Templeton, Mass.
Jan. 22, 1903.Dear Lucy:-
I think that you done very nicely in the church line of business last Sunday. but it does not seem to enlighten your mind for you say "I know very little to-night." I am afraid the ministers would hardly relish the compliment. I always enjoy vespers. and I like Catholic Vespers, and when I am in the city try and attend them.
I think it was a very nice idea for you to join the Y.W.C.A. both Burt and my cousin George belong to the Y.M.C.A I think if I were in the city and had the opportunity to join. Should certainly do it.
I suppose you will be deep in books, and in your excitement your hair will be ruffled into various shapes, and as for eating, that probably will never enter your soul.
I should think the doctors would make good question boxes. I should hardly think such things were uncalled for. What is the reason it is done, anyway?
I, also, read some very interesting books this winter. I have never read "Lorna Doon" but intend to some time.
Yes, I remember the occurrence of that incident in Barre, and I also remember the action that the legislature took upon it.
What shocking manners you are learning at college. The idea of you asking a man for a ride on his sled. What did you do with your feet?
Thank you for the list of names I think Elwin especially pretty. Shall tell you what name I decide on as soon as the decision is made.
I suppose you are to be congratulated upon your new twin girl cousin's [sic] at Mr. George Stone's. Have you any idea what
youthey intend nameing [sic] them? It must be quite exciteing [sic] to have two instead of one. A double lessing, I suppose, but, really. I hope I shan't be blessed in that way, considering the circumstances.Mr. Snowdrop is very good to Rogue. Amber seats himself on a chair, pretty soon Rogue sails along. Then Rogue approaches the chair and slips his nose between Amber's front feet and buries it in the soft hair of Mr. Snowdrop's stomach Then he waits. Amber bends over and then commences to wash. Each of Rogue's ears and then his head. Holding onto the ear first with one paw and then the other. When Rogue thinks he is clean enough he sedately walks away, and Amber drops to sleep with the satisfaction in his heart of a deed well done.
My calla lily has budded, also a hyacinth, and two pots of oxalis.
Flossie has gone through the operation wonderfully well. Friday morning the doctor came and asked her how she was feeling. She replied, very well, indeed. "I think I feel as well as I have for a long time." Then the doctor said, "We will operate on you at ten o'clock, and we have telephoned for Dr. Greenwood." Flossie answered, "You had better hurry up then, for Dr. Greenwood is very prompt." They then took her into a room where they gave her ether. She says, she remembers seeing two men enter with a stretcher, and then being carried along. That was all until she awoke to find herself in the ward, in bed. She says, she has suffered no pain to mention, and but very little sore-ness.
Mr. Blogdett has leased the Washburn place to a family from Barre.
The Y.P.U. are going to have a farce. "The Second Story Spookendykes." Eight characters. Mrs. J. Taylor and Warren Seaver are getting it up. I presume it will be quite amusing.
I read quite an interesting article in the Sunday Globe. It seems that at the Mass. General Hospital they have been experimenting a good deal with the X-ray and it has been successfully proved that the X-rays will cure exezma [sic], two cases were cited, one of a child who had suffered from infancy, and one of an elderly man who has suffered many years from exzema in the folds of the thigh. Three or four times they applied the X-Rays at different intervals, and both have been cured. They also tried the X-Rays for Surface Cancers and the two cases experimented on were successful. One woman the doctors had decided to dismiss because surgical aid was impossible. The case was hopeless, but one doctor suggested the use of the X-Ray and she was cured. The other case was of a young girl whose entire left side from the face down was covered with surface cancers. So that the curves of the neck and contour of the face were completely lost. If this is true and can be done, what a wonderful thing it will be. Even if it is only Surface Cancers, that can be cured, what a wonderful thing for humanity.
Next week Friday the Wellington Club are going to meet at Mrs. John Brooks. A Mr. Dickins is going to give a talk. So I guess they are intending to have a good time.
Papa went down Gentlemen's night and reported a fine time with an elegant supper.
I see by the paper Mr. Berry who used to live on your grandmother's farm, is going to move into John King's house in East Templeton.
This is all of the news for this time. So you can hang the receivor [sic] up and Ring Off.
Yours with love.
Edie.Don't grow to your books, and then have to be operated on to remove growing fungii [sic] of books.