A Letter Written on Apr 12, 1908

South Hadley, Mass.,
April 12, 1908.

Dear Sister:-

There is not much to write about and I have forgotten what I did Thursday so you have but few chances for even a readable letter. Auntie came at half past two eleven and went at two, but it didn't seem as if I saw anything of her. I had her do all my odd jobs of sewing, so I am nicely fixed up now. I was going to walk in the P.M., but Elizabeth S. couldn't go so I came home, and Margaret and I put our room into spick span order. We went back to our old tables, but Miss "Math" Smith wasn't there. Wasn't that a shame? She told Margaret that she was very sorry she couldn't come. Her little spruce trees were on the table and also a bouquet of pinks. Margaret broke off one of the pinks & stuck [it] in with the trees, which, by the way, are in a flower pot now, just to show that the trees flourished so much that they blossomed under our care.

After dinner a group of Freshmen and two Juniors tried to do some stunts, but we got to lauging so we couldn't make them all work. For one, one of the girls, suppose Bessie, put stood in the middle with the rest of us around her. Then we each put our right hands on her perso shoulder and our left ones on the person in front of us. Then Bessie shut her eyes and we pointed to someone as Margaret, and we all thought of her. Then Bessie would lean right toward Margaret. I think that must be unfailing for I tried it and it worked. That is sure proof. It is the funniest feeling. You feeling just drawn tow [sic] and the right person.

Then we tried raising people and also making them do things by willing it, but we got so silly those didn't work very well. Once we decided we would make Margaret sit down on a settee. Well, she came up near it all right and stopped before some of us. Then Bessie acted crazy. If Margaret got too near she would make motions to push her away (Margaret was blindfolded of course.) and if she got away she would beckon to her to come up nearer until Margaret finally sat down where she should. Bessie thought she deserved the credit for that.

The Llamaradas are out and from what I have seen of them they are fine. I intend to read every word of one this P.M. Yesterday while we were at lunch, a little girl came into the dining-room all in white with the "1909" arm piece on and a little trumpet in her hand which she blew to atract [sic] our attention, and then announced that the "Llamaradas are on sale". She went all around the dining-room saying that. She was a little bit frightened at seeing so many people.

I am going to invite Roger over for Tuesday night but probably he can't come. The "Le Giocose" comes on Tuesday night so we can have it all our own way. The Juniors Melodrama "At the Sign of the Griffin" is Wed night.

P.S. I am going to send you a supplement to the catalogue & I wish you would look it over and see what you think I had better take. The courses are given right in that[.]

What is that address "Mrs E. A. Stafford" isn't it but where? Please be sure & write that in your next letter. Sometimes when you are writing won't you put in a strip of red velvet that I left in my second bureau drawer or at least that I think I did. They have several new things about serving. All the food for lunch & dinner is put on the table so we Freshmen don't have to do it. Also instead of going out into the kitchen after things everything is slid through the serving room.

I wonder if "Willie" has been down yet. Has Ted piled up the rest of the wood? How is Uncle?

With much love to you all,
Molly.

P.S. Enough has happened since I finished my letter for me to put some more on. Alice came in just as I finished writing, & we went to walk. It was terribly windy, but we both enjoyed being out in a gale. There were so many guests at dinner that two of the girls had to eat in the serving-room. After dinner we went into the parlor & Ruth Furber sang. Miss "Math" Smith has a schoolmate visiting her who married a missionary. She has three little children who are the dearest little things. They have been up in Caroline's room & it seems so good to hear children's voices. Well, down in the parlor when Ruth stopped singing the girls asked her to go on. She turned to the littlest one who is four I should think, and asked her if she hadn't sung enough, & the little one said "Yes." Then she sang & spoke one or two pieces and tried to turned somersets. She and the next oldest sat on the floor, Turk fashion and first one would lean back & then the other to represent rowing, and sung "Lightly Row."

What do you think! The girl who sits next to me in Chapel asked me if I didn't try for the choir. She said that she had heard me singing and thought I ought to have tried. I guess I will take singing lessons next.

What was Dwight's address? Someverille or West Somerville? Somerville, wasn't it?

With more love,
Molly.