DEAR LOUISE AND MAGGIE,--It will soon be Roy's birthday. If you
don't come home quick, you won't be here before it comes. Roy
creeps. He can walk with our taking hold of him. He can stand up by
the bath-tub. May S. don't know some of the words of her
music-lesson. I say my lessons every day at home, and then I say
them in school. I did not get a bad mark to-day; sometimes I do. I
get apples in B.'s yard--they don't care--and take them to school
over recess, and then I take them home. Mamma has to sew so hard,
and we bother her, and she sends us out-doors. When it rains she
don't; then we stay in the house, and play with our toys. Sarah's
back, and we're glad, and she irons every Tuesday. We take walks
with her sometimes. Mary's here too, and sometimes she goes out
with her husband. I like him, and he gives me pennies. I would like
to be over there and see your big dog Frank. Some Sunday afternoons
papa's tired, and he don't want to go riding. We did go last
Sunday. Last Sunday we took Roy. Marian plays with Roy every day,
and mamma says Stop! when she hurts him. Clifford has to get his
teeth fixed, and we can't go to P. until next Monday. Every day
papa goes out to see the men fixing the trestle-work. On Roy's
birthday we're going to have a little party; no one is coming, only
us. Mamma has to send out when she wants papa--away out to the
trestle-work. Mamma writes this letter, and I find the words.
Marian has got lots of things in the corner by the bookcase again.
Clifford's got lots of cars now, and he plays with them 'most every
day. He's got a new tin train of cars from the Fair. We're getting
our stoves fixed. There's fire in the sitting-room. Your tassels
with the board on is up in the front parlor. We've got a Jumbo from
the Fair. We take Jumbo out to see our 'ductors. Mine is away, and
ain't home yet. Roy goes around picking up everything, and gets
things out of mamma's basket, and dumped it over twice. It's near
winter, and we've got the sleds down.
A kiss for Maggie, and a kiss for Louise. Love for Maggie, and love
for Louise.