June 8^th 1890

Princeton N.J.

 

My Dear Mama

                  I expect you think it is very odd in me not writeing before, but you know that I havent had time, I have been very busy, at my dress, and have it finished. I wore it to day for the first time, and I wish you could see it, it is perfectfully grand, and I know you were all well, or you would have written, and I heard from you through Mrs R— and Oh wasent I pleased to see her? I tried to make it just as pleasant as I could for her! I took her to one of the Museums and then (I expect she has told you) / to Janie's, and we was there all to gether sitting in her front Parlor—and we saw all the performances at the Public school, speaking and the little children sang, and they raised a flag. Auntie was down there to that day and she saw all the people. she likes Mrs R. very much, think's she is a very pleasant person. Oh by the way I enquired of her if you got wet and she said you got your hat a little wet, and when Papa stoped here last Sat night, why Auntie ask him and he said you got it ruined. Now I want to know, be sure and tell. I think Pa must have told her as a joke. well I was surprised when I got home, last Sunday Eve from Aunt Marys, to hear that Papa stoped here to see me and I wasent home. I hadent left town yet when he was here. I was down to Emmas we were waiting for / Mrs Van Pelt. Aunt Mary sent word with her, to ride out home with her, so we did it, and we did not foot it, as I expect you think. Auntie told Papa we were. I was very sorry not to see Papa and then none of you came up to Aunt Mary's Sunday? I suppose you were all tired and not able to come? did you have company? Oh how I would like to get home and see all the nice things you have. I tell you Mama, have that little front room for your sitting room when you get your new rag carpet, and have the extension table in there for a dining room, and have the old desk in there with the book's, and it will be so nice, and do all your cooking out in the old kitchen, and move your stove out there. now do as I tell you, and you know that will be just the nicest / pleasant room to eat in, and some Sunday Janie and I are coming out home, of a Sunday drive out early in the morning and come back in the early evening so you see I want you to be fixed all nicely, when I come. We dont know yet when what Sunday we will come. I will write and tell you, the week of the Sunday we come. I went out to the colledge chapel (Marquand Chapel) this morning to heare the Macloid Sermond. it was one of the commencement exercises, and it was very nice, the chapel is so pretty inside. this week is commencement, and I expect there will be a grate many people in town. I would love to go to some of the things, but you cant for there is tickets for every thing, and they all cost over $1.50 and there is to be a grand ball Tuesday night in the University hall / and they cost $5.00 a ticket and the Comon Exercises is to morrow afternoon. Emma is going to that, one of her colledge gentleman friend is going to take her, the same one that I told you took her to the base ball match. Emma and I are working at the same place's now, all of this past week, and next week we are at a Mrs Terhune, the shoe store man's wife, and next week to a Mrs Carrol's. I havent met her yet. Tell Katie there is a nother Circus here in town next Friday, but I expect it is a poor one like that last one was. tell Katie to write me another letter, and I will answer both them in one. I went down to Janie this afternoon and staid to tea, and then we all went out walking. we went down to the cemetry and took a nice boquet of flowers and put them on Annie Grace. she has a very nice headstone, and lays in a beautiful part of the cemetry—and then we came back and took a walking up a street that I had not been before, and so I have spent a very pleasant day. I hope you are all well at home / and all of are friend's. Give my love to them all, and tell I would like to see them. I want to come very bad to see you all. Give my love and a kiss to each one and all, and keep a portion for your self from me. I expect you have lots of flower's and a nice garden. oh I expect evry thing looks so prettey and green, it did last Sunday when I was out to Aunt Mary's. they are all well, and they brought us in Sunday eve. how was Mrs R. pleased with the decoration? I expect she has been over to see you since she was here? Give my love to them both, and Mr Breese. well I hope you will soon write I expect you are writing to night and you will get this just about as I get mine. it is half past ten now and I must go to bed I am tired. I sat up late last night to finish my dress. good night

 

From Your Dear Daughter

Mary B. Covert

 16 Canal St

Princeton

New Jersey

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Mrs H. H. Covert                                

Griggstown                                 

Auntie send's her love

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