Home, Saturday eve.Margaret Dear
We are all ever so glad that you are feeling tolerably well, as we heard by the note today. We've been wanting to hear from you. It is nice to have the little pictures back, which are quite a lot of company, lacking the little maid herself.
I trust you have been enjoying the little speeches today. I would greatly like to hear them with you, and hope the girls enjoy them as well as you. You have a number of dates set for events of the month ahead, and we will hope that nothing will upset them - even Walter's coming.
We had the news from Ted's house by letter from the pater in Thursday mail. "He is splendid" the note said, and the mother doing finely.
Last evening came a tel call which was hard to decipher. It proved to be from Laura T at Coz Lillie's. She has come to stay a couple of months or so, and have some music & city privileges. I shall go in to see her some day next week, and of course shall have her out here some.
There was an accident here Thursday night at bedtime which will make you smile. We were all preparing for bed and Mother was in the bath room when there came a great crash. She looked this way & that, to find the bat tub prone upon the floor, with three of its legs out. Well you may believe that the family quickly assembled about the fallen object, trying to make out what was the matter. There was no leak in the pipes, and by & by we went to bed to dream it out.
Next day Father was grieved that he had to leave the oak boards of your box, which he hoped to make progress upon, in work in the bath room. But he did it bravely, took up the floor & turned off water, straightened bent pipes, drove down town & got a new piece put on, pried up the tub, and got all in shape with no help but our slight female assistance. He thinks that the trouble started in a settling of the house. Today he has gone back to the box with great spirit.
Mother & I have tidied up the house, she has baked bread & apple pie & done S.S. lesson. I have felt rich all these days in my treat of last week! I surely did have a very good time, in which was rest and refreshment. I thank you, thank you Dear.
I'm sorry for the new house-keeper, and I hope that proper help will be found for her.
Also I hope you will have good rest tonight & tomorrow. How do the new tenants fit?
Now I bid you goodnight, with bushels of love.
Your Aunt Hattie
Sunday - Isnt this a nice morning! Mother is studying Moses & Felters [?], and hoping for a good class. Father is cheerfully getting ready to start the Ford. All love Margaret.