St Ignatius
Jan 16, 1958
1 PM
Dearest Daughter;
Your most welcome letter came Tuesday, and I'm just getting 'round to answering it. It has been post card week. To Grandma to.
It was very nice of Colene to come pick you up at work. And to bring you some supper. I rather think she is longing for a friendship that brings love-a nice quiet love. And you aren't usually a nervous person-you are steady. And she likes you very much. And you can visit with her on a common ground of understanding about life, religion and so on. Glad you had a nice evening and nite with her. And Elder Olpin is missing a good chance,'so we say"!
I'm wondering if Frank and Zella have been there yet.
Have you seen Alvah? Maybe he found another girl at Christmas.
Are there just four of you in the house now?
I talked to Ralph some, Sunday nite. He feels awfully bad about Pat. I think they don't feel very friendly toward Neilsons and daughter. Louise came within a few feet of him but didn't speak. Ray called Dad in a week ago and asked him if she was still teaching Sunday School-'yes'-'well she shouldn't be. I guess the hay ride got to be rather a joy ride for some. Sunday morning-no it was the day after-anyway he found beer cans everywhere-even in the kitchen. And he ask Ada about it-'the Sunday School had nothing to do with it. So Ray called Louise in. She was very innocent. But according to some of the kids she wasn't so much so. Bobbie Cartes made this statement,"I've gone to a lot of Mormon parties and had a good time, but they are getting too rough for me."
Dad heard in Ronan that Pat had been drinking. All in all it hasn't made a pretty picture. Barry says he is so glad they left early. Where things started to go wrong and how, no one knows for sure. Anyway, Louise was released from her Sunday School class. Barry says she 'brot it on herself. We find the two little Maughn boys are not angels. Gary S. Said to Blanche he wasn't going out with them. I guess they even got him to taste a drink. I ask Barry if he had ever tasted it and he was so positive, I surely believe him. I ask him if Judy smokes and he said, "no, or I wouldn't be going with her-if anything disguists me, it is to see a girl smoke, it's bad enuf for fellows"I hope he always feels so. I think you'd better burn this letter so now one will ever hear a conversation even the onesided.
Marie is feeling pretty good. She says she will write to you. She appreciates your going down to help her family. The baby didn't do too good for a time, but she said they were in Monday nite and it was looking better. She expects to have it home one day.
Yes, we listened to the game. Montana had last oomph. Maybe they will get back at them when the Y comes to Missoula-28th of February?
Yes, it was cold. Then it rained and was warm and muddy. Then we had a few nice days-shirt sleeves weather. Last nite it started to snow-this A.M. we have about five inches of pretty white fluffy stuff. All we need now is some wind and we could or would stay home.
Thanks for the hankies. And I opened most of your xmas presents from the 'little man'
Do you know what they marinated the fruit in for the fruit cake-or what liquor they put in it. Good!
So back to the ranch. We are all fine. Sunday was a full day, so Monday Mother was pooped. Tuesday, Dad took the porker in to the slaughter house. I went to town to Primary. Wilda came out until Mutual time. Cheryl Ann wanted to go to the show, so Dad and I went in-I went to visit Ruby, who is miserable always-she weighs 172 pounds now, poor thing. Dad had a conference with the Bishop. Then the kids were to dance so Cheryl Ann decided no 'Jerry Lewis'-so Dad & I went to visit Grandma. She had had some trouble with her legs, but they were better-then she caught cold. Barry didn't go to Mutual.
Wednesday Dad started on the 'chimney. Bud, from Gambles came out to visit-Dad had looked at a freezer the day before, so Bud came to see where we we're going to put it. Guess he'll bring one out next week! I think it foolish to get too small a one-and the big one is long enuf that I won't be able to open the dryer door wide.
We haven't any money-Bud is going to 'buy a beef from us, then take delivery when it is ready.
Grandma called to say she wanted Dad in at 7:30-Art was going to be there to do something to the furnace again. We had Ward Teachers, and she called to see if Dad had left-it was too late for him to go. Some part was wrong so she had no furnace. Dad said he' go get her, but she said 'no.' and her blanket quit. Joe and Barry went teaching too.
I finally got around to doing the wash-the poorest day in the week for drying. But didn't have too big a wash, so got it all dry& a few pieces ironed. I studied Sunday School lesson between batches, so some of them stayed a bit longer than need be. I had the lesson books to S.S. and no one wanted one-'oh we have one like that'-so no one could find them, so I had to prepare the lessons. Wilma has quit, so I'm taking it until they get a teacher. Me teach genealogy. But I got 'lots' of complicents-two or three-Kent Homer asked Grace to teach the class-without a word to anyone. The class doesn't want her-she is still teaching a class-and Dad was out-of-patience. He said some had ask to have me as teacher (I can't even blow my own bugle to you without blushing)anyway, I'm to give the lesson again Sunday. There will be Conference in Missoula on the 25th.
Sis. Browning is one of the new teachers, Alice Jo will take Lousie class Dad thinks.
Brownings talked in meeting Sunday nite. She reminds me some of Aunt Kate. Both interesting people.
Let's see-oh yes, we have a new calf and it cries all the time. I think it is lonesome. And I don't think Barry feeds it enuf. Nor does Dad think so. It needs some dinner. Its Mother is a heifer he got from Kenny-she is mean and doesn't give much milk-and 275 bucks. I could tell him 'I told you so: as I tried to get him to stay home instead of going to Kennys.
We have expected a load of hay from Idaho this week, but he hasn't come yet. Don't know why.
Well, it is about time for the Barry to say 'any letters today. So, we'll say 'love you muchly' Mom
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