The Newtown bee., 1904-12-30

DENOUMENT AT WHITEPLAINS WAS
 WHAT YOU WOULDN'T EXPECT FROM ST LOUIs.-CLEMENTINA DAWES
 NAHMER IN SPRINGFIELD, MASS
 SUNDAY REPUBLICAN,.
 SELMA WHITE TO MARIA BLACK.
 Whiteplains, Vt., September 13, 1904
 My dear Maria: 1 suppose you are expecting me down to your house next month and l write you now, in great haste, to tell you that can't come on account of unforeseen developments in my affairs. At least could conn, only l shan't because 1 am going somewhere else, and 1 am not going somewhere else because have to, but because I want to. In short, Maria, I am going to St Louis to the fair l didn't expect to go, and had not thought about it at all, till after the last literary at the Corners Come to think about it, why shouldn't go. I've got money enough and good health, and suppose tAey will speak English at St Louis, although they say there's, lots of Germans there. 'Tisn'u out of our own country, and l guess I won't come to harm, and l think that woman who has taught school for B terms, and has been school committee for six years, to say not h ing of being president of the White plains literary association, and belong ing to the Grange and the Dorcas, ought to see something of the world. So I'm going and don't you say noth- ing.
 i.The last straw that made meu decide to go is the fact that Seth Green said at that last literary that it wasn't proper, nor safe for woman to trave l alone, even in this country, and he said that certain sure if a woman did go to St Louis alone she would never live to come back and tell it. Never. Now I don't think much of Seth for saying that, and I shan't stay at home for him anyhow.
 I just announced then and there that was going, and I should live to come home and tell about it or I'd know the reason why. So I'm going. I'm going to have Eva Bedding over to make me new skirt (black alpaca) next week, and several shirt waists, and I'm going to stop in Burlington and get me a new fall jacket and a hat, and Pm going to take money enough to see me through without any trouble, and don't you fret. When 1 get back I'll come down and help you do your quilting and tell you all about it. Il can't write any.mor now, be- cause they are waiting to take this to the Corners, and I've got lots to do, so good-by. Lovingly, Selina.
 SETH GREEN TO MOSES BLAIR.
 Whiteplains, Vt., September 13, 1904.
 Dear Friend Moses: I take my pen in hand to say that can't come down the coming month and do the work you wanted done. If you can't wait till the next month after (the last part) you'd better get John Cutting He's handy man with his tools, and can shingle and clapboard as well as can. I expect now to go to St Louis in week or two, to see the fair, and 1 want to get some farm work done first, that can't wait till 1 come back Elias Gibbs is selling tickets for the round trip. Thirty dollars ($3O) is all they cost, and I think it's good time to go and In ay as well go now. traded the white COW with him for the the ticket. Potatoes is selling here for seventy-fiye cents (75) bushel. Apples is plenty. 1 can get all l want for the picking for there's no market My Jurnip crop this year was fine, and expect to realize good sum from it.. How is your lame leg? Eben Elwell fell and broke his arm last week. John Jackson buried his mother-in-law yes, terday. l hope you are better and can get along till I get back. Respect fully, Seth Green.
 F. $. Selina White is going too, about the same time. The white COW was poor milker.
 Whiteplains, September 20, 1904.
 My dear Maria: Well, Pm most ready to start, and I tell you it's been sight of work. First had Eva Red ding and had a new skirt made. It's black alpaca and it's made with plaits and braid zigzag around the bottom. I guess it's going to wear well and shed the dust. had it made quite short. had four new white shirt waists, and black silk one. sent tt Burlington for the silk. It's quite thin and was S9 cents yard. l shal take several colored waists, too.
 But, land, of all the traps I've got tc take. Everybody insists on my going well provided with medicine, and I've made case and got in it, a bottle ol camphor, one of brandy, one of tine ture rheubarb, arnica, peppermint Some quinine pills, and some pink pills and I guess I'll get along al right. And forgot, I've got some