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Dear Seneca
Bro. Knapp was
at his best Sunday
was trying to impress upon
the young the importance of
having a fixed purpose in
life- Said there were very few
young men who have any idea what
their life work will be and
added, or girls either except my
own and after talking a little
remarked if they had, had not
said anything to him about
it.
You can imagine how
the girls looked-
Pa
in haste
Gustavus Nov 6th, 1900
My dear Seneca,
I’m fearful you will
be disappointed me- getting a letter
from home to long. Will try how-
ever to start this tomorrow. We did
not have [?] mail until yes-
terday, but we were glad to get
your card. I know you would
look for the boy’s and I feel so
sorry. We could not go, but you
know how slow Keith is and I really
think he cannot leave that [?]
hill girl [?] to come home
has brought his [?] two or three
times. [?] would have tried
Harry but he was very busy finishing
[?] [?] plowing. The boys all
husked corn out. Well let me tell
you Pappa went girl hunting
a week ago to buy and finely
found a girl in the South West part
at Caleb’s [??k]. She is 18 years old, a
bright looking girl, does pretty well
by my overseeing, willing to be told,
makes the bread, does not understand
[?] [?]. So I make what [?]
we have, perhaps if she stays long
enough may make quite a girl
of his. She wears a Bryans badge
on her hat and is quite [er??ky]
over it. Her name is [Am??] [Ti??le??].
We had enjoyed Mrs. [R?????] to
come Fri. and [?]. so we let her
Come. She cleaned that old carpet
For your room, cleaned and put
it down. Also the front rooms,
our bedroom, made [?] & C, I tell
you she can make things buzy.
just might. [?] Walters & wife
came stayed until this morning.
Nancy Hunt is out visiting her
daughter Mrs. [?] so we expect
them up some day. Sal - [?]
picked [?] [?] [?]. Mrs. [R?]
dressed them I fried them and
made biscuit- for the gravy. Then
I told them I wished Seneca was
here to have some. Do you have
chickens any? You have your
chickens under[????] on have you and
by you this ones every [?] your
[?] for summer.
Haven’t you got a letter every
week from me. I have sent one
out the fore part of each week.
ever since you went away.
Bessie came down the other eve
and when she went away the
young man put on his coat and hat
and steped along with her, they
had not hardly got off the steps
before [?] [?] [?] furs jumped
Into boots and coats and went
pell mell up over the hill into
the [?] lot hunting [?] [?] they
said, lone some [?],
[?]issing, for [?] and for the
young couple, when he got back
they [?] [?] my very earnestly
[L?t??]. Tis yelling must- [?] time.
I feel very tired tonight. We have
just done our first [ch?] for this
fall. we have had very nice [?]
All the fall from Mrs. Palters, we
Heres tonight- what Mr. Whisters
folks have just- got home last-
fri night- have not seen them. Best W-
[?] [?] home on a visit- but was
going back. Bennie came back
some time ago and the last we
heard was in New York, he did not
like Puerto Rico.
Well tomorrow is Elections, do you
wish you could vote. [?] [?]
office windows use Bryan & Steven-
-[?] pictures and in the Drs win
-[?] above are McKinley and
Roosevelts. [?] told the Dr.
if he put those in his windows he
would tear them down. The Dr. told
him he would not- as long as he
stayed there. The Dr. has gone
to his home for to [P?te] they say
Elmer and Wilsons are [?]
the cats out- Elmer says, “You
little curses,” dont that sound
natural; E- says tell you he got-
that Badge all right,- it is very
nice, Seneca sometime if you go
into the [?] store go to
Mrs. T. and tell her who you be
and whose boy you are and
remember me to her, you know
I used to be accuainted with her
and her people were old friends
with Grandpa. I think you would
like her. She used to be such a
kind pleasant lady, Have you
read the Endevors letter yet- I
think it must have been quite
a letter. I do not know but you
will feel almost [?] [?] with me
for not writing with pen and
ink but you know it is much easier
for me to sit down with my pencil
Tis a cold frosty morning. Looks
bright and pleasant for Elections,
Elmer says tell you Uncle Aaron L
has changed his politics and
has a M-CK picture in his window.
The Bell telephone is [?] and
ready for upper [?], told the
boys that when that was up we
talk right to you. Papa says tell
you he thinks they can get Elec-
tions news right from [?]
We have wondered if you did not
go to Troy, last- week. You when-
ever you feel as if you would like
to go. Alice told us she mentioned
you to do so. I must go and [?]
up the boy drinks. I really feel
as if this letter is a pretty poor excuse
at a time. With loving good wishes
from mother Anne Patridge.
S.W. Patridge
Hiram
Ohio
No. 248Transcriber
Trapp, Barb, Moss, SavannahLanguage
English