Almond Feby 9^th/62

 

Sister Fannie,

                        I presume you begin to think that I am not a very punctual correspondent by this time, as it has been some time since I received your last letter, but the fact of the business is, I have been home but once since I wrote you before and then stayed but a few minutes so that I had not time to write and so have defered it to the present time. our people have all gone to church and left me monarch of all I suvey. There goes my ink all over the carpet—I have wiped it up as dry as I can but it looks horridly yet. I guess our folks will be carefull how they leave me at home to keep house again, but it was onley an accident / and accidents will happen occasionally.

 

            My school is gradually drawing to a close I have onley two weeks longer to teach and then I am through, nor am I very sorry of it either, although, I have had a very pleasant school. yet I am ancious to return to my studies. I have had any quantity of sport this winter, both the people and scholars have exerted themselves to have the time pass as merrily as possible for me. Fanie did you ever attend an institution that they call in these parts a Bussing Bee? if you never have, I envy you. they have been all the rage in my district this winter and I have had to attend every one of them they would’nt take no for an answer. go I must and go I had to, so I went, and enjoyed myself the best I could with the rest of them. some of the performances were absolutely most ridiculous but as long as they were / productive of sport it was all they cared.

 

            I was over and spent the evening with Sarah last evening. Gus was off to visit some of his patients over toward Waupaca. he is very busy since the Dr. has been gone, they are going to Amherst in the spring or as soon as the Dr. returns from the east. it is some eight or ten miles from Waupaca, I believe

 

            I am glad to learn that your Mother is recovering so rapidly I presume she will entirely recover from her injury, with care. I have not skated any since I was at W_ have had no opportunity. Elder Orcutt has a donation visit at the house of Mr Selleys on wednesday of this week. I wish you could be here to go with us. we are anticipating a pleasant time we are to have singing &c to pass of the evening I wish you and Sarah were here to help us sing. But I must close as it is / nearley time for me to return to my school. I hope Fanney you will not be as dilatory in answering this as I was in answering yours.

 

please give my regards to your people and believe me as ever your friend

                                                                                                                        Frank M. G.

 

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P. S. I intend to return to Berlin as soon as my school closes.

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