A letter from Faye to her sister -
Center Colorado
September 1916
Dear Sis,
I know I should have written this sometime ago but I have been very busy when I have been at home, and after I took my exams, I wanted to wait and see how they ended. I got my diploma last night and am trying to catch up with my writing today as I have written three letters and think I shall write two more after this one.
In your letter you spoke about the camping trip so will begin with it.
Uncle Clyde came on Friday, they stayed overnight and we started camping Saturday morning about nine o' clock, there were ___ cars, eleven of us all together. On the way up it rained on us five times and we had to stop and cover up. We reached camp about five o' clock that evening and the old tent looked pretty good and we were all glad Papa was working up there and that Mr. Mac had taken the load on ahead.
The first night it rained all night and Adeline, Helen and myself got the benefit of it as we went to bed cold and stayed cold all night as the next morning the pillows, covers and cloths which were on the bed were very damp. So the next night we moved our bed up to Papa's cabin, where we had a very fine bed.
Sunday, Papa, Mr. Mac and the rest of the men went up Squaw Creek which seemed to be a very hard trip and they came back with sore feet and very few fish.
Monday Papa went back to work and the rest went fishing, leaving Adaline, Helen, Mrs. Waldo and myself to hold down the camp. We had dinner at four o' clock and after dinner Mrs. Waldo and myself went fishing but didn't succeed in catching anything.
Tuesday I fished all day and part of the night and didn't have any luck except to catch a cold and wear a blister on my heel which by the way I still have the remains.
Wednesday morning we broke up camp and went down to Crooked Creek and fished a while then we went on, having our first trouble when we got into a strip of graded road, but we got through with a severe bumping. A little while later while we were coming up a very muddy hill the other car had a blowout and we had to stop and fix it. While Guy and Mr. Waldo was fixing the tire we had lunch. Then we went on to Antlers Park where we stayed overnight. Everyone ate so much supper that night and breakfast the next morning that we were in misery.
Thursday we spent in Creede as Uncle Clyde had to make a speech at a medical meeting. Dr. Horvell and Dr. Shippy both asked about you and wanted to know where you were. We left Creede about four o' clock or after and got home about nine, stopping for supper at Del Norte.
The folks started home the next day. We got a letter from Aunt Elizabeth yesterday saying they got home the 26th. While in Colorado Springs they hunted Vernon up and found out he had been married for two months. He is looking at a hotel there.
Received a letter from Mrs. Wheeler and she wants you to write to them said Helen was still teaching school, riding home every Friday and going back Sunday afternoon or Monday morning.
Went to a party at Grim's last night, Mama was out to dinner yesterday and to a W.C.S.U meeting Wednesday afternoon. Keep on maybe we can get her to be a society woman. We sent for her a reducing corset and I think I can talk her into getting her dress made as soon as it comes.
Earl is talking about sending Lulu and the boy home while he hunts up a warmer place to live and I don't think I blame him much.
Opal Mey__eyer and Amos King was married day before yesterday.
M__ and Mac were married sometime week before last
Eurith and Johnnie Sells expect to be married soon.
Ray Laur and somebody has been married three months and just announced it.
Some exciting times we're having now.
The last time I seen Mary she wanted you to write. Her baby is the sweetest thing.
Write soon, with love to all.
Faye
Center Colorado
September 1916
Dear Sis,
I know I should have written this sometime ago but I have been very busy when I have been at home, and after I took my exams, I wanted to wait and see how they ended. I got my diploma last night and am trying to catch up with my writing today as I have written three letters and think I shall write two more after this one.
In your letter you spoke about the camping trip so will begin with it.
Uncle Clyde came on Friday, they stayed overnight and we started camping Saturday morning about nine o' clock, there were ___ cars, eleven of us all together. On the way up it rained on us five times and we had to stop and cover up. We reached camp about five o' clock that evening and the old tent looked pretty good and we were all glad Papa was working up there and that Mr. Mac had taken the load on ahead.
The first night it rained all night and Adeline, Helen and myself got the benefit of it as we went to bed cold and stayed cold all night as the next morning the pillows, covers and cloths which were on the bed were very damp. So the next night we moved our bed up to Papa's cabin, where we had a very fine bed.
Sunday, Papa, Mr. Mac and the rest of the men went up Squaw Creek which seemed to be a very hard trip and they came back with sore feet and very few fish.
