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Box 1, Folder 4, Item 7, Letter to Ora and Porter Heath Morgan From Dick T. Morgan (1902
July 25)
[[Top left it says: Harry Lee Fogg. Associate Attorney]]
[[Top right it says: G. W. Sawyer. Gen. Manager Branch Offices.]]
[[Top middle it says: Dick T. Morgan. Lawyer and Land Attorney. El Reno, Oklahoma.]]
July 25, 1902
Dear Ode and Porter:
This is Friday after supper. I am at the office. I have been quite busy this week-attending to
business and getting up my addresses which I am to deliver before the Y. M. C. A. Tuesday p.m.
I have it completed. It takes 25 minutes to read it. My subject is ‘Measuring A Man.’ The idea is
that you can not measure a man by the yard stick, tape life, or wrigh him with a pair of scales.
That you must measure a man 1. By his Principles. 2. by his Performances or deeds. I mention
some of the principles which I think are important in a man-such as honesty-truthfulness,
temperance, & [[???]]. So there is my speech in a nut-shell. Well, I forgot to tell you, Mrs.
Wright & children got back next day after you left. Mrs. W. expressed regret that she did
not get back in time to see you and Geraldine was very greatly disappointed that you were gone.
She seemed glad to see me.
Mrs. Blackman is going away soon. Some lady-I don’t know her name-is to run the house while
she is gone. There has been no special change about the house & the boardees.
I have not yet fixed a time for my leaving-though I see the first of the month will soon be here.
But I will not start before the 1st and possibly not until between the 4th and the 7th
I attended prayer-meeting Wednesday evening. Fairly good attendance. There has been nothing
going on, and I had not attended anything in the [[illegible]].
We have been having showers here nearly ever since you left-some days have been a little
sunny-but-in the main the weather has been cool and pleasant.
I shall try and get my business shaped up the best I can so as to get off as the near the first as
possible-for if I get back by the 1st of September, I will have to hurry to get all my visits
through.
Well, I have told you all the news. I was glad to see Porter’s letter and know you got home safe.
Mama got a [[???]] standing about the trains. From what you say.
Well, Mama, I have been looking for a good letter from you every day-but-none yet. Certainly
you would keep me waiting much longer, How are you, anyway? It is lonesome for me here
without you. I shall expect a good long letter from you mama soon- & Porter will of course
write often. With much love and kisses-I am
Papa
July 25)
[[Top left it says: Harry Lee Fogg. Associate Attorney]]
[[Top right it says: G. W. Sawyer. Gen. Manager Branch Offices.]]
[[Top middle it says: Dick T. Morgan. Lawyer and Land Attorney. El Reno, Oklahoma.]]
July 25, 1902
Dear Ode and Porter:
This is Friday after supper. I am at the office. I have been quite busy this week-attending to
business and getting up my addresses which I am to deliver before the Y. M. C. A. Tuesday p.m.
I have it completed. It takes 25 minutes to read it. My subject is ‘Measuring A Man.’ The idea is
that you can not measure a man by the yard stick, tape life, or wrigh him with a pair of scales.
That you must measure a man 1. By his Principles. 2. by his Performances or deeds. I mention
some of the principles which I think are important in a man-such as honesty-truthfulness,
temperance, & [[???]]. So there is my speech in a nut-shell. Well, I forgot to tell you, Mrs.
Wright & children got back next day after you left. Mrs. W. expressed regret that she did
not get back in time to see you and Geraldine was very greatly disappointed that you were gone.
She seemed glad to see me.
Mrs. Blackman is going away soon. Some lady-I don’t know her name-is to run the house while
she is gone. There has been no special change about the house & the boardees.
I have not yet fixed a time for my leaving-though I see the first of the month will soon be here.
But I will not start before the 1st and possibly not until between the 4th and the 7th
I attended prayer-meeting Wednesday evening. Fairly good attendance. There has been nothing
going on, and I had not attended anything in the [[illegible]].
We have been having showers here nearly ever since you left-some days have been a little
sunny-but-in the main the weather has been cool and pleasant.
I shall try and get my business shaped up the best I can so as to get off as the near the first as
possible-for if I get back by the 1st of September, I will have to hurry to get all my visits
through.
Well, I have told you all the news. I was glad to see Porter’s letter and know you got home safe.
Mama got a [[???]] standing about the trains. From what you say.
Well, Mama, I have been looking for a good letter from you every day-but-none yet. Certainly
you would keep me waiting much longer, How are you, anyway? It is lonesome for me here
without you. I shall expect a good long letter from you mama soon- & Porter will of course
write often. With much love and kisses-I am
Papa