The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-01
"A WEEKS READING
FROM FLO'S DIARY
(ContinueJ.)
Monday. June 6. /

c;ood newsi This morning Lettice came
over and told me that her family are
going to spend tho summer at their
country home, and want me to go Win
them.
Mother says ! may, and expect 20
be with them for Il whole month. Mfs.
leighton wanted me to stay all the sum
mer, but mother says she cant spaie
me except for Il month, and anyway she
and futhcr want to spend August and
September In the mountains. and OF
course they Will take me with them,
see Lcttice coming UP no path now,
so | must stop until tomorrow.
Tuesday, june /, b.
we start for the Lcghton's Saturday,
so will have plenty OF time 70 set
ready.
i an, so glad that they arc not going
10 stay IN town this summer as they
! expected to do, but Mr.. Leighton Is 50
much better. that they can easily leave
| this part OF the country for the summer
without fear OF his getting worse.
| am so glad am going. for want
To see their country home very much.
| Wednesday Junes. lo----
| II has been raining all day long.
+ Lcttjcc came over and spent the day
J with nc,
We made some candy, and then she
| told me about her country home, Whi'e
VIC ATE II. Il mean We ate tho candy
not the home3
They live on large farm, We nare
! n lake, and two row boats; ana We nave
| lots OF fun going out on the iahc roM
Ing and ishins. Lettuce sala, Wni1e W.
| scribing the place. She said that We
1 (she and y arc going to have hcdrooma
4 that open into each other. Hers y!
4 mini. and mine IN blue. And-but my.
| {, would take pages and pages 70 WFiie
4 ali that she told me. SO ! must stop LOT
today. although ! want 10 write !otS
! more. n
TODAY has been reverse of yesterday,
i clear and bright.
I.sttice came OYER this morningt ana
we played croquet on the lawn. tor :.
Hong time. After dinner l dressed ara
went for a long walk with mother. We
walked way out in the country 70 ses
/ an old co]ored woman. who had nurseu
A ,nI.h.r when she was n little girl, anu
4 ,y,o (,ce hcard) was sick. We FOUND
/ Nor much better and did not stay ions.
] After supper Lettice and !. Win seFci i
Of our friends, sat in the summer nonse
and told ghost stories 'intll eieNtn
O'Clock. "a
have been packing nearly all day
4 ling we start at ten O'Clock tomorrow
morning, and got there at seven III '''e
4 evening. -
hope tomorrow VIII be clear, , p %.
oa,sei / hate so to travel on cloudy or
rainy day. 10
Saturday June II, NJ
/, We arrived here safely.
n Is a beautiful place. ana Kho"
.,,iov myself muCn.
W. had 10 make n rush for the IRAN,
ayr, sInrulary enough. got seats al 10
gnther Behind Lettlce and were N NJ,
and Courtney In front OF MS sn I ~
I and Mrs. Leighton, and In front OF them,
nurse with the baby III ier ari''s' "''''
Frank and Fan by her siuf, 80
IT has been bcautini anu ~ ~.
"a had pleasant journey, ~
tired when We got here. I,
must stop writing now, ana so 10
,c, ca MS TO be rested some by to't'0'-
sunday. June L. Ia
N,,e us won't to church. to-day, rs we
worc too tired from yesterday ,o,'inps,
and would have ten m,les " VIZ W.
49," 49,, =, thn nearest church Lottice sho"
Cd mo all over the place, ana a lo'c'S
Il place 1t is. too -, b,ndIa
,ftnr dinner, Lettire t"h" can n"'''. ~
oars cnpltally) and J, "eni "o"u ~ ~
,,l,s ond spent several hours on inc Wa' :
~ reading. talking. and getting wafer
l1 courtney promised US lhn a, ~, ne
.,,,d rou us around the lake one noon
M, night while am here. hope NJ
iii III, stick to his promise, 1t would "a
'1 But tomorrow our real fun begins
FLORA I,I.sPETIt DUNCAN,
ELEANOR cowAN SCOTT, Ase ~
BOX 1877, New River, VA