Monday Papa went back to work and the rest went fishing, leaving Adaline, Helen, Mrs. Waldo and myself to hold down the camp. We had dinner at four o' clock and after dinner Mrs. Waldo and myself went fishing but didn't succeed in catching anything.
Tuesday I fished all day and part of the night and didn't have any luck except to catch a cold and wear a blister on my heel which by the way I still have the remains.
Wednesday morning we broke up camp and went down to Crooked Creek and fished a while then we went on, having our first trouble when we got into a strip of graded road, but we got through with a severe bumping. A little while later while we were coming up a very muddy hill the other car had a blowout and we had to stop and fix it. While Guy and Mr. Waldo was fixing the tire we had lunch. Then we went on to Antlers Park where we stayed overnight. Everyone ate so much supper that night and breakfast the next morning that we were in misery.
Thursday we spent in Creede as Uncle Clyde had to make a speech at a medical meeting. Dr. Horvell and Dr. Shippy both asked about you and wanted to know where you were. We left Creede about four o' clock or after and got home about nine, stopping for supper at Del Norte.
The folks started home the next day. We got a letter from Aunt Elizabeth yesterday saying they got home the 26th. While in Colorado Springs they hunted Vernon up and found out he had been married for two months. He is looking at a hotel there.
Received a letter from Mrs. Wheeler and she wants you to write to them said Helen was still teaching school, riding home every Friday and going back Sunday afternoon or Monday morning.
Went to a party at Grim's last night, Mama was out to dinner yesterday and to a W.C.S.U meeting Wednesday afternoon. Keep on maybe we can get her to be a society woman. We sent for her a reducing corset and I think I can talk her into getting her dress made as soon as it comes.
Earl is talking about sending Lulu and the boy home while he hunts up a warmer place to live and I don't think I blame him much.
Opal Mey__eyer and Amos King was married day before yesterday.
M__ and Mac were married sometime week before last
Eurith and Johnnie Sells expect to be married soon.
Ray Laur and somebody has been married three months and just announced it.
Some exciting times we're having now.
The last time I seen Mary she wanted you to write. Her baby is the sweetest thing.
Write soon, with love to all.
Faye
A letter from Faye to her sister -
Center Colorado
September 1916
Dear Sis,
I know I should have written this sometime ago but I have been very busy when I have been at home, and after I took my exams, I wanted to wait and see how they ended. I got my diploma last night and am trying to catch up with my writing today as I have written three letters and think I shall write two more after this one.
In your letter you spoke about the camping trip so will begin with it.
Uncle Clyde came on Friday, they stayed overnight and we started camping Saturday morning about nine o' clock, there were ___ cars, eleven of us all together. On the way up it rained on us five times and we had to stop and cover up. We reached camp about five o' clock that evening and the old tent looked pretty good and we were all glad Papa was working up there and that Mr. Mac had taken the load on ahead.
The first night it rained all night and Adeline, Helen and myself got the benefit of it as we went to bed cold and stayed cold all night as the next morning the pillows, covers and cloths which were on the bed were very damp. So the next night we moved our bed up to Papa's cabin, where we had a very fine bed.
Sunday, Papa, Mr. Mac and the rest of the men went up Squaw Creek which seemed to be a very hard trip and they came back with sore feet and very few fish.
Monday Papa went back to work and the rest went fishing, leaving Adaline, Helen, Mrs. Waldo and myself to hold down the camp. We had dinner at four o' clock and after dinner Mrs. Waldo and myself went fishing but didn't succeed in catching anything.
Tuesday I fished all day and part of the night and didn't have any luck except to catch a cold and wear a blister on my heel which by the way I still have the remains.
Wednesday morning we broke up camp and went down to Crooked Creek and fished a while then we went on, having our first trouble when we got into a strip of graded road, but we got through with a severe bumping. A little while later while we were coming up a very muddy hill the other car had a blowout and we had to stop and fix it. While Guy and Mr. Waldo was fixing the tire we had lunch. Then we went on to Antlers Park where we stayed overnight. Everyone ate so much supper that night and breakfast the next morning that we were in misery.
Thursday we spent in Creede as Uncle Clyde had to make a speech at a medical meeting. Dr. Horvell and Dr. Shippy both asked about you and wanted to know where you were. We left Creede about four o' clock or after and got home about nine, stopping for supper at Del Norte.
