Lottie Horner

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What we know

Lothia (Lottie) Horner
1880 - ?
Eldest daughter of Pastor and Millie Horner. Disappeared from Marble Springs when she was 18. Leah Cole occasionally received letters from Chicago marked L. Horner.

Firelight

Pastor Horner forbade¹ his daughter
to attend dances in Jenson’s barn.
Or anywhere else for that matter.

Lottie went anyway,
her smile-filled eyes
turning the boys faster
than the caller’s thumping feet.
Her long curls twirled in
the lamp light, throwing gold shadows
on the fine organdy and lace
Leah Cole lent her.

One of the boys would
see her home, helping
her climb quietly back
into her window,
softly laughing,
kissing,
knowing
in the dark.

Footnotes

1. Item 1665. Health in Youth. Late hours, irregular habits, and want of attention to diet, are common errors with most young men and women, and these gradually, but at first imperceptibly, undermine the health, and lay the foundation for various forms of disease in after life. It is a very difficult thing to make young persons comprehend this.
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A drawing of a lace and flower heart.
Ruby Mateson

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