The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-10-12

Billy Writes
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Dear dad." wrote Biny. Il nj hsrs
IN H1GAt ligAt boeneo Ask and meant
to write yesterday. ths w nctAse
sajd 70 %. but vas awful ~. Nv,
Tie country = great nov. Amt Pm
saja 4 ! di11t wits todAy DoeAel
would worry and she sajd u vFuts
. rsal lo1g lGttsf sAda have oAee1y
20 for dinner.
IAey vese an q ~ stat1oo %
nese M Aunt PAn al Aunt A11s
and Aunt LayiRda. I vas ki1d a 90
u they took tAs tru1bSA Tor IL 1sws
boy q tho daln oaW the0 hugH111
and hasing ma and 10 sniggsrsa He
was smarty and he called No WI
ne boy because 10 found out that
mother had asked the brakema1 20
go changed caEs an right at The
junction.
Il wish women didn't fuss 20 about
little things Ike boy travelling alone
And wish mother wouldn't make me
wear tan stockinga They're awful
sissy and any fellow you ask Vim tell
you 60. Those yellow stockings Of
mine almost spoiled my trip and they
got torn that night when I was yank-
ing them OF to get to bed In q hurry,
because wanted to get up early and
see how things looked by daylight.
Aunt Anne says I mustn't whistle on
the porch before half past six morn.
ings. guess she's poor sleeper.
I'm going barefoot all the time
now. so don't let mother send any
more tan stockings. I'll wear black
ones In the fall when go home. I
can stay all summer. can't I. dad? My
legs are getting fine and tanned al.
ready, but Aunt Lavinia-you know,
she's kind Of fussy-says II l scratch
my mosquito bites she'll insist on my
wearing shoes and stockings. wish
you'd write to her that it's healthy to
go barefoot and tell her you don't
care II I 90 In swimming twice q day.
She thinks once 10 enough.
when you write mo send about .
dollar and q half to pay for q poor
little pig that died on the farm near
10. It was awful sad and strange how
that pig died. Another boy and me
vas chasing him just . little. for Il
was awful cute. running and squeal-
ing, and It got sick right away and
died. and the farmer-he's . pretty
mean man-says one Of US has got to
pay for II, and the other boy hasn't
any way to get money. Amt It funny
how little pigs can't stand hardly any
exercise?
Please send the money soon. You
might send up . box Of candy. too.
like that one you had me bring up
here to my aunts. I thought I'd Just
open It on the train and try . piece,
and there were two kids sitting near
me and they wanted some. too. and
after we'd eaten some there wasn't
enough left to look like anything. 90
We Just ate It Ill and threw the box
out Of the car window. forgot to tell
you. too. that lost my hat out Of the
car window. It's awful windy riding
on the train. I'm sorry about the
candy. but you see how It happened.
Tell mother I'm real square about
doing all the things she said. Aunt
Anne reminded me to brush my teeth
f0dav hut cha noodnsk hovo ro,nsoA 400
me. for | was just a-going to do 1t.
And I'll read some every day In that
book mother gave me.
I'm practicing swimming and when
you come up I'll surprise you and
mother by swimming across the lake.
Aunt Lavinia is awful particular about
my wearing both parts of my bathing
suit. That boy who was chasing the
pig with me says it's girly around here
wear so much clothes in swimming.
He goes in naked with boys. but, of
course, I'll never do that, for Aunt
Lavinia would have At If she found
1t out.
There's an awful cute pup up at
the farm. I'm sure he's a fine breed
and he knows me already. Don't you
think it would be good thing for us
to have watch dog in our fiat next
winter? II you send me S. now I can
buy him and get him trained this sum.
mer. am going to call him Lion. for
] can tell he's going to be q very
brave dog. think mother would like
Q dog. 1t would be company for her
whom you're downtown and I'm At
school.
7 guess I'd better stop writing now
and 60 up to the farm and engage
that pup. It would be tough II some
body else bought him. guess better
take him at once and have MIN
charged and you can send the money
for him when you send the dollar and
. halt for the pig.
iii write to mother next time. This
letters long enough for you both, I
guess. Well, SO long. I'm of to SEQ