Dear Mamma:-Things move slowly up here - only two mails a day, so don't be surprised if you do not hear from me regularly. The trains are late too and fail to connect - but so far they haven't run into each other.
It is beautiful here - the mountains are as lovely as ever, and today is wonderful. My trunk has not yet come, and I really want it very much for I have no clothes at all except that miscellaneous collection in my suitcase. Alice Blood has loaned me a tramping skirt and a hat - much like mine. Also they let me iron out a waist up there - the one I wore up, but I have no sweater and not much of anything! I asked the Holyoke baggage man to telegraph about it and telegraphed myself - but it hasn't come. I'm going to telegraph again tonight if it doesn't come then. Things will be so wrinkled that I can't wear them when they do come I guess. I'm glad my crepe dress is here and the grey one at home.
We have a lovely room and now we have changed the furniture around we shall enjoy it. The beds were in a corner where there was no air at all, but we have one by each window now. There is a beautiful view of the mountains from one window.
Yesterday forenoon I spent in fooling around washing and ironing my shirtwaist and at the Bloods'. In the afternoon we walked out to a little waterfall, about a mile and a half, and got caught in a shower, but not much wet. We went to the Bloods' for tea and to call at the house of some other people Miss Smith knows. Then this forenoon we walked up into King's Ravine where there is a beautiful "Mossy Fall" and some huge boulders. If we had gone on we should have come out on top of Mt. Adams, but we got back for dinner.
The Tylers are all staying at the Mt. Crescent house and have asked us to go tramping with them, but I can't until I get my clothes - and they go in a few days.
I have a letter from Dr. Tuttle which I will inclose to Miss Dean. He evidently thinks she had better leave permanently. I shall ask her to let me know her decision before I go any farther in the game. I don't want to do anything final until I know what the circumstances are to be. But we'll find someone as either temporary or permanent companion, somehow.
Automobiles go by here all the time more than go through South Hadley. The house is full - and we have good things to eat.
Much love to you,
AbbyThursday afternoon