Northbridge Feb 8^th 1880

 

Ida this is valentines day

and I want you to be my

valentine

 

Dear Friend Ida I now sit dwon to right you a few lines hoping to find you all well as it leves me at prencet we and a nice time with your farther he tired to count sarah and my ribes he is gone away to day and we sang for him he pulled my hair i goat got mad with him than i got pleased again Sarah want to right but she is not big enough we was vey sorrow to of poor uncle Franks death we called him him uncle. Sarah and me went to the grave we went to sunday school to day / we have a cow and too little pigs we have lots of milk to drink wen your father was here he had lots of pop-corn milk i would like to come out west to see you all again i send my best love to you all i han going to the concert to night it is pretty near the last day of school me and sarah as a peace to spech tommy call you is fellow and he says he is coming to see you but you must excused him for he is only a little boy excused my bad spelling Lullea is going to the concert with me anser this letter as quick as you can

 

Good bye from Eliza Brighty

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