Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-10-18
THE LETTER FOUND.
MARY WRITES HER OLD MAN WHAT S
GOING ON IN TOWN.
EDENToS, n. c., Oct 7, '89.


My DEAR HUsBAND:-1a am sorry
to disappoint you by not coming
home with our Wilhelm the buggy
as you expected, and hope l have
caused YOU no inconvenience By not
doing so.
John, the reason Remained is that
l could not begin to carry all Of my
bundles and, knowing that YOU would
have to come to town Saturday, [
thought I had just as we'll remain
and go home with you and have one
of the boys bring the cart and carry
our bundles home.
John, l know you will be surprised
when you see how many goods have
bought with the $1,000 you gave me,
Really l don't think we will have to
buy any more dry goods this winter.
| had no idea that goods we're SO
cheap until Cousin Polly showed me
Little Bob MitchelI's Bee Hive Store
Why, John, [ have boughty you real
fine pair of Sunday shoes at 81 IS
that | know would have cost 81. s.
anywhere, and I,have bought myself
a lovely pair for which paid only
90 cents. John, they are just like
those You paid s. 90 for last spring,
except that these have a silk stitched
button hole.
John, do you remember that suit of
clothes you bought Willie last fall
and paid $3.50 for? Well I have
bought one for him exactly like it
from Little Bob Mitchell for $3.27,
and it is EVERY BIT WOOL TOO.
l have also bought myself ehe
prettiest Henrietta Cloth Dress You
ever saw and only paid IS cents per
yard for it.
John, tell our dear Sue that I have
bought for her dress of the most
beautiful piece of flannel suiting [
ever saw and only paid Is cents per
yard for it; l also bought Silk Plush
for trimmings at SO cents per yard,
from the Bee Hive, exactly like Mr..
DUsenbury charged me $500 Per
yard for
[ have bought for Sue a brown
Worsted at 10 cents per yard and a
black for myself at the same price.
[ have bought boots and shoes for
both of the boys. The boots that |
paid Little Bob S1.25 for were just
the same kind that sells elsewhere
for 81 90, and their Sunday shoes
onl y cost 90 cts per pair and, John,
they are as fine and nice shoes as
any boy need want.
Now. My Dear Husband, you
must not think that have forgotten
you for, indeed, [ have not. To be
gin [ have bought you nice pair of
Fluched Marino under shirts for
$1.oo that to lay them side by side
with those we bought in Norfolk last
fall for 81 you can't tell the difference.
l have also bought you a Sunday
suit of clothes, John, that | know
YOU will like, and only paid $500 for
it and it is EVERY BIT WOOL or | am
no judge, and that is not probable as
one who has spun as much as | have
ought to know something about wool.
John, | knowyou will think | am
joking when | tell you that [ have
bought pair of 10 X white wool
Blankets for every bed in the house
and only paid 90 cts per pair for them.
The reason they were so cheap is.
John, because Little Bob Mitchell
bought them at auction while in New
York.
Another thing like about the Bee
Hive Store is if anything don't suit
or fit you can carry it back, but, if all
are as well pleased with their bargains
as 1 am they will never want their
money back.
will have to close for the present.
With love and kisses for all of the
children and a heart full for yourself,
L I'm as ever Your Loving Wife,
MARY TAL1THIA CRANK.
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