Cleveland, Ohio
February 17" 1907Dearest Auntie,
Another week has gone and what has been accomplished? It seems sometimes as though I amount to nothing, but had I all to do over again it would seem like quite a good deal. We think of you very often and wish you could be with us. We have had such peculiar weather this winter. To day seems like spring. I haven't been out of the house. Was real lazy and didn't get up till now. Yesterday I really feared the grip but feel all right again now. I have on my pretty blue kimono that S.T. and Mina brought me from Japan and have been receiving callers in great style. First Mabel Reed and one of my new girls Ethel Overs came, then Bonnie Lowrie and after they had gone Grace Warren came. All my girls. They are so dear. So many of them take classes themselves. I miss them from my class but am so happy to have them interested enough to take a class. Mr. Houston depends wholly upon our class for substitutes. I will be so glad when we can take up our Monday night work again.
I am glad you can keep comfortable, but do be careful and not fall. I am still suffering from a fall I received two weeks ago last Friday. Have to carry an air cushion around with me as I hit the end of my spine and hurt it pretty badly. Guess it will be all right pretty soon.
Bertha and Mrs. Adams came very near being killed last Wednesday evening about five o'clock. They had been over to Open Hearth to see if they could find out if any thing was missing as burglers [sic] had been in the house, and were on their way home, had gotten to the tunnel and were just crossing the track when a car came around the corner and through the turn at full speed. Mrs Adams saw the car and exclaimed "O that car!" then fainted. In an instant the carriage was struck the driver thrown, the carriage tipped over on the side, so they couldn't get out of the door and Bertha, Mrs Adams and Mary hurled into the corner. It was a miracle that they were not killed outright. Bertha thought her Mother dead. They had to break the window in the back of the carriage and get out that way. Then Mrs. Adams had to be taken home in an ambulance. There happened to be a doctor coming along in his auto and he brought Bertha and Mary Gabel over.
They are badly bruised but have broken no bones. The driver had his hip broken, and for a while it was feared he was fatally injured but now they think not. Doesn't it seem strange? We wonder, what next? Mrs Adams walked into Bertha's room this noon and eat [sic] her dinner with Bertha. It was an awful shock for them all.
S.T. has been to California for the past three weeks. They expect him home to-morrow. He was away [for] his birthday. Bessie has been real sick. I guess it was the grip but she suffered dreadfully. Has a trained nurse there now, but is much better.
It seems so good to think of my boys taking so much interest in the Church work. I am so glad. I have heard nothing from Herbert Kendall since you were hear. [sic] He was without doubt offended but I cannot help it. Do you ever see Lottie and Jessie and Orra? I haven't heard a word from Orra and wonder if she ever got the little box I sent her at Christmas. She has probably been so busy she did not have a chance to write. When you see any of them please give them my love.
I think it would be just lovely could you and Abbie be together, and hard as it would be for you to leave the dear home, you would really be happier to be with her. Don't you think so? We have had to make so many changes these years since Father left us that I realize how hard it is to leave the dear spots I am glad Abbie is getting along so beautifully with her work. What a bright girl she is anyway! I wish I knew one quarter what she does, but there I must make the most of what I do know instead of worrying about what I do not know.
Did I write you that Charlie Comstock had left the Wellman-Seaver-Morgan Co.? He is in business for himself. Has taken the agency for several different firms for machinery or some apparatus and has an office down in the Caxton Bldg.
Willard Sawyer, who used to be with the Wellman-Seaver Co has been elected General Manager with full power. Power to turn out anyone even S.T. if he sees fit.
Louise has just been in with Gordon. She says Besse is better but I guess she is yet a pretty sick girl. She sat up just a minute or two this morning but they had to hurry and get her back again. Do you remember George Brown of East Wilton? Louise says he died last week. I feel so sorry for poor Alice.
Emma is getting real stout again. Eloise gets along better in school than I feared she would. It is very evident that Mrs. Walsh, her teacher likes her. Mary is about as usual. She crushed her finger pretty badly in the door at school. Will lose her nail I guess. She has been having a very hard cold but it is better to-day.
There were said to be a great many conversions at the Torry meetings. I was only down once. Emma went twice. The last meetings last Sunday were crowded. Jeanette is down with Bertha to-day. She is very much like Frank. Doesn't that seem strange? She saw so little of her father. She often looks just like Mother. She likes her work. Well Auntie dear, I must say good night or you will be tired out trying to read this. I do hope your eyes are better. Take good care of yourself. Remember me to Mary. Lots of love from us all
from your own Jessee.