Letter, dated Morton, Minnesota, November 13, 1906 from
Florence Richardson to Claude W. Street, Park City, Utah:
Did you get a wintry blast when you opened this epistle from
the land of ice and snow, or has it warmed up on its way from the Arctic zone?
My but it's cold and blowing and blizzardy and everything else, - all in this
one short day too.
Your nice long letter came yesterday afternoon, and made me
feel good. My you have a lively lot of Junior girls, from your account of
society doings. Tell me what western girls are like. Are they all pretty like
in those novels or are they just common everyday mortals? Are they lively and
yet not loud, or are they a little bit bold?
It makes me so blue to think of that camping crowd reunion
for I'll be just one too many when you aren't there to let me bore you, and I
just know I'll be terribly lonesome for you. Of course it's lovely of Minnie Bell
to plan it. Do you suppose that about George and Ella Hibbert is authentic? It
seems to me they will make a funny couple. I never could jibe with Ella
Hibbert, for some reason, although I know she has many good points.
I had such a pleasant visit over at Redwood Falls over
Sunday. I went down Saturday noon and came back Monday morning on the early
train. You perhaps remember that the nearest point to Redwood falls on the
M&S St. S is two miles from town, so one has to take the bus over and have
it call for one to go back. The old bus called for me first, so I sat down
nearest the driver's box. The thing by little maneuvering holds eight people
very nicely, but Monday morning there were eleven inside, and two on the seat
with the driver. When we commenced to go down the half mile hill on the way to
the station, those seven men and three ladies commenced sliding, settling down
against me. I haven't recovered my natural figure yet, I was so completely
compressed against the driver's box. The next time anybody catches me sitting
in that part of the bus again, it will be because I had no choice.
Mrs. Hitchcock (to resume) had one of the teachers and the superintendent
who was a jolly young fellow in to Sunday dinner. She has invited my aunt and
me over for Thanksgiving, but I think we shall go over to Marshall as we were
invited there first.
Where are you going to be Thanksgiving Day? Somebody surely
will take pity on homeless little boys won't there?
Well I got a comical letter from Bernard today, and I expect
to hear this, you've had one from Ella. What won't those crazy young ones do
next! I'm sending you Bernard's, and if you would just as soon have me I should
like to see Ella’s. Then we will have to do something to get even with them.
What shall it be?
Well what an idea that your pupils are afraid of your big
nose! I'm not one bit, and if you were here I'd pull it for you just to show I
wasn't.
Hoping you are enjoying less freezing weather than we, I am
Lovingly yours,
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A double wedding took place on August 3, 1907, when the two Richardson sisters Ella and Florence married the two Street brothers Bernard and Claude. There is unfortunately no known photograph of the event.
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