Wild Rose, Wisconsin

Apr. 16, 1920

Dear Mama and Papa,

Well, I am in school this morning and, as I have a few minutes to spare, I will write to you, as today may be the last time a letter will be able to reach you before you start for home.  We got your card yesterday morning and I was pleased to hear.

Flora and I got supper for grandpa last night and went to the donation.  They had a very good supper.  We were asked to take some cream, so we did.  We got home before dark, so were not gone long.

I stopped to see George, and he is coming up tonight so that we can go to the contest.  The Younglove girl will not speak because of the fuss the Taylors made about Ina not getting first place, so the second and third are coming here.  Wouldn’t it be a joke if we got beat by them? And there seems to be pretty good prospects at that!  Mary is going to speak second this time and Elizabeth forth.  Of course Mary cried because she didn’t get forth.

The chores are going along fine.  It doesn’t take me long, this morning we overslept, and didn’t get up until 6:15.  There was some hustling to get the chores done.  I got them all done, but didn’t have time to help much with the house work this morning.  Grandpa wanted some manure taken to the big greening tree, so that took sometime.

Ray told Flora he was going to drop in tonight on the way to the contest to see if everything was O.K. I guess he is coming down Sunday.  We probably won’t want to go to church.

The literary society was postponed for a week because of the contest, but I have on my new shoes and rose colored wool blouse anyway.  I am to sing in a quartet for it next Friday.

My face feels burny, I guess it isn’t used to being scrubbed so often, but I would wash it clear off rather than come to school smelling like a cow!  The work is going for me, and I like to do it.

Stay longer than just a week, please!  An have just as a good a time you can on this vacation.

With love from your,

Pearl

P.S. Excuse pencil as I forgot my pen.

P.S. again (after getting back from class)

The woodsawing went off fine.  They got there about 7:30 and Uncle Andrew came to the door to tell us that they would not be there to dinner.  They were through at ten.  We have a big pile of wood out there which I supposed is worth a good deal, and which many people will wish they had when next winter comes.

Miss Boughton is going to Oshkosh after school tonight as her father is quite seriously sick.  She came to me this morning and told me she was going to bring me some of that hair tonic.

Mary H. is still as big headed as ever, and, as a result, I have heard several of the students say they would like to see her get beat tonight, even by Wautoma.

I guess Aught Amanda is holding up alright.  I have heard nothing to the contrary.

Grandpa fixed up the rut in the yard between the barn and corn crib the day after you went away, and one would never know anything had happened to it.

Yours

              Pearl

I will have someone mail this, this noon and I hope you get it alright.  Stay longer.

Letters transcribed by Parissa DJangi and Bryan Schneider