The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-14
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Dear dad, wrote Billy. 4 got here
all right night before last and meant
to write yesterday. The say mother
said to do. but ! was awful busy. Say,
the country Is great now. Aunt Phil
said IL i didn't write today mother,
would worry and she said II i wrote
a real long letter shed have cherry
pie for dinner. III az"
They Were all at the station to
meet me, Aunt Phil and Aunt Anna
and Aunt Lavlnla. ~ was kind Of sor.
ry they took the trouble, for the news.
hoy on the train saw them hugging
and kissing me. and he sniggered. He
was smartyS and he called me WI.
lie boy because he found out that
mother had asked tho brakeman to
see ! changed cars albright at the
junction, li'' w. s.ss
| 81 wish women didn't fuss SO about
little things like boy travelling alone.
And wish mother wouldn't make me
wear tan stockings, They're awful
sissy and any fellow you ask will tell
you SO. Those yellow stockings Of
mine almost spoiled my trip and they
got torn that night when I was yark-
Ing them of to get to bed In a hurry.
because I wanted to get up early and
see how things looked by daylight.
Aunt Anne. says mustn't whistle on
the porch before half past six morn.
ings. I guess { hes poor sleeper.
I'm going tarefoot all the time
now, so don't let mother send any
more tan stockings. I'll wear black
ones in the fall when ! SO home.
can stay all summer. can't |, dad? My
legs are getting fine and tanned al.
ready. but Aunt Layinia-you know,
she's kind OF fussy-says IL ! scratch
my mosquito bites she'll insist on my
wearing shoes. and stockings. wish
you'd write to her that It's healthy to
so barefoot and tell her you don't
care II go in swimming twice day.
She thinks once is enough.
when you write me send about a
dollar and half to pay for a poor
little pig that died on the farm near
US. 1t was awfulsad and strange how
that pig died. Another boy and me
was chasing him just little, for Il
was awful cute, running and squeal.
ing, and 1t got sick right away and
died, and the farmer-he's a pretty
mean mun-says one OF us has got to
pay for It, and the other boy hasn't
any way to get money. Amt It funny
how little pigs can't stand hardly any
4 exerclse2 Ss AK
Please send the money soon. You
might send upSa box Of candy, too
like that one you had me bring ur
here to my aInts. y thought I'd just
open 1t on the strainfand try; q piece
and there were two lids sitting near
me and they wanted some, too, and
after we'd eaten some there wasn't
enough left to look llEe anything, sc
We just ate It all andSl threw the box
out of the cal. windoY. I forgot to tel
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. Aunl
Anne reminded me to brush my teeth
today. but she neefn't have reminded
me, for was Just a.going to do 1t
And I'll read some every day In thai
book mother gave me. s$j
I'm practicing swimming and wher
you come ur III surprise you ant
mother by swimming across the lake
Aunt Lavinia is aw ul particular abou
my wearing both parts Of my, bathing
suit. That boy who was chasing thu
pig with me says It girly around here
wear so much clot les in swimming
llc goes In naked with boys. but, o
course, I'll never do that. for Ann
!; Lavinia would have fit II she foun'
1t out. W 70
II There's an awful cute pup up q
1.-THE farm. Pm sure he's fine brecl
and he knows me already. Don't yol
think 1t would be Il good thing for u
to have a watch Dig in our fat mex
winter? II YOU send me IS now cal
buy him and get him trained this sun
mer. am going TO call him Lion, 70
can tell he's going TO be yer.