Templeton, Mass.
June 6, 1906.Dear Lucy:-
Your letter at last has appeared upon the scene. Of course I am much interested concerning your graduateing [sic] class. I suppose there is a great deal to do for you just now. as you must be getting very tired. but, it has not been very warm, yet and I think that makes quite a difference.
Herbert White came and spent Sunday with us. He is fireing on the freight trains that run between South hampton and Springfield. He had quite a good deal of trouble at home and finally he left. He has changed quite a good deal. He was quite wild for a while, but now he has settled down very nicely. He bought Delphine a pair of shoes mama a hat, and a gilt belt for me. Besides eatables in the line of candy and fruit. I thought it was very thoughtful of him.
I have bought a new hat for myself. It is all black and only has an ostrich tip and ribbon for trimming. The hats are hideous this year. Each year they seem to grow worse.
When are you comeing home. I suppose sometime the end of this month. I shall be very glad, and I hope we will be able to see a little some thing of each other.
Andrew is working at Mooney's on a lathe. It is piece work so he can make $2.00 a day quite easily. I am very glad he has such good work, as it is quite a struggle to pay up bills, clothe four and feed four.
I suppose you know Charlie Seaver is engaged to be married to a Miss Gladys Littleton of Winchendon. She is the daughter of a stable-keeper in W. that Charlie worked for once. Somebody said she wasn't any better than Charlie.
I suppose Mason is going to be bell-boy at the Inn. this summer. He certainly ought to appreciate his education. He has had such a hard struggle for it.
I have called on your mother several times as I do not like thunder-showers, so I go up there. Are you going to be able to attend Mary's graduation?
The last Wellington Club meeting was at Mrs. Giffins'. And it wound up with a thunder-shower. Mrs. H. Wright sang and I accompanied her. and I had about 25 minutes to look the music over. You can imagine the state of my feelings. Your mother of course, giggled I cannot express it any other way.
Well I will now bid you a very sweet good-by,
With love
Edie