Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-07-17
MINNEAPOLIS, MISS., June 80, 'o7.

june ~ W.
Dear Aunt Madqe and NJ. b. Sisters:
Think some Of you win be little surprised
when you see where am, but such is life.
am on my way TO Idaho. and stopped of for
little rest Can't tell you when / will be in
Maine again; it depends on how like. Since
last wrote, my daughter has married a west
ern man, and as she was all had, they have
taken me along. Here in this city / have
cousin, ]. W. Bragdon. whom / took dinner
with last night. l find they haven't forgotten
Maine ways, for we had beans and brown
bread.
! was in his store; enjoyed my time with
them very much. Since leaving skowhegan,
| have visited Portland, Boston. bingham
took train in Boston for Chicago, coming
through the Hoosac tunnel. When we came
out Of the tunnel l could hardly see across
the car for smoke, and was glad to get a
fresh breath once more. 1t was pretty hot
day, but when got in New York state we
had big thunder shower and that cooled the
air of finely. Changed cars at Chicago: one
night and one-half day and we were here.
We had Pullman sleeper, so slept nights, or
tried to.
We intended to stop at Chicago two days,
but only stopped four hours. This is a very
pretty city; streets wide and clean: don't see
such rough-looking people here we do in
some cities. have been wanting for some
time to visit the West; probably shall want
| to visit Maine. hated to leave my folks and
friends; except for that was CHAD to go, as
want to see little of the world.
suppose we will leave here either Monday
night or Tuesday morning. My daughter and
her husband have gone to visit his sister,
| thirty miles from here, so am alone this
afternoon. Well, don't mind, for l got a
| cold yesterday, and feel like keeping quiet.
don't want to live in city. l don't like
quite SO much noise. This hotel is on the
corner Of the street, where cars go both ways.
| There are bars all around, but as yet haven't
\ seen any one drunk. I haven't been near
| enough to smell their breaths, SO can say I
haven't seen any signs of it, but / don't see
much difference what day of the week it is.
! Every night the Salvation Army has a meet
| ing just a step from this hotel on the same
side Of the street, SO can sit here by the win
dow and hear it all. They were playing Just
below here this morning, before got up, the
old-fashioned tune, Nellie Gray" They
played finely. like those old tunes, they
have such a soft tone to them.
| It's pretty hot to-day; we had a thunder
| shower last night and one this morning. 1t
| seems funny to me-when its 6 O'Clock in
Maine it is O'Clock here. Counting Maine
and Idaho, we will be in nineteen states
| inside Of three weeks.
We have sold out everything IL Skowaegan,
SO went ever go there to live again. The
party who bought it is going to sell again,
but wanted the place to live on this summer.
| Well, If don't close Aunt Madge win have
to make this letter in two papers. II l re-
member Alright, she filed the last column
herself. Wish / had the last weeks one
Wish could see you all at the reunion, but IL
looks now as il I shouldn't be with you this
year.
| had letter from Aunt Maria Just before