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July 22, 1885
Mr. Martin, * Many years later, Ivory read and organized his and Rose's letters, making notes on a few. These notes are set forth within brackets as written. (Page 1) |
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August 4, 1885
Miss Eden: |
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August 4, 1885
Mr. Martin, |
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August 17, 1885
Miss Eden:
The "Blue and the Gray" may not be quite up to our standard of excellence, but it is said to be a very nice piece, and is certainly the best we have at present. I think tomorrow will be better than this evening, as the same play will be repeated to a bett
er house. I wish I could invite you to see Salvini or Terrey, but I can not. |
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August 17, 1885 Mr. Martin, I accept with pleasure your invitation to hear the Blue and the Gray tomorrow evening. Very truly R. Eden (Page 2) |
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September 7, 1885 Miss Eden: Will you allow me the honor of escorting you to the theater this evening? To be candid with you, I do not like the character of their plays and do not believe they will please you; but everybody says that they are immense, and I suppose that I must submit . I would like to call early and start to the theater rather late, as so much laughing at such silly nonsense is apt to make me feel too foolish to talk during the performance; and when the play is over, it will be so late that you would not believe anyth ing I may say. I know that I am violating some iron-clad rule, by lengthening this note into the dimensions of a letter, but I hope that you will excuse me. And now let me beg of you not to sign your name, when replying to this, as you did in the last note you sent me. If you have not time to write your full name, please to sign it "Rose E." instead of "R. Eden." Respectfully, I.J. Martin |
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September 7, 1885 Mr. Martin, I will be pleased to go this evening--and glad you are coming early so I can believe what you say. If I had time I would write you a whole page, but don't like to keep the boy waiting. However I will take time to write all my name. Rosalind Eden |
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September 18, 1885 Miss Eden: I write to ask if you will go out driving next Sunday afternoon. I would like to start at 12:30, but if that would hurry you, 1 o'clock will do. We will make the drive short enough that you will not feel called upon to attend prayer meeting twice next wee k. That, to my mind, seems too great a penance to endure for the sake of a few miles extra drive, and yet the pleasure of the drive would compensate for any ordinary punishment. Yours Respectfully, Ivory J. Martin (Page 3) |
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September 18, 1885 Mr. Martin, Your kind invitation to go driving on Sunday afternoon is accepted with pleasure and I shall be ready on time. I may be obliged to attend prayer meeting twice, for you are very indefinite about how long a time we may be gone, but I don't want to give up t he drive even if there should a penance go with it. Respectfully Rose Eden |
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September 25, 1885 Mr. Martin, I shall be pleased to see you this evening. I thought you would be likely to call one of these rainy evenings. Respectfully Yours, Rose Eden |
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October 2, 1885 Miss Eden: Can or will you take a short drive this afternoon, start about one o'clock? Yours etc. I.J. Martin (Page 4) |