Templeton, Mass
June 6, 1906
Dear Sister:-
Perhaps you would be interested in my doings though words can not express all that I am up to. My essay is "bum" to begin with and secondly Miss Clark & Mr. Brainard seem to think that there is a lot of time for they do not seem to hurry in the least. I am sick of the whole thing and what is worse I don't think they will be satisfied when it is done. I am not. I really think that Willard's will be most as good as mine. How is he prospering? Be sure & pass him for you don't want him another year.
So much and yet so little has happened that I don't know where to begin. Auntie & I went to Otter River Sunday Evening in order to avoid a certain caller and then he didn't come. Wasn't that a shame? Cousin Bessie invited us to climb Bell Hill with her Sunday P.M. We spoke rather doubtfully as I had considerable to do so she went away. We saw her go up in the car but thought that possibly she might come back on the next car so we got ready and went up to the corner. She wasn't on so we came back. Then we decided to take the next car & go somewhere so we did & found Cousin Bessie, Cousin Mary Stone, Leland, Margaret & Rachel on. We went home with Cousin Mary & went in for a minute or two to see the children. I don't think Elizabeth is very pretty now. She is very fond of Leland & he held her for a while. As he was sitting in a high chair it seemed as if he surely would drop the baby but he didn't.
Cousin Bessie was getting in a hurry to get home so we came away & went down by the Catholic Church & then came out by the dam. We found some of the biggest, loveliest buttercups I ever saw. Of course I got some to wear to school as they are my class flower. Then Cousin B- asked us if we wanted to walk across the dam so we did. It was great & the water did look so pretty. Then we went up to Mr. Lords & waited for the car & came home. Miss Lee was on the car from E. Templeton up.
We had a dandy minister Sunday. I don't know as I should care to have him all the time but he was nice for a change. Tuesday Monday P.M. Auntie & I went down to see the new baby. She howled most of the time we were there so she didn't leave such a very good impression on us. I think she looks as Russel did when he was a baby. She has rather light hair & blue eyes & I think she will be cute later on. She is as yet unnamed. Gladys is the only name Cousin Moses likes.
When we got home, we heard a great pounding on the piano & I new at once that Mr. Hanson was here. When I came into the room I don't think he knew me. He is just as nice as ever and more talkative than sometimes. He stayed for some little time after he had finished working on the piano to look at our old-fashioned things. I think I like Mr. Hanson better I did Mr. "Heels". What do you think? They can't be mentioned in the same breath.
The Junior class give a play Friday P.M. & evening. The Business Men's Association wouldn't advertise in their "Wampanoag," so they had to do something to raise money. The F.H.S. Seniors have invited us down Fri. night. I want to go something terrible but I can't. Most everybody is going but me. I had my pictures taken Sat. & they are not very good. I don't know whether I shall sit again or not.
Sat. P.M. was L.A.H. I went & Miss Sawyer gave us a lesson in Russian embroidery & Persian knots. It's awfully easy & lots of fun. A thundershower came up just as we go through so Bessie, Nellie, & I stayed for quite a while. Arthur got through with his Freshman year Sat. I think it was but has to go back for several weeks in the work shop. He is in a fraternity. Imagine my surprise Memorial Day when Uncle Warren asked me if I had anything yet for graduation but my fan & stockings. I fear Aunt Ada had been telling tales. Wasn't that an embarassing [sic] question though?
I don't believe I wrote you about the party that Girls' Tennis Club gave. It was a week ago Monday & if you remember it just poured. Bessie didn't come to school & I didn't know what I was going to do but Alice Coleman decided not to come so I went with Ida. There was only about sixteen there but we had piles of fun. We danced some and played games & had punch. The next days at the Memorial Day exercises I saw the marks where we set our glasses down on the stage. "Mac" is getting lazy. He has a lawn mower that is dragged by a horse & he can sit in state on it & drive. I have got my invitations, cards, & shoes & my dress waist is almost done so you see the terrible hour is drawing near.
How's Dorothy? Jack & Mildred must be consoling each other. I must go to studying.
With love,
Molly.
