A Grandmother's Legacy

December 1903 - Letter To Constance

"Alton, Ill, Dec. 30 - 1903 -- Miss Constance Warwick:

"Hello, Connie - I am going to start this letter before New Years anyway. You said you thought my last letter had lost it self. I began to think the same thing. I am just getting over a terrible cold.

"I wish I were in Okla. this winter instead of here. The roads are so rough, that a person has to stay at home all of the time. I would sure like to attend the Literary Society at R. S. ___ all debates.

"Oh say - I did not quite understand about Al Thompson's and his soap wrappers. How did he advertise? Explain more fully. I am interested, but you just as well throw away your soap wrappers.

"You spoke about Ikie being in the soup. I think I would have been in the soup about the evening of Mrs. Snyder's surprise. That is if I had been there. if I were there now Sense and Snyder would have no show. Do you think so?

" I don't see what Bert Snyder want to go away of up there after a girl for. Really I don't. Miss Herod has sure got my sympathy. Now you don't need to lay any blame on my Nellie's.

"I'm sorry I had to disappoint you at Xmas time. But I am going to burst the glass some day soon, because I am growing uglier every day.

"Do you ever see Walter Ross. I guess I owe him a letter. he thought that Ross girl was the whole cheese.

"I will go back to Q'cy about the middle of Jan. or 1st of Feb. You had better come to the Gem City to get your Commercial Education.

"What did Santa bring you for Xmas? We had a Xmas tree at our school house. It was nice. There is going to be a big dance at Galva tomorrow eve.

"I'm not going you know. I never dance because it is wicked. I never danced but once and that was at Ikie's house. That was the night I made Bert Snyder drunk, you know. I will close wishing you a happy New Year. Write soon. Don't wait as long as I did.

Bye Bye. S. H.
Altona, Ill.,
J. C. McClure."