

I can go or send anytime for them & now I have the $2 ready for them.

Darling you won’t get this until Monday & it will be old so won’t write very much this time.

Darling come home this week & we can see all the summer here at Orang Springs as we have lots of shore time.

Come Come Home Home this week without fail as I am crazy to see you.  You needn’t invite sister Bernice to stay with us if you don’t want to but I don’t want you to go to Beach a week so do come home to me.

Lovingly yours

Glass

Postmark June 26, 1899

Orange Springs

June 23

My Darling Nell,

Your long letter recd today & strange it is that we were thinking of the same thing.  You [remember] that I had written you on last night that our little affair had opened my eyes too.

Yes dear I’ll [illegible] you & from this out we will both lay down our willfulness & learn to be affectionate to each other.

Yes dear those words pierced me to my very heart however I have always been of a nature to forgive & in a short time over come such feelings.  I felt sure when you wouldn’t take the ring we were done with & in 30 minutes after I reached the Hotel I would have followed you to the new world or had another talk with you & so nice in you to come after me which you said you were had I not come.

No I’ll never regret my trip to Folkstone though it cost me the $16.  [illegible] why is it such trip always cost me more than any one else.

I’ll venture any boy in this place could have made the trip on less.  Now suppose I’d gone to some city but we are not on that subject are we?

Nell I realize every day I love you better thinking all the time too it’s impossible for me to love you any better.

Darling I didn’t think of Fritz’s until I was near home.  Darling was you realy meaning for me to bring the poor fellow? I am realy ashamed of myself because I was only teasing you & would have been glad to have brought him for you. But its to late now.

The first thing Sister said to me was Did you have a good time!! Now guess the second. = = =

The second was “ Well have you guessed & what did you guess before you turn over.

Write me what you guessed.

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The second was I have a Pitcher of Ice milk. Do you want it

Of course I said yes & gave it a fair test too because I had not eaten anything except a 5 cent lunch in Pol & couldn’t eat that.

Dear one!! Do go to the Hotel & eat one biscuit for me but for Heaven sake don’t mention it as I thanked the lady 3 times for her kindness of taking such good care of me.

Nellie it’s late & I’ll have to retire as I am a little bit tired.  After this week I won’t have so much to do. I could write a whole book but no use.

I love you & you only.

Lovingly your boy,

Glass