Letter, Mary S. Anthony to Anna Dann Mason

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Wednesday Aug 21/01
Dear Anna
We have had the
reading of your letters to Nellie
Charlotte & Susan B. which
were pronounced very in-
teresting – Nellie was over
Sunday & took a bread and milk
supper with us – She seemed
very pleasant & in good humor,
with the world generally –
Charlotte, by invitation, has
attempted to read to Susan
B. twice, but company was
on hand once. & S.B.A. was
in bed the other time. So
it may be the “three times
& out” next time-

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We had a young couple – S.B
A. says engaged from East
Hamlin, to dinner yesterday.
Maggie got it up very nicely.
They are in college, and
each has a year or two
longer to stay – Much better,
I think not to have so
long engagements – If there
is the right kind of love
& enough of it. There is no
danger but each will wait
for the other; if not, the
sooner they drift apart, the
better.- But the greatest
wonder of the age happened
this morning – Mr & Mrs Cook
left on the 9th for the Adirondacks

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Mr G. to return Sunday –
Well, after showing her last
night how much easier she
could get started with no
breakfast to get, nor dishes
to wash, she & he consented
to take breakfast with us,
which they did, putting up
a lunch of our homemade
bread, her boiled ham,
peaches &c, &c. and got off
in good style – She hopes
to stay a month at least –
She was better, but doctor
insisted she must go somewhere
& she has gone – Maggie thinks
it will seem rather lonely
with both your & her gone.

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Have lived here 9 years, I
think & never before consented
to take a meal with us, even
after putting more into the
larder than they could possibly
eat – Mr. Favor is to be married
to be married next month. Don’t
you wish you were to be the
happy bride, so you could have
the mother with you for all
time to come – If the new
wife only likes her as well as
Mr F. all will go lovely.
I am to look after Toby
during the absence of the
heads of the family – Rev. Anna
will be here tomorrow night &
Friday a number of us go to
the Silver Lake meeting –
Hope Winnefred is all right & the
rest of you well – With love
M.S. Anthony