The folks started home the next day. We got a letter from Aunt Elizabeth yesterday saying they got home the 26th. While in Colorado Springs they hunted Vernon up and found out he had been married for two months. He is looking at a hotel there.
Received a letter from Mrs. Wheeler and she wants you to write to them said Helen was still teaching school, riding home every Friday and going back Sunday afternoon or Monday morning.
Went to a party at Grim's last night, Mama was out to dinner yesterday and to a W.C.S.U meeting Wednesday afternoon. Keep on maybe we can get her to be a society woman. We sent for her a reducing corset and I think I can talk her into getting her dress made as soon as it comes.
Earl is talking about sending Lulu and the boy home while he hunts up a warmer place to live and I don't think I blame him much.
Opal Mey__eyer and Amos King was married day before yesterday.
M__ and Mac were married sometime week before last
Eurith and Johnnie Sells expect to be married soon.
Ray Laur and somebody has been married three months and just announced it.
Some exciting times we're having now.
The last time I seen Mary she wanted you to write. Her baby is the sweetest thing.
Write soon, with love to all.
Faye
Center Colorado
September 1916
Dear Sis,
I know I should have written this sometime ago but I have been very busy when I have been at home, and after I took my exams, I wanted to wait and see how they ended. I got my diploma last night and am trying to catch up with my writing today as I have written three letters and think I shall write two more after this one.
In your letter you spoke about the camping trip so will begin with it.
Uncle Clyde came on Friday, they stayed overnight and we started camping Saturday morning about nine o' clock, there were ___ cars, eleven of us all together. On the way up it rained on us five times and we had to stop and cover up. We reached camp about five o' clock that evening and the old tent looked pretty good and we were all glad Papa was working up there and that Mr. Mac had taken the load on ahead.
The first night it rained all night and Adeline, Helen and myself got the benefit of it as we went to bed cold and stayed cold all night as the next morning the pillows, covers and cloths which were on the bed were very damp. So the next night we moved our bed up to Papa's cabin, where we had a very fine bed.
Sunday, Papa, Mr. Mac and the rest of the men went up Squaw Creek which seemed to be a very hard trip and they came back with sore feet and very few fish.
Monday Papa went back to work and the rest went fishing, leaving Adaline, Helen, Mrs. Waldo and myself to hold down the camp. We had dinner at four o' clock and after dinner Mrs. Waldo and myself went fishing but didn't succeed in catching anything.
Tuesday I fished all day and part of the night and didn't have any luck except to catch a cold and wear a blister on my heel which by the way I still have the remains.
Wednesday morning we broke up camp and went down to Crooked Creek and fished a while then we went on, having our first trouble when we got into a strip of graded road, but we got through with a severe bumping. A little while later while we were coming up a very muddy hill the other car had a blowout and we had to stop and fix it. While Guy and Mr. Waldo was fixing the tire we had lunch. Then we went on to Antlers Park where we stayed overnight. Everyone ate so much supper that night and breakfast the next morning that we were in misery.
Thursday we spent in Creede as Uncle Clyde had to make a speech at a medical meeting. Dr. Horvell and Dr. Shippy both asked about you and wanted to know where you were. We left Creede about four o' clock or after and got home about nine, stopping for supper at Del Norte.
The folks started home the next day. We got a letter from Aunt Elizabeth yesterday saying they got home the 26th. While in Colorado Springs they hunted Vernon up and found out he had been married for two months. He is looking at a hotel there.
Received a letter from Mrs. Wheeler and she wants you to write to them said Helen was still teaching school, riding home every Friday and going back Sunday afternoon or Monday morning.
Went to a party at Grim's last night, Mama was out to dinner yesterday and to a W.C.S.U meeting Wednesday afternoon. Keep on maybe we can get her to be a society woman. We sent for her a reducing corset and I think I can talk her into getting her dress made as soon as it comes.
Earl is talking about sending Lulu and the boy home while he hunts up a warmer place to live and I don't think I blame him much.
Opal Mey__eyer and Amos King was married day before yesterday.
M__ and Mac were married sometime week before last
Eurith and Johnnie Sells expect to be married soon.
Ray Laur and somebody has been married three months and just announced it.
Some exciting times we're having now.
The last time I seen Mary she wanted you to write. Her baby is the sweetest thing.
Write soon, with love to all.
Faye
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