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Gustavus, Oct. 9th
My dear Seneca,
I expect you have
looked for a letter from home
to day, but the time has passed
by me and no writing done.
Sunday. We all went to church.
Aunt Mim went home with Mary
Lyons. Elie and Merte came
up here. Merte has had her
upper teeth out. Mr. Wallace
pulled them. D. Moore injected
something into her arm that
deadened the pain. She had
thirteen out. Aunt Mim, Papa
and I have been to Kinsman
to day. aunt M got her a
[?] trunk. Papa went with the
old buggy and brought
it home. She goes Thurs, meets
Cousin Eddie at Ashtabula. Papa
is going to take her to
Andover so she will not have
to start in the night. Last
night Truman took Case and
wife to K for the convention.
Singers were flocking in.
Among the number was
Cynthia Hutchins. [?]
misherable fool. She needs
her dollars for something to
eat at home. O yes we got
half of our pictures to day.
They are pretty good, we think.
Truman says tell you he was
going to write but is too
sleepy. Says he will talk to
you Sunday if all is well
and it does not rain. If
planned–I think he and
Wilson will go to Troy.
They have reckoned on going
for some time. They will
go Sat and come home Mon.
Someone will be after you.
If anything happens they
do not go, we will let you
know. Of course they will not
go in the rain.
Tomorrow they raise the
Cochran's barn. Poor Rob
is not better and is just beg-
ging to come home all
the time. I am afraid he
will never be any better. Mary
feels sometimes as if she
would tell the Dr. to send
him home anyway. She
could not think it to have
him feel so bad and
plead to come home.
I hear 9 are going to take [?pencil-
ers] that is all so far. O yes
I have not told you that
Mary Smith is going to work
for us a while commenses next
Monday. She has left school
and wanted a place to work.
Mary Lyons told Aunt Mim she
was thinking of writing to you.
Think you will hear from Kathie
some day. I think you are
wise as not changing your
boarding place. You will know
you will have good board there.
What have you done about
your [?] Just think
what a lot of questions you
will have hurled at you
when you come. It seems
as if you have been gone two
months instead of two weeks.
Its a long time until Christmas
but the [?] will be passing.
Our folks seem intent digging
potatoes tomorrow. Robie Groff
is going to dig them. He has
been digging for Daniel Ship-
man and Mr. Nesbit.
Well tis getting bed time
now. Do not sit up late very
often to study and I want you
to have a good nights rests.
I want you to get fulled up.
You write to Aunt Mim at
Russia after a while. You
know it will please her. She will
write to you after a while.
I will say good night
for now and will finish in the
morning. Morning. They
are going to dig potatoes to day.
[??Jesup] Seville and Harry will
help so as to get done. I think
you had best put on your
thickest underwear for such
changes are bad for colds.
Papa is much better. I am feeling
as well as when you left gaining
some I think. I do hope it will
be pleasant for Sat. Truman was
fooling with Max this morning.
He says "I bet old [?Lenede] would
like to see you." Aunt Mim says
she will write to you after a little.
They just brought in one of the
little pigs. It was nice and plump.
Your letter came last night. Found
it when we got home, sat down
and read it before taking off
my things. I think they must
have pretty nearly tortured that
bride and groom with their
racket. Well I must say good
by again. I just told Elmer he
would have to write some time.
He says "O [?Whimsy] I can't write
a letter". Take good care of
yourself and write when you
can. Your loving Mother