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Title
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Lawrence Bruner to Psyche Bruner, 1897, Sept. 19
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Alternative Title
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Lawrence Bruner Letters, 1897
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Date
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1897, Sept. 19
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Creator
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Lawrence Bruner
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Description
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Handwritten 4 page letter from Lawrence Bruner to Psyche Bruner, "Who would have thought a year ago, or even 6 months ago, that I would be here today writing a letter home."
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Identifier
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081210-1897-023a
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Transcription
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Asuncion, Paraguay
Sept. 19 1897
My Dear Psyche:–
Who would have thought a year ago, or even 6 months ago, that I would be here today writing a letter home? But things are so very peculiar in this world that we cannot tell for certain anything about the future. Time passes, and with the time goes our lives. Some people seem to have a pleasant time, while to others comes nothing but misery and trouble. To me has, for the most part, come pleaure. Maybe, afterall, it is the person and not chance that makes our lives happy or miserable. If we are willing to take things as they come and try to be happy anyway, we are happy; but if we are always disatisfied with ourselves, other people, and the whole world we will always be miserable.
Paraguay is a much finer country to my notion than Argentina. It is not so level and barran to look upon. The native people (mostly women, girls and boys) are much better looking thatn the native Argentinians, and I believe less savage and more trustworthy. At any rate I would be more willing to trust them in
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Rights
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To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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