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Show I LETTERS AND ANSWERS. jj ? Carr, Colo.. Sept. 30, 1901. Dear Aunt Busy I will write you a " rhort story, telling you about our picnic ' s ' on the bluffs. AGNES MANTEY. , DINNER ON THE BLUFFS.. Papa had been talking about going $s out to have dinner on the bluffs for T about two years. So we went last t month, about four miles from our house. We drove up in a lumber wagon. It took us about two hours to go there, and we could drive our wagon clear 5 up the hill, and could see all over. We could see where our house was, and see the trains come in. We built a fire and ; made some coffee. Joe watched the ! coffee until it boiled. Mamma and Nora got the dinner out and spread the table cloth. We had watermelon, j apple pie, cake ham, bread, butter, I apples, bologna and milk for ainner. I We stayed on the hill for two hours, j and it was a very windy day. Our -whole family was there, and we I reached home about 4 o'clock. AGNES MANTEY. i 5 How pleased Aunt Busy was to see I the Carr postmark! She often thinks ( of her dear little Manteys. and she is no pleased to know that you do not '- ;" forget her. Your description of your j I j,f.. mountain dinner party is very nice in- . deed, Agnes, only it was too short, s How did you ever reach home after II eating so much? Tell Leo to write as ! S soon as he can find time. How Aunt ; Busy would like to see Leo in the hay fields. Write soon again, Agnes. $ Carr. Colo.. Sept. 30, 1901: Dear Aunt Busy I am in the primer. This is my first year in school. I am trying to make the first reader. I will noon be through the primer. I am only f years old. I can write my name and Triors, but Nora is writing this for me. Perhaps I can write the next. Leo has to rake the hay today, so he can't write. Your loving nephew. DION YSIUS MANTEY. A glad welcome, dear nephew. Aunt Busy enjoyed your letter very much. She is quite sure that you will soon be in the first reader. Aunt Busy has sel-w sel-w dom received suh a nice letter from puch a young nephew. Write soon again, little man. Carr, Colo., Sept. 30. 1901. Dear Aunt Busy I am gotng to try V ' o write you a letter, as my sister jj Agnes is writing you a little story. I t am going to write you a few of the I quotations we had in school last year. I The next time I will try to write vou a story. I will be 7 years old in a few j days. I am in the third reader. We have five little kittens. If you would come out I would give you one. Oh, Aunt Busy ,if you were out the day we were on the hill we would give you the best cup of coffee. Father Golden went away from Cheyenne to Denver, so we cannot have mass at Carr. Agnes Ag-nes and 1 made our doll a dress. I am your loving niece. ANASTASIA MANTEY. OUR QUOTATIONS. Speak gently: it is better far To rule by love than fear. Speak gently: let no harsh worfl mar The good we might do here. Speak gently: 'tis a little thing Dropped in the heart's deep well, The good, the Joy that it may bring. m Eternity shall tell. There's a time for work and a time for play, A time for everything good each day; But never a time in this short life , For quarrels and angry words and I strife. Your letter is very interesting, little liece. Aunt Busy likes the quotations; they are very beautiful. You are a very bright little girl, to be so far advanced ad-vanced for your age. It is too had bout not having mass but you can i r .I, I, try to be extra good., and say your prayers faithfully, and the good Savior will love His little children at Carr, Just as dearly as the ones who can go to mass every Sunday. Write soon again, and don't forget the story. |