Templeton, Mass.,
June 18, 1905.Dear Mama and Lucy :-
I will write to both of you at once as it seems useless to write to each one separately. Also, I will direct to Lucy as I am sure it will reach her. We are all alive after two days of Auntie's cooking but how long we shall remain in good health is more than I know. Uncle has too [sic] call for his tea & coffee and sometimes has to drink a good deal to get a little tea. The most important thing which has happened is the Wampanoag. That has at last come out and we feel pretty good over it. It is much better than we had expected that it would be so really is not half bad. Miss Clark said that even the Seniors agree among themselves that it is better than theirs so it must be good. The cover of ours is certainly preferable. I have delivered both of mine but Ralph has not paid me. He said that he would this afternoon but I haven't seen him. I have sold another one to Alice Taylor Fairbanks. Why hadn't I thought of her before? She was delighted to get one. She has got it yet but I don't think that there is the least doubt but that I can get it. We finished our Exam. in English just as I prophecied [sic] so I didn't need the news items. I had fairly good lessons for the last day & I guess I made good impression on the teachers. I have made out my program for next year taking English, Greek, Latin and History & I do not have a single conflict[.] But I can't take Music as that and Greek come the same period. Cowee didn't get his demerit or I don't think that he did for he was very good-natured all day Friday.
Class Day went off all right. The exercises were real good but it was dreadfully hot. There was not a breeze or a bit of shade & we just sat there & melted. Bessie had head ache so she didn't feel very well. I can't write much about the exercises, as a good deal has left my mind. The Seniors first came out and gave their yell. The Glee Club sang three times. The Phrophecy, Phropecy [sic] on the Prophet, the History, the Will and the Ode were given. Every thing was very good. The class willed Mac a lawn mower that would go without any exertion on his part; to Cowee they willed Louis Bailey's ability to study (she ranks second in her class.) To Ray one of Beulah's latest power to drill all the boy's companies with "Ranny" as his assistant; to Miss Cross a bushel basket of afternoon slips and also a large supply of demerits as they feared that she had overstepped this year's allowance. I guess Miss Cross knew what they were driving at for she looked rather funny. Bessie and I wore our light dresses home and nothing happened to them. '06 was to trim some Sat. but I didn't go down strange as it may seem.
I got my great washing & ironing down Saturday. When I poured on some hot water from the big tea kettle it turned my waist "yaller". We were frighted as we feared that it was iron-rust but it all came out. Friday night I received a formal invitation from Luella to her graduating exercises. I feel so very big to think that I should receive such an invitation all my ownself that the house can hardly hold me. It was all gotten up in style like Lucy's. When I was over to the Fairbanks yesterday Mrs. Scollay gave me two cucumbers since I couldn't go to Kid's graduation (as she said). She said that they were the last ones which she would have. Amber says that the weather is unbearable. He feels dreadfully to think that we won't let him get up on Uncle's feather bed when it is nice and warm.
Auntie can make a first rate custard pie. It melted in our mouths. The Doctor made a lengthy call on Auntie this afternoon. I took the collar off my pink gingham & put the beading on the binding & am wearing that to-day. I had to indulge in a short nose-bleed to-day.
Uncle isn't very well to-day. I don't know whether it is the cooking or the weather. Perhaps it is both. I started my letter to cousin Emma to-day but gave it up as I was too lazy to finish. I think that you, Mama, are a great one. You tell me not to flirt with motor-men and conductors and then you get right out and sit
withnear them the very first thing. You must remember that children follow the examples set by their elders. Well, I must stop or you will not have time to do anything but read my letter if I keep on.X X With lots of love, X X X X
X X X X X X X X X Molly. X X X XP.S. Mama, I forgot to say anything about it's being your fortieth birthday but I send my best wishes to you and hope that you have celebrated by going to church.