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Gustavus, Dec. 13th, 1900
My dear Seneca,
Just one more week
and we will see if us is well. It
seems a long time since you
went away. I feel so sorry
about you not getting a letter
from home last week, but there
was so much work and the
boys being sick the letter was
very [?]. It shall not be so
again. Trumer commenced
school again Monday. Wilson
did not go until Wed. He was
pretty hard up a few days.
They can both end their usual
sections and now they are preparing
for an examination Mon. Elmer
has been writing an essay
for tomorrow eve at literary
Papa has gone to Grange tonight.
Linus Logan has been helping him
saw wood yesterday and to-day.
The school has an entertainment
one week from tonight. The young
man has been gathering in his
[?], [?] CC Cane’s
play [?] and Harry’s long [?]
black event, and a cane, he
says but will be hot wont he
you ask the length of time
your letters are coming, all but
one letter has reached us the
same day it was mailed. that
is when you mail them early
in the morning. It seems almost
like hearing you talk when
you write some in the morn
then mail it and we get it
when the boys come from
school. Yesterday Mr. Knapp
called wanting to know what
we thought about Christmas.
Thought we had best do a
little something. He thought
something like what they did
last year suited him. There is
not much time to do much. The
MES have a Christmas tree.
We invited Mr. Knapp and family
here to eat turkey with us. Does
that suit you? You know we
have never invited them here
to a meal. He said they would
be pleased to come only affraid
it would be to much for me.
Will get someone to help me.
They were at Mr. Lyons Thanks-
giving. Do not think they go out
eating very much.
We have heard by Lewis Pelton’s
folks that Aunt Lydia’s husband
is dead. Have you heard anything.
We think it strange she has not
sent us word. Lewis to Bell at
church they had heard it from
Mrs. P’s sister. I presume it
true.
Keith has been sick with jaundice
so his mother has been down
careing for him. It was two weeks ago
I guess. Now we will hear from
you again, and if there is any
thing different let me know.
Remember your thick overshoes
and ear [?] and dress warm.
I hope the [?] will not break
up again. They have been terrible
up where they worked their last
summer and [?] so rough [?].
I have not been out for so long.
will leave the rest of news if there
is any until you come. Then
the [?] will fly, “I am tired
and sleepy too,” so will very good
night with love from your mother
Anne E. Partridge
The boys wished me to tell you
that Harry had a new pup. I
was up to Elm wood the other eve
and discovered a fine coolie [collie] about
five months old, a [?]. We let
them know and they went up and
got him a nice one.
S.W. Patridge
Hiram,
Ohio
No. 248