Anna And Rosie: 23 - Anna And Rosie
...I had quite a drive to Ashland when I brought Ceal out here again. It was late at night and you know I am not much of a driver even at the best of times. The roads weren’t marked very well and I had never driven to Ashland from home before.
Well, the truth is I hit a tree...
Jean Day presents a snapshot of family life in America's Mid-West in the early Twentieth Century by means of an exchange of letters between two sisters.
Ashland, Wisconsin
November 20, 1925
Dear Annie
I hope this will get to you in time for your 24th birthday. I hope you will be able to do something special.
Our new baby Thaddeus John, but of course we call him John, is keeping us very busy. I do appreciate having Ceal’s help again.
I had quite a drive to Ashland when I brought Ceal out here again. It was late at night and you know I am not much of a driver even at the best of times. The roads weren’t marked very well and I had never driven to Ashland from home before.
Well, the truth is I hit a tree. I remember the first thing I thought was, “How can I send this girl home to Pa in a box?” But it didn’t turn out too bad after all and we got home in the end.
Julius has been made the Assistant Postmaster here now. We like living in Ashland. We’re right on Lake Superior and it is a pretty place, but it can be perishing cold when the wind blows off the lake.
Cealie is so proud of herself. She is very clever with words and I talked her into entering a competition and she won second prize. She is finishing off her secretarial course this year, so at least she will have some sort of chance of getting a decent job next year.
I felt so bad for Cornel when you told me about his poor thumb. Imagine how awful he must have felt when the pulley on the side of the barn chopped it off while he was trying to use it for raise bales of hay. Poor kid, but knowing him, he’ll make a joke out if somehow.
Lots of love,
Rosy, Julius, Georgiana, Mary, John and Cealie
