Lizzie Hobart to Ruth Fletcher, 1884 [November?] 7
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I have been up to Mothers a week, and one day while there, I asked her what to
do, and she said, answer Aunt Ruth's letter, so I will try and write a little
this evening. the children and I, are alone, as usual. Lyle asleep and Sylvester
sitting up with me to keep me company. I am not feeling as well as usual this
week, and of corse not as strong, as when well, so my hand trembles so it is
hard to write plain. We are having lovely weather, it was so warm to day. I had
to keep the dors open, and let the fire
go out, and then was two warm.
we have had, only two [or] three hard frosts yet. the ground is
not frozen at all, and the roads are splendid. We have had good crops, of all
kind this year. and when the farmers, have good crops, the towns grow, there is
a good [deal] of building in this town this fall. we have a
very nice school house built this fall, and another nearly finished, aslos a
very nice Bank building, and a skating rink beside a good many new dwellings,
and additions to old houses, and I notice, there are a good many new houses
being built in the county. But at present I think people are more interested in
the Elections than in any thing else. it appears to be the principal talk. both
with the men and wimen.
Mother and I think it would be
a splendid thing for you and Uncle to
come out here and stay this winter we think the change would be good for you. I
should be ever so glad to have you come and stay with us. I am alone so much
that it would past suit me and mother would be so glad to have you. Clark is
away nearly all the time and Mother complains of being lonesom so much. C. is
teaching east of here and they live west. he teaches at a place called Simpson
has sixty eight scholars gets forty five dollars per month he goes home about
once a month is here twice a month. he is not very well this week. 23d I
commenced writing two weeks ago. have been very busy these two weeks, and will
be this week, so will finish up this old letter this time, and try not be so long writing a letter next time. I write
evenings on account of my eyes. they have not been very strong since
I had measles. but it does not hurt them so much to write as to read. week
before last we had lectures all the week. the children and I attended mother
come down fiday evening with my husband. Clark came up from Simpson Mother went
home sabbath day, and Clark monday morning. Mrs Maley was our lecturer. I
presume you have heard her. she has been in the northern part of Vermont several
times. I think she is a dear little woman. we have a very nice public worker in
our town. her name is Mrs St. John. she has been helping us drill a Band of hope
for an [exerbition]. we expect to have it this week friday. but this is enough of this kind and I will close.
we all should be very glad to have you and Uncle Andrew come to see us, and
stay a good long time. and now good by.
with love to allLizzie E Hobart.