Letter from Jennie to William Charles McClung, May 17, 1878
File — Box: MS 014-4-01, Folder: MS 014-4-01-061
Identifier: MS 014- series MS 014-4- file MS 014-4-01-061
Envelope and letter from Jennie ? to Mr. William Charles McClung
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At Home Friday Morning May 17 78
My Dear Wm. Charles- You can never tell how glad I was to get your letter yesterday it was such a good one I verily believe it added tenfold to my happinness It is my earnest desire that ever when you leave my presence you will feel happier for having been with me and may not regret we are often or nearly always together
Your message to Mr. Pound shall be duly delivered this morning when I take this letter to the office for I want to do a little shopping so will have a good chance to tell him. I went with Pa to the ?? Tues but we did not go until afternoon and fearing something might happen to prevent our going at all that day I finaly concluded best to put your letter in the Jewell Office so did so
I had a splendid time that day I called upon Mrs. Lance and sister found the sister young pretty and agreeable Mrs. Bowles went with me to call and we then returned to the Hotel where I staid until evening it was just dark when we arrived home and I had neither finished my poetry or prepared anything for our debate in our Library that evening but I went first the same expecting however to be fined 10 c [cents] for non-performance of duty. I took what poetry I had written read it and recived several compliments for it and two or three requests to be allowed to copy it so I begin to have no more fear of fine from that soon but oh the debate! but where that was called for it was discovered that there was a slight misunderstanding among the debators on the affirmative so it was defered for a week which raided by spirits consid-erably for I always hate terribly to have people disappointed in me there was then a slight change made among the debaters on the affirmative. Dr. Hughes was put in captain Mr. M.F. K. first assistant Mifs. Breed 2nd Dr. thinks he is large enough to entirely annihilate me even if I do wield the swoard while he holds only the pen. Perhaps he can we shall see be that as it may like the true women of our nation I'll stand my ground as long as I have any to stand upon and I think with my gallant right and left supporters we will not soon back down perhaps by time we are through they will find that "we routed them, we scouted them nor lost a single man"
Dell and I rode out to sister Jade's yesterday afternoon and as we came home in the evening just before sundown we met Mifs Mary L. and Mr. Leyster out riding in a carriage and after we had passed them Dell laughed and said "Mifs Mary looks so happy that I really dont believe she would throw Mr. Leyster over this time for any one. I guess it would be useless for am one even to try I dont think she will give him up for Mr. McClug this time do you?... of course I said no for I didn't think
she'd have any temptations so to do. I hope my dear that you have your stove in the store again for I fear if you haven't you'll catch cold and be sick and I can't have that my boy you must take good care of yourself now and perhaps some day I'll help to take of you though no doubt I'll require as much as I give and perhaps even more but you know two ?? can stand much better if learned against each other that if stood alone I must stop now but I do so hoping soon to see you and hear from you with all my heart dear I am Ever Yours Jennie
Envelope: Mrs. W. C. McClung Reubens Kansas Postmark Jewell Co. Jewell S.R. Worick, P.M. Kansas May 17 1878 1 P.M. 3 cent washington stamp
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At Home Friday Morning May 17 78
My Dear Wm. Charles- You can never tell how glad I was to get your letter yesterday it was such a good one I verily believe it added tenfold to my happinness It is my earnest desire that ever when you leave my presence you will feel happier for having been with me and may not regret we are often or nearly always together
Your message to Mr. Pound shall be duly delivered this morning when I take this letter to the office for I want to do a little shopping so will have a good chance to tell him. I went with Pa to the ?? Tues but we did not go until afternoon and fearing something might happen to prevent our going at all that day I finaly concluded best to put your letter in the Jewell Office so did so
I had a splendid time that day I called upon Mrs. Lance and sister found the sister young pretty and agreeable Mrs. Bowles went with me to call and we then returned to the Hotel where I staid until evening it was just dark when we arrived home and I had neither finished my poetry or prepared anything for our debate in our Library that evening but I went first the same expecting however to be fined 10 c [cents] for non-performance of duty. I took what poetry I had written read it and recived several compliments for it and two or three requests to be allowed to copy it so I begin to have no more fear of fine from that soon but oh the debate! but where that was called for it was discovered that there was a slight misunderstanding among the debators on the affirmative so it was defered for a week which raided by spirits consid-erably for I always hate terribly to have people disappointed in me there was then a slight change made among the debaters on the affirmative. Dr. Hughes was put in captain Mr. M.F. K. first assistant Mifs. Breed 2nd Dr. thinks he is large enough to entirely annihilate me even if I do wield the swoard while he holds only the pen. Perhaps he can we shall see be that as it may like the true women of our nation I'll stand my ground as long as I have any to stand upon and I think with my gallant right and left supporters we will not soon back down perhaps by time we are through they will find that "we routed them, we scouted them nor lost a single man"
Dell and I rode out to sister Jade's yesterday afternoon and as we came home in the evening just before sundown we met Mifs Mary L. and Mr. Leyster out riding in a carriage and after we had passed them Dell laughed and said "Mifs Mary looks so happy that I really dont believe she would throw Mr. Leyster over this time for any one. I guess it would be useless for am one even to try I dont think she will give him up for Mr. McClug this time do you?... of course I said no for I didn't think
she'd have any temptations so to do. I hope my dear that you have your stove in the store again for I fear if you haven't you'll catch cold and be sick and I can't have that my boy you must take good care of yourself now and perhaps some day I'll help to take of you though no doubt I'll require as much as I give and perhaps even more but you know two ?? can stand much better if learned against each other that if stood alone I must stop now but I do so hoping soon to see you and hear from you with all my heart dear I am Ever Yours Jennie
Envelope: Mrs. W. C. McClung Reubens Kansas Postmark Jewell Co. Jewell S.R. Worick, P.M. Kansas May 17 1878 1 P.M. 3 cent washington stamp
Dates
- May 17, 1878
Extent
From the Series: .33 Linear Feet (1 Letter size document case.)
Creator
- From the Collection: Johnson, Timothy (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Fort Hays State University Special Collections Repository