T2020.102.349

Southington [J]. May 29th, '94

My dear Edith: I only wish I had your good letter here with me so I could answer it more satisfactorily but, as I have not, I cannot sacrifice so much time and will answer anyway. We are over here at, [Mr.], Haughton's, a business man. [E?liot}, & I are enjoying in his pleasant home while, [G?], is out calling during the day. I could not rest well this morning and so I got up and went to the library to write to you

until breakfast is announced. This is certainly a beautifull country house. Mr. & Mrs. Hauton are alone and have no family. Keep one hired girl & have things so convenient. I never seen it nicer in that way in the country. Well, it has been three weeks today since we moved our first load to Bracevill and then had four rooms to paper, (I helped a very little,) and cleaning before the rest of our goods come. We are quite cozy and wish you could be with us next month. I know you would like it. This is such a pretty little park in front of our house and it is a city as far as

noise has to do in that way, [as,] trains are, [passing], [every], few minutes. I must tell you the plan of our house. At the back, we have coal & wood, [house,] atttached to the kitchen and pantry, then dining room, our bedroom to the right and, to the left, large pantry and, [celler,] way in it. Also a large parlor off of the dinning room & bedroom off it. There is also a porch on the front of the dining room facing the park. We only use one room upstairs. I like the arrangement of the house, also situation. The first of last wk, Grant and, [Mastoy,] went to, [N.Y.,] and Mary went on home and her father has written us

The dress & one of the wastes were real nice. She may come back after all. She told me if he tried to help her, she would run away. Now is just the time. I used her so much for compaiging as I want her to be at the convention etc. that she can't come back. I pity the poor child for we know he realized there was no money coming, [?]. His speech and he wants to know first his such to collect his wages. She surely had taken these dresses along and I not a change of underclothes. He wrote us to express her clothes but, [?], got them. She will have to wear them out under our roof, if she wears them. I had got her all her new summer clothes, half seen fine shore she has never had on. Also, one dress in the dressmaker's shop and I had made her two

2 That is why I am here. He would not leave me alone. He made eight calls yesterday after, (wont?,) I want him to make twenty today so he can be at home more with me. This evening, there is a strawberry and bluejay social. It is in Thorpe. They will serve cream lemonade, cake and berries. We are going and leave on the morrow. I couldn't. Is the decoration exercises here? And then drives home in time for the speak at Bracefill. The S.S. in this country place has about 200 in attendance and I much tell you Sun. night we stayed at a place where the married daughter-