Elinor Boring hend

from Elinor to grandma

Dear grandmama

mama says i may have the skates

how are you felling

how is grandpa feeling how is alice feeling how is Emma feeling

i am feeling good Ronald is feeling good

(this probably from Moline)

Dear Aunt Alice and Emma

I hope you are having a fine time. Our house is a swell one. A tleast on the inside. Mamma says it needs a painting and the shutters taken off and I think so to. I read the letter Emma sent last. You Bet We celebrated the Cornwalls took us out riding and down-town Marjorie and I had our American flags and waved them at everybody. One Sunday daddy took us on the car to Rock-Islan and we took the FERRY boat over to Davenpor on the -- Mississippi. Marjorie is the only girl I play with at home. Unless the girl and her sister that used to live here come over. there names are Virgina and Jean. Jean is not 4 yet. But Virgina is over 6. We are having a good time. There are about six hundred cats in this naberhood. And Mickenzys feed them. They are the peapole that live next-door. And now the lady that lives next doors got the Influenza. I suppose you are all glad that the wars over. Hope you are all getting on fine.

Dear Aunt Emma and Alice -

thank you for the money you sent me. Now i have 2 dollars and mama said maybe I could find some.thing downtown for my playroom and - maybe I'll buy a doll cause I like dolls. That was a fine book you sent me. I read allready. I read it the first afternoon I got it which was Nov 25. But that was the right time to get it. I got a --- jumprope today from cousin Kate and a photo from Beash of Bob peg and Ronald and me and cousin Kate out at the south-side that time beach came and took us. Tell Auntie Hilma the candy was fine. But Igot it when was sick I have just been sick But I got us Sunday. Mama was sick with me and Ronald too. But mama is well now. But Ronald is still sick. Marjorie caught it from me. So now she is sick. Its the grip. The doctor told us so. I am going to have my cake on Thanksgiving. I am not going to school yet cause I got a bad cold. after when Marjorie gets well have another cakeand have her over for supper I hope you are all fine I got to right 2 other letters so I say goodbye. yours truly

PS Mama got the registred letter Goodbye

(From Ellen)
 

Dear Folks -

1 was just beginning to think seriously of sending the family a 3¢ stamp, as you hadn't written for so long I thought you didn't have one, when today I got two letters all at once.

Aleck mentioned that you would get your vacation in June, and I will certainly be very glad to have you spend it here. I have already wished the kids on Mrs. Cornwall (provided she is not away then) so we can go out and gad in peace. You can help me go and hunt for a house while you are here, as I want to move about the first of August.

Aleck brought the goods all right, and I'll be able to use it very nicely, though stripes aren't the most becoming thing to me. Have got a pattern for it and am going to start and make it right away. Aleck mentioned that you bought a new hat, but being a mere fool man, he couldn't even describe it. Don't send my hat, as I'm afraid it would get squashed. I'll have Aleck get it next time he is in Chicago.

Elinor got the dollar you sent, and is planning to buy two hair-ribbons, one for school and one white one for good. She has got a cold just now, and is feeling somewhat under the weather.

I went down-town this morning, not because I had anything to buy, but Aleck was home, and I simply had to go out so as to get away from him for a while! I'm very much worried over the prospects of having to have him around for three weeks. I've tried to persuade him that it's his duty to do my house-cleaning for me while he's home, but he can't see it that way. I suppose I'll have to clean this house inside and out before you come. Elinor and Ronald have already had a fight as to who is to sleep with you while you are here, so your prospects for a peaceful vacation are fine.

We have had miserably rainy weather for about a week, but it's nice now and getting warmer, for which I'm thankful, as our coal is about used up and I don't want to buy any more.

I have about decided that Ronald is going to be an artist, in proof of which I am sending a work of art he drew yesterday of a "Picture-took." Some class!

Dear Aunt Emma and Alice and Grandpa its raining today and I don't know what to do. It was so nice this morning but now now its just pouring down. And Marjorie had to go home. But I don't care much because soon it will be the 8th of June and then Aunt Emma will be coming out. And that will be swell. Shool let out May 29, It was so hot that day we had sometime carrying our books home. I wore my best dress that afternoon and mama says I can wear my new green dress when Aunt Emma comes. Our Rose are almost open the daisys are open and the peanies are almost open I guess this is all I have to say.

(From Ellen)
 

I realize that I'm a peach of a letter writer these days, but somehow I just keep on finding things to do, and don't get at writing. Its marvelous how many more things you can think of to do around your own place than in a rented one.

This is our first real winter day. I was surprised when I got up this morning to find frost on the windows and the milk frozen.

Elinor is home to-day, supposedly with a sick stomach, but I'm still trying to figure out whether she really was sick, or only didnt like to get up in the cold. Anyhow, I've kept her in bed all day, and she's thoroughly tired of it, so I think she will be quite recovered in the morning.

The coat arrived O.K. and has already been put into use. I put a broad band of it on the bottom of Elinor's coast, also on the sleeves and collar, and it looks real nice. I'm goin- to make the muff as soon as I can get down-town to get a foundation.

As usual, there is no news. I'm sure I say that in every letter. I washed to-day, but hung my clothes inside in the basement. I woke the other night and heard a noise outside of one of the parlour windows, which is right under my bed-room window. I lay and listened and the noise kept right on, so I decided some one was trying to break in at the window. It was a bright moon-light night, so I got up and poked my head out of the window, and what did I see but three cows which had broken loose from somewhere and were parading around the house. I sure did feel stung, after thiniing I was goin gto see a perfectly good burglar.

Now, not having anything else to say, I shall quit. Tell Auntie I?ll write her sure next week. Haven?t had a letter from the family all week, but don?t blame you.

Love from us all to you all.

Ellen