[Some paragraph marks added for ease of reading]Templeton, Sept. 8, 1905.
Dear Lucy,
Now you have only 38 weeks more of school this year. I wonder how it has gone this week, and if you feel very 'experienced'? I am glad it did not rain all the time Monday afternoon. Did you get much wet? I am sorry any thing happened to one of your pictures. Which one was it, and how much was it broken? Carrie is worrying about it - don't say anything to make her feel badly about it. She went to Ashburnham yesterday - she went on the 6-30 car in the morning, and came home on the 5-15 in the evening - this afternoon she has gone to Otter River and will probably stay to tea at Mr. Lord's. Mr. & Mrs. Lord called here yesterday when she was away.
Miss Eliza Dudley died last night. I knew she had not been quite well but did not know that she was much sick. I don't think she had the Dr. till yesterday morning and was up when he came. it [sic] seems very sudden. I have not heard when the funeral is to be. It is pretty hard for Grace - every thing is pulled up there. It seems singular that she and Mrs. B- should die within a week of each other. After you went Mon. we got ready and went to the funeral. There were not many there. I presume the weather made some difference - the organ had given out, so there was no music. When I got home I found Mary had got most of the work done and by things she said, I concluded she was anxious I should work on her dress, so I worked, and pretty late at night I got it so she could wear it - and she felt pretty well in the morning when she started for school.
Tues. I washed, and then took a good long nap. Edith and Delphine made a piazza call in the afternoon but I saw her only a few minutes. Mrs. Frank Gage is dead and was buried Tuesday afternoon. I had not heard that she was worse. They are clearing out Mrs. Batchelders house, I should think. I suppose they will have to as it does not belong to them, but I dread to have some one else living there. Mary has got along nicely with school this week, and I think her glasses work all right, but I am afraid mine are not going to fit very well - but I have not used them much yet and perhaps they will be all right.
I wonder how you are. Are you rested any? Have you heard from your books yet? I must stop for I want to send it in tonight's mail, and it is past six now. I hope you will get it tomorrow. It has been a pleasant day today - has not been cloudy much of any. Uncle Isaac went to Fitchburg yesterday, so I had the day all alone till Mary got home. Well, take care of yourself, for you can't teach well if you are all tired out or sick.
Much love -
Mama.This is a very choppy letter.