[Paragraph marks added for ease of reading]Templeton, June 14, 1903.
Dear Lucy,
It is such a short time since I wrote to you that there is really nothing to write about. I suppose it rains most of the time there as well as here. Lizzie and Carrie got all ready to go to church to-day and it commenced to rain so hard that they gave up and stayed at home. Lizzie plans to go to Worcester Thursday for a few days, and the last of next week she and Carrie are going to Boston and Lizzie is going, after a few days, to Maine for a couple months: she will leave one of her trunks here so will probably come back here in the fall - perhaps she may stay in Templeton during the fall as it will not be very pleasant for her to go to keeping house if Fred is away so much of the time. I wonder if he has called on you to-day and if you had a pleasant call: it was not a very pleasant day to go to Mt. Tom even if you were allowed to go.
I hope you will have a good time with your exams. this week and come through all right. If Louise decides to come with you we will do the best we can to make it pleasant for her, but perhaps she would rather go home at once What day do you expect to come home? If you can not do better you can bring home your sofa pillow covers and leave the cushions: it don't seem as if you can bring them all. I would not try to bring the big one Edith gave you, it will take up so much room.
Uncle Isaac got home from H-n Sat. night: he thinks Aunt Charlotte very feeble - says he should not be surprised to hear she is gone at any time: and she has no one to do any thing for her. Of course she is up and about but he thinks lies abed much of the time - and she may gain and live a good while yet, but I am afraid not. I don't see what is to be done but it seems as if something must be done. I shall go to see her as soon as possible, but am afraid I can do her no good, only to tire her. Uncle Isaac does not seem to gain - he complains because his legs are so weak he can not travel.
I saw in the paper that Helen Maynard and Alice Pratt are to assist at the Inn during the busy season. Do you want me to apply for a situation for you? Lucy Hadley is going to the Cape, Wellfleet I think, to work in a hotel at the same job and for the same man
thatas at Jamaica. Mrs. Clark and Miss Florence are going to Europe this summer instead of coming to T-n. What will Walter do? The house is rented to Mr. & Mrs. Cunningham; Mary says they bring three servants and are very swell. Julia French is still at Athol with her aunt. I hope she will keep her a long time and fix her up and find something for her to do so she can earn her living easier. Joseph Moore of Phillipston has bought the Chauncy Dudley house. I don't know where Mr. & Mrs. Akers are going. I think one of the boarders has gone from the Scollays and Mary thinks the other one is going soon. I think Stuart has no job now. I see him at the Scollays at least once every day and sometimes oftener.I must stop writing for it is past nine and I have written about out. Have you money enough? Lizzie is invited to spend the day at Moses's Wed. Carrie & I are invited but I don't see how I can go - it is one of Mary's busiest days and she has to go to a rehearsal for Children's Sunday besides, so I can't leave any extra work for her. I must go to Gardner some day too. Don't make yourself sick over exams. I don't see why the faculty should object to Burton or Fre[n]ch for tutors they are competent.
Much love.
Mama